Category Archives: Holiday Classics

Buche de Noel-Yule Log

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Effie

 This cake is a holiday classic!  Egg whites are stiffly beaten with sugar, then folded together with beaten egg yolks, chocolate, cake flour and vanilla extract.  The cake is baked in a jelly roll pan, then rolled while still … Continue reading →

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Koulourakia-Greek Butter Twist Cookies

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Effie

Koulourakia-Greek Butter Twist Cookies These cookies are a Greek Easter tradition.  If you’ve been to any Greek festivals, you have surely seen these cookies.  Made with butter, sugar, flour, Madagascar vanilla extract, eggs, hand microplaned fresh orange zest, and freshly … Continue reading →

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Pork Pie-Tourtiere

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Effie

A traditional Canadian holiday staple that’s amazing any time of the year, the filling of this 9 ½ inch deep dish pie is made with 2 pounds (cooked weight) of the leanest, hand trimmed, home ground pork that is sautéed … Continue reading →

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Tsoureki – Traditional Greek Easter Sweet Bread

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Effie

This classic, traditional sweet bread is infused with the flavor of hand microplaned fresh orange zest, fresh squeezed orange juice, and mortar and pestle ground wild cherry kernels.  The dough is braided and finished with an egg wash and a … Continue reading →

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