Dried figs & orange jam
Ingredients: 12 ounces dried figs, I use these from Amazon 2 cups sugar 2 cups orange juice – NOTE: 2 medium oranges give about 1/2 – 1 cup, make sure…
Desserts
Bayadera (Bajadera)
Ingredients for layers: 250g water 250g sugar 250g margarine or butter 250g fine grounded walnuts, pecans or hazelnuts 250g grounded plain cookies (Goya Maria cookies) 100g milk chocolate Ingredients for…
Panna Cotta
Ingredients: 500ml heavy cream 75g sugar gelatin sheets, use per instructions, usually 1 sheet per 1/2 cup more or less vanilla (optional) All kinds of toppings Instructions: Start boiling the…
Cherry preserve
Ingredients: 1.2kg cherries 600g sugar juice from 1 lemon Instructions: Remove the pits from cherries and cut them in half. You’ll have about 1kg of pitted cherries. Add sugar Mix…
Quince Preserve
Ingredients: 4 quinces 1.2kg sugar About 1l water 1 lemon Instructions: Peel the quinces Grate them and dump the shreds in a pot of cold water Add 1.2kg sugar and…
Some Another Cake
Ingredients: Filling: Search & buy “Medene Kore”, 500g, 4 layers 450g milk 300g sugar 250g butter 300g maria cookies 200g chocolate 100g walnuts Glaze: 3Tbsp milk 3Tbsp oil sugar 100g…
Cookies & Coconut Cake
Ingredients: 200g sugar 200g Maria cookies 200g coconut flakes 100g chocolate 125g butter 200g water 1-2Tbsp vegetable oil (optional) Instructions: Grind the Maria cookies Boil 200g water, sugar and 125g…
Urmashici
Ingredients: 450g flour 100g coconut flakes 250g butter / 2 sticks 600g sugar 2 eggs 1Tbsp baking powder juice from half a lemon 2 Tbsp oil Instructions: Add flour, coconut…
Tiramisu
Ingredients: 1 cup heavy cream 8oz mascarpone cheese 1/3 cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup coffee or espresso 1 small shot of coffee liqueur (optional) 24 lady fingers…
Vanilla Cookies (Vanilici)
Ingredients: 250g lard or butter, much better with lard 500g flour 4Tbsp sugar 1tsp vanilla 2 eggs 100g powdered sugar 100g marmalade 1Tbsp lemon zest (1 lemon) Instructions: Put everything…