Chewy Ginger Cookies
These chewy ginger cookies are soft and delicately flavored. Ingredients 180 g (¾ cup) butter, softened 500 g (2 cups) brown sugar 1 egg 60 ml (¼ cup) molasses 10 g (2 tsp) baking soda 600 g (2½ cups) flour…
Ingredients ground cinnamon
Rugelach
Rugelach is a Jewish pastry with a variety of fillings, such as raisins, walnuts, and sometimes chocolate. Ingredients 2 cups (260 g) all-purpose flour ½ cup (65 g) plus 4 tsp white granulated sugar 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp salt…
Pasta Casserole (Pastitsio)
This recipe for pastitsio has been improved on over the generations. The reason why this is cooked on the stove top & only browned in the oven is that in Greek villages there was a shared village oven. So dishes…
Lumberjacks
Lumberjacks are a cookie from the Old Sturbridge Village Cookbook, and they reflect baking from 1830s New England. Ingredients 1 cup caster sugar 1 cup white vegetable shortening or butter 1 cup dark molasses 2 eggs 4 cups sifted flour…
Ginger Snaps
Ingredients 2 cups butter, melted 2 cups dark molasses 1 lb dark brown sugar 2 tsp cinnamon a little allspice 1 tsp ground cloves 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tbsp ground ginger a little black pepper 10–12 cups all-purpose flour Procedure…
Yerushalmi Kugel (Sweet Noodle Casserole)
Yerushalmi kugel is named after the city of Jerusalem. Legend has it that it originated in Jerusalem with the followers of the Vilna Gaon in the 18th century. Ingredients 8 oz (200 g) noodles (egg noodles are preferred, but others…
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…
Tamina (Algerian Semolina Honey Dessert)
Tamina (الطمينة) is a simple Algerian dessert mainly made of semolina. It is usually served during celebrations such as engagement parties, weddings, baby showers, or Mawlid. Ingredients 500 g semolina (medium-grind) 250 g melted butter 250 g honey 1 tbsp…
Sweet Peach Cobbler
Ingredients Filling ½ cup (about 120 ml) granulated sugar 1 tablespoon (15 ml) cornstarch 4 cups (950 ml) sliced peeled peaches ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon (5 ml) lemon juice Topping 1 cup (about 240 ml) all-purpose flour 1…
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…
Surinamese Cassava and Coconut Dessert (Bojo)
Ingredients 1 kg cassava 1 coconut 4 eggs 2 tablespoons cinnamon 1 tablespoon almond essence 1 tablespoon vanilla essence 200 grams sugar 75 grams butter 1 pinch salt 1 big glass milk 100 grams raisins Procedure Peel and grate the…
Strudel
This version of strudel uses filo pastry to create the thin sheets. Serve warm with ice cream. Ingredients 4 fresh apples, preferably red ½ tsp ground cinnamon 2 tbsp white sugar ½ cup melted butter Filo pastry sheets Procedure Preheat…