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GF Turkish Gozleme

January 24, 2015

About a week ago, my lovely friend Noa Druker shared a picture and a recipe for this lovely pastry, which had me salivating for days. I finally got around to trying to make a GF version of it a few days ago. Having just gone back to work and working around a new baby, I copied it wrong, but the result was oh-so-right… So there you have it – my GF version of Gozleme… Now a staple in my kitchen (mandated by my eldest). Ingredients 250 gr. Tami flour 100 ml. thick yogurt (I use Sheeps’ milk yogurt) ¾ Tbsp. dry yeast ½ Tbsp. sugar ½ tsp. salt 25 gr.…

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Can be prepared in advance, Cookies, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Kosher, Parve, Soy Free, Vegetarian

GF Rugelach

January 19, 2015

Ingredients 300 ml. milk/rice milk 1½ Tbsp. (15 gr.) dry yeast ½ cup (100 gr.) sugar 500 gr. Tagmish GF flour mix ½ tsp. salt 2 egg yolks 150 gr. soft butter-flavored Mazola (or butter) Preparation Put all ingredients in your stand-mixer bowl, and knead for 1 minute on low – only until the flour is incorporated. Shift to high, and knead for 10(!) more minutes. Form a ball, cover with a plastic bag, and let rise by approx. 80% (approx. 1-1½ hours) . Divide into 3 equal parts (approx. 375 gr. each), knead well and form balls. Line a surface with baking paper. Take first ball and roll into…

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Cakes, Cookies, Dairy, Dairy Free, Dressed to Impress, Gluten Free, hannukah, Kosher, Quickies, Soy Free, Sweets, Vegetarian

Quick Yogurt Donuts (Sufganiot)

November 26, 2014

Ingredients 2 eggs 20 grams (2 Tbsp.) sugar ½ tsp. salt 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil 160 ml. (⅔ cup) thick goats-milk yogurt or sour cream (For a non-dairy version: Tofutui dairy-free sour cream) 140 gr. (1 cup) Tami GF flour (or all-purpose flour, if you do not adhere to a gluten-free diet) 1 packet (12 gr.) baking powder 1 tsp. Brandy/Araq 1 tsp. vanilla extract oil for frying caster sugar to sprinkle Preferred filling: jam/chocolate ganache/Dolce De Leche/Crème pâtissière Preparation In a bowl, lightly whisk eggs and sugar. Add salt, oil, yogurt/sour cream, flour, baking powder, Brandy/Araq, and vanilla extract, and whisk until smooth. Heat oil in deep pot to 180C/360F and…

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Cakes, Cheesecakes, Dairy, Dressed to Impress, Gluten Free, Kosher, Low calory, One-Bowl Cakes, Quickies, Shavu'ot, Soy Free, Vegetarian

Melt-in-your-Mouth Quick Cheesecake

November 20, 2014

This is the only cheesecake my son likes. Ingredients 750 gr. 5% soft goats-milk cheese (or plain soft cheese) – room temperature ¼ cup of sugar 3 eggs 1 packet (80 gr.) instant vanilla pudding 1 Tbsp. corn starch 1 Tbsp. Tami Gluten-free flour (or a good all-purpose GF flour), or plain flour (if you do not need a GF version) Preparation Preheat oven to 150C/300F. Place small tin with boiling water at the bottom of the oven (to create steam). Mix cheese with sugar, and set aside for 5 minutes (for sugar to melt). Beat in the eggs (do not whisk). Add the instant pudding, flour and cornstrach, and…

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Can be prepared in advance, Cookies, Dairy Free, Desserts and mousses, Gluten Free, hannukah, Kosher, Parve, Pre-preparation required, Vegetarian

Homemade Crembo

October 27, 2014

Meringue Ingredients 200 gr. egg yolks 400 gr. sugar Meringue Preparation Fill a pot with about 2cm/1inch water and bring to a boil. Place a heat-proof bowl over the pot (I use the metal mixer bowl), so that the bowl’s edges rest on the pot, and its bottom is not(!) touching the water (this technique is known as Bain Marie). Place the egg whites and sugar in the bowl, and whisk using a beater until the sugar melts completely (take a drop between two fingers and make sure it doesn’t feel grainy). Remove bowl from heat and pour to mixer bowl. Whisk on high for 10-15 minutes until very thick…

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