Lebanese Semolina and Turmeric Sfouf
An egg-free Lebanese cake made with semolina, turmeric, and pine nuts. Bake until golden, then cut into squares or diamonds.
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Samoan Spiced Puligi
A spiced Samoan pudding, darkened with caramelized sugar and baked in a Bundt pan.
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Classic Georgian Pelamushi with Grape Must
A Georgian dessert of grape must thickened with flour and a little sugar. This version follows the documented classic method using wheat flour.
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Turkish Walnut Baklava
A pastry made with layers of filo brushed with clarified butter, filled with walnuts, and finished with a syrup of sugar, water, and lemon.
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Argentinian Rogel Cake
A cake of nine thin, crisp layers filled with dulce de leche and topped with Italian meringue.
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Portuguese arroz doce with egg yolks
Round-grain rice is cooked first in water, then slowly in milk scented with lemon and cinnamon; egg yolks and butter give it a creamy texture.
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Jordanian Cream Warbat
Crisp phyllo pastries filled with thick cream and served with lemon syrup.
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Sri Lankan Kokis
Crisp, lacy, flower-shaped bites made with rice flour and coconut milk, fried using a special mould.
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Polish Makowiec (Poppy Seed Roll)
A Polish sweet yeasted roll filled with poppy seeds, nuts and candied fruit. Makes 8 servings.
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Nigerian Chin Chin
Nigerian fried sweet-dough bites with nutmeg, cut into small squares and browned until crisp.
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Gulab jamun
Ten fried milk-dough balls soaked in a syrup scented with cardamom, cinnamon, saffron, star anise, and rose petals.
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Bolo de rolo
A dessert from Pernambuco made with very thin layers of butter, egg, and sugar dough, rolled successively with guava jam.
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Japanese Taiyaki Filled with Anko
Japanese fish-shaped sweets with a tender, golden batter and a sweet azuki bean paste filling.
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Semolina maamoul with dates and butter
Cookies made with fine and coarse semolina, scented with rose and orange blossom waters, and filled with a cinnamon date paste.
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Senegalese Ngalakh with Millet, Baobab and Peanut
A layered Senegalese dessert with soaked millet as the base and a baobab, peanut and water cream.
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Cuban Guava and Cream Cheese Pastries
Nine puff pastry treats filled with guava paste and cream cheese, baked until golden and crisp.
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Mishti doi with caramelized sugar
A Bengali dessert of concentrated milk, caramelized sugar, and yogurt, fermented until set and served chilled.
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Apple tarte Tatin with puff pastry
An upside-down French tart of caramelized apples topped with golden puff pastry.
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Indian jalebi
Yeasted batter spirals, fried until golden and crisp, then dipped in saffron syrup.
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