Baking pie from scratch will test your patience. The pie dough is refrigerated overnight, the cherries are halved, pitted and macerated with sugar, the assembled pie is chilled in the fridge then baked for over an hour for an ultra flaky and fantastically browned finished. And finally – just when you thought that you were
Arabic Sweets
Sfouf (Semolina Anise Tea Cake)
Sfouf is by far one of my favorite Lebanese desserts. It’s a moist cake characterized by its intense yellow color from the turmeric spice. It is made from semolina, flour, oil, sugar, and aniseed which gives it a distinctively awesome taste. Some people say it has a “magical” taste – and hey, I don’t disagree.
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Cupcakes and Muffins
Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
I had a red velvet craze a few months ago when they got trendy (everywhere). I used to read blogs and look at pictures of red velvet cupcakes trying to imagine what these insanely red-colored cakes would taste like. I decided to bake a batch for my friend’s birthday because I was falling in love
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Chocolate
Chocolate Chip Brownies
I’m very excited to write my first post on my blog that I named after my favorite chocolate treat! I baked and tested several brownie recipes and this is my favorite go-to brownies recipe. They’re very dense and moist in texture and the chocolate chips really melt in your mouth, especially when they are warm