Cinnamon Bun
A cinnamon bun (or a cinnamon roll) is a type of pastry made with cinnamon, sugar and butter. Ingredients Procedure Pastry Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in the shortening. Add the milk, stirring with a knife until the…
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Ka’ak (Savory Ring-Shaped Biscuit)
Ka’ak (Arabic: كعك), is a biscuit traditionally baked while clinging to the wall of a clay oven, or on the floor of a masonry oven. The dough is enriched with oil, sugar, black cumin, and yeast, and flavored with condiments,…
Jahnun (Yemenite Layered Pastry)
Jachnun is a Yemenite pastry made of worked dough (made without the use of yeast) and traditionally eaten hot during the Sabbath morning meal, after being left to bake all throughout the night within a sealed pot in an oven.…
Ma’amoul (Arabian Filled Pastries)
Ma’amoul are pastries filled with dates or nuts, and they are popular throughout the Arab world. They can be made in special ma’amoul moulds, and there are three shapes of mould. The flattish circular shape is used for date ma’amoul;…
Madeleines
Madeleines small French cakes baked in special baking trays that give them a shell-like shape. The Spanish counterparts, Madalenas, are sometimes served in paper cases and then resemble muffins. Ingredients 4 eggs 100 g white granulated sugar 1 pinch of…
Carrot Cake I
Ingredients Frosting 100 g icing sugar 50 g cream cheese or creamy cottage cheese 25 g margarine or butter 2.5 ml vanilla essence Cake 225 g flour 225 g grated carrot 150 g margarine or butter 250 g brown sugar…
Figgy Pudding
The history of figgy pudding dates back to 16th century England. The ancestor of figgy pudding (and plum pudding) is a medieval spiced porridge known as Frumenty. Today, the term figgy pudding is known mainly because of a popular Christmas…
Banana Nut Muffins
A recipe for banana nut muffins, based on one from the Joy of Cooking, but slightly modified. Ingredients 2 eggs 1 tbsp honey, molasses, or sugar 1 cup milk (or soy milk) ¼ cup vegetable oil 2–3 bananas, mashed ⅔…
Sponge Cake I
Sponge cake is the most commonly-recognised variety of baked confectionery in Britain. It has a sweet taste, often flavoured with vanilla, chocolate or other additions. It can be cut and displayed in a very large number of different ways. A…
Sweet Cornbread
Sweet cornbread is a variant of the Skillet Cornbread made throughout central and eastern Ontario and Quebec and is sometimes known by the alternative name of Johnny Cake. Its presence in these southern regions of Canada is thought to be…
Super Moist Corn Bread
Ingredients 1 cup corn meal 1 cup flour 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ cup brown sugar (optional) ½ cup milk ½ cup plain yogurt 1 egg, lightly beaten ¼ cup melted butter or olive oil Equipment…
Spicy Corn Bread
Ingredients 1 cup corn meal 1 cup all-purpose flour 4 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 1 cup milk 1 egg ¼ cup shortening 1 tsp–¼ cup chopped jalapeños, to taste ¼ cup sugar (optional) ½ of a 15 ounce…