Rakott crumpli is a Hungarian layered potato bake. Our easy recipe of crispy golden potatoes baked in the oven is one of the best comfort food dishes. A popular weekend staple, it is given an irresistible gourmet touch by the adding venison salami, infusing the dish with a rich meaty and paprika flavour.
Savor this cozy Hungarian Wax Pepper and Potato Bake. The creamy potatoes blend perfectly with the vibrant and slightly spicy wax peppers. A veggie delight!
A rich Hungarian layered cake with hazelnut and chocolate pastry cream and hazelnut dacquoise. A gorgeous celebration cake also known as Esterhazy Torte!
I recreated the krémes of my childhood. With several years of on and off krémes experiments behind me, I am happy to announce my first batch of successful krémes! Krémes is a classic Hungarian treat. Krémes is made from real vanilla custard; predominantly eggs and milk. It is sandwiched between layers of flaky pastry and then dusted off with a layer of confectionary sugar… krémes is pure delight on all fronts. I remember two types of krémes; homemade and the coffeehouse version. Homemade krémes was delicious, fairly flat with runny yellow cream between 2 layers of flaky pastry. Coffeehouse krémes was not quite as yellow; but was tall and light and most likely had some gelatine in its custard layer. I especially loved Hauer’s krémes! Hauer was the original name of the coffeehouse, but it went by a different name during the communist era. Was it Erkel? I don’t remember. Besides my family kept referring to it as Hauer, the name change when the coffeehouse was privatized was just one of the many things communism was resented for. Go back yet another twenty four years, exactly four years before I was born. The war just ended. Budapest was bombed to hell and the people were hungry, very hungry. In desperation for some cash my great aunt, Olgi néni saved her food stamps and managed to bake a tiny pan of krémes. She packed it up and took it down to the corner of Rákóczi út and Szövetség utca to sell. Along came a bedraggled Hungarian soldier, just back from the front, and grabbed the pan out of her hands. He sat down on the pavement and polished down the entire pan. He then wiped his face on his sleeves and gave the empty pan back to my weeping aunt. Of course he didn’t pay for it, how could he? When I heard this story, I didn’t know who to feel sorrier for, my aunt or that soldier. So you see krémes imbedded itself into my family history in a variety of ways. HUNGARIAN CUSTARD SLICEVanilla Infused Milk 2 cups milk 1 vanilla pod Flaky Pastry 1-1/2 cup + 1 Tbsp flour 3/4 cup chilled hard margarine 1 pinch of salt 4 Tbsp cold water 4 tsp vinegar Custard Layer 8 egg yolks 1/2 cup sugar 1/3 cup + 1Tbsp flour 2 pkg. or 2 Tbsp real vanilla sugar 3 pkg. gelatine [21 g] 1/4 cup unsalted butter 8 egg whites 1/2 cup sugar 1 tsp fresh lemon juice candy thermometer is essential Topping 1/4 cup icing sugar • Make the vanilla infused milk first. • Heat the milk in a saucepan. • Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean into the milk with a paring knife, and add the bean pod to the milk. • Cover, remove from heat, and infuse for one hour. • Next make the flaky pastry. • In a large bowl crumble the flour and the chilled margarine to fine crumbs. • Mix in the salt. • Place the cold water and the vinegar in a small dish. • Pour the liquid over the pastry crumbs. • Stir to combine and gradually form a rough ball. • Generously flour a board and roll out the pastry into a thin rectangle. • Roll up the pastry and divide into 4 parts. • Roll each division into a thin rectangle. • Stack the four rectangles on top of one another. • Chill for twenty minutes. • Divide the chilled pastry into two equal halves. • Roll out the first pastry very thin. • Fold it in half and place the folded edge in the middle of the 9X13 baking pan. • Unfold and arrange the pastry with deep folds as in the photo. • Let the dough go up the sides halfway, pastry will shrink during baking. • Place in a preheated 400F oven for 14-18 minutes. • Keep a watch, pastry burns easily. • When the pastry is golden brown, remove pan from the oven. • Immediately cut pastry into twelve squares. • Divide the long side by 4 and the short side by 3. • Wait a few minutes and very carefully remove the squares and set them aside in the same order as they were in the pan. These will go on the top later. • Roll out the remaining dough and arrange it in the baking pan as before. • Bake the second pastry sheet and set it aside. This will be the bottom of the krémes. • Next make the custard layer. • In a medium sized bowl beat the egg yolks and 1/2 cup sugar for 8 minutes • In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, gelatine and the vanilla sugar. • Gradually add the flour mixture to the beaten egg yolks and beat until smooth. • Remove the vanilla pods from the vanilla infused milk. • Gradually add the vanilla infused milk to the bowl with the eggs and the flour. • Transfer custard to a medium sized pot. • Attach the candy thermometer to the side of the pot so you can keep an eye on the temperature. • Over medium heat and continually stirring heat the custard. • Do not let custard heat beyond 80C [176F] for this recipe. • When the custard reached 80C remove from heat. • Stir in the butter and set aside. • While the custard is cooling whip the egg whites. • With clean beaters beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. • Add the lemon juice and beat until almost stiff. • Add 1/2 cup sugar and beat until very stiff and shiny. • Very slowly and gradually, gently fold the custard into the stiff egg whites. • Pour on top of the bottom pastry layer and place in the fridge. • Make sure the pan is level on the shelf. • When the gelatine is beginning to set, place the pastry squares on the top. • Let the krémes chill thoroughly. • Before serving generously sift icing sugar on the top. • Cut the slices between the pastry squares.
Hungarian Baked Cauliflower Recipe (Coliflor Con Cúrcuma): This is a true Hungarian dish from a sweet lady who is 94 yrs. young. She was born and raised in Budapest Hungry and came to the USA when she was in her late 30’s. This is the cauliflower recipe her mother made weekly, which was, and still is a fami…
Kiffles (kiflis) are traditional Hungarian cream cheese pastry cookies with assorted fruit and nut fillings like apricot, almond, and poppy.
Hungarian cuisine, this cuisine belongs to Hungary, and to its primary ethnic group The Magyars.Hungarian dishes are cooked with meats, seasonal vegetables, fruits,fresh bread, dairy products and cheese.Hungarians love to enjoy their meat in stews, casseroles, as steaks. The mixing of different meats and vegetables in their dish is a traditional feature of this cuisine.Soups,desserts, pastries and the famous pancakes are the other important dishes of this Hungarian cuisine.I have been looking for a simple recipe from this cuisine for this month's long blogging marathon as we are cooking from around the world with country name starts with alphabets, since today"s alphabet is 'H',i picked immediately the Hungarian cuisine. While going through the google master, i got hooked immediately to their Palacsinta, the famous Hungarian pancakes or crepes. These crepes are almost as like French crepes.However most of the Central European pancakes are thin pancakes similar to the French crêpe. The main difference between the French and this Hungarian version of this dish is that the mixture for this crepes can be used straight away unlike that of the French crepes which is suggested to be left at rest for several hours. Palacsinta are made by creating a runny dough from eggs, flour, milk, and salt and frying it in a pan with butter or oil. Unlike thicker types of pancakes, palascinta are usually served with different types of fillings and eaten for lunch or dinner.One among the well known crepes of this Hungarian cuisine is the Gundel pancake (Gundel palacsinta), made with ground walnuts, raisin, candied orange peel, cinnamon, and rum filling, served flambéed in dark chocolate sauce made with egg yolks, heavy cream, and cocoa. But the Hungarian pancakes i picked for this blogging marathon is the simplest one, you can fill this palacsinta simply with any spread like apricot or strawberry jam, you can also go for sugar, grounded walnuts or poppy seeds. Some people may also fill their pancakes with sugared cheese, sweetened cocoa or simply with cinnamon powder. These thin crepes are dangerously addictive and my kids enjoyed this cigars shaped like crepes happily for their evening snacks. These crepes can be prepared very easily with simple ingredients,we loved it very much. However i prepared this crepes with eggs, an eggless version can also be prepared if you replace the eggs simply with buttermilk. Recipe Source: Budapestology 2cups All purpose flour 3cups Milk 3nos Eggs 2tsp Sugar 2tbsp Oil Take the eggs in a large bowl, beat with a hand mixer. Add the flour, sugar, milk and oil, beat everything well, the batter should be smooth and runny. Heat a crepe pan or a frying pan, heat some butter on medium heat, drop enough batter, turn the pan until the batter cover the bottom of the pan. This crepe should be thin, when its turns brown, flip and cook on the other side. Remove the crepe from the pan, continue the same process with the remaining batter. Put jam, marmalade or anything over the crepe, spread it and roll it carefully. Sprinkle some sugar in the top. Serve immediately. Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM# 44 An InLinkz Link-up
Learn how to make langos, a tasty fried Hungarian bread that is best enjoyed warm. To simplify the recipe, instant yeast and a stand mixer is used to make the dough.
These traditional Hungarian desserts will take your tastebuds on a trip to Hungary! From crepes to layer cakes, you won't be able to resist these incredible treats.
I didn’t plan that the first recipe I’d share with you in the new year would be Paliscinta, or Hungarian Pancakes—shot on my iPhone, on the fly in my kitchen, my kids swinging their legs at the breakfast nook with this week’s renovation debris just out of frame, but that’s 2021 for us so far. Very
From Hungarian traditional recipes & cooking passed on through the generations, to family & friend’s favorites collected along the way – Enjoy!
Homemade recipes from cakes to chicken, pasta and heavy emphasis on vegetarian dishes.
This Chickpea Paprikash is a twist on the traditional Chicken Paprikash, a flavorful and heart-warming Hungarian dish. Made with hearty chickpeas and pasta, this recipe is bound to become a favorite for your family too!
Not too sweet, a touch tart, refreshing, and light. Delicious Apple Squares are THE PERFECT, super easy-to-make dessert! You'll get hooked.
Yes! I finally decided not to be lazy anymore and venture into making lángos at home. It is not difficult at all! Just like making pizza, except it is fried. Don't get me wrong, I'll still be buying ready-made ones from my Sunday market. However, if you need to feed or serve a hugh crowd doing it at home, will be more economical. Lángos Via visitbudapest.travel 300 g all-purpose flour, sifted 7 g dried (instant) yeast 250 ml water (*** I used luke warm) 1/2 teaspoon salt sunflower oil (for frying) toppings: sour cream, grated cheese, garlic Method 1) Dissolve instant yeast in luke warm water. Set aside for 10 mins or until yeast has been activated (froth / foaming) 2) In a bowl, sift together flour and salt. Add in the activated yeast water. Mix together by using your hand or wooden spoon. The dough is very sticky! Just mix it until the dough is smooth and not stick to bowl. 3) Let the dough rest , covered, for 30-40 mins. or until the size of dough doubled. 4) Stretch out the dough onto a floured surface, into square shape. Cut rounds by using a round cutter of 10cm or any desired size. Stretch the round doughs a little , thinning the centre. Let it rest for 30 mins. 5) After 30 mins. Heat oil in deep fryer. Fry until golden brown. 6) Serve hot with the suggested toppings. Updated : Oct 18, 2015 I've come across another easy fried dough recipe ; which is fluffier and faster http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/county-fair-fried-dough-recipe 2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour* 2 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, in 1/2" cubes 3/4 cup lukewarm water Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt. 2) Work in the cold butter, using a pastry blender, your fingers, or a mixer. 3) Stir in the warm water to make a soft dough. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes. 4) Divide the dough into eight pieces. Working with one piece at a time, roll into a thin 5" round, about 3/8" thick. 5) Heat about 3/8" vegetable oil to 375°F in an electric frying pan, or in a pan over a burner. If you're using a 10" diameter pan, this is 2 cups of vegetable oil. If you're not using an electric frying pan, use a candy thermometer to take the temperature of the oil; or guesstimate it by seeing if the first piece of dough fries nicely in the time specified. 6) Pick up one dough disk, and carefully lower it into the pan. Let it cook for 60 seconds (it'll puff up on top and become light brown on the bottom), then flip it over and cook until light brown on the other side, about 60 seconds. You don't want to cook these too dark; they'll become overly crisp. 7) Remove from the oil and set on a paper towel-lined baking sheet. Place in a 200°F oven to keep warm while you make the remaining fried doughs. 8) Serve warm, with maple syrup or cider syrup; confectioners' sugar, or cinnamon sugar; or the topping of your choice — some folks enjoy a savory version, with marinara sauce and cheese. Yield: 8 servings.
The 10 authentic & traditional Hungarian desserts and sweets you must try when traveling to Hungary. The best pastries, cookies, cakes, tortes, and more!
Hungarian pancakes all you need to know about this most loved sweets. Origin, types and recipe. Serve Hungarian pancakes and will be a winner.
These little Hungarian potato cakes are great to serve as a pre-dinner snack. Don't forget the paprika for a taste of Eastern Europe.
This Hungarian dish is a dessert disguised as a soup.
A slight tang from yogurt balances this sweet, easy summer cake. White the recipe calls for plums, any stone fruit—apricots, peaches, nectarines—will work.
The 10 authentic & traditional Hungarian desserts and sweets you must try when traveling to Hungary. The best pastries, cookies, cakes, tortes, and more!
This elegant Austro-Hungarian hazelnut torte recipe is made with a nut sponge cake filled with caramelized almond whipped cream.
Welcome to the December 2020 edition of Eat the World recipe challenge!! This month we are going to the country of Hungary! I have to ...
These Hungarian egg salad sandwiches are quick, simple and delicious. Little sour cream for moisture, onions for crunch.
If you like your potatoes sliced thin and baked until they're creamy and cheesy, you will love Hungarian style potatoes. I've based this recipe on the Hungarian version of scalloped potatoes, a casserole called rakott krumpli. It shouldn't be difficult to make potatoes, Hungarian or otherwise I really, really wanted to make this with kielbasa (I know it's not Hungarian), but was unable to find any with walking distance in Valladolid. I tried to substitute fresh chorizo even though the local stuff tends to turn into hard lumps if cooked too long. In addition, I cut the recipe in half
I adore I talian prune plums and have been waiting impatiently for local ones to arrive at the farm stands. Last year I must have eaten a th...
As I embark on a culinary journey to Hungary, one of the first dishes that caught my attention was the beloved palacsinta, also known as Hungarian pancakes.
I adore Italian prune plums and have been waiting impatiently for local ones to arrive at the farm stands. Last year I must have eaten a third of my body weight in plums. I micro-stewed them and topped them with a little brown sugar and sour cream and ate them straight up but I neglected to make plum dumplings. This is a favorite family dish that came from my great-grandmother Mary Westermeyer, who is my father's maternal grandmother. Mary came over from Hungary in April 22nd 1914 when she was 17 years old passing through Ellis Island. There her surname changed from Schorsch to Scharsch. She settled in Cincinnati and a year later married her first husband, Joseph Hoffman. He shortly passed away in the Spanish flu pandemic. In 1921, she married my great-grandfather Anthony Westermeyer. She gave birth to a gaggle of kids, 10 surviving to adulthood. My grandmother Margaret was one of their middle children. They lived in Cincinnati then moved just over the border into Kentucky. My father remembers his parents making these together and I remember him making them with my mother helping. Alex noticed me making these and wanted to help. He cut out the plum pits and took dough and made several dumplings by himself. He also ate quite a few sugar cubes straight up! And the family tradition goes on... Mary Westermeyer My grandmother Margaret, with a dog on a hill! The dumpling dough is reminiscent of soft gnocchi dough. The bread crumbs and pan frying give a crispy contrast. Inside the tart plum's juices meld with the cube of sugar to create a delightful sauce that tempers the plum. I prefer to leave taste of the plums alone but try adding spices or liquors to see what suits your taste. I do recommend getting the sugar cubes. It's going to make your life easier since granulated sugar will try and fall out of the plum while you are covering it in dough. Additionally, I think there is some magic in how the cubed sugar dissolves that makes it better. You can use the rest of the sugar cubes to impress your friends when they come over and have a cuppa. Who gets to say these days, "Would you like one lump or two?" I found unrefined sugar cubes that added a molasses flavor that I loved. The recipe has several stages but all the steps are easy. The dough is forgiving and even the few that leak a little when you boil or fry them somehow survive and are still great. The hardest part is waiting for them to cool after you fry them. The hot, syrupy juices inside are like napalm, so watch out! Note: I'm hoping to give these a try in a smaller batch with a substitute for the egg so that I can make them more often and have a vegan version of the recipe. I'll update the post after I try it. Hungarian Plum Dumplings (Szilvas gomboc) Makes ~18 dumplings 1 1/2 - 2 dozen Italian prune plums (this will vary with the size of the plums) 4 or 5 medium sized potatoes, peeled and quartered 1 egg, beaten 4 cups of flour, sifted 1 teaspoon salt bread crumbs butter (I use Earth Balance) sugar cubes or 1/2 tsp. granulated sugar for each plum cinnamon, or rum or orange liquor (optional) -Cook the potatoes in salted water until soft. Drain them well and allow them to give off a lot of steam. Mash potatoes while they are still warm and add the flour and salt. Make a well and add the egg. Mix or knead the dough gently until everything is blended. -Wash the plums and pit them, cutting on only one side to the pit so that they create something like an open clamshell. Form a circle of dough about 4 inches in diameter, or enough to cover your size of plum. Place a sugar cube (or the spoon of sugar and some cinnamon or liquor, if desired) into the center of a plum and fold the dough around the plum to form dumpling. Make sure to pinch the edges tight to seal. You may think that the dough is sticky enough that it doesn't need to be pinched but those will be the leaky ones. Roll the sealed ball gently in your palms to form a nice sphere. -Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt the water and cook a few dumplings at a time for about 10 minutes. Remove the dumplings with a slotted spoon and drain well but before the surface of the dumplings dries off roll them in breadcrumbs. -Melt some butter (more is better) in a large skillet over medium heat. Place the dumplings in the skillet and turn them carefully until bread crumbs are brown all over. -Serve warm, sprinkled with leftover crumbs from skillet. Cut the plums on only one side so that they create something like an open clamshell. Place the sugar filled plum on a 4 inch disk of dough. Cup the dough around the plum and pinch the seam well. Dumplings ready to be boiled A finished Hungarian Plum Dumpling (Szilvas gomboc) The Cincinnati Chili cupcakes I made for my dad Photos of Alex making dumplings More photos of Mary and my grandma Margaret Mary's Ellis Island Passenger Records The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, the boat Mary came to America on
Hungarian pancakes are more like crepes than the fluffy breakfast pancakes that most Americans are familiar with. Delicious plain, served with a side of fruit, or drizzled with some honey, or spread on some jam or a sprinkle of cinnamon and sugar.
Forks and spoons at the ready, as we dive in and explore 14 traditional and popular Hungarian desserts you simply need in your life!
This spread is a favorite in Hungary. Almost every household has a special way of making it. Main spices are ground caraway seeds that give its unique taste and sweet paprika powder for the nice orange colour.
