• 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,  Dressed to Impress,  Fruit Cakes,  Gluten Free,  Kosher,  Pies and Sweet Tarts,  Vegetarian

    Fruity Triple-Almond Tart

    August 21, 2013

    Almond Crust 250 gr. (1 ¾ cups) Tami (GF), or another all-purpose GF flour, or plain flour (if you don’t follow a GF diet) 100 gr. (1 cup) ground almonds 30 gr. (¼ cup) caster sugar 150 gr. cold butter, cubed 1 egg Knead everything except the egg into crumbs (in a bowl or your food processor) Add the egg and knead only until you have a solid dough. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour. Almond Cream 200 gr. (2 cups) ground almonds 120 gr. soft butter 150 gr. (¾ cup) sugar 1 egg ½ tsp. almond extract (optional) Mix everything well to a cohesive cream. Fruit…

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  • Cakes,  Can be prepared in advance,  Dairy Free,  Dressed to Impress,  Fruit Cakes,  Kosher,  Parve,  Pies and Sweet Tarts,  Rosh Ha'Shana,  Soy Free,  Vegetarian

    Apple Pie

    July 13, 2013

    I got this recipe from a friend years ago. Other than a few minor changes, I kept it true to its origins. A fun, comforting pie best served warm with a scoop of good vanilla ice cream and a dollop of whipped cream. Filling Ingredients 8 Granny Smith apples, cored and cubed 150 gr. (¾ cup) Demerara sugar 2 tsp. cinnamon ½ tsp. almond extract 1 tbsp. lemon juice 50 gr. walnuts and/or raisins 2 Tbsp. Brandy Filling Preparation Cook apples sugar and cinnamon over medium heat. When somewhat softened add lemon, almond extract and nuts/raisins. Remove from heat and let cool. Regular Crust Ingredients 250 gr. (2 cups) whole…

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  • Cakes,  Can be prepared in advance,  Cheesecakes,  Dairy,  Dressed to Impress,  Fruit Cakes,  Gluten Free,  Kosher,  Pies and Sweet Tarts,  Shavu'ot,  Vegetarian

    Cheesecake and Apple Pie

    March 31, 2013

    A few years back my sisters-in-law and myself used to go out to a branch of Aroma where we live… For those of you residing outside of Israel, Aroma is a chain of Cafes with mediocre coffee, but excellent salads, sandwiches and baked sweets. Our favorite baked treat was an individual cheese-apple pie… When I really like something I have an overwhelming need to recreate it, so after several trials (and errors) I came up with the following recipe. Not sure how identical it is to the original, but it is SO good, I don’t really care at this stage Tip: If you don’t like apples, or not digging the…

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