Pumpkin Cookies (Balkabakli Kurabiye)

½ cup softened butter (1/2 stick)

1 cup sugar

½ cup pumpkin puree

1 egg

1 Tbsp vanilla

1 ½ cup flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

A pinch of salt

A pinch of nutmeg (optional)

A pinch of ground cloves (optional)

A pinch of ground ginger (optional)

1/3 cup walnuts, chopped

1/3 cup raisins

Heat the oven to 350 F (180 C). Grease a baking tray or line with cookie sheets.
Using a mixer or your hands mix the butter with sugar until smooth. Once the mixture is light and fluffy beat in the eggs, then mix in the vanilla and pumpkin puree. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and the spices. Slowly beat the flour mixture into the batter and stir in the walnuts and raisins.

Scoop the cookie dough by heaping tablespoons onto the prepared cookie sheets or baking tray and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the cookies are browned around the edges. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

½ su bardagi, yumusak tereyag (oda sicakliginda)

1 su bardagi seker

½ su bardagi balkabagi puresi

1 yumurta

1 yemek kasigi vanilya

1 ½ su bardagi un

1 tatli kasigi karbonat

1 tatli kasigi tarcin

Bir tutam tuz

Bir tutam karanfil tozu (istege bagli)

Bir tutam zencefil tozu (istege bagli)

Bir tutam kucuk hindistan cevizi tozu (istege bagli)

1/3 su bardagi ceviz ici, ufalanmis

1/3 su bardagi kuru uzum

Firini 180 C (350 F)’a isitin. Firin tepsisini yaglayin veya yagli kagit kullanabilirsiniz.

Elinizi kullanarak ya da mikser yardimiyla once tereyagini seker ile guzelce karistirin. Yumurtayi ilave edin ve karistirmaya devam ederek balkabagi puresini ve vanilyayi ekleyin. Genis bir kasede, un, karbonat, tuz ve kullanacaginiz baharatlari karistirin. Un karisimini yavas yavas kurabiye karisimina yedirerek karistirin. Son olarak, ceviz ve kuru uzumleri ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin.

Birer yemek kasigi dolusu kurabiye hamurunu firin tepsisine araliklarla dizin. Yaklasik 15-20 dakika kadar ya da kurabiyelerin kenarlari kizarana dek pisirin. Firindan cikardiginiz kurabiyeleri soguduktan sonar ikram edebilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don 

Spinach Salad (Ispanak Salatasi)

½ lb baby spinach, washed and drained
½ cup canned corn
1/3 cup raisins
10 black olives, pitted (optional)
¼ cup cracked nuts (preferably walnuts)
¼ cup cheddar cheese, shredded
½ lemon’s juice
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp sumac
2 green onions, chopped (optional)
1 tsp salt to taste

Use spinach leaves whole or tear into pieces with your hands. Place into a wide salad bowl. Then, add raisins, corn, black olives and green onions. Sprinkle lemon juice, olive oil, sumac and salt. Toss them all.
Finally, add shredded cheddar and cracked nuts on top. Serve immediately.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
250 gr kucuk yaprakli korpe ispanak, yikanmis
½ su bardagi konserve misir
1/3 su bardagi kuru uzum
10 tane siyah zeytin, cekirdegi cikarilmis (istege bagli)
¼ su bardagi ceviz, ufalanmis
¼ su bardagi kasar peyniri, rendelenmis
½ limonun suyu
3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi sumak
2 yesil sogan, dogranmis (istege bagli)
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Ispanaklarin suyu suzulunce, ister butun olarak isterseniz elinizle parcalayip salata kasesine alin. Sonra, misir, kuru uzum, zeytin ve sogani ilave edin. Limon suyu, zeytinyagi, sumak ve tuzu serpin. Guzelce harmanlayin.
Son olarak uzerine kasar peyniri ve cevizi serpin. Bekletmeden servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Cake with Raisins (Kuru Uzumlu Kek)

4-5 eggs

200 gr (1/2 lb) butter or margarine, melted
1 ½ cup sugar
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ cup raisins
1/3 cup chocolate chips

In a large bowl, place the eggs, butter/ margarine and sugar. Beat with a mixer till it becomes foamy. Then, add flour and baking soda. Beat for additional 5 minutes first in low, then medium speed. Add the raisins and chocolate chips and mix them all.Grease the cake pan and pour the cake mixture in. Preheat the oven to 380 F (190 C) and bake for about 25 minutes until your cake turns to golden brown. To check whether the cake is ready, insert a toothpick in the center and pull it out, if it comes out clean, your cake is done. To remove the cake form the pan, allow to cool 10 to 15 minutes before removing.

ENJOY!
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TURKCE
4-5 yumurta
200 gr tereyagi ya da margarine, eritilmis
1 ½ su bardagi seker
3 su bardagi un
1 paket kabartma tozu / 1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu
½ su bardagi kuru uzum
1/3 su bardagi cikolata parcacigi

Buyuk bir kasede once seker, yag ve yumurtalari kopuk haline gelene dek cirpin. Sonra un ve kabartma tozunu ilave edip, once dusuk devirde, sonra yuksek devirde 5 dakika kadar mikser ile cirpin. Kuru uzum ve cikolata parcalarini ilave edip karistirin.

Kek kalibinizi yaglayin ve kek kairisimini kaliba dokun. Onceden isittiginiz 190 C (380 F) firinda, yaklasik 25 dakika, kekik uzeri kizarana dek pisirin. Bir kurdani kekin ortasina batirarak pisip pismedigini kontrol edebilirsiniz. Eger kurdan temiz cikarsa kekiniz hazir demektir. Keki kalibindan cikarmadan once 10-15 dakika sogumasini bekleyin.
AFIYET OLSUN!