‘Pampushky’, the Ukrainian Bread Rolls, can be baked OR deep-fried. ‘Pampushky’ can be sweet, and sweet ‘Pampushky’ are often deep-fried and filled with Fruit Jam. Today I baked these sweet ‘Pampushky’. It’s very difficult to wrap ordinary Jam with bread dough. The easiest way is filling Jam after ‘Pampushky’ are baked. Makes 10 to 12 …
Deep-frying is a traditional method to cook biscuits in Japan. The fried biscuits are often coated with Sugar and called ‘Karintō’ (かりんとう). ‘Muscovado Coated Fried Biscuits’ are very popular. Today I made White Sugar Coated Biscuits. I added finely ground Tea Leaves to the dough. You can add ground Black Sesame Seeds instead. Ground Coffee …
I loved ‘Cottage Cheese Pancakes’, that are called ‘Syrnyky’ in Ukraine, and I wondered what would happen if I added Cottage Cheese to my Basic Cupcake. So I tried to make these Cupcakes. I thought Blueberries would be nice in the flavour, so I added some Blueberries. These cupcakes were equally delicious as ‘White Chocolate …
Canelé is a small French pastry and it is very popular in Japan, but I have never seen it in Australian until recently. The other day I saw Canelés at a small bakery in Melbourne. I bought one and it was delicious, but expensive. Just one small Canelé was $4.5. I decided to bake Canelés …
In the warmer season, Bananas get brown spots very quickly. I place those Bananas in a ziplock bag, mash them, and freeze. Frozen mashed Bananas are easy to use. Today I decided to bake Banana Cake for the first time in a long time. I added Cinnamon Crumble for a change. Makes 12 Cupcakes Ingredients …
I had some Apples that were getting old and spongy. I wanted to use them to make Apple Cake, but those Apples were not suitable for my ‘Super Easy Apple Cake’. Then I decided to thinly slice those Apples. The batter was too thick to combine with the Apple slices, so I added Milk. The …
Lviv is a beautiful cultural city in western Ukraine, near the border with Poland. It is known as a centre of art, literature, music and theatre. I learned Lviv Cheesecake often contains Dried Fruit such as Raisins and is coated with Chocolate. I couldn’t resist making it. Ukrainian Cheese called ‘Farmers Cheese’ seems to be …
Many counties have their own traditional thin Pancakes. France’s Crepes are probably the most famous ones. Ukraine’s thin Pancakes are called ‘Mlyntsi’. Similar to France’s Crepes, ‘Mlyntsi’ can be sweet or savoury. I tried a few recipes that I found on the internet, but most of them require too much Salt. I reduced the amount …
Many years ago, I learned how to cook Macedonian style Pancake from my Macedonian neighbour. I was surprised as it was quite different from the Pancakes that I usually cook. She used Greek style Yoghurt to make thick batter and a lot of Oil to fry it. Today I used Cottage Cheese instead of Yoghurt …
My husband’s Great-Auntie Lorna gave me har Scone recipe nearly 30 years ago. It was a very simple one. Following her instructions, I have never failed to make high risen Scones ever since. Recently I have discovered another Lorna’s Scone recipe, that requires No Butter at all. Can Scones be made without Butter? I tried …
This is another very easy snack you can make with 1 sheet of Frozen Puff Pastry. Today I used Cinnamon Sugar, but you can use Sugar only. OR use Brown Sugar instead. You may prefer using Hazelnut Spread like Nutella, OR Strawberry Jam. Possibilities are endless and it is super easy. Makes 18 Twists Ingredients …
I often use canned Butter Beans for sweets as the sweetened Butter Bean Paste tastes very similar to Japanese ‘Shiro-an’ (Sweet White Bean Paste). Just like Sweet Azuki (Red Bean) Paste, it is a great filling for Buns, Rolls, Cakes and Pies. Today I added Cocoa, Sultanas and Walnuts, and simply sandwiched the mixture with …