Category: Sweet
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Perfect Cinnamon Rolls
This has somehow become my favourite bun to make and at the same time it has become a hit amongst my friends and family. I have tried a few recipes so far but once I tried this one it was so good I decided that I had no choice but to stick with it. Everyone […]
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Tahini Cookies ~ Κουλουράκια με Ταχίνι
Tahini is one of my favourite condiments that I love eating on its own on a piece of bread as much as use it as an ingredient in recipes. I prefer it to nutella (which I find extremely sweet), jam and marmalade and I even use it as a topping for pancakes and crepes .The […]
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Geometry of Baking or Trigona Panoramatos ~ Τρίγωνα Πανοράματος
One of the delicacies of my hometown, Thessaloniki, are these filo triangles filled with cream. You can mostly find them in Thessaloniki. Only some patisseries in the rest of Greece make them but they are not as good as the original ones. The difference is in the cream which has a very unique and smooth […]
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Vanilla and Chocolate Cream Eclairs
I love challenges and when my work and everything else is under control I indulge myself in getting challenged in baking. I was in between making eclairs or baked Alaskas since they are considered two of the most difficult desserts. I asked a few friends for what they would prefer and most of them went […]
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Cheese and Cream Pies ~ Τιροπιτάκια και Μπουγατσίνια με Κρέμα
Nothing is better than a nice warm breakfast that does not just include your typical bread and cheese or a type of spread. Ideally I prefer to have fruit first thing in the morning but sometimes I like to treat myself with something more. (If my family reads the last sentence they will define something […]
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Sticky Toffee Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Icing
A few weeks back I was invited to a friend’s house for dinner. As I didn’t have time to bake a dessert a bought a sticky toffee pudding from the bakery. The pudding didn’t have any caramel sauce on top so I decided to at least make that. As I was browsing through sauce recipes […]
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New York Style Cheesecake
Cheesecake is the dessert I used to make a lot when I was younger. Giotis was the first Greek brand to offer boxes containing semi-made ingredients and recipes for cakes and cheesecakes. A similar international brand is Betty Crocker. As a teenage girl it was exciting to bake something in just 15 minutes and succeed in it without any […]
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