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Coconut Semolina Cake

Coconut Semolina Cake by Balicravings

This is one of my truly favorite cakes. Similar to the Egyptian Basbousa. It is moist, gets better as the days pass and just delicious!

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Lemon Berry Pie with Meringue Top

Lemon Berry Pie with Meringue Top by Balicravings

Spring is here. The supermarkets are full of berries, although the self picking season is still far away. We do love picking fruits and vegetables and eating them fresh from the trees or bushes. Summer is the time that we are out in the fields, and return home directly to the kitchen….. But for now, frozen berries can give the…

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3-2-1 and an egg

3-2-1 and an egg by Balicravings

This is my childhood butter cookie. An easy Danish treat! an who can't remember 3-2-1 and an egg? I think that being in the kitchen with kids at ALL ages is important and fun. My children have been a part of our kitchen since they were born. Sitting and watching from the Babybjorn and later in a high chair, getting to touch…

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Your New Favorite Dairy Free Cake

Your New Favorite Dairy Free Cake by Balicravings

May 15, 2013 2 Comments Your New Favorite 5 Minute Cake cakChocolate chip on the left, Cinnamon sugar in the middle and Chocolate Babka on the right…. We all need those really fast cakes that everyone loves, and that you can always adjust it to be YOU. Those cakes we whip together and put in the oven 5 minutes before…

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The Kaznelson Bread

The Kaznelson Bread by Balicravings

I call this The Kaznelson Bread because it is the bread my grandmother used to make, and the one my mother makes on a regular basis. My great-grandmother probably made it as well. It is the first time it is written down as this one is passed from generation to generation through being together in the kitchen while it is being…

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Delisious 5 minute cake! Your new favorite

Delisious 5 minute cake! Your new favorite by Balicravings

May 15, 2013 2 Comments Your New Favorite 5 Minute Cake cakChocolate chip on the left, Cinnamon sugar in the middle and Chocolate Babka on the right…. We all need those really fast cakes that everyone loves, and that you can always adjust it to be YOU. Those cakes we whip together and put in the oven 5 minutes before…

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Danish Æbleskive (Aebleskiver) – The Ultimate Breakfast

Danish Æbleskive (Aebleskiver) – The Ultimate Breakfast by Balicravings

This Danish treat is easy to make and wonderful.It does take some practice to flip the Æbleskive over, but 2 wooden skewers and patience and that part will be mastered by the second batch.You will need the special pan – with the half holes in it and by slowly flipping the Æbleskive, a quarter turn every time, you get a round…

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Basbousa – An Egyptian Kiss- VEGANׁ

Basbousa – An Egyptian Kiss- VEGANׁ by Balicravings

Basbousa is a semolina based cake, similar in texture to sweet cornbread. It is traced back to an Egyptian dish Ma’mounia, although it is enjoyed in many countries such as Turkey, Greece, Jordan, Israel and Egypt of course….I first made this cake for a class project about Africa, but soon it became a regular cake in our house. It is…

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Mimuna- A Moroccan Tradition Worth Adopting- Part 2

Mimuna- A Moroccan Tradition Worth Adopting- Part 2 by Balicravings

Tonight as the sun goes down, Mimuna starts. The end of not eating lavender bread and dough products and going back to eating as usual.The highlight of this tradition are the freshly made Mufletas.So here is how to make these fun, tasty pancake like traditional treats;The recipe is from Shlomit Sapir, my Mimuna inspiration!Place yeast…

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Passover – Heaven for Gluten Free Eaters….

Passover – Heaven for Gluten Free Eaters…. by Balicravings

It is Passover. Whenever people tell me that they are gluten allergic or discovered their kids are, I tell them to look up Passover recipes. Some of them have Matzo flour, those are irrelevant, but some have no flour at all. Those are the ones that can be made and enjoyed year round.I find using coconut flour, almond flour and rice…

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