MACEDONIA: Ravanija/Revani/Semolina Cake with Syrup Ravanija/Revani/Semolina Cake with Syrup First of the “M” countries... YouTube below! INGREDIENTS:  3 Eggs3 Tablespoons Sugar4 Tablespoons Semolina3 Tablespoons Flour1 Teaspoon Baking Powder1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract300 grams Sugar300 ml Water1-2 slices Lemon DIRECTIONS: Preheat your oven to 180 C (350 F). Beat the eggs and sugar until you get light... Continue Reading →

LUXEMBOURG: Mini Cherry Galette Des Rois Mini Cherry Galette Des Rois This is a dessert cooked to celebrate Epiphany in January...the arrival of the Three Kings at Jesus’s birth. Often these desserts have a hidden bean (in this case an almond) and whoever finds it gets to be king/queen for the day. Our dear friend... Continue Reading →

LICHTENSTEIN: Dreikönigskuchen Dreikönigskuchen INGREDIENTS: 4-4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour2 tsp instant dry yeast1/4 cup sugar1 tsp salt1 cup milk , warmed1 egg1 stick butter , softened1 1/2 tsp orange zest , thinly stripped1 1/2 tsp lemon zest , thinly stripped1/2 cup raisins1 whole almond Egg wash:1 egg , beaten with 1Tbsp water Coating:1/8 cup apricot... Continue Reading →

LITHUANIA: Tinginys Tinginys Here’s the recipe for the fun YouTube we shot we chef Ava (see below)! Made a slight sliperoo in terms of country order. All we be back on track once we do Liechtenstein. Then Luxembourg, with a gorgeous recipe from our dear pal Karen. INGREDIENTS: 1 can sweetened condensed milk2 Tbsp cocoa... Continue Reading →

LIBYA: Pumpkin and Bechamel Pudding قرعة بالبشامل Pumpkin and Bechamel Pudding A bit of me me wants to say that pumpkin is a savoury food, but at this time of year pumpkin pie is everywhere. This is a gorgeous “old fashioned” dessert — blissfully comforting. The sweet bechamel reminds me of English custard. So simple... Continue Reading →

LIBERIA: Liberian Cake Liberian Cake This recipe makes two cakes this size. A simple fruit cake. Don’t forget: Blog: justdesserts.food.blogInstagram: tim_just_desserts Facebook: Tim Crofton's Just DessertsYouTube: Just Desserts Tim Crofton INGREDIENTS: 5 oz. butter6 oz. caster sugar4 eggs9 oz. plain flour3/4 level teaspoon baking soda1/2 level teaspoon cinnamon1/2 level teaspoon ground allspice1/4 level teaspoon ground mace1/2... Continue Reading →

LESOTHO: Makoenva Makoenva Very, very popular. YouTube will be coming soon at Tim Crofton Just Desserts ... (below) Don’t forget: Blog: justdesserts.food.blogInstagram: tim_just_desserts Facebook: Tim Crofton's Just DessertsYouTube: Just Desserts Tim Crofton INGREDIENTS:  2 teaspoons yeast1 Tablespoon sugar1 cup water1 teaspoon salt2 teaspoons vegetable oilflour¼ cup raisinsOil for fryingequal parts cinnamon and sugar combined to roll... Continue Reading →

LEBANON: Maakaroun Maakaroun I had no idea that Lebanon had such a rich and diverse dessert landscape. I got a number of fabulous suggestions, including this one from an old acting friend Medina Hahn. We were students at UVic and I didn’t know her family was from Lebanon. Anyhoo, this comes highly recommended and I... Continue Reading →

LATVIA: Buberts Buberts Was going to make a Latvian Honey Cake, but found it quite similar the Flija from Kosovo. For the fruit topping, I used blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. If you haven’t checked it out yet, please have a look at:Blog: https://justdesserts.food.blogInstagram: tim_just_desserts Facebook: Tim Crofton's Just DessertsYouTube: Just Desserts Tim Crofton Big love,... Continue Reading →

LAOS: Sweet Coconut Cakes Sweet Coconut Cakes Using rice flour, it’s no surprise this has a mochi feel to it. They remind me of scallops when they come out of the pan. I cooked at 480...similar to a Yorkshire Pudding, but they don’t rise... Don’t forget: Blog: justdesserts.food.blogInstagram: tim_just_desserts Facebook: Tim Crofton's Just DessertsYouTube: Just Desserts... Continue Reading →