• 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,  Dairy,  Gluten Free,  hannukah,  Kosher,  Savory bakes,  Sweets

    Fluffy Baked Sufganiot (doughnut)

    November 10, 2013

    Rich, fluffy baked doughnuts which can be filled with anything you like… Makes approx. 14 medium-sized doughnuts. Tip from Tami Ben-David (who was the first to try this recipe): you can braid this dough into a sweet Challah of your choosing, brush with egg, preheat your oven to 200C/390F, bake for 10 minutes, reduce heat to 175C/350F and bake for an additional 15 minutes. Ingredients 500 gr. Tagmish Gluten-Free flour (or plain flour, if you don’t need a GF version) 10 gr. dry yeast ½ cup sugar 80 gr. melted butter 420 ml. warm milk (375 ml. if you’re not making the GF version). You may substitute for Soy/Rice/Tapioca milk…

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

    Crembo Base (soft cookies)

    August 26, 2013

    Ingredients 100 gr. sugar 100 gr. soft butter 200 gr. Tami GF flour, or regular flour 2-3 egg yolks Preparation Mix all ingredients other than yolks into soft crumbs. Add 2 yolks and knead into a soft, smooth dough – if necessary, add the third yolk (or part of it). Cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate for ½ an hour. Preheat your oven to 160C/320F. Over a baking sheet, roll the dough to a thin layer. Cut out circles in the desired size (I cut into 1½-2 inches). Transfer cookies onto a tin lines with baking paper. Bake for 8-10 minutes until golden-brown. Let cool completely before removing from tin.

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