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Classic scones
SCONES! They are something like small buns or cookies, which are a typical English tea snacks. The classic ones are traditionally served with a kind of thick high-fat cream, along with butter, honey or jam. They are of Irish origin, but some sources say they come from Scotland. The name comes from Danish and means “pure, fine white bread”, and in Scottish it means “crush”. They are usually made from wheat flour, wholegrain flour or oatmeal, with baking powder (or baking soda) and baked on large flat pans. They can be sweet or salty, you can add cheese, fresh or frozen fruits, nuts, honey, maple syrup, chocolate, olives, sun-dried tomatoes,…
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Cheesy cupcakes
When you have some creamy curds in the fridge and you have to utilize it, these cupcakes are the best and quickest option. I saw the recipe online at gotvach.bg. I replaced the cream cheese with the curds I had and here is the result. And it’s a great addition to the box for the child at school 🙂
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Home made German traditional pretzels
When I saw these twisted beauties in the unknown for us Western Europe more than 20 years ago, I was really fascinated by them. Not for the taste, but for this cute twist in their shape that because of the huge “lumps” of salt on top, which I always remove… But if they are not there, it wouldn’t be a real German pretzel.. I never believed I would ever prepare them at home. Not that it’s difficult, it had just never come to my mind. The procedure is something like our Bulgarian boiled pretzels – you know they are boiled, then baked… exactly how it happens it is not clear.…
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Turkish cheesy buns
While browsing the publications in the culinary Facebook groups, I came across the post of a lady who had prepared Turkish salty bites – a recipe from the internet site https://cookathouse.com/. I was immediately intrigued. Not only because of their amazing look at the picture, but also because of my travel memories from Turkey. The Turkish people are unsurpassed in making salty buns and dough delights. You grasp the small piece of temptation in your hands, squeeze it until your fingers gather, release and it returns to its original form. Although the recipe does requires dough preparation, it is not that difficult. On the one hand, it does not require…
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Oregano and poppy seed crackers
On International Labor Day, I decided to work a little, but a little, not too much J. The culinary experiments continued today – Crackers with oregano and poppy seed – the recipe is from Mom’s notebook with small modifications. It’s hard to resist!
