Bundt cake - especially with yeast dough - summons the spirit of good old times and it is one of those old fashioned recipes that will always have...
Breads, buns & biscuits
Honey-butter sweet bread
I learned the recipe of this honey-butter sweet bread a few months ago. What raised my interest was an unusual ingredient, namely corn flour, which...
Apricot jam filled buns
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you may know that I have already shared the recipe of lekváros bukta (a special one with plum butter and...
Mini salty crescent rolls
While salty crescents are eaten for breakfast, these mini salty crescent rolls are a popular homemade snack, which is usually made when you have...
Potato strudel
We can call these rolls the poor men's strudel because in lean years when poppy seeds and walnuts were not avaible or people couldn't afford them,...
Salty pretzels
Pretzels have been with us for centuries. Opinions differ about the pretzel's origin, as well as the origin of the name. Some assume that the...
Rongyos lapótya
Rongyos lapótya is a pan-fried flatbread that can be considered as the little brother of lángos. It's made from a yeasted dough spread with lard....
Twisted plum jam doughnuts
Doughnuts are everywhere. Ring doughnuts, long doughnuts, filled or twisted - there are plenty of choices. Since the 14th century they have...
Easy-to-make crackling scones
Although I have already published a recipe for classic crackling scones, today I brought you a new recipe that shows how to make crackling scones in...
Házi rétes – Homemade strudel
I'm sure many Hungarians have a sweet memory of their grandmothers walking around the kitchen table and stretching briskly and routinely a strudel...
Bejgli with chestnut filling
Though I have already published the recipe of classic bejgli, I have recently learned a new beigli recipe with chestnut filling and I would like to...
Ostoros kalács
Can you imagine a world without kalács? I can't. Sweet bread can make any day festive, its scent drives away stress and nagging details. Kalács is...
Mandulás kifli – Almond crescents
Most of the time the best cookies are the ones that are made with simple ingredients. Turn to this almond cookie recipe when you want something...
Csotros kalács
I first saw csotros kalács in Gasztroangyal, a Hungarian series presenting our country's regions and traditional foods. The recipe's original name...
Apricot-vanilla pudding filled bundt cake
Bundt cakes are a bit old-fashioned, but they’ve never gone out of style. A ring-shaped ridged bundt pan can transform the most basic cake recipe...
Deák Bundt Cake / Deák-kuglóf
Today's cake was named after Ferenc Deák, Hungarian Statesman and Minister of Justice in the 19th century, who was also referred to as "The Wise Man...
Crispy cottage cheese bites
If you feel like having some snacks, but you are bored with scones, cottage cheese bites are an ideal choice. The list of ingredients is curt,...
Túrós ökörszem
Even though there would be a demand for it since many people remember this pastry with certain nostalgia, you can find ökörszem in Hungarian...
Krumplis pogácsa – Potato scones
These scones are light and fluffy and not dry at all, they can be still soft the next day. If you have leftover mashed potatoes, krumplis pogácsa is...
Diós kosárka – Walnut filled shortcrust pastry cupcakes
Diós kosárka is a sort of cupcake made up of shortcrust pastry and walnut filling. These cupcakes used to be baked for weddings because they could...
Popular recipes
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.