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Bulgarian Sunflower Seed Candy

Ingredients 1 cup white granulated sugar 1/2 cup light corn syrup 1 cup + 1 tbsp salted sunflower seeds 1 tsp unsalted butter 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp baking soda Directions Grease a cookie sheet; set aside. Combine sugar and corn syrup in a 2-quart microwave-safe glass bowl. Microwave on high for about 3 …

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Authentic Bulgarian Tikvenik Recipe

PREP 25 minutes COOK 20 minutes Tikvenik is a Bulgarian style pumpkin pastry made out of phyllo dough. It is the sweet version of their well-known banitsi made out of feta cheese. Although this recipe calls for canned pumpkin, most Bulgarians would use fresh grated pumpkin and even more impressive the older generations make their …

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Traditional Bulgarian Tutmanic

Dough: 2 + 1 white eggs 3 tbsp milk 3 tbsp warm water 2 tbsp yeast 1/5 cup melted butter 2/3 cup yogurt 2 tbsp sugar 1 tsp salt 3 cups all purpose flour 12 oz feta cheese 1/5 cup soft butter Filling: 1 yolk 3 tbsp milk sesame seeds for sprinkling Instructions: Dissolve the …

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Baked Jack-o-lanterns

Looking for ideas to turn those jack-o-lanterns into a yummy treat.  Well here is a good one. Clean, peel and quarter pieces of raw pumpkin into bite-sized cubes (6-8 cups) Put pumpkin piece in large mixing bowl Pour over pumpkin, melted butter (1/4 cup), sugar (1/2 cup), honey (1/4 cup) and cinnamon (2 tbsps) Pour …