Sweet treats
Rulouri cu fistic, caramel și cremă de brânză
Rulouri pufoase cu scorțișoară, fistic, caramel și cremă de brânză. Rețetă clasică și adaptare Thermomix TM6.
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Sweet treats
Conuri de brad din ciocolată – trufe fără coacere
Trufe de ciocolată în formă de conuri de brad, cu biscuiți, cremă vegetală și fulgi de porumb. Rețetă fără coacere, clasică și Thermomix TM6/TM7.
Sweet treats
Plăcinte subțiri (thin crêpes)
Delicate crêpes, served with homemade fruit preserve.
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Mălai (cornbread cake)
A rustic cake made with cornmeal and soured milk, baked in a tin.
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Walnut sticks
Crumbly walnut biscuits, shaped into little sticks.
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Papanași (boiled cottage cheese dumplings), Transylvanian style
In Transylvania, papanași (cheese dumplings) are often boiled rather than fried: soft inside, with semolina in the mixture and a coating of golden breadcrumbs toasted in butter. They are best warm, with sour cream and a spoonful of preserve.
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Transylvanian cornulețe with lard and sour cream
Tender cornulețe (crescent biscuits) made with lard and sour cream, filled with plum butter and, if you like, walnuts. A homemade version in the Transylvanian style.
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Tender fresh cheese dumplings with poppy seeds and blueberries
Smooth fresh cheese, a delicate coating of poppy seeds and a few blueberries hidden in the middle. The dumplings cook quickly and are served warm, with sour cream and berry sauce.
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Pumpkin cinnamon rolls
A soft dough, golden from the pumpkin, a cinnamon swirl and a cream cheese icing. An autumn dessert worth making without rushing.
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Honey gingerbread
Spiced honey gingerbread made from a dough that rests for 24 hours in the fridge.
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Poured apple cake
A cake with two layers of fluffy batter and a cinnamon apple filling. The semolina soaks up the juice from the apples; cut the cake into portions once it has cooled.
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Poured cake with cottage cheese
A cake with two layers of batter and a generous cottage cheese filling, flavoured with vanilla.
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Apple cake with short pastry
Cake with grated apples between two sheets of short pastry made with lard, topped with a layer of lightly browned egg white.
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Pudding cream cake
A light sponge, cut in two and filled with a pudding and butter cream. Vanilla or caramel, as you like.
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Cottage cheese cake
A cake without pastry layers, made with cottage cheese, full-fat sour cream and butter, flavoured with vanilla and lemon zest.
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Baked apples with honey and walnuts
Apples baked until tender, with walnuts and a little honey. A warm dessert that tastes of autumn, made with ingredients you already have to hand.
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Sweet cornbread with cottage cheese and sour cream
Sweet cornbread made with milk and cottage cheese, topped with a layer of sour cream at the end of baking.
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Fluffy milk doughnuts
Yeasted doughnuts made with milk, butter and vanilla, cut out of the dough and fried until golden.
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Lenten yeast doughnuts
Lenten (plant-based) doughnuts made with a water-based dough and flavoured with vanilla, lemon and orange. No milk, butter or eggs.
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Cottage cheese doughnuts
Small cottage cheese doughnuts with cinnamon, fried golden in oil and dusted with sugar. You portion the dough with a teaspoon, with no rolling out or cutting.
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Crème caramel
A smooth vanilla custard with caramel syrup, baked slowly in a water bath. A family dessert, best served cold.
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Colivă with pearled wheat and walnuts
Colivă (sweet boiled-grain memorial dish): well-cooked pearled wheat, ground walnuts and a hint of lemon. A traditional recipe, made without rushing and simply decorated.
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Crêpes — a simple recipe, thin and tender
Thin, tender crêpes made with milk and butter, good for sweet or savoury fillings.
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Lenten crêpes with sparkling mineral water
Lenten (plant-based) crêpes made with sparkling mineral water, without eggs or milk. Serve them with sweet or savoury fillings, as you like.
November
In season now
What is fresh at the market this month, and the recipes we use it in.
apples 17pears 2quinces 3pumpkin 6cauliflower 2broccoli 8cabbage 3beetroot 2carrots 39celeriac 14walnuts 5potatoes 28citrus 33kale 2
Side dishes
Roasted autumn vegetables with goat's feta
Roasted beetroot, potatoes, celeriac, onion and peppers, with goat's feta and a mustard, honey and lemon dressing. Classic recipe and Thermomix TM6/TM7.
Drinks
Beetroot, carrot, apple and orange juice with honey
Beetroot, carrot, apple and orange juice, sweetened with honey. The mixture is concentrated, so you dilute it with water to taste when serving.
Soups and sour soups
Sweet potato, lentil and turmeric soup
A nourishing soup with roasted sweet potato, lentils, chickpeas, spinach and pumpkin seeds. A recipe for four servings, in a classic and a Thermomix TM6 version.
Soups and sour soups
Roasted cauliflower soup with chickpeas and turmeric
A golden soup with roasted cauliflower, chickpeas, spinach, turmeric and pumpkin seeds. Classic version and Thermomix TM6 adaptation.
Soups and sour soups
Greek-style chicken ciorbă
Chicken ciorbă (Romanian sour soup) with root vegetables and rice, thickened with egg yolk, milk and sour cream. Lemon juice gives it its tangy taste, while lovage and parsley add freshness.
Soups and sour soups
Minestrone with kale, beans and Parmesan
Italian minestrone with small pasta, cannellini beans, courgette, kale and Parmesan. A hearty soup, ready in about 40 minutes.
Soups and sour soups
Lentil soup with Italian sausage and pesto
A filling soup with green lentils, Italian sausage, tomatoes, kale and basil pesto, with steps for the classic method and the Thermomix TM6.
Breakfast
Fruit and almonds
Apple, orange and almonds: a plant-based snack you can portion out in advance.