Cross-Cultural Desserts
Here you'll find recipes for desserts that easily can fit into any Eastern European cuisine.
Chocolate Doberge Cake Recipe
Doberge cake is actually a riff on Hungarian Dobos Torte and is considered THE birthday cake in New Orleans. It comes in many flavors.
Doberge cake is actually a riff on Hungarian Dobos Torte and is considered THE birthday cake in New Orleans. It comes in many flavors.
Lemon Doberge Cake Recipe
Doberge cake is actually a riff on Hungarian Dobos Torte and is considered THE birthday cake in New Orleans.
Doberge cake is actually a riff on Hungarian Dobos Torte and is considered THE birthday cake in New Orleans.
Fig Jam Recipe
Eastern Europeans love figs in every conceivable form, including jam. This recipe is from "Dam Good Sweet" by David Guas & Raquel Pelzel (The Taunton Press, 2009).
Eastern Europeans love figs in every conceivable form, including jam. This recipe is from "Dam Good Sweet" by David Guas & Raquel Pelzel (The Taunton Press, 2009).
Rum and Pecan Spice Cake Recipe
This recipe for rum and pecan spice cake is adapted from one by chef John Folse of Chef John Folse & Co., Gonzales, La.
This recipe for rum and pecan spice cake is adapted from one by chef John Folse of Chef John Folse & Co., Gonzales, La.
Lemon Tart Recipe
Lemon tart is an all-time classic recipe that can be made year-round.
Lemon tart is an all-time classic recipe that can be made year-round.
Pumpkin Custard Recipe
This recipe for custard is baked in a pumpkin. To serve, the flesh of the pumpkin along with the custard is scooped into a bowl.
This recipe for custard is baked in a pumpkin. To serve, the flesh of the pumpkin along with the custard is scooped into a bowl.
Lard-Butter-Vinegar Pastry Crust Recipe
This pastry crust combines lard, butter and vinegar for an incredibly flaky crust.
This pastry crust combines lard, butter and vinegar for an incredibly flaky crust.
Green Tomato Bread Recipe
This quickbread recipe is a great way to use green tomatoes before a frost sets in.
This quickbread recipe is a great way to use green tomatoes before a frost sets in.
Double Chocolate Cookies Recipe
This double chocolate cookie recipe uses cocoa nibs and / or chocolate-covered espresso beans for its power-packed chocolate flavor.
This double chocolate cookie recipe uses cocoa nibs and / or chocolate-covered espresso beans for its power-packed chocolate flavor.
Vanilla Pastry Cream Recipe
This recipe for vanilla pastry cream is the base for many decadent desserts including Hungarian somloi galuska and vanilla charlotte.
This recipe for vanilla pastry cream is the base for many decadent desserts including Hungarian somloi galuska and vanilla charlotte.
Berry and Buttermilk Tart Recipe
This berry and buttermilk tart recipe combines two ingredients Eastern Europeans love -- seasonal berries and buttermilk.
This berry and buttermilk tart recipe combines two ingredients Eastern Europeans love -- seasonal berries and buttermilk.
Blackberry Noodle Pudding Recipe - Blackberry Noodle Kugel
This sweet blackberry noodle pudding or noodle kugel is a common dessert throughout Eastern Europe.
This sweet blackberry noodle pudding or noodle kugel is a common dessert throughout Eastern Europe.
Top Picnic Dessert Recipes
The perfect ending to a picnic meal is usually watermelon, but for those who like something more substantial, consider these top picnic dessert recipes.
The perfect ending to a picnic meal is usually watermelon, but for those who like something more substantial, consider these top picnic dessert recipes.
Fruit Tart Recipe with Nut Crust
This fruit tart recipe has a nut crust and a no-bake filling crowned with seasonal, glazed fruits.
This fruit tart recipe has a nut crust and a no-bake filling crowned with seasonal, glazed fruits.
Goat Cheese Cake with Slow-Cooked Quince
This recipe from Gale Gand can be served as an appetizer or dessert.
This recipe from Gale Gand can be served as an appetizer or dessert.
Quick Pear Streusel Coffee Cake Recipe
This pear streusel coffee cake recipe is from "Gale Gand's Brunch!" and it's easy to make.
This pear streusel coffee cake recipe is from "Gale Gand's Brunch!" and it's easy to make.
Jewish Rugelach Recipe
This recipe for Jewish rugelach is made with a cream cheese dough.
This recipe for Jewish rugelach is made with a cream cheese dough.
Jewish Mandelbrot Recipe
Mandelbrot, literally almond bread, is a twice-baked cooking similar to Italian biscotti.
Mandelbrot, literally almond bread, is a twice-baked cooking similar to Italian biscotti.
Jewish Hamantaschen Cookies Recipe
Hamantaschen cookies are shaped like a three-cornered hat and filled with apricot, prune or poppyseed filling.
Hamantaschen cookies are shaped like a three-cornered hat and filled with apricot, prune or poppyseed filling.
Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe
This flourless chocolate cake recipe is suitable for Passover.
This flourless chocolate cake recipe is suitable for Passover.
Cheese Babka Recipe #2
Jewish cheese babka is made in a loaf pan instead of the fluted pan Poles use.
Jewish cheese babka is made in a loaf pan instead of the fluted pan Poles use.
Jewish Chocolate Babka Recipe
This recipe for Jewish chocolate babka is baked in a loaf pan instead of the swirled tube pan that Poles bake theirs in.
This recipe for Jewish chocolate babka is baked in a loaf pan instead of the swirled tube pan that Poles bake theirs in.
Jewish Cinnamon Babka Recipe
Jewish cinnamon babka is made in a loaf pan instead of the fluted pan Poles use.
Jewish cinnamon babka is made in a loaf pan instead of the fluted pan Poles use.
Jewish Almond Babka Recipe
Jewish almond babka is made in a loaf pan instead of the fluted pan Poles use.
Jewish almond babka is made in a loaf pan instead of the fluted pan Poles use.
Easter Molded Cheese Dessert Recipe - Paska
This recipe for Easter molded cheese dessert is common among Russians, Ukrainians, Lithuanians and other Eastern Europeans. It is known variously as paska or paskha.
This recipe for Easter molded cheese dessert is common among Russians, Ukrainians, Lithuanians and other Eastern Europeans. It is known variously as paska or paskha.
Easter Lamb Cake Recipe
This Easter lamb cake recipe is made in a cast-iron mold.
This Easter lamb cake recipe is made in a cast-iron mold.
Easter Babka Recipe
This Easter babka recipe is a favorite among Poles, Russians and other Eastern Europeans.
This Easter babka recipe is a favorite among Poles, Russians and other Eastern Europeans.
Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
This recipe for cream cheese frosting uses butter, cream cheese and confectioners' sugar.
This recipe for cream cheese frosting uses butter, cream cheese and confectioners' sugar.
Easy Raspberry Sauce Recipe
This easy raspberry sauce recipe requires only one ingredient -- frozen raspberries in syrup.
This easy raspberry sauce recipe requires only one ingredient -- frozen raspberries in syrup.
Easy Vanilla Custard Sauce Recipe
This recipe for easy vanilla custard sauce takes much less time because cornstarch speeds up the thickening process.
This recipe for easy vanilla custard sauce takes much less time because cornstarch speeds up the thickening process.
Easy Fondant Icing Recipe
This easy fondant icing recipe is designed for pouring, not rolling, over things like tortes and petit fours.
This easy fondant icing recipe is designed for pouring, not rolling, over things like tortes and petit fours.
A Mere Trifle, er, Truffle
Chocolate truffles are delicious candies that are easy to make at home.
Chocolate truffles are delicious candies that are easy to make at home.
Easy Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries
These chocolate-dipped strawberries are easy because they only require two ingredients -- strawberries and coating chocolate -- and the chocolate doesn't have to be tempered.
These chocolate-dipped strawberries are easy because they only require two ingredients -- strawberries and coating chocolate -- and the chocolate doesn't have to be tempered.
Easy Chocolate Mocha Truffles Recipe
This recipe for easy chocolate mocha truffles requires only three ingredients.
This recipe for easy chocolate mocha truffles requires only three ingredients.
Easy Chocolate Mousse Recipe
This chocolate mousse recipe is simple to make and virtually foolproof.
This chocolate mousse recipe is simple to make and virtually foolproof.
Cream Cheese Bread Pudding Recipe
Make bread pudding with leftover fruitcake, raisin bread or egg twist and cream cheese.
Make bread pudding with leftover fruitcake, raisin bread or egg twist and cream cheese.
Economical Butter Crunch Cookies Recipe
This butter crunch cookie recipe uses corn flakes in place of costly nuts and is safe for those with nut allergies.
This butter crunch cookie recipe uses corn flakes in place of costly nuts and is safe for those with nut allergies.
Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Gingerbread
I know of few other baking aromas more evocative of Christmas than gingerbread. When the spices begin to perfume the air, I'm time warped back to my grandmother's steamy kitchen as she baked pierniczki in the shape of Swiety Mikolaj to give us along with our ration of oranges and nuts on Dec. 6, St. Nicholas Day. Enjoy this collection of gingerbread recipes, tips and memories.
I know of few other baking aromas more evocative of Christmas than gingerbread. When the spices begin to perfume the air, I'm time warped back to my grandmother's steamy kitchen as she baked pierniczki in the shape of Swiety Mikolaj to give us along with our ration of oranges and nuts on Dec. 6, St. Nicholas Day. Enjoy this collection of gingerbread recipes, tips and memories.
How to Make a Gingerbread House
Making a gingerbread house isn't as difficult as it might seem. If you have the right recipes and the right techniques, it's a snap.
Making a gingerbread house isn't as difficult as it might seem. If you have the right recipes and the right techniques, it's a snap.
The History of Gingerbread
The origins of gingerbread are said to date to the ancient Greeks and Egyptians.
The origins of gingerbread are said to date to the ancient Greeks and Egyptians.
Gingerbread House Dough Recipe
This gingerbread house dough recipe, while edible, is not meant to be eaten. It is firm and sturdy enough to support decorations.
This gingerbread house dough recipe, while edible, is not meant to be eaten. It is firm and sturdy enough to support decorations.
Easy Gingerbread House and Cookie Dough Recipe
This easy gingerbread house and cookie dough recipe uses a cake mix.
This easy gingerbread house and cookie dough recipe uses a cake mix.
Betty Crocker Gingerbread Cookie Mix: A Review
This is a review of Betty Crocker's limited edition Gingerbread Cookie Mix.
This is a review of Betty Crocker's limited edition Gingerbread Cookie Mix.
How to Roll and Cut Gingerbread House Dough
Gingerbread houses are easy to assemble if you don't distort the pieces when baking. Here's how.
Gingerbread houses are easy to assemble if you don't distort the pieces when baking. Here's how.
How to Assemble a Gingerbread House
Follow these step-by-step instructions for assembling a gingerbread house.
Follow these step-by-step instructions for assembling a gingerbread house.
How to Decorate a Gingerbread House
Decorate a gingerbread house as fancifully as you wish or keep it simple and elegant.
Decorate a gingerbread house as fancifully as you wish or keep it simple and elegant.
Gingerbread House Memories Part 1
Gingerbread houses can be fun to make and easier than one might think if you follow some simple rules. Learn from my experience and disasters.
Gingerbread houses can be fun to make and easier than one might think if you follow some simple rules. Learn from my experience and disasters.
Gingerbread House Memories Part 2
Gingerbread houses can be fun to make and easier than one might think if you follow some simple rules. Learn from my experience and disasters.
Gingerbread houses can be fun to make and easier than one might think if you follow some simple rules. Learn from my experience and disasters.
Royal Icing Recipe - The Glue That Holds a Gingerbread House Together
Royal icing is the mortar that holds a gingerbread house together.
Royal icing is the mortar that holds a gingerbread house together.
How to Fill a Pastry Bag
Using a plastic pastry coupler and ring makes switching tips so much easier.
Using a plastic pastry coupler and ring makes switching tips so much easier.
A Gallery of Gingerbread House Pictures
Gingerbread houses have a universal appeal and are perfect for Christmas, but they are appropriate for any celebration and make wonderful centerpieces.
Gingerbread houses have a universal appeal and are perfect for Christmas, but they are appropriate for any celebration and make wonderful centerpieces.
How to Make Traditional Nutroll
Making nutroll the Old World way is a dying art. But church-affiliated women's guilds across the country keep the tradition alive and well. They are constantly in search of the next group of ladies who will take up the baton when they are gone. Men are welcome, too!
Making nutroll the Old World way is a dying art. But church-affiliated women's guilds across the country keep the tradition alive and well. They are constantly in search of the next group of ladies who will take up the baton when they are gone. Men are welcome, too!
Double Crust 10-Inch Pie Dough
This pie crust makes enough dough for a 10-inch double crust pie.
This pie crust makes enough dough for a 10-inch double crust pie.
Double-Crust 10-inch Sweet Pastry Dough
Sweet double-crust pastry dough is perfect for rustic Eastern European tarts and desserts.
Sweet double-crust pastry dough is perfect for rustic Eastern European tarts and desserts.
Pumpkin-Sauerkraut Muffins Recipe
This Pumpkin Sauerkraut Muffin recipe is a moist breakfast treat or dessert.
This Pumpkin Sauerkraut Muffin recipe is a moist breakfast treat or dessert.
Russian Tea Cakes Recipe
Russian tea cakes are actually cookies and are popular among Eastern Europeans.
Russian tea cakes are actually cookies and are popular among Eastern Europeans.
Eastern European Roszke Cookies Recipe
Roszke are flaky crescent-shaped cookies that can be filled with a walnut or fruit filling.
Roszke are flaky crescent-shaped cookies that can be filled with a walnut or fruit filling.
Apricot Dessert Bars Recipe
This dessert recipe for Apricot Bars is a showcase for apricots, a fruit loved by Eastern Europeans.
This dessert recipe for Apricot Bars is a showcase for apricots, a fruit loved by Eastern Europeans.
Honey-Dipped Cookies Recipe
Honey-dipped cookies are popular throughout the Balkans in Eastern Europe.
Honey-dipped cookies are popular throughout the Balkans in Eastern Europe.
Kolachky Recipe
Kolachky, another name for kolaczki, are flaky pastries filled with fruit, poppyseed, almond or cheese.
Kolachky, another name for kolaczki, are flaky pastries filled with fruit, poppyseed, almond or cheese.
Brandied Fruit
Enjoy the taste of summer year-round by preserving fruits in brandy. Brandied fruit is delicious on ice cream or pound cake.
Enjoy the taste of summer year-round by preserving fruits in brandy. Brandied fruit is delicious on ice cream or pound cake.
Blueberry Sauce Recipe
Blueberry sauce is delicious on cakes, ice cream, pancakes, even with game meats like venison.
Blueberry sauce is delicious on cakes, ice cream, pancakes, even with game meats like venison.
Eastern European Blueberry-Almond Cake Recipe
Blueberry Almond Sour Cream Cake recipe uses three ingredients beloved by Eastern Europeans.
Blueberry Almond Sour Cream Cake recipe uses three ingredients beloved by Eastern Europeans.
Blueberry Dumpling Dessert
Blueberry dumpling dessert has a sweet biscuit topping similar to the savory type used on stews and is similar to a fruit cobbler.
Blueberry dumpling dessert has a sweet biscuit topping similar to the savory type used on stews and is similar to a fruit cobbler.
Blueberry Summer Pudding
Summer puddings are popular across the board in Eastern Europe including Britain. They make good use of leftover bread and ripe fruits.
Summer puddings are popular across the board in Eastern Europe including Britain. They make good use of leftover bread and ripe fruits.
Mixed Berry Summer Pudding
Summer puddings make good use of stale bread and summer's bounty of fruit.
Summer puddings make good use of stale bread and summer's bounty of fruit.
Peach Dumpling Dessert
Peach dumpling dessert has a sweet biscuit topping similar to the savory type used on stews and is similar to a fruit cobbler.
Peach dumpling dessert has a sweet biscuit topping similar to the savory type used on stews and is similar to a fruit cobbler.
Pickled Peaches Recipe
Pickled Peaches are perfect as a condiment/side dish or a dessert year-round.
Pickled Peaches are perfect as a condiment/side dish or a dessert year-round.
Peach Pie Recipe
This Peach Pie recipe is a delicious way to use an abundance of fresh peaches.
This Peach Pie recipe is a delicious way to use an abundance of fresh peaches.
Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie
Strawberry-rhubarb pie is a great way to use an abundance of rhubarb in the spring and early strawberries.
Strawberry-rhubarb pie is a great way to use an abundance of rhubarb in the spring and early strawberries.
Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie with Almond-Filled Crust
Strawberries, cream cheese and almonds are all commonly found in Eastern Europe. They marry well in this recipe for strawberry cream cheese pie with almond filled crust.
Strawberries, cream cheese and almonds are all commonly found in Eastern Europe. They marry well in this recipe for strawberry cream cheese pie with almond filled crust.
Strawberry Dumpling Dessert
Strawberry dumpling dessert has a sweet biscuit topping similar to the savory type used on stews. It is similar to cobbler and strawberry shortcake.
Strawberry dumpling dessert has a sweet biscuit topping similar to the savory type used on stews. It is similar to cobbler and strawberry shortcake.
Rustic Strawberry-Rhubarb Tart
This rustic Eastern European strawberry-rhubarb tart uses one crust for an easy open-face pie.
This rustic Eastern European strawberry-rhubarb tart uses one crust for an easy open-face pie.
Rustic Plum Tart Recipe
This easy rustic plum tart starts with a flaky cream cheese pastry dough, followed by a plum-almond filling topped with apricot preserves.
This easy rustic plum tart starts with a flaky cream cheese pastry dough, followed by a plum-almond filling topped with apricot preserves.
Rhubarb Cream Tart
Rhubarb finds a home in a tart with a pretty lattice top in this Eastern European dessert.
Rhubarb finds a home in a tart with a pretty lattice top in this Eastern European dessert.
Almond Torte
This is another cross-cultural dessert that uses Eastern Europe's bounty of almonds.
This is another cross-cultural dessert that uses Eastern Europe's bounty of almonds.
Vanilla Charlotte
Vanilla Charlotte Dessert is a cross-cultural pastry commonly found in the Eastern European kitchen.
Vanilla Charlotte Dessert is a cross-cultural pastry commonly found in the Eastern European kitchen.
Bread Pudding with Orange Sauce
Bread pudding is the universal way to use up leftover or stale bread. In this case, Bohemian "hoska" or Polish "chalka" (a rich, eggy, braided yeast bread similar to French "brioche") is used.
Bread pudding is the universal way to use up leftover or stale bread. In this case, Bohemian "hoska" or Polish "chalka" (a rich, eggy, braided yeast bread similar to French "brioche") is used.
Cream Cheese Pound Cake
The cream cheese in this buttery pound cake makes it a winner on its own or dressed up with strawberries and whipped cream.
The cream cheese in this buttery pound cake makes it a winner on its own or dressed up with strawberries and whipped cream.
Twice-Baked Cookies
Eastern European Jews call this twice-baked cookie mandelbrot, but every country has its version. Italians have biscotti, Brits and South Africans have rusks, and beschuits (zwiebacks) are popular in the Netherlands. This buttery recipe is perfect dunked in coffee.
Eastern European Jews call this twice-baked cookie mandelbrot, but every country has its version. Italians have biscotti, Brits and South Africans have rusks, and beschuits (zwiebacks) are popular in the Netherlands. This buttery recipe is perfect dunked in coffee.