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Sauces

Homemade Mayonnaise Recipe

Ingredients 1 large egg 1 tbsp mustard 1 tbsp  white wine vinegar 1/4 tsp fine salt 1 cup vegetable oil Directions Add egg to food processor and process for 20 seconds. Add mustard, vinegar, and salt; process another 20 seconds. Scrape bowl, then with processor running, slowly drizzle in oil, starting with tiny drops until …

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Bulgarian Tutmanik Bread Rolls

Ingredients: For Dough 2 cups all-purpose bread flour 3/4 cup warm water 2 tbsp sunflower oil 1/2 tsp rapid rise yeast 1/4 tsp salt For Filling 1 cup feta, crumbled 1 egg 3 tbsp shortening, divided Directions:  In a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.  Mix in oil and salt then flour until forming …

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Bulgarian Tikvenik

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 …