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Chocolate Chip & Vanilla Babka / Bundt Cake

INGREDIENTS for the cake 2½ cups of plain flour 1½ cups caster sugar 250 g unsalted butter or vegetable shortening (softened) 6 eggs (7-8 if small) seeds from 1 vanilla pod or replace some of the...

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Make Your Own Chocolate Eggs

Aren’t those chocolate egg heads cute? My daughters and I enjoyed making them a lot and they are much easier to make than they look. All you need to do is to melt some chocolate buttons, pour them...

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Almond & Cranberry Mazurek – Traditional Polish Easter Pie

Mazurek or Mazurki in plural are traditional Polish Easter pies made of shortcrust topped with various glazes and then decorated with dried fruits, nuts or icing. The basic glaze is usually made out...

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Mini Peach & Lavender Pastries

Lavender has always reminded me of soaps and scents for the wardrobe so I would never think of using it in cooking… until I went to France. Since then I always meant to find food grade lavender (thank...

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Polish Sour Cabbage / Sauerkraut and Puff Pastry Swirls

INGREDIENTS 900 ml jar of sour cabbage (drained) 500 g ready chilled puff pastry 1 large onion (chopped) 3 tbs olive oil or other oil for frying freshly cracked black peppercorns EQUIPMENT two trays...

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Poppy Seed Crêpes Suzette

INGREDIENTS 20 – 25 previously prepared poppy seed pancakes unsalted butter for re-frying 100 g bar of dark chocolate (flaked) for the sauce zest and juice of 3 large oranges (I used Navel oranges) ½...

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Babcia Ala’s Polish Breakfast Pancakes with Apples & Cream

INGREDIENTS 20-25 plain pancakes (you can follow this pancake recipe, just skip the poppy seeds) 800 g jar of apple purée a bit of lemon juice and sugar - optional cup of thick cream some homemade...

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Homemade Strawberry & Mint Lemonade

It has been very hot couple of weeks full of events… end of school, birthday parties, friends and family visiting, going to the Brighton beach. I haven’t been cooking much lately but I will be posting...

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Fresh Rhubarb & Vanilla Custard Puff Pastry Pie

This is very lazy yet tasty (and tangy) summery recipe with fresh rhubarb, ready puff pastry and vanilla custard. INGREDIENTS 500 g ready chilled puff pastry about 400 g fresh rhubarb (washed, peeled...

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Simple Rhubarb & Vanilla Tea Cake

INGREDIENTS 200 g unsalted butter (softened) + some more for greasing the baking dish 200 g / ¾ cup golden caster sugar seeds from 1 vanilla pod (do not discard the pod, use it to make some vanilla...

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Extremely Easy Halloween Monster Poppadoms / Popadums

This is very quick Halloween party snack idea rather than a recipe that can be made in minutes. INGREDIENTS ready to fry poppadoms ketchup or other red or black sauce (I used tomato puree diluted with...

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Homemade Chicken & Leek Pasties

This is quite easy and delicious homemade chicken & leek pasty recipe… great for school / work lunches and as an accompaniment to green salads and soups, even the pumpkin ones. INGREDIENTS pastry...

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MarissElla’s Sticky Lemon Cupcakes – Kids’ Baking

INGREDIENTS for the cupcakes 2 large or 3 smaller eggs ½ cup golden caster sugar ½ bar unsalted butter – 125g (melted and cooled down) 1½ cup plain flour 1½ tsp baking powder zest from 1 unwaxed lemon...

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Śledzik – Traditional Polish Salted Herring

Recipe for traditional Polish salted herring with onion and olive oil. © Copyright Coffee & Vanilla 2007-2015, All Rights Reserved. Please notify the author at margot (at) coffeeandvanilla.co.uk if...

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Roasted Buckwheat (Kasha) with Browned Onions & Mushrooms

Traditional Polish comfort food - kasza gryczana / buckwheat, gluten-free, healthy and delicious. © Copyright Coffee & Vanilla 2007-2015, All Rights Reserved. Please notify the author at margot...

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Grzaniec – Polish Mulled Beer with Honey & Spices

Something to spice up cold winter evenings - traditional mulled beer Polish style. © Copyright Coffee & Vanilla 2007-2015, All Rights Reserved. Please notify the author at margot (at)...

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Home-made Chinese Five Spice Noodles – Kids’ Cooking

Home-made take-away - kids' friendly recipe for Chinese Five Spice noodles with vegetables, soy sauce, egg pancake and prawn crackers. © Copyright Coffee & Vanilla 2007-2015, All Rights Reserved....

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Ella’s Quick Apple (& Apricot) Pies – Kids’ Cooking

Extremely quick and easy recipe to make with kids - puff pastry apple and apricot pies. © Copyright Coffee & Vanilla 2007-2015, All Rights Reserved. The post Ella’s Quick Apple (& Apricot) Pies...

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Flowery Fondant Icing Cookies

Recipe for simple, fondant icing glazed cookies with beautiful sugar flowers and leaves. © Copyright Coffee & Vanilla 2007-2015, All Rights Reserved. The post Flowery Fondant Icing Cookies appeared...

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Pancakes / Crepes with Spiced Sour Plums,Vanilla Cream and Toasted Almond Flakes

Pancake Day recipe for basic pancakes made using Asda's Pancake mix-o-meter filled with spiced sour plums, vanilla cream and sprinkled with toasted almond flakes. © Copyright Coffee & Vanilla...

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