Baletki – Polish Poppy Seed Biscuits with Jam Recipe for traditional Polish biscuits with poppy seeds and mixed fruit jam.
Spiced Cinnamon & Vanilla Cookies INGREDIENTS 250g unsalted butter / 1 bar (softened) 2⅔ cups plain flour ½ cup golden caster or soft light brown sugar 2 tbs vanilla sugar few tbs vanilla sugar mixed with ground cinnamon, burnt orange & cinnamon sugar or caster sugar mixed with ground cinnamon EQUIPMENT cookie cutters non-stick baking trays or sheets METHOD Combine […]
Halloween Chocolate Spider Cookies / Vanilla Cut-out Cookies Very easy vanilla cut-out cookies topped with chocolate spiders for Halloween.
Heart Shaped Christmas Tree / Valentine’s Day Chocolate Cookies [chocolate cookies dough recipe adapted from Nicole at Baking Bites] INGREDIENTS ¾ bar (170 g) unsalted butter (softened) 1 cup golden caster sugar 2 small eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 3 cups plain flour ⅓ cup cocoa powder 1 tsp baking powder ¼ tsp fine salt designer icing and ribbons for decorating METHOD In a large […]
Szarlotka – Traditional Polish Apple Pie Traditional Polish apple pie recipe on base of shortcrust pastry and filled with sour apples.
Blueberry Muffins [adapted from Muffin Recipes] INGREDIENTS 2-3 eggs 1 cup milk ½ cup oil (I use grape seed or olive oil) ½ cup (100g) golden caster sugar ½ cup (110g) soft dark brown sugar 3 cups (375g) plain flour 4 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 180-200g fresh blueberries EQUIPMENT muffin tray paper or silicone muffin […]
Homemade Jelly INGREDIENTS 2 cups natural juice of your choice (I used grape, blueberry and raspberry juice) 10-12g gelatine (or according to the packet instructions) or 12g Vege-Gel (vegetarian substitute for gelatine) or 6 gelatine leaves (about 10g) METHOD In a small saucepan heat over low fire juice but do not boil. You can also use microwave. […]
Pineapple Coco Banana Smoothie INGREDIENTS 600g vanilla yogurt or 600g natural yogurt with some vanilla sugar 400g tin pineapple in juice ½ cup coconut milk powder 2-3 ripe bananas 2-3 orange juice METHOD Blend everything together, serve cold. Make 5-6 smoothies.
