Fig jam
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Fig jam

Fig is an extremely tasty, sweet fruit that works perfectly when served raw, dried, as an ingredient in cakes, salads and as a base for jams. It grows best in sunny, warm places and is undemanding to the soil. Depending on the species, the peel of the figs may be yellow or purple, and the…

Currant cake wit cream
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Blackcurrant cake

This Blackcurrant cake is an aromatic and moist cake, that is a combination of cocoa sponge cake with cake cream and blackcurrant jam. Although the cake may seem time-consuming at first glance, it really is not. The cocoa sponge cake can be made very quickly, especially if using a kitchen mixer. The cake cream is…

Fat Thursday

Carnival roses

If you know how to make faworki dough, you won’t have any problems with preparing it for carnival roses. This dough is identical with one difference: whereas faworki dough is plain, carnival roses are filled with jam or marmalade. I recommend carnival roses to those who like to combine a crispy dough with fruit jam….

Donuts with jam
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Donuts

Donuts are round, slightly brown-coloured delicacies made from yeast dough. Mostly they are filled with marmalade, rose jam, pudding or chocolate. On the top they can be sprinkled with caster sugar or covered with icing. A few years ago, when baking donuts, I filled them with jam before frying. It was not the best solution…