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almond paste 31
spice cakes stuffed with 148, 149, 150
almond(s)
Azorean spice cake 140, 141, 142
butter shortbreads 226
buttery shortcake 208, 209, 210
flourless Passover cake 185–6, 187
semolina and almond cake 181
speckled chocolate cake 164
antep dürüm 298
apple(s)
layered ‘drunken’ apple cake 126, 127
Azorean spice cake 140, 141, 142
baking powder 24
banana(s) 124
loaf 125
basbousa 181
bazlama 59
beans
flaky Chinese bean cakes 238 9, 240–1
steamed sweet red bean buns 248, 249
beef
meat-filled griddle pasties 56, 57–8
berries
nutty meringue slices 174, 175, 176
besan ki roti 55
bicarbonate of soda (sodium bicarbonate) 24
biscuits
butter shortbreads 226
buttery shortcake 208, 209, 210
chocolate and pistachio sandwich 232, 233
cocktail cheese 251
lemon shortbread cookies 224, 225
Black Cake fruit 121
black-eyed beans
flaky Chinese bean cakes 238, 9, 240–1
bread
brown 70
coconut milk 79
coconut tea 190
Jamaican hard dough 71
rye fruit loaf 92
working with yeast doughs 64–9
see also flatbreads
brown bread 70
brown sugar pretzels/coils 106, 107–8, 109
buns
cheese and parsley 253, 254, 255, 255
chestnut 110
chocolate and hazelnut 104, 105
Filipino sweet and cheesy
fruit 111
steamed sweet red bean 248, 249
sweet curd cheese rounds 97
burma 305
butter 19
creaming of with sugar 115
shortbreads 226
softening 115
buttery shortcake 208, 209, 210
cakes
banana loaf 125
caramel sandwich 112–13, 205–6, 207
cherry 129
chocolate cranberry 161
chocolate slices 158, 159, 160
cooling and keeping 117
flaky Chinese bean 238–9, 240–1
Gerbeaud slices 178, 179, 180–1
layered ‘drunken’ apple cake 126, 127
nutmeg cake with rum syrup 136–7, 137
nutty meringue slices 174, 175, 176
semolina and almond 181
semolina sponge 201
speckled chocolate 164
spice cake stuffed with
steamed rice 242
steeped walnut 177
Swiss walnut and toffee pie 169, 170–1, 172–3
three-milk 211
yoghurt 210
caramel 205
sandwich cake 112–13, 205–6, 207
cardamom 32
carrot slices 298
cassava 192
coconut and cassava pudding 192, 193, 194
cheese
cocktail cheese biscuits 251
Filipino sweet and cheesy coils 100–1
and parsley buns 253, 254, 255, 255
rolls 252
savoury cheese strudel 309
sweet cheese strudel 308
cheesecakes 212
cherry cake 129
chestnut buns 110
chicken
chickpea flatbread 55
chillies
thick seasoned flatbread 54
Chinese bean cakes 238–9, 240–1
banana loaf 125
cranberry cake 161
Gerbeaud slices 178, 179, 180–1
nutty meringue slices 174, 175, 176
and pistachio sandwich
speckled chocolate cake 164
speckled chocolate cake 164
citrus extracts 33
citrus oils 33
cloves 32
cocktail cheese biscuits 251
coconut 29
buttery shortcake 208, 209, 210
and cassava pudding 192, 193, 194
steamed cornmeal parcels 243, 244, 245
tea bread 190
bread 79
steamed rice cakes 242
cornflour 18
cornmeal 18
steamed cornmeal parcels 243, 244, 245
tipsy cornmeal cake 202, 203, 204
cradle shaking 89
cranberries
chocolate cranberry cake 161
cream cheese 22
cream of tatar 24
crème fraîche 20
pistachio and cream triangles 288–9
walnut and cream coils 290
crisp thread pastry logs 305
curd cheese
sweet curd cheese rounds 97
currants
rye fruit loaf 92
desiccated coconut
buttery shortcake 208, 209, 210
and cake-making 116
whisking 116
Engadiner Bußtorte 169, 170–1, 172–3
ensaimadas mallorquinas 98, 99
festive Dutch spiced loaf 84–6, 87
feta cheese
cheese and parsley buns 253, 254, 255, 255
savoury cheese strudel 309
Filipino sweet and cheesy coils 100–1
filo pastry
tips in handling 264
flaky Chinese bean cakes 238–9, 240–1
flaky Indian flatbread 46, 47–8, 49
chickpea 55
meat-filled griddle pasties 56, 57–8
thick seasoned 54
yoghurt dough 59
flogeres me amigdala 292
folding in 116
toasted flour pastries 227
flourless Passover cake 185–6, 187
flower extracts 33
Frenk baklava 298
fruit buns 111
banana loaf 125
cherry cake 129
layered ‘drunken’ apple cake 126, 127
rye 92
garam masala 33
Gaziantep baklava 274–5, 276–7
Gaziantep rolls 298
Gerbeaud slices 178, 179, 180–1
gevulde speculaas 148, 149, 150
ghee 19
ghorabiyah 226
ginger 32
buttery shortcake 208, 209, 210
Haagse Bolussen 106, 107–8, 109
hard dough bread, Jamaican 71
havuc dilimi 298
hazelnuts
buttery shortcake 208, 209, 210
chocolate and hazelnut buns 104, 105
flourless Passover cake 185–6, 187
honey 15
Jewish New Year honey cake 150–1
Swiss walnut and toffee pie 169, 170–1, 172–3
jam, pineapple 235
Jamaican hard dough bread 71
Jewish New Year honey cake 150–1
Karidopita 177
kaymak 21
knocking back 69
kocakari gerdam 297
lamb
meat-filled griddle pasties 56, 57–8
pastries stuffed with 258, 259, 260
lard 19
layered ‘drunken’ apple cake 126, 127
lemons
tennis rolls 96
lotus seeds
flaky Chinese bean cakes 238–9, 240–1
marzipan 31
meat-filled griddle pasties 56, 57–8
meringue
nutty meringue slices 174, 175, 176
three-milk cake 211
multilayered spice cake 131, 32–3
nut cakes
flourless Passover cake 185–6, 187
Gerbeaud slices 178, 179, 180–1
nutty meringue slices 174, 175, 176
semolina and almond cake 181
steeped walnut cake 177
Swiss walnut and toffee pie 169, 170–1, 172–3
cake with rum syrup 136–7, 137
nuts 30 see also
pistachios; walnuts
oil 20
old ladies necks 297
orange blossom 33
orange flower water 33
oranges
tipsy cornmeal cake 202, 203, 204
pakhlava 282
palace rolls 283
parsley
cheese and parsley buns 253, 254, 255, 255
savoury cheese strudel 309
pasties, meat-filled griddle 56, 57–8
pastries
carrot slices 298
cheese rolls 252
crisp thread pastry logs 305
Gaziantep rolls 298
old ladies necks 297
pakhlava 282
palace rolls 283
pistachio and cream
rose 298
savoury cheese strudel 309
stuffed with lamb 258, 259, 260
sultan’s rolls 298
sweet cheese strudel 308
toasted flour 227
walnut cigars 291
walnut and cream coils 290
white nut-layered thread
see also baklava
pastry
keeping and storing 221
tips in handling filo 264
pine tarts 234
pineapple
jam 235
pistachio(s) 274
chocolate and pistachio sandwich biscuits 232, 233
crisp thread pastry logs 305
Gaziantep rolls 298
old ladies’ necks 297
palace rolls 283
white nut-layered thread
polvorones 227
potato-stuffed flatbreads 50–1, 51
pretzels
sweet brown sugar 106, 107–8, 109
puddings
coconut and cassava 192, 193, 194
pumpkin
steamed cornmeal parcels 243, 244, 245
quark 22
raisins apple strudel 306, 307
Dutch apple tart 128
steamed cornmeal parcels 243, 244, 245
sweet cheese strudel 308
red bean paste
flaky Chinese bean cakes 238–9, 240–1
steamed sweet red bean buns 248, 249
revani 201
rice cakes, steamed 242
rice flour 18
ricotta 22
sweet cheese strudel 308
rolls
sweet brown sugar pretzels/coils 106, 107–8, 109
tennis 96
rose pastry 298
rose water 33
rum
layered ‘drunken’ apple cake 126, 127
nutmeg cake with rum syrup 136–7, 137
rye 18
fruit loaf 92
saçarasi 290
sada roti 54
salt 31
savoury cheese strudel 309
semolina 18
and almond cake 181
sponge 201
shortbread
butter 226
lemon shortbread cookies 224, 225
shortcake, buttery 208, 209, 210
slashing 69
speckled chocolate cake 164
spice cakes
Jewish New Year honey cake 150–1
nutmeg cake with rum syrup 136–7, 137
stuffed with almond paste 148, 149, 150
sponging 64
steamed cornmeal parcels 243, 244, 245
steamed rice cakes 242
steamed sweet red bean buns 248, 249
steeped walnut cake 177
strudel
savoury cheese 309
sweet cheese 308
creaming of with butter 115
sweet brown sugar pretzels/coils 106, 107–8, 109
syrup 273
sultanas
rye fruit loaf 92
steamed cornmeal parcels 243, 244, 245
sweet brown sugar pretzels 106, 107–8, 109
sultan’s rolls 298
sweet cheese strudel 308
sweet curd cheese rounds 97
Swiss walnut and toffee pie 169, 170–1, 172–3
tarta de manjar 112–13, 205–6, 207
tart(s)
pine 234
tea bread, coconut 190
tennis rolls 96
thick seasoned flatbread 54
crisp thread pastry logs 305
three-milk cake 211
tipsy cornmeal cake 202, 203, 204
toasted flour pastries 227
torta de tres leches 211
treacle 15
vanilla beans 32
vatrouschki 97
walnut(s)
Azorean spice cake 140, 141, 142
banana loaf 125
butter shortbreads 226
chocolate cranberry cake 161
cigars 291
and cream coils 290
Gerbeaud slices 178, 179, 180–1
pakhlava 282
rye fruit loaf 92
steeped walnut cake 177
sultan’s rolls 298
Swiss walnut and toffee pie 169, 170–1, 172–3
white nut-layered thread pastry 302, 303
yeast doughs, working with 64–9
yellow split peas flatbreads filled with 52–3
yoghurt 21
cake 210
dough flatbread 59
semolina and almond cake 181
yogurtlu kek 210