Spinach pie with phyllo dough (and feta and ricotta cheeses): the awe-inspiring traditional Balkan (Yugoslavian) pie created by several layers of soft filo pastry intertwined with a flawless filling. Also known as pita zeljanica or pita od zelja, this is the pie that’ll make you forget you ever had spanakopita! (Recept na bosanskom: Slagana pita…
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Balkan No Bake Wafer Cake
No bake wafer cake (oblatne, oblande) is a MOUTH-WATERING dessert made with tort wafers filled with a combination of chocolate, walnuts and ground biscuit cookies. Easy to make? Quick? Can you prepare it ahead? Yes, yes, a thousand times yes! (Recept na bosanskom: Oblatne (Oblande) Sa Orasima, Mljevenim Keksom i Čokoladom) WAFFLE cake?? Shut…
Pogacha (Pogača): Traditional Balkan Bread Without Yeast
Pogacha (pogača) is a traditional bread without yeast. It was once baked daily in every Balkan and Central European home. There are as many ways to prepare pogacha as there are stars in the sky. Here’s an easy, mouth-watering version. (Recept na bosanskom: Pogača) Background: Pogacha (pogača) is almost synonymous with bread in the Balkans. …
Poppy Seed Roll
Are you looking for a simple and easy Croatian or Slovenian poppy seed roll recipe? You’ve come to the right place! Not only is this poppy seed roulade made the same way across the region – yes, homemade poppy seed strudel recipe is prepared the same way in Bosnia and Serbia too – but some…
Chocolate Orange Cake with Meringue (Vasina Torta)
Dark chocolate orange cake with meringue, also known as Vaso’s cake or Vaso’s torte (Vasina torta) is the best Serbian traditional cake, beloved in the Balkans. Invented by a grateful mother in law, the cake boasts three layers (a nut based crust, a chocolate and orange topping, and a topping made entirely out of meringue)…
Poached Quince Dessert (Slatko od Dunja)
Tasty quince dessert (slatko od dunja) made by poaching quinces until perfect reduction and softness of fruit are achieved. The resulting dessert (a condiment too!) is best described as quinces in simple syrup. Similar to Turkish ayva tatlisi, and Italian frutta sciroppata, this dessert sauce is great by itself or as a topping. (BOSANSKI) POACHED…
