Blueberry Hand Pies
For filling: 330g (2 cups) blueberries 70g (1/3 cup) granulated sugar 2 tablespoons cornflour 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 large egg beaten with 1 teaspoon water 50g (1/4 cup) granulated sugar, for sprinkling 1 recipe (double crust) Flaky Pie Dough Ahead of time: prepare Flaky […]
Italian orange and almond cookies
These cookies are inspired by both Nigella Lawson and Gil Marks, both have a similar recipe. Making these is usually a Zen moment in the middle of the madness for me. After a long day of cleaning and cooking for Pesach – usually long after everyone has gone to sleep. I will sit down at […]
Flaky Pie Dough
Makes 2 x 23cm (9 inch) pie shells Vodka is essential to the texture of the crust and imparts no flavour — do not substitute extra water. The alcohol is key to our recipe; if you don’t have vodka on hand, you can use another 80 proof (40% alcohol) liquor. This recipe can be used […]
Perfect choc chip cookies
My love for the chocolate chip cookie, the ones I used to see sold from chain bakeries in my native New York, kept me searching for years for the perfect recipe, this may actually be it. Don’t replace margarine with butter – unfortunately it just won’t work. Just be prepared, though this recipe makes about […]
CINNAMON BABKA
RECIPE ADAPTED FROM ‘MODERN JEWISH BAKER’ For the dough: 1 tablespoon (8.5 g) active dry yeast 65 g (1/3 cup) + ½ teaspoon granulated sugar 120 ml (½ cup) lukewarm water 560 g (4 ½ cups) plain flour 3 teaspoons vanilla sugar 120 ml (½ cup) soy milk 85 g (¾ cup) margarine, melted 2 […]
FLOURLESS CARROT CAKE
5 eggs, at room temperature 265g (1½ cups) brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 125ml (½ cup) sunflower oil 440g (3½ cups) almond meal (ground almonds) 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon baking powder 400g carrots, peeled and grated 75g (1 cup) shredded coconut 70g (½ cup) roasted slivered almonds 80g […]
French Lemon Cake (the Ilana version)
Nonstick vegetable oil spray 375 g (3 cups) plain flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoon salt 400 g (2 cup) sugar 2 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest 365 g (1 1/2 cup) plain soya yogurt 235 g (1 cup) vegetable oil 4 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Preheat oven to 350°F /180°C. […]
Evelyn Schiff’s Honey Cake
These are the recipes I love best, the handed-down ones. When my boss’s mother passed away this past summer, he was left with the daunting task of clearing out her home. Amongst the many papers, he came across was the recipe for his mother’s honey cake on a scrap piece of paper. On the note, […]
5-minute Chocolate Cake
5 minutes is how long it will take you to put this cake together, plus 25 – 30 minutes in the oven and 5 minutes to make the frosting and decorate the cake. This is not only faster than making a cake from a mix – it’s also delicious! Cake: 400g (2 cups) granulated sugar […]
