Making your own sourdough starter from scratch is very easy and it calls for simple ingredients like whole wheat flour, white flour and water. And all you have to do is to stir together some flours and water and let it sit in a warmish place. This sourdough starter, also known as wild yeast, it is used instead of commercial yeast to make bread and other baked goods. Wild yeast works much more slowly to proof breads and it calls for extra time and attention because you have to feed your baby 🙂 But it totally worth the effort because the bread made with wild east has a great texture,…
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Easy flatbread (no yeast) – video recipe
No yeast? No problem! Try this no yeast flatbread recipe, soft and pliable, perfect for using as a wrap or as a side. This homemade no yeast flatbread is very tasty and incredibly easy to make with only 3 ingredients: flour, vegetable oil and salt (plus water, of course, but we don’t count water as a main ingredient). This is the best homemade bread recipe in the corona virus crisis… Some people have bought all the yeast but they could’t buy all the flour :). So, let me show you how to make bread without yeast! To prepare this delicious no yeast bread you have to combine all the ingredients. You…
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Romanian Easter crustless cheesecake – video recipe
This Romanian Easter crustless cheesecake is definitely the best Romanian cheesecake! It’s so rich, creamy, absolutely delicious and incredibly easy to make with a handful of ingredients! In Romania we must have cheesecake for Easter, it’s a tradition. We have several recipes for this delicious homemade cheesecake. Traditionally the Romanian Easter cheesecake is a rounded bread filled with sweet cheese and raisins. I’ve found out that the best part of this cake is the filling so I prefer a crustless cheesecake 🙂 To prepare this delicious cheesecake you should use quark cheese or curd cheese. Also ricotta cheese may be a good choice. If your cheese is not so creamy…
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Creme brulee-apple upside-down cake – video recipe
So rich, creamy and absolutely delicious this creme brulee apple upside down cake is amazing! And it’s so incredibly easy to make using budget friendly ingredients. This delicious homemade apple cake is made from 3 layers: the first layer is made from creme brulee, the middle layer is made from apples and the top layer is a delicious cocoa sponge cake. And the best part is that the whole cake is soaked in a delicious caramel syrup! Yummy! To prepare this delicious creme brulee cake you should start by coating the pan with melted sugar. Let cool completely. Meanwhile you can cook the apples until soft. To layer the cake…
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Black and white pinwheel cookies
So cute, tender, buttery and absolutely delicious, these black and white pinwheel cookies are amazing! Also these cocoa and vanilla cookies are pretty easy to make with a handful of budget friendly ingredients. To prepare these delicious cookies you have to prepare 1 white batter and 1 black batter. You start by making 1 batter then you divide it into 2 equal parts: in 1 bowl you add 2 tablespoons of flour for the white batter; in the second bowl you add 2 tablespoons of cocoa for the black batter. Then roll out each batter, place one sheet on top of another and roll into a log. The dough is…
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Creamy meatballs and noodles – video recipe
Tender and juicy meatballs soaked in creamy mustard sauce and noodles… Mmmm, soooo good! This is my family favorite dish. We all love meatballs and Swedish meatballs in creamy mustard sauce are our favorites. But when I make Swedish meatballs I also have to cook a side dish and the sides that go great with creamy meatballs are rice or noodles. So I decided to combine the noodles with the sauce. To prepare this creamy meatballs I prefer to use oven baked meatballs instead of deep-fried. Baked meatballs are healthier and also pretty easy to make. I always make 2 batches: we have 1 batch with mashed potatoes and the…
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Cheese Burek (Börek) recipe
Absolutely delicious and incredibly easy to make, this savory homemade pie is my favorite snack! Just thaw the phyllo dough, stir together all the ingredients to make the filling, layer the pie and bake. It takes up to 1 hour, baking time included! Börek or burek is a type of baked filled pastries made with thin dough sheets as phyllo or yufka. This delicious savory pie has Turkish origins but is also very famous in the cuisines of many countries from Eastern Europe and Western Asia. A börek/ burek may be prepared in a large pan (round or rectangular) and cut into pieces after baking, or as individual pies. The…
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Hungarian beef goulash – video recipe
Hungarian Goulash is a thick and delicious beef soup (like a stew), warm and comforting, perfect for a cold weather day. Traditionally it is made with meat and vegetables and usually seasoned with paprika and other spices. The basic Hungarian goulash recipe calls only for meat (beef or veal), onions, bell pepper and spices (especially paprika). I prefer a rich and nourishing soup and I add diced potatoes. They provide starch as they cook, which makes the goulash thicker and smoother. I also add carrots, celery root and csipetke, those tiny pinched dumplings. A few tablespoons of red wine may also be added near the end of cooking to round the taste, This…
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Cake layers – video recipe
Layered cakes are the best, especially for holidays! They are budget friendly, absolutely delicious and pretty easy to make with a handful of ingredients. To prepare the dough you have to combine all the ingredients. You have to obtain a soft and workable dough (softer than a bread dough). To be easier for you to roll out the sheets, I recommend you to draw the edges of the baking tray onto the parchment paper. You’ll know exactly how much to roll out the dough. And don’t forget to prick the sheets with a fork. If you forget your sheets will be quite lumpy. You can fix that pushing down the…
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Hungarian Pinched Noodles (Csipetke) Recipe
Hungarian Pinched Noodles – Csipetke – are an easy to make egg noodle in the shape of a dumpling. Though making homemade noodles or dumplings for a soup might sound very complicated, it’s actually quick and easy. I mean if you have enough time to make a soup you definitely have enough time to make a bowl of noodles :). Csipetke, these tiny pieces of pasta can be made in a few minutes and added to your favorite soup. Also csipetke can be made ahead, dried and stored in an airtight container for a few days. These noodles are called Csipetke which means pinched because traditionally they are made by…
