I can’t tell you much about this struedel. I know it’s made in Banat region of Serbia, but except that, not much more What I can tell you, even though this wasn’t what I expected and the dough looks very different than in the photo of the original recipe, is that it is great for this time of year and…
I’ve made this pie before. The recipes are almost identical except for the use of an unusual ingredient in this one – hartshorn salt. It is actually ammonium carbonate, a baker’s ammonia and it’s used as a leavening agent since 17th century. What amazes me is how it came to their minds to produce a baking ingredient out of the…
Donuts? Wrong Cookies. Deep fried and rolled into sugar. These little ones are called castagnole and they’re Italian carnival cookies (not to be mistaken for frittelles). The name probably comes from Italian word castagna, meaning chestnut. Most of the time they are flavored with Mistrà, an anise liquor. People tend to expect donuts when they see them, if they don’t…
Banana Muffins with Streusel Topping 100 g rolled oats 100 ml heavy cream 100 ml water 150 g flour 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp cinnamon 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 50 g brown sugar 2 large, ripe bananas 75 ml sunflower oil Streusel 30 g butter 40 g chopped walnuts 30 g brown sugar 20 g rolled…