Jasmine’s Recipes

Cacao Cookies

October27

This weekend I went to visit my sister as usual. She is a teacher and living in İstanbul. She is going to join the Celebration of 85. Anniversary of the Establishment of Turkey’s Republic. Anyway, she was supposed to write a short speech about the Republic. She offered me to cook these cookies if I help her with the speech. I accepted with pleasure. These are her cookies, I recommend you to try this recipe.

Ingredients:

For the dough;
200 gr margarine
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons cacao
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
a pack of baking powder
all purpose flour

1 cup sugar
2 cups water
coconut

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Savory Pastry

October26

Ingredients:

2 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 cup yoghurt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon  salt
all purpose flour

300 grams soft white cheese
parsley ( finely chopped)

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Turkish Ravioli (Mantı)

October13

Ingredients:

Filling: 250 gr minced beef,1 onion (grated),15 gr finely chopped parsly,salt, pepper
Dough: 200 gr flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 125 gr water, 1 egg
Boiling: 6 cups water, 1 teaspoon salt, 100 ml chicken stock,
Sauce: 750 gr yoghurt, 3 cloves garlic,2 tablepoons butter, 2 teaspoons pabrika, 2 teaspoons mint

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Coconut Cookies

October12

Ingredients:

250 gr margarine
1 cup caster sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
flour, coconut

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Cigarette ‘Borek’

September14

Ingredients:

3 sheets of philo dough (yufka)
1 cup sunflower oil
White cheese and parsley for filling.

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Semolina Halva (İrmik Helvası)

September14

Ingredients:

1 kg semolina
1 kg sugar
750 gr butter
1/2 litres milk
1 litres water
Hazelnuts

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Egyptian Bazaar (Spice Bazaar)

September1

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Kale Soup

August31

Ingredients:

15-20 leaves Kale
1 middle-sized carrot
1  middle-sized potato
1 onion
1 tablespoon boiled and pounded wheat
2 tablespoons boiled corns
2 tablespoons kidney beans
2 tablespoons corn flour
1/2 tablespoon tomato paste
1tablespoon margarine
salt, pabrika

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Aubergine Salad

August27

Ingredients:

3 middle-sized aubergines (grilled and peeled)
2 tomatoes (peeled and chopped)
4-5 green bell peppers (grilled)
1 onion (chopped)
A handful of fresh parsley (chopped)
2 garlic clove (crushed)
salt,black pepper, vegetable oil, juice of one lemon

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Savory Pastry With Herbs and Cheese

August26

Ingredients:

2 eggs ( Yolk of one of them is going to be spreaded on the pastries.)
1 cup yoghurt
1/2 cup oil
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon  salt
1 teaspoon paprika
300 grams soft white cheese
parsley, dill, scallion
flour

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