• Cookies,  Dairy,  Gluten Free,  Kosher,  Other,  Quickies

    Danish-Like Cinnamon Swirls

    On Saturday I had the family over for Hamin (a post for another day). I still had half of Shawn’s birthday decadent chocolate cake, but I it was of the Gluten-full variety. So after everyone ate and then had coffee and cake, my sweet tooth started nagging, and when it starts nagging – Lawd help me! So I decided to bake a quick yeast-cake-look-alike with my beautiful niece. We made ours with cinnamon, dark brown sugar and chopped walnuts, because we all love that filling, but you can make it with any yeast-cake filling – cocoa and sugar, pistacciou crème, almond crème, Nutella, etc. This is perfect when surprise guests…

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

    Chocolate Balls

    Yummy chocolate balls in 10 minutes Ingredients for ~24 balls 250 gr. chocolate petite beurre biscuits (or vanilla/plain, or you can prepare your own using my Rosie-beurre recipe). 90 gr. butter or goats-milk butter (or margarine for dairy-free/parve) ½ cup sugar 2 tbsp. favorite liquor (I use Brandy) 1/3 cup milk (or rice milk or coconut milk or non-dairy cream) 3½ tbsp. cocoa powder Rainbow sprinkles/coconut flakes Preparation Set a side an empty lidded box and a bowl with sprinkles/coconut flakes. Melt the butter in your microwave. Add all ingredients (other than the biscuits) and mix well. In your food processor grind the biscuits to a powder, add to butter-cocoa mixture and…