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Bienenstich (bee sting cake) is the German bakery classic with the brilliantly-named legend, supposedly invented by…
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Bienenstich (bee sting cake) is the German bakery classic with the brilliantly-named legend, supposedly invented by…

A dough rich in toasted sesame seeds, almond, aniseed, cinnamon, orange-flower water, melted butter and a touch of saffron rests for 1 hour

A batter very similar to American pancake batter but enriched with honey (for the gold colour and slightly chewy…

Baklava is the great pan-Mediterranean dessert claimed by every cuisine from Istanbul to Athens, but the Greek version…

Halva is the Middle Eastern tahini fudge, flaky-melting blocks of crystallised sugar syrup whipped into tahini, perfumed…

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A simple oil-based cake built around a generous pour of dark honey, brewed coffee for moisture and depth, and a quartet…

Kahi is the Iraqi Friday-morning breakfast pastry, a paper-thin laminated dough fried crisp then dunked briefly in…

Loukoumades are the Greek honey-doughnuts, fluffy yeasted balls fried golden and tossed straight into warm honey syrup…

The filling starts the night before: poppy seeds soak then simmer in milk and cook to a thick paste with honey, butter…

The Azerbaijani take on the pan-Caucasus pastry that goes by half a dozen names across the region

The filling cooks first: fresh or tinned pineapple (drained well), maltose syrup, sugar, and butter cook down for 30+…

Pistachio babka buns are the individual-portion version of the iconic Eastern European Jewish swirled bread…

A custard-free, fully coconut ice cream

A dough of flour, sesame oil, honey, sugar, soju (Korean rice wine), and a pinch of cinnamon and ginger rubs together…

A thin yeasted batter, flour, semolina, yogurt, yeast, sugar, water, ferments at room temperature 6+ hours till bubbly