Who doesn’t like pancakes? Hungarian pancakes are one of a kind, more like crepes. I find them quite distinctive from other types of just as lovely pancakes I tasted elsewhere. They are thin and delicate, made with part milk and part sparkling water, giving it…
Perfect party snack or weekend nibble. These scones are incredibly soft and light even the next day thanks to the mashed potato in the dough. Could be made to use up any mashed potato leftovers (adjusting the butter content accordingly if the ready-made mash is…
A Hungarian Christmas classic. The apricot jam and walnut filling is encased in crumbly pastry layers, finished with a smooth chocolate top. My whole close and extended family expects these at Christmas since I first made them a couple of years ago. My very first attempt is…
Delicate filled Christmas cookies with a generous dusting of icing sugar. They keep very well for days or even over a week so can be made ahead of the festivities and stored in a tin for friends and visitor drop ins, they are lovely with…
This lovely Hungarian dessert is made of the crescent shaped Hungarian bread-roll “kifli”, but can be substituted with plain bread rolls, brioche buns or sliced milk loaf. It is a favoured pudding at the Christmas festivities as the plentiful poppy seeds traditionally were believed to…
These scones are fluffy and light and make a pretty good party snack or weekend treat. The recipe could be extended or changed easily, could use extra sliced olives, chopped herbs, maybe finely chopped sun dried tomatoes for a Mediterranean feel. Ingredients (makes about 40…
This heavenly family dessert is living a bit of a renaissance these days in Hungary even appearing on the dessert list of some posh restaurants. Made with milk eggs sugar and vanilla, it is a chilled crème anglaise with a fluffy meringue top. Similar dishes…
Another sour cherry summer recipe following my earlier post on the chilled sour cherry soup. 800 gram (~1.8lb) sour cherries 200 gram (7 oz) pastry/plain flour 200 gram (1.7 stick) butter at room temperature 2 medium eggs 250 gram caster sugar (8.8 oz) (150g for the dough,…
I even surprised myself how well these dumplings turned out. They are warmingly filling, a savory-sweet dish that is a hot favourite in many if not all Hungarian kitchens. It’s often offered in restaurants on their dessert list but also makes a decent second course…
