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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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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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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Filipino Rice Bibingka with Cheese and Coconut
A Filipino cake made with rice flour, coconut milk, and sugar, baked with cheese and finished with grated coconut.
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South African braided koeksisters
South African braided pastries, fried until golden and dipped in cold cinnamon-and-ginger syrup. Makes about 36 pieces.
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New Zealand Lolly Cake
A no-bake New Zealand sweet made with malt biscuits, butter, sweetened condensed milk and fruit sweets, shaped into a log and coated with coconut.
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Greek Loukoumades
Greek fermented-dough fritters, fried until golden and served with honey, cinnamon, and walnuts.
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Australian vanilla slice
An Australian pastry dessert with crisp puff pastry, thick vanilla custard and passionfruit icing.
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Kenyan Mandazi
Kenyan yeasted buns flavored with cardamom and cinnamon, cut into triangles, and fried. This version uses coconut milk; some sources call this variation mahamri.
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Georgian Kada
A layered Georgian pastry filled with toasted flour, butter, and sugar, baked until golden.
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Yogurt and lemon cake
A light yogurt cake with lemon zest and juice, made with measured ingredients and baked at 180 °C.
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Hazelnut and lemon cake
A ground-hazelnut and lemon cake for 4, baked at 180 °C for 45 minutes.
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Almond and Lemon Cake
A cake made with ground almonds, lemon zest and juice, mascarpone, and a topping of flaked almonds.
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Chocolate and Lemon Cake
Lemon cake with a dark chocolate topping, made with yogurt and lemon zest.
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Pumpkin and Lemon Cake
A homemade cake with cooked pumpkin, lemon zest and a hint of sunflower oil.
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Carrot and lemon cake
A homemade cake with grated carrot, ground almonds and lemon zest, baked until the centre is cooked through.
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Pear and Lemon Cake
A lemon-yogurt cake with sautéed pear, baked until a skewer comes out clean.
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Apple and Almond Cake
A cake for 4 made with apple, almond flour, and almond drink, baked at 180 °C.
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