Stuffed Kadaifi (Kadayif Dolmasi)

1 lb kadaifi

150 grams butter

1 cup walnuts/pecans, in chunks

For the Syrup:

3 cups water

2 ½ -3 cups sugar

1 tsp lemon juice

First mix sugar and water in a pot and boil the syrup for about 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and let it cool.

Melt butter and drizzle all over the kadaifi. Using your hands, try to mix the butter with kadaifi evenly. If the kadaifi pieces are too long, break them into smaller pieces with your hands. After tossing the kadaifi, take a small Turkish coffee cup and fill half of it with kadaifi and make a hole in the middle. Place about 1 tsp walnuts/pecans inside and fill the rest of the cup with more kadaifi. Gently press on top of the cup. Grease an oven tray and flip the cup upside down on the tray. Make sure to press on top of the kadaifi before flipping, otherwise the shape won’t come out well. Use the same procedure for all the kadaifi left.

Bake it at 350 F (180 C) preheated oven until they get light brown. Pour the cold syrup over the hot stuffed kadaifi right after taking out of oven. Let it absorb the syrup for at least 3-5 hours.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

½ kg tel kadayif

150 gr tereyagi

1 su bardagi ceviz ici, ufalalanmis

Surubu icin:

3 su bardagi seker

2 ½ -3 su bardagi seker

1 tatli kasigi limon suyu

Once surubu hazirlayin. Su ve sekeri karistirarak genis bir tencerede yaklasik 5 dakika kadar kaynatin. Icine limon suyunu ilave edin ve sogumaya birakin.

Tereyagini eritin ve tel kadayifin uzerinde gezdirin. Ellerinizi kullanarak, tereyagini kadayifin her yerine yedirmek sartiyla guzelce harmanlayin. Eger kadayifin telleri uzunsa, elinizle kopararak daha ufak parcalara ayirin.

Ufak bir kahve fincaninin yarisina kadar kadayiftan doldurun ve orta kismini cukurlastirin. Cukur kismina sigdirabildiginiz kadar ceviz koyun (yaklasik 1 tatli kasigi kadar). Bol cevizli olunca daha lezzetli oluyor. Sonra uzerine tekrar finacin agiz kismina kadar kadayif koyarak, ustten hafifce bastirin. Yaglanmis firin tepsisine fincani ters cevirin. Eger fincanin icindeki malzemeyi ustten hafifce bastirmazsaniz tepsiye ters cevirdiginizde sekli bozuk cikacaktir.

Butun kadayif malzemesini ayni sekilde yaparak sekil verin.

Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek pisirin.

Firindan cikan sicak kadayifin uzerine soguk serbeti dokun. Yaklasik 3-5 saat boyunca surubun emilmesini bekleyin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Raspberry Roll Cake (Frambuazli Rulo Pasta)

3 eggs

1 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup cold water

3/4 cup all purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 pinch salt

1 tsp vanilla

1 Tbsp powdered sugar

1 cup raspberry jelly or preserves (more if desired or needed)

Prepare roll cake pan with non-stick spray or grease. Line pan with wax paper which has been greased and lightly floured.

In a medium bowl, beat the eggs with electric mixer approximately 3-4 minutes. Slowly add the sugar while mixing. Beat in water and vanilla. Add flour, baking powder and salt. Beat until the mixture gets smooth.

Preheat oven to 400 F (200 C). Pour evenly into prepared pan and bake 12-15 minutes. Loosen edges of cake with a knife. Immediately after removing pan from oven, place a towel that has been dusted with powdered sugar over the top of the roll. Turn the pan upside down on the towel. Carefully remove wax paper. While still hot, roll cake tightly. Cool thoroughly. Then, unroll cake and remove towel.

Spread raspberry preserve/jelly over entire cake. Roll it up and frost with any kind of frosting you like (OR dust with powdered sugar). Cover and chill overnight.

Slice and garnish if desired.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

3 yumurta

1 su bardagi seker

¼ su bardagi su

¾ su bardagi un

2 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu

1 tutam tuz

1 tatli kasigi vanilya

1 yemek kasigi pudra sekeri

1 su bardagi frambuaz receli (istege gore miktari ayarlanabilir)

Dikdortgen firin tepsisini yaglayin ve uzerine yagli kagit yerlestirin. Tekrar yaglayin ve hafifce un serpistirin.

Bir kasede, yumurtalari mikser ile cirpin (3-4 dakika). Yavasca sekeri ilave ederek karistirmaya devam edin. Su ve vanilyayi da ilave edin. Son olarak, un, tuz ve kabartma tozunu ilave edin. Karisim puruzsuz olana dek karistirin.

Firini 200 C (400 F)’ye isitin. Kek karisimini tepsiye dokun ve 12-15 dakika boyunca pisirin. Firindan cikinca, kenarlarini bicak yardimiyla gevsetin. Onceden hazirlanmis olan  ve uzerine pudra seker serpilmis bir havlunun uzerine tepsiyi ters yuz edin. Dikkatlice yagli kagidi cikarin. Kek hala sicakken sikica rulo seklinde havlu ile beraber sarin. (Rulonunu uzerinde pudra sekeri olacak sekilde). Sogumasini bekleyin. Sonra, ruloyu yavasca acin, havluyu alin.

Frambuaz recelini kekin uzerine esit olarak yayin. Tekrar rulo seklinde sarin ve uzerini istediginiz krema ile kaplayin (ya da sadece pudra sekeri serpebilirsiniz). Uzeri kapali olarak buzdolabinda bir gece boyunca bekletin.

Dilimleyin ve arzuya gore susleyerek servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Flour Halvah (Un Helvasi)

 

125 gram butter

2 cups flour

1 cup milk

1 cup water

1 ½ cup sugar

4 Tbsps pine nuts (optional)

Let the butter melt in a pot and then add pine nuts (optional). Cook for about 3 minutes and stir in the flour. Cook stirring occasionally over medium heat for 10-15 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat the milk and water. Add the sugar in and stir to dissolve. Once the flour turns yellowish and smells good, stir in the warm syrup. Stir continuously with a wooden spoon to get a smooth mixture of flour. After stirring for about 5 minutes, turn the heat off and close the lid. Leave aside for about 10 minutes.

Shape with a spoon using the sides of the pot. Take a big spoonful of halvah and press it towards the sides of the pot to give an oval shape. Place each piece of halvah over a serving plate. Sprinkle with cinnamon if desired.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

125 gr tereyagi

1 su bardagi un

1 su bardagi sut

1 su bardagi su

1 ½ su bardagi seker

4 yemek kasigi cam fistigi (istege bagli)

Tencereye tereyagini alin ve iyice eridikten sonra cam fistiklarini ilave edin (istege bagli). Yaklasik 3 dakika kadar orta ateste cevirin ve unu ilave edin. Yaklasik 10-15 dakika kadar unu orta ateste kavurun.

Diger yandan, su ve sutu isitin ve sekeri ilave ederek eritin. Unun rengi sararip hos bir kavrulmus un kokusu gelmeye basladiktan sonra ilik surubu ilave edin. Tahta kasikla hizlica ve surekli karistirarak unu putursuz bir sekilde surupla butunlesmesini saglayin. Bes dakika kadar karistirdiktan sonra tencerenin kapagini kapatin ve 10 dakika kadar dinlenmeye birakin.

Bir kasik yardimiyla helvayi tencerenin kenarlarina bastirip baski yaparak resimdeki gibi sekil verin. Arzuya gore elinizle ya da bir kabin dibine bastirark sekil verebilirsiniz.

Uzerine tarcin serperek servis edebilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Semolina Halvah with Ice-Cream (Dondurmali Irmik Helvasi)

1 cup semolina

2 Tbsp butter

1 cup sugar

1 cup water

½ cup milk

2 Tbsp pine nuts (optional)

1 lb ice cream

Cinnamon (optional)

Take butter and pine nuts (optional) in a pot and sauté over medium heat until the pine nuts turn pinkish. Stir in semolina and sauté until it goes yellow.

Then, stir in sugar, water and milk. Bring to a boil and close the lid. Simmer over low-medium heat until the water is absorbed. Let it cool for a while.

While the semolina halvah is still warm, fill a small bowl’s bottom and sides with semolina halvah. And then, fill it up with ice-cream. Cover the top of the bowl with semolina halvah. Immediately turn the bowl upside down over a serving plate. Serve with cinnamon on top.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 su bardagi irmik

2 yemek kasigi tereya

1 su bardagi seker

1 su bardagi su

½ su bardagi sut

2 yemek kasigi cam fistigi (istege bagli)

~500 gr dondurma

Tarcin (istege bagli)

Tencereye tereyagini ve cam fistiklarini alin. Orta ateste cam fistiklari pembelesene dek kavurun. Irmigi ilave edin ve sararmaya baslayana dek kavurun.

Sonra, seker, su ve sutu ilave edin. Kaynamaya baslayinca karistirin ve kapagini kapatin. Kisik ateste suyunu cekene dek pisirin. Biraz sogumaya birakin.

Irmik helvasi daha ilik iken kucuk bir kasenin dibini ve kenarlarini irmik helvasi ile doseyin ve icini dolduracak sekilde dondurmadan koyun. Uzerini yine irmik helvasi ile kapatin ve bekletmeden kaseyi ters cevirerek servis tabagina kapatin. Uzerine tarcin serperek servis yapabilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Kunefe

500 gr (~1lb) shredded dough

4 Tbsp butter

300 gr unsalted cecil cheese (mozzarella works too)

3 cups sugar

3 cups water

Ground pistachio for garnish

In a pot, prepare the syrup mixing 3 cups of sugar and 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil. Then turn the heat off and let it cool.

Melt the butter and pour all over the shredded dough. Mix it using your hands and make sure they get mixed up well. Meanwhile, split the shredded dough into small pieces by pulling them apart with your fingers. Grease a middle size oven tray or Pyrex. Then, spread half of the shredded dough and press down using your hands. Slice unsalted cecil cheese or Mozzarella (about ¼ inch thick). Place sliced cheese over the shredded dough evenly and then, cover with the remaining half of the shredded dough. Again press down to compress using your hands.

Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and bake Kunefe until the top turns light brown. Then, take it out of the oven and turn upside down with the help of a flat tray. Again bake until the other side turns light brown. Pour the cooled syrup all over the hot Kunefe and set aside for 5-7 minutes before serving.

After the syrup is absorbed slice the Kunefe as you like and garnish with ground pistachio.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

500 gr tel kadayif

4 yemek kasigi tereyag

300 gr tuzsuz cecil peyniri

3 su bardagi seker

3 su bardagi su

Ogutulmus antep fistigi (uzeri icin)

Bir tencerede, 3 su bardagi seker ve suyu kaynatin, sogumaya birakin.

Tereyagini eritin ve tel kadayifin uzerinde gezdirin. Elinizi kullanarak tereyaginin kadayif icinde guzelce karismasini saglayin. Bu sirada, elinizle tel kadayiflari cekerek mumkun oldugunca kucuk parcalara bolun. Orta boy bir tepsiyi yaglayin ve tel kadayifin yarisini tepsinin dibine doseyin. Elinizle ustten bastirarak tel kadayiflari iyice sikistirin. Dilimlediginiz tuzsuz cecil peynirini (yaklasik ½ cm kalinliginda) tepsideki tel kadayifin uzerine esit sekilde doseyin. Son olarak tel kadayifin diger yarisini peynirlerin uzerine yayin ve yine uzerinden elinizle bastirarak sikistirin.

Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek pisirin. Uzeri kizardiktan sonra firindan cikarin ve duz bir tepsi yardimiyla kunefeyi alt ust edin. Tekrar firina verin ve ters cevirdiginiz yuzu de kizarana dek pisirin. Firindan cikardiginiz sicak kunefenin uzerine soguk serbeti gezdirerek dokun. Yaklasik 5-7 dakika sonra suyunu cekecektir. Istediginiz sekilde dilimleyin ve uzerine cekilmis antep fistigi serperek servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Apple Filled Sweet Buns (Elmali Top Pare)

2 eggs
250 gr butter/margarine (2 sticks) at room temperature
2 tbsp yogurt
5 cups all purpose flour
½ cup sugar
1 tsp/1 package baking powder
2 tsp/2 package vanilla
½ cup coconut, finely shredded

For Filling:
3-4 apple, peeled and shredded
¼ cup sugar
½ cup hazelnuts/walnuts, crushed (optional)
1 tbsp cinnamon

Syrup:
1½ cup water
1 ½-2 cups sugar
1 tsp lemon juice

First prepare the syrup, because you will use pour cooled syrup over the hot cookies. In a saucepan, place sugar and water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and turn the heat off. Let it cool.
Place all the filling ingredients, but the nuts and cinnamon a saucepan/pot. Cook over low-medium heat, till the mixture gets brownish and thickens (for about 10-12 minutes). Then, stir in nuts and cinnamon. Set aside to cool.
In a large bowl, mix sugar, melted margarine/butter, eggs and yogurt using a mixer. Slowly add flour, baking powder and vanilla and knead with your hands till the dough gets soft and non sticky as cookie dough. Cover and leave the dough aside for 15 minutes.
Grab walnut size dough pieces and flatten them with a rolling pin or just use your palms for flattening. Place ½-1 tbsp filling in the middle and close it up, giving a ball shape. Then, place it on a greased oven tray upside down (closing side will be touching the tray). Bake them in a preheated 375 F (190 C) oven till they get lightly pink. Do not over bake. Immediately pour the cooled syrup all over the cookies. Or dip them in syrup. Do not leave them in syrup more than 10 minutes, otherwise they will be crumbly. Finally dip and roll the sweet buns in shredded coconut, making sure the tops are covered with coconut.
Then place them a serving plate. You can store them in fridge as long as they are sealed well.
This recipe makes approximately 20 pieces.
ENJOY

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2 yumurta
250 gr margarin/tereyag, oda sicakliginda
2 yemek kasigi yogurt
5 su bardagi un
½ su bardagi seker
1 tatli kasigi/1 paket kabartma tozu
2 tatli kasigi/2 paket vanilya
½ su bardagi hindistancevizi rendesi

Ic malzeme:
3-4 elma, soyulup rendelenmis
¼ su bardagi seker
½ su bardagi findik/ceviz, iri cekilmis (istege bagli)
1 yemek kasigi tarcin

Surup:
1½ su bardagi su
1 ½-2 su bardagi seker
1 tatli kasigi limon suyu

Ilk once; surubu hazirlayin, cunku sicak kurabiyelerin uzerine sogumus surubu dokecegiz. Kucuk bir tencereye seker ve suyu alin. Yaklasik 3-4 dakika kaynatin ve altini kapatip limon suyunu ilave edin. Sogumasi icin bir kenara ayirin.
Ic malzemeyi hazirlamak icin, rendelenmis elma ve sekeri bir tencereye alin. Orta ateste elmalar karisim suyunu cekip, kahverengimsi bir renk alana dek, yaklasik 10-12 dakika pisirin. Sonra, findik/ceviz ve tarcini karistirin ve bir muddet sogumaya birakin.
Genis bir kapta seker, eritilmis margarin/tereyagi, yumurta ve yogurdu mikser ile cirpin. Yavasca unu ilave ederek elinizle yogurmaya baslayin. Kabartma tozu ve vanilyayi ilave edin ve yapismayan, kulak memesi yumusakliginda bir hamur elde edin. Uzerini ortun ve yaklasik 15 dakika dinlendirin.
Ceviz buyuklugunde parcalar koparin ve hamuru merdane ya da elinizle acarak mumkun oldugunca inceltin. Ortasina ½-1 yemek kasigi ic malzeme koyun ve buzerek kapatin. Kapattiginiz kisim altta kalacak sekilde yaglanmis firin tepsisine aralikli olarak dizin.
Onceden isitilmis 190 C (375 F) firinda hafif pembelesene dek pisirin (Kahverengi olmasina izin vermeyin).

Firindan cikarir cikarmaz soguyan surubu uzerlerine dokun ya da top pareleri suruba daldirin. Surubun icinde alt ust ederek surubu iyice emmesini saglayin, ama 10 dakikadan fazla surubun icinde birakmayin. Aksi takdirde top pareler dagilir ve sekilleri bozulur. Son olarak, elmali top pareleri hindistan cevizinin icinde yuvarlayin ve iyice bulanmasi saglayin. Sonra, servis tabagina alin ve servis yapin. Isterseniz, elmali top pareleri kapali olarak buzdolabinda saklayabilirsiniz.
Bu tariften yaklasik 20 tane top pare cikiyor.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Samsa Dessert (Samsa Milfoy Tatlisi)

½ lb puff phyllo pastry sheets
200 gr hazelnut/walnut, crushed
3 tbsp sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1 egg

Syrup:
2 cups sugar
2- 2½ cup water
1 tsp lemon juice

First, place the syrup ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil. Then, boil for 5-8 minutes. Let it cool thoroughly.
In a bowl; mix egg white, sugar, hazelnuts and cinnamon. Flatten puff pastry sheets with a roller. Then, place some hazelnut mixture in the middle and close up the ends on top of each other. Flip inversely and cut into square pieces (see the picture).
Arrange them over a greased oven tray and glaze with egg yolk. Then, make strips over each one with a fork. Bake in the preheated 400 F (200 C) oven till they get lightly brown. Pour the cooled syrup all over the hot Samsa Dessert after taking out of the oven. Wait at least 30 minutes for the dessert to absorb the syrup.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
250 gr/10 yaprak milfoy
200 gr findik, dovulmus
3 yemek kasigi seker
2 tatli kasigi tarcin
1 yumurta

Surup:2 su bardagi seker
2-2 ½ su bardagi su
1 tatli kasigi limon suyu

Ilk once serbeti hazrilamak icin malzemeleri bir tencereye alin ve yaklasik 5-8 dakika kaynatin. Sogumaya birakin.
Bir kasede findik, seker, yumurta aki ve tarcini karistirin. Milfoy hamurlarini merdane ile iyice acin. Ortalarina findik harcindan koyarak kenarlarini ust uste kapatin. Ters cevirin ve kare seklinde yaridan kesin (resime bakiniz).
Yaglanmis firin tepsisine aralikli olarak dizin. Uzerlerine yumurta sarisi surun ve catal ile cizikler yapin. Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda uzerleri kizarana dek pisirin. Firindan cikarinca, sicak tatlinin uzerine soguk surubu dokun. En az 30 dakika boyunca tatlinin surubu cekmesini bekleyin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Tiramisu

1 ½ package lady finger cookies
½ cup sugar
1 cup Nescafe, hot
2 eggs
200gr/ ½ lb cream cheese
300 gr whipped cream
1 tbsp cocoa for garnish

In a big bowl, whisk eggs and sugar with a mixer till it gets foamy. Add cream cheese, whipped cream and mix for additional 15 minutes. Cover and leave it in the refrigerator for about 1 hour. Meanwhile, make 1 cup of coffee, dissolving ½-1 tbsp of instant Nescafe in 1 cup of hot water. If desired add some sugar in.
Dip lady fingers into the coffee and arrange them side by side over a Pyrex dish. Take the cream mixture out of the fridge and spread half of it over the lady fingers. Then dip the rest of the lady fingers in the coffee and arrange them over. Spread the remaining cream mixture all over evenly. Cover and store the Tiramisu in the refrigerator for about 2 hours. Before serving, cover the surface with cocoa using a small strainer.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 ½ kedi dili biskuvi
½ su bardagi seker
1 su bardagi neskafe, sicak
2 yumurta
200 gr labne/krem peynir
300 gr krem santi
1 yemek kasigi kakao, suslemek icin

Yumurta ve sekeri iyice kopurene dek cirpin. Sonra labne/krem peynir ve krem santiyi ilave edip 15 dakika boyunca cirpmaya devam edin. Karisimi buzdolabina koyun ve yaklasik 1 saat kadar bekletin.
Bu sirada 1 su bardagi sicak suda yaklasik ½-1 yemek kasigi neskafeyi eritin. Arzu ederseniz seker ilave edebilirsiniz.
Kedi dili biskuvilerini kahveye batirip borcam tepsinin dibine yanyana dizin. Dolaptan cikardiginiz kremanin yarisini biskuvilerin uzerine dokun ve esit olarak yayin. Geriye kalan biskuvileri yine kahveye batirip kremanin uzerine dizin. Kalan kremayi dokun ve esit olarak dagitin. Uzerini kapatarak buzdolabinda yaklasik 2 saat bekletin. Servis yapmadan once cay suzgeci ya da kucuk bir elek yardimiyla kakaoyu Tiramisunun uzerine serpistirin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Semolina Sponge Cake (Revani)

3-4 eggs
1½ cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup semolina
½ cup melted margarine/butter
1 tsp/1 package baking powder
1 tsp/1 package vanilla

For the syrup:
2-2 ½ cups sugar
3 cups water
1 tsp lemon juice

coconut flakes for garnish

Place water and sugar into a pot to prepare the syrup. Bring to a boil. Then simmer for about 2-3 minutes and stir in lemon juice. Turn the heat off and let it cool. You will pour the cool syrup over the cooked hot revani cake.
In a bowl, mix eggs and sugar with a mixer till it becomes foamy (3-4 minutes). Then, add margarine/butter and semolina in. Stir continuously while adding flour, baking powder and vanilla.
Grease a 9x13 inch or 12 inch diameter Pyrex dish and pour the cake mixture inside. Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) and bake till the surface turns light golden brown (for about 35-45 minutes).
Once the cake is ready take it out of the oven and immediately pour the cooled syrup all over evenly. Use a spoon or laddle to pour the syrup evenly.

Cut the cake into square pieces and garnish with coconut flakes.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
3-4 yumurta
1 ½ su bardagi un
1 su bardagi seker
1 su bardagi irmik
½ su bardagi erimis margarin/tereyag
1 tatli kasigi/1 paket kabartma tozu
1 tatli kasigi/1 paket vanilya

Surup icin:
2-2 ½ su bardagi seker
3 su bardagi su
1 tatli kasigi limon suyu

suslemek icin hindistan cevizi

Ilk once bir tencereye surubu icin gerekli olan su ve sekeri koyun. Kaynayip sekeri eriyene dek karistirin. Bir tasim kaynattiktan sonra limon suyunu ilave edin ve altini kapatin. Surubu sogumaya birakin. Pisen sicak revani kekinin uzerine soguk surubu dokeceksiniz.
Derin bir kapta yumurta ve sekeri mikser ile kopurene dek cirpin (yaklasik 3-4 dakika). Daha sonra margarin/tereyag ve irmigi ilave edin. Karistirmaya devam ederek yavas yavas un, kabartma tozu ve vanilyayi ilave edin.
Yagladiginiz 30 cm capindaki yuvarlak ya da yaklasik 23x33 cm boyutlarindaki dikdortgen tepsiye revani karisimini dokun. Onceden isitmis oldugunuz 180 C (350 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek 35-45 dakika kadar pisirin.
Firindan cikardiginiz revani uzerine hemen sogumus olan surubu dokun. Surubun esit dagilmasi icin, dokerken kasik ya da kepce kullanabilirsiniz.

Revaniyi kare dilimler halinde kesin ve uzerine hindistan cevizi koyarak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Semolina Halvah (Irmik Helvasi)

2 cups semolina
1 ½ cup sugar
4 cups boiling water/milk
125 gr (1 stick) butter/margarine
50 gr pine nut
1 tsp vanilla extract/1 package vanilla
2 tbsp oil

Place semolina and butter/margarine in a pot and sauté over medium heat. They will turn to light brown. Then, turn the heat off. Stir in boiling water/milk and close the lid. Set aside for 10 minutes, so that semolina will absorb the water.
Stir in sugar and vanilla, close the lid and leave for 5 minutes.
In a small pan, sauté pine nuts with oil until they turn to golden brown. Stir in semolina.
Let the Semolina Halvah cool and serve with cinnamon on top if desired.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2 su bardagi irmik
1 ½ su bardagi seker
4 su bardagi kaynar su/sut
125 gr margarin/tereyag
50 gr cam fistigi
1 tatli kasigi/1 paket vanilya
2 yemek kasigi sivi yag

Bir tencerede irmik ile tereyagi/margarini orta ateste kavurun ve atesten alin. Uzerine kaynar su/sut ilave edin ve karistirip kapagini kapatin. 10 dakika kadar cekmesini bekleyin.
Daha sonra seker ve vanilyayi ilave edin, karistirin. Kapagini kapatin ve 5 dakika kadar demlendirin.
Bir tavada sivi yag ile cam fistiklarini kavurun. Helvaya ilave edin ve karistirin.
Irmik Helvasi’ni soguduktan sonra servis tabaklarina alin ve arzuya gore uzerinde tarcin ile servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Tulumba Dessert (Tulumba Tatlisi)

Dough:1½ cup flour
1½ cup water
2 tbsp margarine/butter
2 tbsp starch
1½ tbsp semolina
3 eggs
½ tsp sugar
¼ tsp salt

Syrup:2 ½ cup sugar
2½ cup water
1 tsp lemon juice
Canola oil for frying

To prepare the syrup, place sugar and water in a pot. Bring to a boil and stir in lemon juice. Boil for about 5 minutes and let it cool.
In a pot, put water, sugar, salt and margarine/butter. Let the margarine/butter melt over medium heat. Stir in flour and stir continuously to form thick dough. Cook for 5-6 minutes over low heat such as cooking halvah. Transfer the dough in a wide bowl and let it cool down. And then, add semolina and starch. Knead with your hands. Add the eggs one by one and knead until forming a lump of sticky and creamy dough.
Fill the dough into a pastry bag with a ½ inch diameter star tip. Fill a frying pan with canola oil and make one inch dough pieces, cut the ends with scissors and place them in the oil. Let them double in size over medium heat by shaking the pan lightly (make sure oil is not that hot, otherwise the tulumba will be raw inside). Once they rise, increase the heat and fry all sides of tulumba pieces.
Place the fried tulumba over a paper towel and then place them into the cooled syrup immediately.
Take the out and place over a serving plate. Serve Tulumba Dessert plain or with thickened cream.
ENJOY

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Hamur:1½ su bardagi un
1½ su bardagi su
2 yemek kasigi margarin/tereyag
2 yemek kasigi nisasta
1½ yemek kasigi irmik
3 yumurta
1 cay kasigi seker
½ cay kasigi tuz

Serbet icin:
2 ½ su bardagi seker
2½ su bardagi su
1 tatli kasigi limon suyu
Kizartmak icin sivi yag (tercihen kanola)

Serbeti hazirlamak icin, bir tencereye su ve sekeri alin. Kaynayinca limon suyunu ilave edin. 5 dakika kadar kaynatin ve ocaktan alip sogumaya birakin.
Margarin/tereyagini ve suyu bir tencereye alin ve icine sekerle tuzu ilave edin. Orta ateste yag eriyene dek bekleyin. Unu ilave edin ve hizlica karistirarak sert bir hamur elde edin. Helva yapar gibi dusuk ateste 5-6 dakika karistirarak pisirin. Hamuru genis bir kaseye alin ve sogumasini bekleyin. Sonra, icine irmik ve nisastayi ilave edin. Elinizle yogurarak yumurtalari teker teker kirin ve hamura yedirin. Ele yapisan krema kivaminda bir hamur elde edin.
Ucu tirtikli bir krema torbasina hamuru doldurun. Kizgin olmayan sivi yag ile doldurdugunuz kizartma tavasina hamurdan 3 cm uzunlugunda hamurlar sikip makasla keserek tavaya atin (yag soguk olmalidir ki, hamurlarin disi birden kizarip ici cig kalmasin). Orta ateste tavayi sallayarak hamurlarin kabarmasini bekleyin. Kabarinca atesi yukseltin ve hamurlarin her tarafini kizartin.
Kizaran hamurlari kagit havlu uzerine alin ve bekletmeden hemen soguk serbetin icine koyun.
Serbetin icinden alin ve servis tabagina alarak sade veya kaymak ile servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Creamy Biscuit Cake (Kremali Biskuvi Pastasi)

This delicious and easy cake recipe is from my mother and sister.

1 lb Petit Beurre or Social thin tea biscuits
16 oz (~460 gr) Whipped Topping, thawed
½ -1 cup any kind of sauce (syrup) you like (preferably strawberry or chocolate)
Crushed or ground pistachios/hazelnuts/almonds or any other nuts

Crumble the biscuits into the whipped cream and mix them to obtain an even mixture. You can use any shape of Pyrex dish or tray (square, rectangle or circular,…) you like. Place plastic wrap over the bottom of the tray and put the cake mixture in. Gently press over the mixture to fit the tray. Leave it in the fridge at least 3-4 hours, preferably 12 hours.

Take the cake out of fridge and turn it upside down over a serving plate. Pour the sauce (syrup) all over (I’ve used blackberry sauce). Then garnish the surface with any kind of nuts.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

Bu pasta annemle kardesimin yaptigi harika ve pratik bir tarif.

~450 gr Petit Beurre ya da cay biskuvisi

~460 gr krem santi/2 paket hazirlanmis krem santi, oda sicakliginda

½-1 su bardagi istediginiz tur pasta sosu (tercihen cilek ya da cikolata)

Ufalanmis ya da ogutulmus antep fistigi/findik/badem ya da diger kuruyemisler

Biskuvileri krem santinin icine kiriklayin ve guzelce karistirin.Pastanizin hangi sekilde olmasini isterseniz (yuvarlak, kare, dikdortgen,…) ona gore bir tepsi ya da kalip secin ve dibine plastik strec film serin. Uzerine tatlinizi koyun ve uzerinden hafifce bastirarak kalibin seklini almasini saglayin. En az 3-4 saat, tercihen 12 saat buzdolabinda bekletin.

Buzdolabindan cikarinca, pastanizi servis tabagina ters cevirin. Uzerine kullacaginiz sosu dokun (ben bogurtlen sosu kullandim). Sonra uzerini istediginiz sekilde ve istediginiz malzemeyle susleyin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Noah's Pudding (Asure)

2 ½ cup barley/wheat
½ cup kidney beans
½ cup chick peas
½ cup rice
6 cups sugar
½ cup raisins
½ cup dried apricots, washed and finely chopped
Skin of 2 orange, finely chopped
½ cup black currant
For garnish crushed walnuts, cinnamon and pine nuts

In the evening, wash wheat/barley and rice, then place them in a pot covered with 2 inch of water. Place raisins, dried apricots, chick peas and kidney beans in different bowls and cover them with of 2 inch water.
The next morning, wash the wheat/barley and rice and then drain. Place them in a pot, covered with 2 inch water and simmer it over low heat, till they are soft. Repeat the same procedure with chick peas, kidney beans, raisins and chopped orange skins in different pots.
Then stir in dried apricots, black currants and all the ingredients you cooked to the rice and wheat/barley. Stir occasionally with a wooden spoon. You can adjust the thickness with adding more hot water.
Finally stir in sugar and cook for 5-10 minutes. Transfer the Noah’s pudding in small bowls or cups. Then, garnish with pine nuts, crushed walnuts and cinnamon.
Keep Noah’s Pudding in the fridge.
ENJOY
P.S: You can also use canned kidney beans and chick peas.

Click for the History of Noah's Pudding

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TURKCE
2 ½ su bardagi asurelik bugday
1 cay bardagi kuru fasulye
1 cay bardagi nohut
1 cay bardagi pirinc
6 su bardagi seker
1 cay bardagi cekirdeksiz kuru uzum
½ su bardagi kuru kayisi, yikanip ufak dogranmis
2 adet portakal kabugu, ince kiyilmis
1 cay bardagi kus uzumu, washed
Suslemek icin cam fistigi, ceviz ici ve tarcin

Aksamdan bir tencereye pirinc ve bugdayi koyun ve yikayin. Uzerini kaplayip, 4 parmak gececek sekilde su koyun. Ayri bir yerde kuru uzum ve kayisiyi (dogranmis) uzerini gececek kadar su koyup, islatin. Nohut ve fasulyeyi de ayni sekilde ayri kaplarda islatin.
Ertesi sabah sisen bugday ve pirinci duru su cikana kadar yikayin ve suzun. Sonra uzerine 4 parmak gececek kadar su koyun ve orta ateste kaynatin. Kaynamaya baslayinca hafif atese alin ve bugdayla pirincler iyice yumusayana dek pisirin. Nohut ve fasulyeyi de ayri tencerelerde ayni sekilde su ilave ederek pisirin. Pistikten sonra kabuklari temizlenirse daha iyi olur. Uzum ve ince kiyilmis portakal kabuklarini da ayri yerlerde yumusayana dek haslayin.
Sonra haslanan malzemelerin hepsini, kus uzumu ve kayisilari pisen pirinc ve bugdayin icine ilave edin. Tahta kasikla ara sira karistirarak kaynatin. Suyu az gelirse biraz sicak su ilave edip, kivamini istediginiz gibi ayarlayabilirsiniz.
Son olarak sekeri ilave edin ve 5-10 dk daha kaynatin. Asureyi kaselere doldurun ve uzerini istediginiz sekilde tarcin, ceviz ici ve cam fistigi ile susleyin.

Asureyi buzdolabinda muhafaza edin.
AFIYET OLSUN
NOT:Nohut ve fasulyeleri konserve de kullanabilirsiniz.

Asurenin tarihi icin tiklayin

Ana Sayfaya Don

Tiramisu Bowl (Tiramisu Kasesi)

8 0z (~230 gr) Cream Cheese, softened
3 cups cold milk
2 pkg (3.4 oz each) vanilla/banana instant pudding
8 oz (~230 gr) Whipped Topping, thawed
48 nilla wafers
½ cup brewed strong coffee, cooled
2 square semi-sweet chocolate, grated
1 cup fresh, banana/ strawberry/raspberry

Beat cream cheese with a mixer till creamy. Then beat in milk and pudding mixes.Stir in 2 cups cool whip.

In a glass 2-1/2 qt bowl, line the wafers and drizzle with half of the coffee. Top with half of the pudding mixture and half of the chocolate on top. Then repeat the layers. On top, garnish with the remaining cool whip and fruits you like. Sprinkle the rest of chocolate and refrigerate for about 2 hours.

P.S: If your glass is not deep enough to make 2 layers, just make a single layer and garnish top. You can also arrange it into small bowls.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

230 gr Krem peynir, yumusamis

3 su bardagi soguk sut

2 paket instant muzlu/vanilyali puding ya da 1 paket normal puding

230 gr krem santi

48 tane nilla biskuvi ya da herhangi baska yuvarlak biskuvi

½ su bardagi kahve, sogutulmus

2 kare az sekerli cikolata, rendelenmis

1 su bardagi, muz/cilek/bogurtlen/ahududu

Mikser ile krem peyniri krema haline getirin ve sut ile hazir pudingi ilave edin. Eger toz puding kullanacaksaniz 3 su bardagi sut ile pudingi pisirin ve sogutun sonra ilave edin. Son olarak 2 su bardagi krem santi ilave edin ve karistirin.

1 ½ -2 lt lik bir dar uzun bir kasenin kenarlarina biskuvileri dizin ve uzerlerine kahvenin yarisini serpin. Puding karisiminin yarisini uzerine dokun ve uzerine cikolatanin yarisini serpin. Sonra ayni islemi tekrar yapip iki tabaka olusturun. Uzerine kalan cikolatayi serpin ve istediginiz meyve cesidiyle susleyin. Son olarak geri kalan krem santiyle susleyin ve buzdolabinda 2 saat kadar bekletin.

NOT: Eger kullandiginiz kase cok derin degilse sadece bir tabaka yapabilirsiniz. Ayni islemi kucuk kaseler kullanarak da yapabilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Toasted Bread Dessert (Etimek Tatlisi)

6 slices of bread, toasted/ 6-8 slices No Salt Toast Rusk
Syrup:
1 ½ cup water
1 cup sugar
Pudding:
½ cup sugar
2 ½ cups milk
2 tbsp flour, heaping
4 tbsp butter/margarine
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
Garnish:
Any kind of nuts, cinnamon, chocolate sauce, etc.

Place the toasted breads/ unsalted rusks in a Pyrex or oven tray. In a pot place the water and sugar, then boil them for a couple of minutes. Pour the syrup on toasted breads and let them cool.
In a pot place the butter/margarine and flour, the sauté till its color changes. Then add milk, sugar and simmer for 2-3 minutes over medium heat, stirring continuously. To obtain a smooth and even pudding, use a blender. Stir in the vanilla extract and beaten egg, and then turn the heat off. Pour the warm pudding over the cooled toasted breads evenly.
Leave the Toasted Bread Dessert in the fridge for 1-2 hours. Then serve it with any kind of nuts, cinnamon, chocolate sauce and etc. on top.
ENJOY

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6 dilim tost ekmegi, kizartilmis /6-8 tane tuzsuz etimek
Surup:
1 ½ su bardagi su
1 su bardagi seker
Krema:
½ su bardagi seker
2 ½ su bardagi sut
2 yemek kasigi un, tepeleme
4 yemek kasigi tereyagi/margarin
1 yumurta, cirpilmis
1 tatli kasigi vanilya ekstrakti/1 paket vanillin
Uzerine:
Ceviz, findik, antep fistigi, tarcin, cikolata sosu ve benzerleri

Bir tepsiye etimekleri/kizarmis ekmek dilimlerini dizin. Bir tencerede seker ve suyu kaynatin ve etimeklerin uzerine dokun.
Baska bir tencerede un ile tereyagi/margarini eritip, unun rengi hafif degisene kadar kavurun. Sonra sut ve sekeri ilave edin ve orta ateste surekli karistirarak kaynatin. Eger un parcaciklari sutun icinde dagilmadiysa blendir ile karistirip puruzsuz hale getirin. Bir kac dakika pisirin ve vanilya ile cirpilmis yumurtayi ilave edip ocagin altini kapatin. Sicak kremayi sogumus etimeklerin uzerine esit sekilde yayin.
Sogumasi icin 1-2 saat buzdolabinda bekletin. Etimek Tatlisinin uzerine ceviz, findik, tarcin, cikolata sosu ya da benzerlerini koyarak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Yogurt Dessert (Yogurt Tatlisi)

3 eggs
½ cup sugar
1 ½ cup yogurt
2 tbsp butter, melted
1½ cup flour
1 ½ cup semolina / flour
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp vanilla extract
Syrup
2½-3 cup sugar
3-4 cup water
1 tsp lemon juice

Garnish: nut/coconut pieces

In a pot place the water and sugar. Leave it to simmer for 4-5 minutes, make sure the sugar dissolves. Add the lemon juice in it and leave it to cool.
In a bowl mix all the main ingredients with a mixer for 3-4 minutes.
Grease the Pyrex dish and pour the mixture in it.
Preheat the oven to 360-370 F (170-180 C) and bake for 35-40 minutes, until it turns golden brown.
When you take the cake out of the oven pour the cooled syrup immediately on it. Make sure the cake should be hot, and the syrup should be cool. Then let the cake absorb the syrup. When the yogurt dessert cools, you can serve it.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
3 yumurta
1 cay bardagi seker
3 cay bardagi yogurt
50 gr (2 yemek kasigi) margarine, erimis
3 cay bardagi un
3 cay bardagi irmik / un
1 paket kabartma tozu/ 1 cay kasigi
1 paket vanilin / 1 cay kasigi vanilya ekstrakti
Surup

2½-3 su bardagi seker

3-4 su bardagi su

1 tatli kasigi limon suyu

Suslemek icin: ceviz/hindistan cevizi/antep fistigi parcaciklari

Bir tencereye su ve sekeri koyun. Sekerin erimsei icin karistirin ve 4-5 dakika surubu kaynatin. 1 tatli kasigi limon suyunu ilave edin. Sogumaya birakin.
Derin bir kasede butun ana malzemeleri bir mikser ile 4-5 dakika cirpin.
Borcam ya da herhangi bir tepsiyi yaglayin ve karisimi uzerine dokun.
Onceden isitilmis 170-180 C (360-370 F) firinda 35-40 dakika, uzeri kizarana dek pisirin.
Tepsiyi firindan cikarir cikarmaz soguk surubu uzerine dokun. Yogurt tatlisinin keki sicak surub ise soguk olmalidir. Sonra kekin surubu absorbe etmesi icin bekleyin ve tatliniz soguyunca servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Rolled Fruit Cake (Rulo Pasta)

4 eggs
½ tsp baking powder
10 tbsp sugar
8 tbsp flour (white, all purpose, sifted)
½ tsp vanilla extract
Coating and garnish:
Whipped cream
Strawberry or any kind of fruit preserve
1 ½ banana
1 kiwi fruit, sliced
6-8 strawberry or red grapes, cut in halves
Pine apple, chunked
(Fruits are optional, you can use all types of fresh or canned fruits)

Place 10 tbsp sugar and egg yolks in a deep bowl and whisk with a mixer. In a different container mix the baking powder and flour. In another bowl, mix the egg whites until they form white foam and add them to the sugar-egg yolk mixture. Then, slowly add the flour-baking powder mixture and vanilla extract. Mix for 3-4 minutes.
Pour the mixture on a baking tray with a baking sheet (the mixture seems too little, but do not worry, spread it all over the tray with a spoon). Preheat the oven to 335 F (170 C) and bake until the cake turns to golden brown (This will happen too fast so do not leave the cake inside the oven). With the help of the baking sheet, roll the cake up immediately after you take it out from the oven. Place a damp towel or cloth on the surface of the rolled cake and let it cool for 15 minutes (The cake will torn if you roll it up too tight).
When the cake cooled, open it carefully and spread the jam or marmalade inside. Then place the whole and a half banana inside. Also spread some whipped cream and roll it up.
Spread whipped cream on the surface evenly and garnish with the fruit slices.
Leave the cake at the fridge for 2-3 hours.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
4 yumurta
1 cay kasigi kabartma tozu
10 yemek kasigi seker
8 yemek kasigi un (elenmis)
1 cay kasigi vanilya ekstresi
Krema ve susleme:
1 paket krem santi
Cilek ya da herhangi bir meyve receli/marmeladi
1 ½ muz
1 kivi, halka halka dilimlenmis
6-8 tane cilek ya da uzum, yariya bolunmus
Ananas, dilimlenmis
(istediginiz cesitte taze ya da konserve meyve kullanabilirsiniz)

Pandispanya icin derin bir kapta; 10 yemek kaşığı toz şeker ile 4 yumurtanın sarısını mikserle çırpın. Ayrı bir kapta 8 yemek kaşığı un ile kabartma tozunu karıştırın. Bir başka kapta 4 yumurtanın beyazını köpükler oluşana kadar çırpın. Yumurta beyazlarını şekerli yumurta sarılarına yavaş yavaş ilave edin. Unu ve vanilya ekstresini de azar azar ekleyerek yavaşça çırpın (3-4 dakika).
Karışımı yağlı kağıt serilmiş bir tepsiye yayın. (karışım çok azmış gibi gelebilir ama merak etmeyin bir yemek kaşığı yardımıyla yağlı kağıdın tamamına karışımı yayın.) Onceden ısıtılmış 170C (335 F) fırında kekin üzeri pembelesene kadar pişirin. (Bu işlem kısa sürede olduğu için keki bırakıp gitmeyin). Kek pişince fırından çıkarıp hala sıcakken yağlı kağıt yardımıyla gevşek bir rulo yapın ve sardığınız yağlı kağıdın üzerine ıslak bir mutfak bezi yayarak keki dinlendirin (Cok sıkı sararsanız kek yırtılır).
Pandispanya sogudugu zaman dikkatlica acin ve icine kullacaginiz recel ya da marmeladi esit sekilde yayin. 1½ muzu rulonun boyuna gore yerlestirin ve krem santiden bir miktar icine yayip, dikkatlica sarin. Uzerine geriye kalan krem santiyi yayin ve elinizdeki cesitli meyve dilimleriyle susleyin.Pastanizi buzdolabinda 2-3 saat bekletin.
AFIYET OLSUN!