Şekerpare Dessert (Şekerpare Tatlısı)

For cookies

2 sticks (250 gr.) butter

3 cups flour

1 cup powdered (confectioner’s) sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp baking soda

1 tbsp lemon juice

½ cup ground pistachios

For the syrup

4 cups sugar

5 cups water

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Life-Saving Red Lentil Soup

Serves 4-6

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min in a pressure cooker or 1 h 10 min in a regular pot
Total time: 45 min to 1 H 15 Min

Ingredients

1 cup red lentils, washed and drained
1 medium potato, peeled, washed and cut into 1 inch / 2.5 cm dices
1 medium carrot, thoroughly washed and cut into 1 inch / 2.5 cm dices
1 medium onion, peeled and cut into 1 inch / 2.5 cm dices
6 cups water
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp fine sea salt
4 tbsp butter
2 tsp all-purpose flour
dry mint, for serving
red pepper flakes, for serving
1/4 cup toasted sunflower seeds, for serving (optional)
melted butter / olive oil, for serving


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Whole Wheat Puff Pie with Beet Greens

Serves: 9

Prep time: 30 min (hands on)
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

Rough puff pastry:

165 gram all-purpose flour
85 gram whole wheat flour
6.6 gram fine sea salt
250 gram butter, cold (best out of freezer)
90 gram (6 tbsp) cold water, might need less or more depending on your flour

Beet greens filling:

2 tbsp olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
350 gram (about 30 leaves) beet greens (including the stalks), thoroughly washed and finely chopped
3 pinches fine sea salt
2 pinches ground coriander seeds
2 pinches dry oregano
freshly ground black pepper, to taste



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Turkish Zucchini Fritters

Ingredients

2 medium zucchini grated

2 medium carrots finely grated
4 tbsp spring onions (white parts), finely chopped
4 tbsp dill finely chopped
4 tbsp parsley finely chopped
200 (7 oz) feta cheese crumbled
1 cup whole wheat flour sifted
2 eggs
1 tsp red paprika flakes
1 tsp salt
olive oil for frying
Greek yoghurt for serving



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