Grandma Ivka, my dear colleague Mirko Fodor's mother-in-law, makes the World's best pumpkin strudel! Signed and sealed! It is so tasty and unique that it literally melts in your mouth! I tried to bake it on several occasions, following her instructions word-by-word; however my pumpkin strudel fails by comparison. Yet, I managed to copy-paste another [...]
Ingredients: For the dough: 150 g butter ¾ cup sugar 1 cup flour 2 large eggs 1 tbsp mixed spices for honey cookies ½ teaspoon cinnamon a pinch of salt 1 teaspoon baking powder ¾ cup pumpkin puree For the topping: 200 g cream cheese 2 tbsp butter a pinch of salt ½ teaspoon cinnamon [...]
To make perfect pumpkins, you will need silicon baking moulds in the shape of pumpkins. Ingredients: 200 g sugar 100 g butter (room temperature) 200 g flour 2 eggs (separate egg yolks from egg whites) 1 dl milk 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 pouch vanilla sugar orange aroma a pinch of salt 2 tbsp [...]
A warm starter known in Italian as “suppli al telefono”. A telephone, the old one with a spiral cord connecting the handset to the hook, made its way into this recipe because the cheese from the centre of the rice balls, when cut in two, stretches just like the phone cord. More than that, this [...]
Ingredients: 100 g + 50 g dark chocolate 120 g butter ¾ cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar 3 eggs ¾ cup flour ¼ cup biscuits, crumbled 2 tbsp strong black coffee 1 tbsp cocoa powder a pinch of salt ½ cup wild berries (fresh or frozen) Method: Preheat the oven to 160 °C. [...]
Pumpkin pie is traditionally prepared for Thanksgiving Day, the last Thursday in November. The table is “decorated” with a turkey, cranberry sauce and this mandatory pie. Ingredients: For the dough: 200 g flour 100 g butter 2 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp ice-cold water grated lemon and orange zest 1 egg For the filling: 1 [...]
Ingredients: For the crust: 300 g flour 200 g cold butter 2 egg yolks 2 tbsp sour cream 5 tbsp icing sugar a pinch of salt For the filling: 5 dl milk 3 tbsp flour 8 tbsp sugar 100 g coconut flour 400 g Nutella (or other hazelnut chocolate spread) Method: Sift the [...]
An ideal one-pot meal for parties This pie is traditionally made from ground beef and lamb. My kids prefer turkey, but if you choose to use a different kind of meat, adjust the simmering time. Ingredients: 500 g ground turkey 700 g potatoes 1 onion, chopped 1 carrot, grated 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 [...]
Ingredients: For the crust: 14 level tbsp plain flour 2 tbsp icing sugar 1 ½ tbsp cocoa powder 2 tbsp ice-cold water 12 dag cold butter For the filling: 170 g butter 15 tbsp sugar a pinch of salt 3 tbsp cocoa powder 4 eggs 120 g chocolate, chopped 250 ml sweet cream For decoration: [...]
A traditional, resourceful Antalejo-style soup which makes a deeply satisfying meal. Ingredients: 4 cloves garlic ¼ cup olive oil 2 ½ l hot water salt chopped coriander leaves, optional 4 eggs 5-6 stale bread slices, diced 1 cup whole prawns, optional Method: Grind the garlic in a mortar. Add the salt and olive [...]
