My childhood comfort food

The Eastern European region of Transylvania is perhaps not known for its contributions to the pastry world — indeed, many associate the Romanian region more with the Bram Stoker's fictional landscape than with baked goods of any variety. But setting hazy visions of creatures of the night aside, the area's most fantastical export might be kurtőskalacs, Hungarian for chimney cakes: hollow, helix-shaped pastries, made from a simple yeast dough that's wrapped around a wooden cylinder, dusted…

I am not sure where this absolutely delicious and extremely-easy-to-make mosaic cake recipe comes from; I guess it...

Mennyei Zserbó recept! Ez a klasszikus Gerbeaud (ejtsd: zserbó) sütemény. Isteni, időtálló hazai kedvenc! És ez a legjobb zserbó recept, amit valaha kóstoltam! ;) Próbáld ki te is, ezzel biztos a siker!

Romanian Savarin Cake {recipe in Romanian}

Seeing that I have only one one rack in my oven a Dobos Torte was not something I was keen to attempt. But I did it. In 4 hours. The sponge layers took only 5 minutes to bake but must be watched and baking those thin layers should never be paired with accidental naps in between. The chocolate frosting made me falter and I almost went for another recipe because 3 raw egg yolks could mean salmonella attacks, hospitalization and doctor's bills en masse. I decided to be brave and went ahead. We…

Retete culinare -Retete cu mere E sezonul merelor romanesti si trebuie sa profitam din plin de ele! Mai zilele trecute am primit nuci si cateva ladite cu mere rosii, sanatoase si foarte parfumate. De cum le-au vazut ai mei, au si dat comanda de o prajitura cu mere si nuci, asa ca i-am mobilizat la ras

Reteta Branzoici: 400 gr faina alba, 80 gr zahar, 1/2 lingurita sare... Gateste Branzoici

We have different traditions in Hungary in the holiday season. Santa, I mean St Nicholas, comes on 6th December here and on Christmas Eve w...

Astazi m-am gandit sa pregatesc gogosi fragede si pufoase. Frigul si ninsoarea de afara ne indeamna sa petrecem mai mult timp in bucatarie, si cum gogosile au nevoie un picut de timp ca sa creasca, mi s-a parut ca ar fi desertul perfect. Si cum bunica mea pregatea cele mai pufoase gogosi, am sunat-o sa-mi spuna reteta ei.

Reteta culinara Prajitura pufoasa cu cirese din categoria Prajituri. Cum sa faci Prajitura pufoasa cu cirese

The savarin cake or savarina , as we call it in Romania, is the cake of my childhood. As a matter of fact, I'm confident that it's the childhood cake of every Romanian my age. So many great memories are related to this dessert. As a kid I thought that savarina was the best cake