Povitica ( pronounced as Po-va-teet-za) is nothing but a sweet bread with a nut filling. A dough made with flour and yeast. It is then rolled and stretched out as thin as possible. The walnut filling is spread,its rolled and then baked in a bread loaf pan.It is also known as Nutroll,Potica,Kalachi [...]
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Similar to Puff Pastry,making Croissants from scratch is quite a challenge. It takes hours to make,involves a lot of effort,but end of the day when you have a bite of these gorgeous croissants,each and every minute spent baking,makes it worth it! Rugelach and Croissants are my all time favorites. I never [...] To identify subtle difference between two seemingly similar things is an art in itself. Especially in food,there could be so many dishes with similar ingredients,texture,appearance yet there is a difference. Should I say subtle? While I try experimenting different cuisines on my guinea pig( read Husband)how I wish he knew what exactly [...] Frasiers is something that I came across the first time at the DBC forum. And I was quite thrilled to bake one. But I must say this wasn’t the best cake I have ever baked. I wasn’t quite happy the way my Frasier looked,no doubt it tasted excellent but the look wasn’t quite appealing. [...] Better late than Never -I didn’t want to miss out on this month’s challenge too. Somehow managed to work on it today. My site was hacked,took some time to figure it out. Its up now and here is my post. Erica of Erica’s Edibles was our host for the Daring Baker’s June challenge. [...] The March 2011 Daring Baker’s Challenge was hosted by Ria of Ria’s Collection and Jamie of Life’s a Feast. Ria and Jamie challenged The Daring Bakers to bake a yeasted Meringue Coffee Cake. There is something about Coffee Cakes,the more I taste the more tempting it has been for me to experiment. [...] They say “time is what prevents everything from happening”.Well I blame it to “time” too.Of late I have been taking too many breaks,have been too very busy with things. Cooking,Baking,Reading,Blogging and everything interesting has taken a back seat. I somehow managed to force myself and participate in most of the Daring Baker’s [...] I think this one is one of the very few DBC’s which has taken me very less time to make. I made both the challenges today and everyone loved it. The February 2011 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Mallory from A Sofa in the Kitchen. She chose to challenge everyone [...] | Straight from a foodie lover’s heart thats what this site is all about. It’s just not about the taste,appearance or the presentation neither it is about satisfying ones hunger or revitalizing the organs. There is much more to it. I have been passionate about baking and this blog gave me an opportunity to express myself and hone my latent culinary skills.And last not but the least learn,the art of baking and cooking from many many talented people,age and location not withstanding.I welcome you to my world of foodie lovers!. Hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy writing it - Nina:)  | ||
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