• Cakes,  Can be prepared in advance,  Dairy,  Fruit Cakes,  Gluten Free,  Kosher,  Parve,  Pies and Sweet Tarts,  Shavu'ot,  Soy Free,  Spring,  Summer,  Sweets,  Tu Bishvat (holiday of trees)

    Fruit and Crème “Roselomat” Tart

    May 28, 2014

    Crust Ingredients 300 grams flour (or Tami flour for a GF version) 200 grams cold butter or margarine, cubed 100 grams caster (powdered) sugar 1 egg Crust Preparation In your food processor bowl, using the metal blade, add flour, butter and caster sugar. Turn on until you get even crumbs. Add the egg and pulse briefly only until you receive a cohesive dough. Flatten dough in plastic wrap, close around and refrigerate for at least one hour (can easily leave refrigerated up to 2-3 days). Preheat oven to 180C/350F degrees. Remove dough from refrigerator, lightly flour a baking sheet and roll to a consistent ¼” thickness. Drape over 2 rectangular,…

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  • Cakes,  Can be prepared in advance,  Dairy,  Dairy Free,  Danishes and Yeast Cakes,  Gluten Free,  Kosher,  Parve,  Pre-preparation required,  Soy Free,  Vegetarian

    Soft GF Yeast Cakes

    May 1, 2014

    Ingredients 500 gr. Tagmish Gluten-Free flour mix 100 gr. soft butter 1 flat Tbsp. (10 gr.) dry yeast 1 egg ¼ cup sugar pinch salt ½ tsp. vanilla extract 1½ cups tepid water 1 tsp. baking powder Filling Ingredients: 50 gr. very soft butter + ingredients for the selected filling Glazing Ingredients: 1 egg Preparation Put all ingredients in your stand-mixer bowl, with the dough hook attached. Knead on low for approx. 10 minutes. Let rise until doubles (approx. 1 hour). Divide the dough into two equal parts. Over a floured surface (cornstarch), roll each part into a rectangle about ½ cm (¼”) thick. Generously spread the soft butter on…

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  • Can be prepared in advance,  Cookies,  Dairy,  Gluten Free,  Kosher,  Quickies,  Soy Free,  Tu Bishvat (holiday of trees),  Vegetarian

    Rose’s Oatmeal Cookies

    January 21, 2014

    Ingredients 1½ cups flour (or Tami flour for a GF version) ¼ Tbsp. salt ½ Tbsp. baking soda 2 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 cup GF rolled oats (not instant) 200 gr. butter; softened 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed ½ cup white sugar 2 Tbsp. Honey 2 eggs 1 cup sultanas/chopped walnuts, a mixture of the two Preparation Preheat oven to 150C/300F degrees. In a bowl combine flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and oats. In your stand-mixer bowl, using your K-beater, mix sugars with butter at medium speed. Add eggs and honey and beat until fluffy. Add the flour mixture, raisins and walnuts, and mix at low speed just until…

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  • Cakes,  Can be prepared in advance,  Dairy,  Desserts and mousses,  Dressed to Impress,  Gluten Free,  Kosher,  Vegetarian

    Meringue Queen Cake

    January 21, 2014

    What I love best is recipes that are composed of parts of other great recipes – taking the best and creating something even better. This is just such a recipe. 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 completley (take…

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  • Cakes,  Can be prepared in advance,  Dairy Free,  Fruit Cakes,  Gluten Free,  Kosher,  One-Bowl Cakes,  Parve,  Quickies,  Rosh Ha'Shana,  Soy Free,  Vegetarian

    Yam “Bread”

    August 30, 2013

    This cake has a misnomer… It’s shape and general look may resemble bread, but its taste is light-years away. It is my go-to stand-in for honey cakes (which I personally dislike despite my love of honey), and I never wait for a special occasion to make it… Ingredients 3 cups flour (for a GF version, use “Tami” GF flour mix) 2 cups sugar 1 tsp. baking soda 3 eggs 2 cups yam, shredded 1 cup vegetable oil 1 can (8oz) crushed pineapple, drained 1 cup pecans, chopped ½ tsp. cinnamon 2 tsp. vanilla extract Preparation Coat two loaf pans with non-stick cooking spray. Preheat your oven to 160C/320F. In a…

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