Nepali yomari with chaku and sesame
Newar rice-flour dumplings filled with chaku, sesame and coconut, then steamed. Makes about 12–14 pieces, or roughly 4 servings.
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Greek Orange Portokalopita
A Greek cake made with phyllo, yogurt, and orange, soaked in citrus syrup. Makes approximately 12–16 portions.
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Egyptian basbousa
Semolina and yogurt cake soaked in lemon and orange blossom syrup. Makes about 8 servings; preparation and cooling times are estimates.
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Jamaican Gizzada
Jamaican crisp pastry cases filled with sweet, spiced coconut. The quantities make approximately 8 servings; hands-on time and serving size are estimates.
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Pouding chômeur
A Québécois dessert of simple cake batter baked beneath a brown-sugar syrup. Makes 6 servings; the hands-on preparation time is an estimate.
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Peruvian Picarones with Chancaca Syrup
Fried rings of squash and sweet potato dough, served with spiced chancaca syrup.
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Argentinian cornstarch alfajores
About 45 Argentinian alfajores with tender cookies, dulce de leche filling and coconut-coated edges. Hands-on preparation: about 30 minutes; baking: 8 minutes; resting: 90 minutes.
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Cherry clafoutis
A French cherry tart with a soft, custardy batter, easy to make and delicious warm or cold.
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Kuih seri muka
A Malaysian two-layer dessert: steamed glutinous rice topped with a green pandan, coconut, and egg custard.
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Turkish Revani with Semolina and Lemon
A Turkish semolina and yogurt cake soaked in lemon syrup. Makes 12 servings; timings are approximate: 20 minutes prep, 45 minutes cooking, and about 70 minutes resting.
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Moroccan Chebakia
Spiced dough is shaped into interwoven pastries, fried, dipped in honey, and finished with sesame. Makes about 8 servings.
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Japanese Matcha Cheesecake
A light, airy Japanese cheesecake with matcha and green-and-white bands. Servings and preparation time are estimates.
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Mooncakes with Apricot and Dates
Chinese baked pastries with a tender dough and a sweet filling of apricot jam, dates, coconut, and raisins. The recipe makes approximately 15–20 pieces; serving and preparation-time estimates are approximate.
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Pecan pie
An American pie with a crisp crust and a sweet pecan filling. Makes about 15 servings; hands-on preparation takes around 1 hour, baking about 1 hour, and total resting time about 4 hours.
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Tunisian baked makroudh filled with dates
Semolina pastries with a spiced date filling, baked and coated in a honey and orange-blossom-water syrup.
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Ghanaian bofrot
Ghanaian yeast-raised doughnuts, spiced, fried, and coated in cinnamon sugar. The recipe makes about 18; preparation times are approximate.
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South African Malva Pudding
A tender South African cake with apricot jam, covered in a warm cream, butter and vanilla sauce. Serves 8; preparation times are approximate.
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Korean Yakgwa
Korean sweets made with wheat flour, honey, and sesame oil, fried and soaked in syrup. Makes 12 pieces, about 4 servings of 3. Preparation times are estimates.
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Key lime pie
An American lime pie with a crisp cookie crust, creamy filling and whipped cream topping.
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Argentinian criollo pastries
Flaky pastries filled with quince paste and fried until golden. The quantities make about two dozen; the serving count and preparation and frying times are estimates.
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