This recipe is adapted from the public domain cookbook Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management. Ingredients 1¼ cups (175 g oz) all-purpose flour ¼ cup (55 g oz) caster sugar 2 tablespoons butter, softened 1 egg yolk 2 tablespoons milk Procedure Preheat…
Ingredients 1 cup (140 g / 4.9 oz) all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting ½ teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 tablespoon cold butter ½ cup (125 ml / 4.2 oz) milk Procedure Preheat the oven to 200 °C…
Biscotti, more correctly known as biscotti di Prato (English: biscuits of Prato) and also as cantuccini (English: corners), are a twice-baked cake originating in the Italian city of Prato. The cakes are large almond biscuits, made dry and crunchy through…
Silvash gombotz (Hungarian spelling: Szilvás gombóc) is a traditional dessert recipe for plum dumplings from Hungary. During the freezing cold winters, warm filling desserts like these are very popular. Ingredients 2 pounds peeled potatoes 1 egg 1 pinch salt 3…
This is a fancy variation on crêpes that incorporates cream and vanilla. It is based on a recipe by Thomas Keller as written in his book, Bouchon. Ingredients 125 g (1 cup / 8 oz) all-purpose flour 1 pinch of…
Nastar, or tananas, are pineapple jam-filled cookies. These are popular treats for Eid ul-Fitr and Christmas celebrations in Indonesia. Ingredients Jam 2 pineapples 300 g (1⅓ cups/11 oz) sugar 1 cinnamon stick Cookie 500 g (2 cups lb) margarine 500…
Banana bread is a type of quick-bread or cake. This recipe yields a dense and moist banana bread, studded with walnuts. Ingredients 490 g all-purpose flour 5½+⅛ tsp baking powder 1 pinch salt 8 oz butter, softened 320 g turbinado…
Marillenknödel are a typical Austrian dish, consisting of sweet apricot-filled dumplings. They represent social, cultural, historical and geographical aspects of Austria. The term Marillenknödel is linguistically interesting as the term Marille is only used in Austria, while all other German-speaking…
Stroopwafels are a kind of cookie, originating in The Netherlands. They are typically a morning or evening snack eaten with tea or coffee. They are slightly chewy in texture and made with different fillings and flavors. The following recipe has…
Bryndzové halušky is a Slovak dumpling dish. The ingredient that makes this national dish of Slovakia a favorite is the sheep’s milk cheese, which has a slightly sharper taste than the non-flavored goat cheese spread available at many US grocery…
Ingredients Eggplant 1 large eggplant (aubergine) Salt Greek olive oil Meat sauce 1 large onion, chopped 6 cloves of garlic, chopped 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 kg (2.2 lbs) minced/ground beef or lamb 1 large tin (28 oz/800 g) diced…
Tonkotsu ramen is a dish of ramen noodles served in rich and fatty pork broth usually garnished with a variation of toppings (most of the time pork cutlets, green onions, and hard-boiled eggs split in two). There are many variations…