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Hungarian Kifli

December 31, 2017 By Korena in the Kitchen 7 Comments

Christmas took me by surprise this year – December flew by in a blur of work projects and deadlines, and then suddenly it was December 25 and just as suddenly, it’s now the last day of 2017. Not that this stopped me from my regularly scheduled annual Christmas Cookie Madness – it just stopped me from telling you about it until now. These Hungarian Kifli were a new addition to my Christmas cookie menu, brought about by the twelfth and final instalment of Around the World in 12 Plates, destination (you guessed it) Hungary.

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Filed Under: Around the World in 12 Plates, Cookies & Squares, Recipes Tagged With: ATW12P, baking, Christmas baking, Christmas cookies, cookies, Hungarian cuisine, meringue, pastry, recipe, walnuts

Daring Bakers: Esterhazy Torte

January 27, 2015 By Korena in the Kitchen 27 Comments

IMG_8028Esterhazy Torte | Korena in the Kitchen

For the month of January Jelena from A Kingdom for a Cake invited us to start this year with a dreamy celebration cake. She challenged us to make the Esterhazy cake a.k.a the Hungarian dream. What better way to start the year than with a sweet dream?

A sweet dream? I could not agree more. The Esterhazy torte is a Hungarian pastry made of five layers of hazelnut sponge cake and hazelnut buttercream, all topped off with a gorgeous starburst of chocolate. If you like hazelnuts (or Nutella, Fererro Rocher, or Frangelico), then this is the cake for you!

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Filed Under: Cakes & Pies, Daring Bakers / Daring Kitchen Challenges, Recipes Tagged With: baking, Daring Bakers, dessert, Esterhazy Torte, hazelnuts, Hungarian cuisine, recipe

Daring Bakers: Kürtőskalács {Chimney Cakes}

August 27, 2014 By Korena in the Kitchen 13 Comments

Kürtőskalács (Chimney Cakes ) | Korena in the Kitchen

The August Daring Bakers’ Challenge took us for a spin! Swathi of Zesty South Indian Kitchen taught us to make rolled pastries inspired by Kürtőskalács, a traditional Hungarian wedding pastry. These tasty yeasted delights gave us lots to celebrate!

Once again, the Daring Bakers have introduced me to a pastry I probably never would have come across myself, and given me a history lesson in the progress. Kürtőskalács or “chimney cakes” are a traditional yeasted pastry from Szeklerland, which is an ethnic Hungarian enclave in the Transylvanian region of present day Romania. The pastry is now common in many Hungarian-speaking regions as well as the Czech Republic.

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Filed Under: Bread, Daring Bakers / Daring Kitchen Challenges, Other Baked Goods & Sweets, Recipes Tagged With: baking, chimney cake, Daring Bakers, Hungarian cuisine, kürtőskalács, recipe, Romania, Szeklerland, Transylvania, yeast

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