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.

• Quick doughnuts with cinnamon sugar (Gogoși rapide cu scorțișoară)

  • Astrid5555 on January 02, 2024

    These are little morsels of deliciousness that can be made incredibly quickly! A keeper for unexpected guests!

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

  • Astrid5555 on December 03, 2023

    While my unadventurous husband declared that this cake reminded him of a savoury cheese treat, my more adventurous colleagues at the office loved this cake and I agree. While it was a new flavor combination for me, it grew on me, do give it a try.

  • 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.

• Orange gugelhupf with cranberries (Guguluf cu merișoare)

  • Zosia on January 04, 2024

    Delicious fruity cake, sturdy but also moist, that kept well for several days.

• Folded curd cheese pies (Poale-n brâu)

  • stef on December 03, 2023

    These turned great. Recipe makes 16 buns. Buns are light as air. Curd filling has a nice tough of lemon zest. Froze 8. Ran out of curd filling so filled 4 with prune jam and sprinkled with coarse sugar. We really loved them.

• Apple and walnut pie (Plăcintă cu mere)

  • stef on September 28, 2024

    Delicious. Too an extra 15 minutes to bake

• Damson dumplings with buttery breadcrumbs (Găluște cu prune)

  • Calegen on September 15, 2023

    Spot on for the dumplings, however half the recipe for breadcrumbs would be enough.

• Saxon rhubarb cake (Prajitura săsească cu rabarbăr)

  • Babycarrot on June 10, 2023

    Wow, these are delicious. The cake batter looks deceivingly thin when you pour it into the pan - no fear - it will work out. The recipe only calls for 100g of rhubarb which I went with but seeing the finished product I think you could easily increase to at least 150-200g without issue as I really craved more fruit. Next time I will double the amount of rhubarb. The recipe doesn’t call for a hand or stand mixer so boy was my hand tired! I think you could have easily used either to make the meringue. The directions towards the end are a little vague regarding the meringue topping and I was nervous it was going to be too soupy but the author was spot on - when it’s glossy it’s ready to go on top of the cake. It took closer to 25 min for the meringue to get nice and toasted. Be sure not to overheat the whites and the meringue will collapse the next day. The combo of the crunch meringue and the cake is something new to me and I enjoyed this bake.

• Upside-down pear and sage cake (Tort de pere busuioace cu foi de salvie)

  • Petrichora on September 19, 2023

    Ingredients in book include butter - not dairy free

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