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Watalappam (Sri Lankan Coconut Custard)

Watalappam (Sri Lankan Coconut Custard)

Watalappam is a Sri Lankan steamed coconut custard. Ingredients 2 cups thick coconut milk ½ lb brown sugar (or jaggery) 4 eggs 1 pinch of ground cardamom (optional) 3 cloves (optional) 12 cashews Procedure Beat the eggs in a mixer.…

Vietnamese Caramel Sauce (Nước Maøu)

Vietnamese Caramel Sauce (Nước Maøu)

Vietnamese caramel sauce/syrup is a common ingredient in clay pot recipes. Ingredients ½ cup white granulated sugar ¼ cup water or fish sauce 1 cup water or fish sauce Procedure Combine sugar and the ¼ cup water/fish sauce in a…

Vanilla Ice Cream (Custard-Based)

Vanilla Ice Cream (Custard-Based)

Ingredients 500 ml (2⅛ cups) full-fat milk 5 oz (140 g) caster sugar A few drops of vanilla essence 150 ml (⅔ cup) double cream 6 egg yolks Procedure Pour milk into a pot with vanilla and bring almost to…

Tyropita (Greek Cheese Pie)

Tyropita (Greek Cheese Pie)

Tyropita (Pronounced: tee-ro-pee-ta) is a Greek layered pastry appetizer, made with layers of buttered filo dough, stuffed with cheese and usually shaped like a triangle. It is sold in bakeries throughout Greece, where it is a very popular breakfast and…

Tourte à la Lorraine

Tourte à la Lorraine

Tourte à la Lorraine is an elaborate meat pie with a pâte brisée (pie dough) base and a puff pastry top which is baked. Ten minutes before the end of the baking period, a savoury egg-and-cream custard is poured through…

Tortillas with Spicy Chocolate Sauce

Tortillas with Spicy Chocolate Sauce

Ingredients 5 ounces semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped ¾ cup white granulated sugar, divided 1 pinch salt 3 egg yolks, beaten 1 habanero chilli, seeded and minced 12 wheat flour tortillas, each cut into 10 wedges ½ cup unsalted butter, melted…

Torta de Acelga (Chard Pie)

Torta de Acelga (Chard Pie)

Torta de acelga (chard pie) is believed to be based on a spinach pie eaten in parts of Italy and is also very similar to the Greek ‘spanakopita’. A very similar pie is eaten in the Ligurian Region during Easter,…

Thai Rice Balls in Coconut Milk (Bua Loi)

Thai Rice Balls in Coconut Milk (Bua Loi)

Ingredients 3 cups (700 g) glutinous rice flour 1½ teaspoons pandan essence 4 cups (950 ml) coconut cream 2 cups (480 g) white granulated sugar 1 teaspoon (5 ml) salt 3 eggs (optional) Procedure Mix the rice flour with enough…

Tembleque (Puerto Rican Coconut Pudding)

Tembleque (Puerto Rican Coconut Pudding)

Tembleque is a thickened coconut pudding originating from Puerto Rico. Ingredients 1 can (16 oz) of coconut milk 1 can (16 oz) of coconut cream ½ cup heavy whipping cream ¼ cup cornstarch or rice flour ½ tsp orange blossom…

Tarte Tatin

Tarte Tatin

Ingredients 1 cup white granulated sugar 4 tablespoons butter (see notes) ¼ cup water 5 Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored and quartered 1 pastry dough recipe Procedure Preheat oven to 400°F. Place sugar, butter and water in a stovetop/oven-safe tarte…

Sweet Potato Crisp

Sweet Potato Crisp

Ingredients Base 7 cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes 1 cup white granulated sugar ¾ cup butter 2 eggs, well beaten ⅓ cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla Topping ¾ cup butter, melted 1 cup light brown sugar ½ cup flour 1…

Sweet Mole with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Sweet Mole with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Ingredients 1 whole dried ancho chile ¾ cups (4 ounces) piloncillo 1 clove ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 4 ounces semi-sweet dark chocolate bar, cut into pieces 2 cups high-quality vanilla bean ice cream Procedure Wash, devein, and remove seeds from…