pastry and doughs

There’s nothing not to love about freshly baked manakish (Lebanese flatbreads). Thankfully, they’re super easy to make at home.

5-Ingredient Manakish (Lebanese Flatbreads)

active dry yeast

water (warm)

flour

salt

tsp sugar

olive oil

tbsp Za'atar

oz halloumi

lemon (for serving)

5-ingredient manakish (Lebanese flatbreads)

Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water. Add flour, salt, and sugar to a bowl. Make a well and add yeast mixture, followed by one third of the olive oil. Work into a dough using your hands and knead for 5 min. until elastic. The dough should spring back when poked with your finger. Form dough into a ball, place in a large bowl, oil the top, and cover with plastic wrap. Set aside somewhere warm for 1 hr.

Once the dough has risen, roll out into a log and divide into 4 equal pieces. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and press out slightly into flatbreads. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and let rise again while you prepare the topping. Mix the Za’atar with remaining olive oil. Grate halloumi on the largest side of a box grater, then add to the Za’atar mixture and mix to combine.

Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F. Stretch out the flatbreads and dimple the surfaces with your fingertips. Top each generously with the Za’atar-halloumi mixture and drizzle more olive oil, if desired. Transfer to oven and bake for approx. 8 min. Serve immediately with lemon wedges. Enjoy!

Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F. Beat eggs and brown sugar in a bowl until light and creamy. Add baking soda, flour, milk, rolled oats, coconut oil, and salt and beat to combine.

Chocolate-cherry-oat muffins

chocolate

cherries

rolled oats (divided)

eggs

brown sugar (divided)

tsp baking soda

flour (divided)

milk

tbsp coconut oil (divided)

Finely chop chocolate. Halve cherries, remove pit, and cut into small pieces. Add to dough and stir to combine.

To make the topping, add remaining flour, brown sugar, rolled oats, and coconut oil to a bowl and mix until just combined and crumbly.

Use an ice cream scoop to add an equal amount of dough to each muffin liner and sprinkle with crumble topping. Transfer to oven and bake at 200°C/400°F for approx. 20 min., or until golden brown. Enjoy!

Combine the ice water with olive oil. In a medium bowl, add flour, yeast, and sugar. Mix well then add the water mixture. Mix well with a wooden spoon until the dough comes together. Let it rest, covered, for 10 min.

1 lb Homemade Pizza Dough

bread flour

water

After the dough rested for 10 min, sprinkle salt over the dough and knead again, this time with your hand, until it is smooth. Then, you can store the dough in the fridge for up to 24 hours and make pizza later, or rest it in a warm place for 1 hour ~ 1 1/2 hour and make pizza.

Add flour, salt, and egg to a large bowl. Stir and add water. Stir vigorously into a smooth dough. Bring water in a large pot to boil.

Homemade spätzle

Wet the edge of a cutting board with boiling water. Spread a thin layer of dough on the board. Shave strips of dough into the large pot of boiling water and cook until spätzle floats. Transfer to an ice bath for approx. 20 sec. Check out our recipe for cheese spätzle and enjoy!

A marble cake in bundt form with a smooth chocolate glaze.

Marbled coffee cake

sugar

butter

confectioner’s sugar

tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

oz dark chocolate cake glaze

butter (for greasing)

flour (for dusting)

Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F. Separate egg yolks from egg whites. In a stand mixer bowl, beat together sugar and egg whites, for approx. 3 – 5 min., until stiff peaks form.

Beat together butter, egg yolks, and confectioner’s sugar for approx. 3 – 5 min.

Sift in flour and mix well to combine. In a large bowl, fold egg white mixture into butter mixture. Next, evenly divide batter into two halves, add cocoa powder to one bowl, and mix well to combine.

Grease and flour bundt pan. Spoon light and dark doughs into pan in alternating layers. Bake in preheated oven at 180°C/350°F for approx. 50 – 60 min. Remove from oven and let cool in the pan for approx. 15 – 20 min. Then turn out onto a cooling rack.

Once the cake has cooled melt butter and chocolate glaze in a small saucepan over lowest heat for approx. 8 – 10 min. Stir until everything has melted.

Spoon chocolate glaze evenly over the top and leave to set. Enjoy!

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Adding another layer of design to a marble cake by baking it in a bundt pan. Enjoy!

Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F. Cut defrosted puff pastry into 6 cm squares with a sharp knife.

Simple pear tarts

oz puff pastry (frozen, defrosted)

pears

brown sugar

tbsp butter

apricot jam

whipped cream

Core pears and cut into thin wedges. Spread pear slices in the center of each puff pastry square.

Sprinkle tarts with sugar, then with some slices of butter and bake for approx. 20 - 25  min. at 180°C/350°F until golden.

In the meantime, heat up apricot jam with some water in the microwave or on the stove until liquid. Brush the finished tart with jam and serve warm with a dollop of whipped cream.

Delicious, tender, and super easy to make, these savory cheesy breakfast quiche cups make a perfect quick breakfast or afternoon snack.

Breakfast quiche cups

puff pastry sheet

cheddar cheese

chives

cream

pepper

Preheat the oven to 200°C/390°F. Grease muffin tin well. Cut the puff pastry into squares and transfer them to the tin. Cube ham and roughly grate cheddar. Slices chives into fine rings.

In a small bowl, beat eggs until frothy. Then add cream, salt, and pepper, and whisk to combine.

Distribute the cubed ham, cheese, and chives between the muffin cups evenly. Pour egg mixture over the top of each muffin and transfer to the preheated oven. Let bake for approx. 15 min., or until puff pastry is golden brown. Enjoy!

In a large mixing bowl, combine water, sugar, and yeast and set aside for 5 min., or until foamy.

Fig-walnut bread

water (lukewarm)

0.25 oz active dry yeast

5.25 oz dried figs

walnuts

rye flour

tsp salt

Cut figs into small pieces and roughly chop walnuts.

In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, mix flour, rye flour, half of the figs and walnuts, and salt. Add yeast mixture and stir to combine. On a clean and lightly flour-dusted work surface, knead dough until smooth and elastic, approx. 10 min.. Form dough to a ball and transfer to a mixing bowl lightly coated with oil, cover with a damp kitchen towel, and leave to rise for 90 min..

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, if needed. Transfer dough to a work surface lightly dusted with flour and press gently to deflate. Add remaining figs and walnut on top of dough and knead until everything is well combined. Roll dough into a ball and transfer to baking tray, cover with a damp towel, and leave to rise for approx. 1 hr.

Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F. Bake bread on the middle rack for approx. 45 min., or until golden brown. Enjoy!

Preheat oven to 230°C/450°F. Roll out the pizza dough and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, if needed. Wash broccoli, remove the stalk, and divide into small florets. Cut Gorgonzola into cubes and roughly chop almonds.

Broccoli and Gorgonzola pizza

oz pizza dough (store-bought)

broccoli

Gorgonzola

almonds

mascarpone

Bake pizza dough in the oven on the lower rack for approx. 4 min., then remove from oven and allow to cool slightly. Spread mascarpone onto the dough, distribute broccoli and gorgonzola evenly on top, and sprinkle with chopped almonds.

Drizzle pizza with olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to oven and bake on lower rack at 230°C/450°F for approx. 10 – 15 min., or until golden and crisp. Enjoy!

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Wow!! The tastiest pizza I've ever eaten at home 🥰 Really great recipe.

You can't go wrong with this fall dinner recipe! Tender pork tenderloin cooked in a sauce with nutty-tasting mushrooms and served with Spätzle - tasty, tiny homemade German dumplings. Master this dish with our step-by-step photo instructions and video.

Pork and mushroom ragout with spätzle

pork

oz brown mushrooms

water (cold)

garlic

onion

white wine

vegetable broth

lemon juice

thyme

unsalted butter

sour cream (for garnish)

Mix flour, eggs, salt, and cold water in a bowl. Let rest for ten minutes. Quarter the mushrooms. Finely dice garlic and onion. Cut the pork into small pieces and season with salt.

In a large frying pan, fry the meat on all sides. Remove browned pork from pan, then add mushrooms and sauté for approx. 5 min. Add onion and garlic, mix to combine, then deglaze with white wine, vegetable stock, and lemon juice. Let cook for 10 min., then season with thyme, salt, pepper, and sugar. Add the pork back to the pan and cook for approx. 3 – 4 min. more.

Bring a pot of water to boil and season with salt. Transfer some dough to a wooden cutting board and scrape the spätzle into the water. When the spätzle rises to the surface, they’re ready to be removed with a slotted spoon. Drain well, then transfer to a frying pan with melted butter. Serve on a plate and pour sour cream over the ragout for garnish. Enjoy!

I tried following the instructions first, but the result was a watery, incoherent ragout. I then tied the sauce with cream and cold butter, otherwise it would not have worked. The spaetzle were definitely awesome!

This dish was delicious! Best recipe I have ever made!!! I’ve never had spätzle before and I’m so glad I tried it. I did swap out and add ingredients that were not in the recipe. I used what I had on hand. I used chicken broth instead of vegetable broth and omitted the white wine. I also added rosemary to the pork as well. To the spätzle I added a small amount of fresh basil as well as some Swiss and Gouda cheese. I WILL be making this again and again! Everyone in my house loved it so much there were NO leftovers.

Super tasty and super easy, really great. :)

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