Wednesday, February 11, 2015

KREMALI TART KEK


TART CAKE WITH PUDDING

This delicious cake recipe is one of Nigar's recipes. 
I visited her last weekend. She was very welcoming and kind as always.Thank you my dear friend.

Ingredients:

Cake:
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup of granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup of regular milk
  • 1/2 cup of vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp. of cocoa powder
  • 1 packet vanilla sugar
  • 1 tsp of baking powder
  • 1 cup of flour
Pudding:
  • 1 cup of regular milk
  • 2 tbsp of all purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp. of granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp of butter
  • 8 oz. cool whip

 Preheat the oven to 350F.
Sift flour, cocoa powder, vanilla sugar, and baking powder together in a bowl.
Whisk eggs and sugar in another large mixing bowl until it gets creamy. Gradually add milk, vegetable oil whisking consistently.
Add sifted flour,
cocoa powder,vanilla sugar, and baking powder to the bowl and whisk  thoroughly.
Pour this mixture to a 11" non-stick tart pan and bake it for 25-35 minutes. Check the cake by inserting a toothpick into the center. The toothpick will come out clean when the cake is done.

In a large sauce pan, take flour, milk and for the pudding and whisk. Add 1 cup of milk and turn the heat on high. Stir constantly until it starts to bubble. Turn the heat off. Add butter and sugar and whisk it. Set aside until it is in room temperature. Add cool whip to the pudding and whisk it until it is smooth.

Spread the pudding on to the cooled cake and flatten the surface. Decorate it with some cocoa powder and pistachio.
Take it in the refrigerator at least for an hour before serving.


Thursday, February 5, 2015

UNSUZ PATATES TARTI


FLOURLESS POTATO TART

Ingredients:
  • 6 medium boiled potatoes
  • 1+1/2 cup of crumbled feta cheese
  • 2/3 cup of whole milk
  • 1/3 cup of olive oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 bunch of fresh dill (chopped ) or 1 tbsp. of dried dill
  • salt to taste
Preheat the oven to 375 F.
Grate the boiled potatoes.
Take eggs, milk and olive oil in a mixing bowl and whisk it. Add  grated potatoes, feta cheese,chopped dill and salt. Stir with a spatula.
Grease 12" baking dish with butter.
Take the mixture into the baking dish and flatten the surface of the mixture.
Bake it around 45 minutes or it is golden.
Enjoy...





Thursday, January 29, 2015

PANCARLI BULGUR SALATASI

 
 
 
 
 BULGUR SALAD WITH BEET ROOT

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup of coarse bulgur
  • 1 large beet root
  • 2 cups of boiling water
  • 1 bunch of parsley (chopped )
  • 1bunch of green onion (chopped )
  • 4 tbsp. of extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp. of sumac
  • 1 tbsp. of pomegranate molasses
  • juice of a lemon
  • salt to taste

Wash, peel and grate the beet root. Take it in a sauce pan. Add boiling water and bulgur. Bring it to a boil. Put the lid on. Simmer it until the bulgur is cooked. Set aside until it is cool. Take the cooked bulgur in a large mixing bowl. Add chopped parsley, green onion, olive oil, sumac, pomegranate molasses, lemon juice and salt. Toss it and take it in a serving bowl.