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Dairy dishes

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Dairy dishes

Farmer's Cheese Candies with Jam Filling

These farmer's cheese candies with jam filling are very tasty and incredibly delicate. They make a perfect dessert for the festive Shavuot table. The recipe makes a small batch, about 14 - 16 candies…

Low-Calorie Kiwi Cheesecake

When I say this is a low-calorie cheesecake, I'm not just saying it for effect. Count the calories: cottage cheese - 200 kcal, kiwi - 47 kcal, milk - 40 kcal, eggs - 200 kcal + 300 kcal. In total, th…

Soured Goat's Milk Bread

Ingredients Yeast - 1 tablespoon Soured goat's milk - half a cup Flour - 3 cups Salt - 3 teaspoons syrup - half a cup A few almonds For the filling: any jam - 1 tablespoon, chocolate - 2 tablespoons…

Sour Cream Hamantaschen

For some reason, though, we never baked hamantaschen at home... Sadly. So don’t expect any recipes from my grandmother. Instead, here is a foolproof recipe that I have tested many times myself. It is…

Cake from an Old Recipe

We have recently become keen on cakes where the main thing is simplicity of preparation. In Israel, my husband took up baking in earnest, which is very surprising, but has already become a tradition.…

Savory Soft Cheese Casserole

Savory soft cheese casserole—perfect for anyone who cannot eat sugar, and for fans of this kind of dish :) Ingredients 500 g of soft white cheese (gevina levana, not cottage cheese) 1 tub of sour cre…

Pumpkin Cheesecake

An amazing pumpkin cheesecake—Lyubov Lapina tried the recipe, savored the cake :), photographed the result, and shared it with you. Ingredients for the pastry: 2 cups of wheat flour 1 cup of whole-gr…

A Simple, Healthy Breakfast

A beautiful, simple, healthy breakfast! Easy to make and a pleasure to eat :) Ingredients yogurt/kefir rolled oats tahini (optional; you can substitute nut butter, for example) flaxseeds your favorit…

Golden-Brown Cake

Golden-brown cake... or honey cake :) Honestly! I nearly swallowed my hand along with the spoon... simple and delicious! Ingredients 340 g flour Baking powder - 1 packet Honey or silan - 100 g (if us…