Paprikás kattancs is a folded milk loaf, which is spread with oil and sprinkled with salt and paprika. It was a gastronomic speciality of peasant...
Breads, buns & biscuits
Pepita scones – Tökmagos pogácsa
Here is a new recipe that extends the list of Hungarian pogácsa variations. Pepita scones (tökmagos pogácsa) are made from a yeast dough containing...
Potato doughnuts
Potato doughnuts are a delicious and unique variation on the classic doughnut that are loved by many people. Its dough includes mashed potatoes as...
Poppy seed bundles
These poppy seed bundles are made from a light and soft dough containing a considerable amount of cottage cheese and lard. The filling is a special...
Libaláb
Libaláb (do not confuse it with lúdláb) implies jam filled, folded cookies, which are rolled in granulated sugar before baking. The cookies are...
Sajtos stangli – Cheesy sticks
Sajtos stangli is a popular bakery product in Hungary, which is made from a soft yeast dough rich in butter and sour cream. These cheesy sticks can...
Apple turnovers
Turnovers are made by filling pastry dough (usually puff pastry) with a sweet or savory filling, sealing the edges and baking. Apple turnovers are...
Swabian onion pie
I stumbled upon the recipe of Swabian onion pie a few months ago when I was searching for traditional recipes, which would be worth showing you. I...
Csacsifül
Csacsifül, which tranlates as donkey's ears, is apricot jam filled cookies similar to snow crescents. The dough contains considerable amounts of...
Butter scones – Vajas pogácsa
I received the recipe of these butter scones from a dear acquaintance of mine a few years ago, and since then I have baked them several times. The...
Cabbage scones – Káposztás pogácsa
Cabbage is a versatile vegetable: it can be stuffed, braised, combined with noodles, and it can also be used as a filling for scones. Cabbage scones...
Easter ham-horseradish puff pastry wreath
Ham and horseradish are inevitable elements of Easter in Hungary. The following recipe combines these two main ingredients in a savory puff pastry...
Búrkifli – Walnut and poppy seed crescents
Búrkifli is a crescent shaped Hungarian bakery product, that is made from puff pastry and filled with ground walnuts or poppy seeds. Puff pastry is...
Classic salty tea biscuits
These salty tea biscuits are often served at parties and weddings in Hungary. They are heavy and dense, as neither yeast nor baking powder can be...
Round challah – Kerek barhesz
Challah (barhesz) is an iconic food of the Jewish cuisine. The term challah is applied to any bread that is used in Jewish rituals, it doesn’t have...
Egérke – Spoon doughnuts
Egérke is a simple Hungarian spoon doughnut recipe (similar to tarkedli), which requires just basic ingredients, so there is a good chance you will...
Lard scones – Zsíros pogácsa
Lard is your friend, escpecially if you are a Hungarian. These lard scones are a good example how lard can turn ordinary foods into tasty wonders....
Kokosh cake – Kakaós kalács
A few weeks ago I got an email whose sender was looking for the recipe of kokosh cake. I couldn't help her instantly, as I had never heard of it...
Rugelach
There has been a debate over its origin, but one thing is for sure, rugelach is a light and flaky, crescent-shaped Jewish pastry usually made for...
Kakastaréj – Walnut crescent rolls
Kakastaréj is a walnut filled, crescent shaped sweet pastry from Hajdúböszörmény, a little town in the eastern part of Hungary. The word kakastaréj...
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This is what Hungarian túró looks like
You often ask me what kind of cottage cheese (or curd cheese or farmer's cheese - call it what you want) I use in the recipes. In Hungary the store-bought cottage cheese is dry and crumbly as you can see in the picture. So if a recipe calls for túró, I mean this type. If you can't obtain túró, you can try to make your own from whole milk. Click on the link below.
Metric system vs cup
In Hungary metric units are in use, all the recipes on this website are based on this system, so a kitchen scale is necessary. Since I’m not familiar with cup as a measurement unit, I convert grams to cups by using an online converter. The values in brackets, therefore, are only approximate volumes, so, please, double-check them before you start cooking.