Desserts
From kolachke to babkas to strudels and potica, Eastern Europeans love their cakes, cookies and tortes. Discover the techniques for time-honored recipes alongside tips for making authentic desserts and pastries like krem pita.
Eastern Europeans have a charming tradition of offering "cake and coffee" to any guest who visits, expected or unexpected. That means some type of dessert has to be on hand in the pantry at all times. Those that are moist and have a long shelf life like Cream Cheese Pound Cake, Nut Roll, Strudel, Bread Pudding and those that can be pulled together quickly are the darlings of the Eastern European …
Eastern Europeans love strawberries, wild or cultivated. Enjoy them as they do in these delightful recipes.
About.com's Food Guides have gotten together to bring you cookie recipes from around the world.
Linda Larsen, Guide to Busy Cooks, presents step-by-step instructions for measuring flour. Correct or incorrect measurement can make or break a recipe.
Pure vanilla extract is so important in baking. When you're going to take the time to create delicious Eastern European pastries and desserts from scratch, don't ruin them by using margarine or imitation vanilla extract. They simply won't do! To learn more about where vanilla comes from and why it's so expensive, read on.
The process for vanilla extraction.
Many pastry chefs believe vanilla beans are superior to vanilla extract.
Vanilla comes in many forms -- extracts, whole bean or pod, paste, sugar and powder.
