June 28th, 2007 | Recipes, Sweets, Vegetarian, desert, dumplings, fruit, Hungary, plum, potato, sweet, traditional
Hungarian Plum Dumplings (Szilvasgomboc) are a traditional food, this recipe comes from the Hungarian Cookery Book
by Karoly Gundel (1956)
Serves 6
- 6 potatoes
- 3 eggs
- 40g (2oz) butter
- salt
- flour
- plums or damsons
Method:
Boil six mealy potatoes and rub them through a hair sieve. Add the butter, eggs, salt and as much flour as they will absorb but not too much. Roll it out and then cut it into squares big enough to hold a plum.

June 28th, 2007
(Viner Terta) is a very interesting traditional Icelandic Cake, this is a favorite recipe from Tastefully Yours, the Cook's Book by Grace W. Taubman (1969).
Makes 2 cakes of 5 layers each
Torte Layers:
1 c butter
2 c sugar
4 eggs
½ c sour cream
1 t baking soda
1 t baking powde ...
June 28th, 2007
This favorite is based on a recipe from Ruth Wakefield's Toll House Tried and True Recipes.
1 c cooked rice
1 pt hot milk
2 egg yolks beaten
salt
2T butter
1 lime's zest
a handful of dried or fresh lemon verbena leaves (optional)
1/2 c maple syrup
Method:
Mix the milk, yolk ...
June 28th, 2007
A very simple recipe and a great way to showcase the quality of ingredients used.
Serves 6
4 (farm fresh) eggs, beaten stiff
1 c hot maple syrup
Cook until mixture thickens, then cool and add:
2 c cream, beaten stiff
Place in the freezer. ...
June 19th, 2007
This is simple, and the flavor different from what might be expected from the two ingredients. Originally from A Book of Honey by Eve Crane.
liquid honey
juice of orange, lemon or any other citrus fruit
Method
Whisk together. Adjust amounts according to need and taste. Use raw buckwhe ...
June 19th, 2007
Makes about 1 cup
1/2 c butter
1/3 c honey
lemon juice to taste
Method:
Cream the butter. Gradually beat in the honey. Add the lemon juice slowly and blend until smooth.
Brandy-Honey Hard Sauce:
Brandy can be added instead of lemon juice. But add it very slowly. Use more th ...
June 19th, 2007
The use of raw honey and homemade cream cheese will make this icing the most health-full topping you could add to your cakes. The raw honey and cultured cream cheese will provide digestive enzymes to assist in digesting the cake's carbohydrates.
Makes about 1 cup
1/3 c raw honey, softened
...
June 18th, 2007
This recipe is an adaptation of a recipe given to me by Oliver Matzer, an easy-going Austrian Chef who has a beautiful style of food, and is owner of More Than Bread, an boutique catering company in Auckland, New Zealand.
Makes about a dozen.
2 c whole wheat flour
1 1/2 c yogurt
1 c sof ...
June 18th, 2007
I have adapted this old favorite from Sally Fallon's Raisin Nut Cookies page 532 in Nourishing Traditions. Everyone who has tasted these cookies loves them.
Makes about 2 dozen
1/2 c whole yogurt
1/2 c sweet butter, softened
1/4 t sea salt
3/4 c fresh ground whole wheat or spelt flou ...