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RecipeApple-and-Raisin-Stuffed Pogaca Rolls
While savory rolls are delicious with dinner, sweet ones make a lovely dessert or breakfast treat. This one will remind you of apple pie. Note that there are two sets of…
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RecipeApricot & Pistachio Baklava with Orange-Cardamom Syrup
This variation of the classic baklava injects a tart, citrusy note into the sweet, flaky layers.
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RecipeDate-and-Walnut-Filled Cookies (Koloocheh)
These butter cookies are unmistakably Middle Eastern; Persian Jews make them at Purim, while Arabic Christians eat a similar cookie at Easter, as do Muslims during various Eid celebrations. The…
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RecipeOrange and Hazelnut Cake with Orange Flower Syrup
This is a wheat-free cake, very light and fluffy, soaked in a zesty syrup. Cakes are not as popular as filo pastries in the Eastern Mediterranean, but this is a…
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RecipeDukka Goat-Cheese Cheesecake
Dukka is an Egyptian spice mixture, often used as a dip for flatbreads--first into olive oil, then into this heady, fragrant blend. This cheesecake recipe takes advantage of its unusual,…
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RecipeHoney and Tahini Ganache with Toasted Sesame Seeds
Sesame seeds, when lightly toasted, complement chocolate incredibly well and add an amazing light, open texture to it. The addition of tahini (roasted sesame paste) intensifies the complexities and flavors…
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RecipePistachio Phyllo Bites
Reminiscent of baklava, these treats are ready in minutes. A perfect sweet bite to cap off a meal, they look especially pretty garnished with a bright green raw pistachio.
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RecipeOrange & Almond Cake
When you see that you have to boil oranges for 2 hours to make this recipe from Middle Eastern cookbook author Claudia Roden, you may be tempted to thumb to…
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RecipeChocolate Cardamom Bundt Cake
The addition of ground cardamom and instant espresso to this chocolate cake calls to mind the tradition of cardamom coffee practiced throughout the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Cardamom’s floral…
