Kemalpaşa is a delicious, melt-in-the-mouth Turkish dessert named after the place of its origin in the city of Bursa. It is made with a special, unsalted cow’s milk cheese produced in the town, along with flour, semolina, eggs, and baking powder. The dough is traditionally shaped into small balls that are first baked in …
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Nokul
Nokul is a flavorful Turkish pastry that is visually reminiscent of a cinnamon roll. However, nokul consists of flour, salt, sugar, yeast, vegetable oil, and a flavorful poppy seed filling that is dispersed throughout the swirls. The pastry is baked until golden-brown in color, and it is then served hot, sometimes even as an appetizer …
Kumru
Typically associated with Çeşme, kumru is a toasted sandwich prepared with an artisanal bread that is typically enriched with chickpea flour. It was originally prepared with sinik, a circular bread that was sold by street vendors, but it achieved its current form in the 1950s when sandwiches became a popular option in Türkiye. Nowadays, it …
İslim kebabı
İslim kebabı is a Turkish dish that looks like little packages wrapped in eggplant slices. The eggplant slices are wrapped around chunks of lamb or beef, or köfte, made with ground meat, along with a robust tomato sauce. When assembled and baked, and before serving, İslim kebabı is often topped with a tomato slice and …
Spiced plum & blackberry crumble
Ingredients 140g plain flour 140g butter cut into small dice 85g soft brown sugar 50g porridge oat custard to serve For the fruit 1kg plums (about 14), halved and stoned 1 tbsp soft brown sugar 1 tbsp plain flour 2 star anise 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp vanilla extract juice ½ lemon 300g blackberry …
Peach & blue cheese salad
Ingredients ½ ciabatta loaf, sliced 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp clear honey squeeze of lemon juice 1 bag of mixed salad leaves handful of mint leaves, torn 4 peaches each cut into 8 pieces 140g blue cheese or Brie, cut into chunks 100g sugar snap peas sliced in half lengthways Method step 1 Toast …
Ginger cake with caramel frosting
Ingredients 200g butter plus extra for the tin 200g dark muscovado sugar 100g black treacle 100g golden syrup 2 large eggs beaten 300ml milk 350g plain flour 2 tsp ground ginger 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda few chunks crystallised ginger chopped For the frosting 85g butter 175ml double or whipping cream 175g caster sugar (we …
Gammon & cauliflower cheese grills
Ingredients 4 small, raw gammon steaks 1 large cauliflower cut into florets 100ml half-fat crème fraîche 85g cheddar grated 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard Method step 1 Heat the grill to high. Snip the sides of the gammon steaks with kitchen scissors so they don’t curl up too much when they cook. Put the gammon onto …
Slow-roast pork with apples & peppers
Ingredients 2-2.25kg/4lb 8oz-5lb pork shoulder joint (or 2 x 1kg/2lb 4oz joints), scored and tied 50g butter softened 3 tbsp demerara sugar 3 tbsp wholegrain mustard For the apples & peppers 3 onions, thinly sliced, and 2 small eating apples (we used Braeburns), quartered, cored and thinly sliced 7-8 red, yellow and/or orange peppers each …
Mushroom & basil omelette with smashed tomato
Ingredients 2 tomatoes halved 3 medium eggs 1 tbsp snipped chive 300g chestnut mushroom sliced 1 tsp unsalted butter 2 tbsp low-fat cream cheese 1 tbsp finely chopped basil leaves Method step 1 Heat the grill to its highest setting and place the tomatoes on a square of foil underneath, turning occasionally to prevent burning. …
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Garden herb chicken
Ingredients 3 bunches garden herbs we used basil, thyme and tarragon 1.8kg chicken – the best you can buy 1 tbsp olive oil plus extra to drizzle 1 lemon quartered 2 garlic cloves 600g small potatoes unpeeled 4 bunches of cherry tomatoes on-the-vine Method step 1 Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Strip all the …
Herby lamb fillet with caponata
Ingredients For the caponata 3 garlic cloves 2 tsp rapeseed oil 1 red onion cut into wedges 1 aubergine sliced and quartered 500g carton passata 1 green pepper quartered, deseeded and sliced 6 pitted Kalamata olives halved and rinsed 2 tsp capers rinsed 1 tsp chopped rosemary 1 tsp balsamic vinegar For the lamb & …
Gooseberry coconut cake
Ingredients 200g unsalted butter very soft, plus extra for greasing 200g golden caster sugar 100g desiccated coconut 225g self-raising flour 1 tsp baking powder 100g coconut yogurt (we used Rachel’s), plus more to serve (optional) 4 large eggs 350g medium gooseberry topped and tailed For the coconut topping 25g desiccated coconut 1 tbsp golden caster …
Berry omelette
Ingredients 1 large egg 1 tbsp skimmed milk 3 pinches of cinnamon ½ tsp rapeseed oil 100g cottage cheese 175g chopped strawberry blueberries and raspberries Method step 1 Beat egg with milk and cinnamon. Heat oil in a 20cm non-stick frying pan and pour in the egg mixture, swirling to evenly cover the base. Cook …
Strawberry cream roulade
Ingredients For the custard 250ml milk 1 vanilla pod 3 large egg yolks 50g caster sugar 1 rounded tbsp plain flour knob of butter For the meringue 1 tsp each cornflour white vinegar and vanilla extract 4 large egg whites 100g caster sugar 100g icing sugar plus a little extra To finish 150ml tub double …
