🥐 Coconut Crescent Cookies Recipe
ngredients:
• 10 tbsp shredded coconut
• 200 g flour
• 100 g sugar
• 150 g butter
• 1 egg
• ½ packet baking powder
• powdered sugar for dustingPreparation:
Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
Cut the butter into slices and knead it together with the other ingredients into a dough.
Divide the dough into about 40–45 small balls and shape them into crescents.
Place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
Bake at 180 °C for about 10 minutes – make sure the crescents stay light in color (don’t let them brown).
Roll the still warm crescents in powdered sugar and store them in a container with a lid.
🥖 Fried Bread – Balkan Style
Ingredients:
• 4 slices of white bread (I love using American sandwich toast)
• 2 eggs
• 100 ml milk (optional – makes them softer)
• A pinch of salt (I prefer them sweet, so I skip the salt)
• Oil for fryingInstructions:1. In a deep plate, whisk the eggs (and milk if you like them softer).2. Heat a little oil over medium heat.3. Dip each slice of bread into the egg mixture,
making sure both sides are coated.4. Fry until golden brown on both sides.
🍫 Balkan-Style Lava Cake
Rich, warm chocolate cake with a melting heart 💕Ingredients:
• 100 g dark chocolate (or your favorite, I use Milka 😋)
• 80 g butter
• 2 eggs
• 50 g sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
• 30 g flour
• A pinch of salt
• Butter and a bit of cocoa powder for greasing the moldsInstructions:1.Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).2.Melt the chocolate and butter together (in a small saucepan or microwave). Let it cool slightly.3.In another bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy.4.Add the melted chocolate mixture, then gently fold in the flour and salt.5.Grease small muffin molds (or muffin cups) with butter and dust with cocoa powder.6.Pour the batter into the molds, fill them about ¾ full.7.Bake for 8–10 minutes. The outside should be firm, but the center still soft and gooey.8.Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a little love. ❤️
