Canadian butter tarts
Ten tarts with a crisp pastry shell and a sweet filling of butter, brown sugar, and egg. Hands-on preparation is estimated at 20 minutes; the dough rests for 30 minutes and the tarts bake for 20 minutes.
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Jamaican Coconut Toto
A tender Jamaican coconut cake spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. Makes 9 servings.
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Ricotta tart
A shortcrust tart filled with ricotta, sugar, and chocolate, baked until golden.
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Uruguayan Chajá Dessert
A layered cake of sponge, whipped cream, peaches, dulce de leche, and crisp meringue.
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Torta Tre Monti
A Sammarinese cake of layered chocolate wafers with hazelnut spread and a dark chocolate coating.
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Slovak šišky (fried yeasted doughnuts)
Slovak yeasted doughnuts, fried until golden and served warm. This simple version makes approximately 28 small pieces.
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Saint Martin Sweet Potato Pudding
A baked pudding of sweet potato, pumpkin and white yam with cinnamon and spices. Serves 4; allow about 10 minutes for preparation and 90 minutes for baking.
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Chamorro Rosketti from the Northern Mariana Islands
Crumbly Chamorro cookies made with cornstarch, butter, and vanilla. Makes about 30–35 cookies; allow approximately 45 minutes for hands-on preparation and 15–20 minutes for baking.
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Kuwaiti gers ogaily (saffron and cardamom cake)
A Kuwaiti cake scented with saffron and cardamom and topped with sesame seeds. Makes about 6 servings.
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Caymanian Cassava Cake
A dense cake of grated cassava and coconut milk, sweetened with brown sugar and spiced with nutmeg, allspice and cinnamon.
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Ful Sudani (Sudanese Peanut Cookies)
Small Sudanese cookies made with roasted peanuts, egg whites, and powdered sugar. The recipe makes about 30 cookies; preparation time and servings are estimates.
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Pichi pichi with cassava and coconut, a popular sweet in Palau
Sweet, chewy cassava bites steamed and coated in grated coconut. Makes 6 servings; allow about 15 minutes for preparation, 45 minutes for cooking, and at least 1 hour to cool.
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Guernsey gâche melée
A traditional Guernsey apple dessert: a rustic mixture of apple, flour, butter, sugar and spices, baked until golden.
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Isle of Man Fruit Bonnag
A Manx sweet bread with currants, mixed spice, and buttermilk. Makes about 8 servings; hands-on preparation is estimated at 15 minutes.
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Barbadian Conkies
Sweet corn, coconut, pumpkin and sweet potato parcels wrapped in banana leaves and steamed.
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Tahitian Firi Firi
Tahitian coconut doughnuts shaped like eights, fried and coated in sugar. Makes about 12 pieces for 4 people; active preparation time is an estimate.
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Arrowroot and Pineapple Pie (Arrowroot Pie)
A pie with a simple flour-and-oil crust and a thick arrowroot, pineapple, and vanilla filling. Makes 8 servings.
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Bustrengo from San Marino
A rustic, dense cake made with corn and wheat flour, breadcrumbs, apple, figs and raisins, sweetened with honey and baked.
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American banana bread with walnuts
A moist loaf cake made with ripe bananas and walnuts, with cinnamon and a tender crumb. Makes 12 servings.
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Greek Galaktoboureko
A Greek pie of semolina-and-milk custard wrapped in crisp filo pastry and soaked with lemon syrup.
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