Notes about Recipes in this book

• Saxon plum pie (Lichiu sâsesc cu prune de la Criț)

  • Apollonia on November 12, 2022

    A bit mixed on this. On the plus side, the layers were really nice, and it came together fairly quickly for a dish with so many components. It would be nice at a picnic, as it's a fairly sturdy dish. On the negative side, my base was a bit dry; I had to add a decent amount of flour to get a workable dough, and I'm sure I overdid it. I also note that recipe gave no direction for what texture to look for in the dough or what kind of rise to expect beyond directing you to do it during another step. I don't need a lot of handholding in a recipe, but especially in a book teaching regional specialities that many people will not have cooked before, I wish it had that kind of information.

• Apple and caraway loaf cake (Chec cu mere si chimen)

  • lkgrover on February 21, 2023

    Good apple & caraway cake; very fragrant. Serves as an excellent coffeecake for brunch or afternoon tea.

  • Lepa on February 27, 2023

    I love a good seedcake and this was a nice variation. The spicing is subtle, as it relies entirely on caraway and apple. It was a little cake, a bit flat, and baked nicely in a one pound loaf pan.

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