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Tulumbe
Tulumbe are one of the most loved desserts on Balkan, probably originaly brought here during the Ottoman rule in this region. They are, in a way, similar to choux pastry. Traditionally, they are fried in oil, but over the years, my mother stumbled over this recipe and ever since, we make them baked in the...
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Grandma Jela’s Cake
For the dough: 10 egg whites300 g sugar300 g ground hazelnuts (almonds, walnuts, or combination of them)2 Tbsp flour Beat egg whites and sugar with a mixer, and then gradually stir in by spoon ground nuts and sifted flour. Bake 2 sheets of cake in an oven pan in a preheated oven on 180°C for...
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Daring Bakers, April 2008 – Cheesecake Pops
This month Daring bakers chalange is hosted by Elle from Feeding My Enthusiasms and Deborah from Taste and Tell. They chose Cheesecake Pops from Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey by Jill O’Connor. It was my first cheesecake and I loved it. And the pops were fun to make too, even though I couldn’t make some funny...
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Easter Eggs & Carrot Cake
Today is Easter for me. At my home we usually color the eggs traditionally, but this year I decided to do it a little different (to see how we color the eggs in Serbia, visit Medena’s blog, she wrote step-by-step instructions). As for the cake, after seeing Peabody’s, I couldn’t resist making Dorie’s Carrot Cake....
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SHF – Asian Sweet Invasion
This month, SHF is hosted by Amrita form La Petite Boulangette and the theme she chose was Asian inspired sweets. And she didn’t want us to make a regular asian dessert, but to incorporate an Asian ingredient into a classic dessert recipe. Hmm… Well, you can’t go wrong with truffles, can you? I am not...
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Sweet Farm
3 little piggies Everybody saw them. Bakerella’s unbelievable sweet cake pops. From the first moment I saw them I wanted to make them. And I did. Kind of. Different angle For the cake, I used Su-Yin’s recipe. It is probably the best chocolate cake I’ve ever had. I halved it and it gave 17 cupcakes....
Oblande
Here is another Serbian classic dessert. It is made with various filings, but my favorite was always chocolate. 250 g powdered sugar250 g butter200 g dark chocolate8 egg yolks1 package tort wafers(5 thin wafer sheets 37 x 27 cm) Cook sugar, chocolate and yolks in a double boiler, stirring continuously just until it’s homogeneous. Leave...
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Daring Bakers: Perfect Party Cake
This month’s Daring Bakers challenge was hosted by Morven and she chose A Perfect Party Cake from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan. Actually, I was thrilled to make a cake as a challenge since my birthday is this month and wanted to make something different this year (my mother...
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Orange Cupcakes With Green Pine Needles Frosting
Cupcakes: (adapted from Recipezaar) 1 1/2 cups flour1 cup sugar2/3 tsp backing powder1/4 tsp salt1/4 cup oil1/2 cup milk1/4 cup fresh orange juicezest of one orange1 egg Sift flour, salt and backing powder in a bowl. Add 7/8 cup sugar, oil, milk and beat with an electric mixer for 1 minute. Add orange juice, zest,...
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Hibiscus Marshmallow "Cupcakes"
Hibiscus Marshmallows (adapted from Recipezaar) 1/2 cup powdered sugar2 Tbsp + 2 1/2 tsp gelatin1/2 cup cold water2 cups granulated sugar1/2 cup corn syrup1/2 cup water1/4 teaspoon salt2 large egg whites2 bags of hibiscus tea Oil cupcake pan and dust with some powdered sugar. In a bowl of a standing electric mixer or in a...
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Chicory Cupcakes
Cupcake batter (adapted from Joy of Baking) 113 g butter130 g sugar3 large eggs210 g flour1 1/2 tsp backing powder1/4 tsp salt30 ml milk30 ml cooked root chicory* Cream the butter and sugar, add eggs one by one, and beat well again. In separate bowl combine flour, backing powder and salt, and add to the...
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Šnenokle (Floating Islands)
1 l milk8 Tbsp + 1 tsp sugar1 bag vanilla sugar7 eggsa pinch of salt2 Tbsp flour Reserve 200 ml milk for later. Beat egg whites with 1 Tbsp sugar and a pinch of salt. Boil milk and then take full tablespoons of beaten egg whites and cook in milk on low heat for about...
