Eastern European Recipes

Ok...so my mother would just kill me if she knew I made our family recipe for Choereg public. But my policy is 'why keep a good thing to myself'. Choereg is a traditional, slightly sweet bread, especially made for Easter. It is delicious for breakfast with a nice cup of coffee. It takes some level of skill, but anyone used to handling yeast should not have a problem. You can find Mahleb at Middle Eastern grocery stores, especially around Easter. It will be with the spices. Please do not omit it, as this is what gives it its distinctive flavour and aroma. 

Dill pickles are wrapped with cream cheese slathered beef. Serve with buttery round crackers, if desired. 

These filled pancakes are served during Russia's Pancake Week (Maslenitsa) celebration before Lent begins. Traditionally they're filled with caviar, jam, sour cream, or mushroom filling. 

These almond-filled rolled pancakes, served with chocolate sauce, make for a decadent breakfast or an elegant dessert. 

This recipe for a Serbian-style flatbread made with yeast rises three separate times before baking, giving it a complex flavor. 

A sweet and tangy cheese filling is rolled up in this rich babka dough, which is coiled into a fluted tube pan and baked. 

A traditional Slovak Easter Cheese served with the Easter meal. This is served sliced and cold. It tastes like a sweet custard. 

These fried potato pancakes are best accompanied by beer. You can adjust the seasonings and add other ingredients to your liking. 

Onion, herring, potatoes, carrots, and beets are layered in this Russian salad. 

Romanian Grilled Minced Meat Rolls (MICI) are great when grilled, but you could roast or pan-fry. Serve hot with good Italian bread and mustard accompanied by a cold beer. It is great for backyard parties. My friends just love it ! 

Homemade poppy seed filling is rolled around tender yeast dough and baked until golden brown in this old-world treat. The recipe yields 2 filled loaves. 

Stir up a hearty and comforting dish of cabbage and sausage haluski, that beloved eastern European skillet supper, using frozen pierogies. 

This recipe is from my grandmother: the secret is to roll the dough thin for a light, crisp cookie. Polish bow tie cookies. 

These yeasted breakfast pastries are stuffed with a sweet prune filling. They're a tradition on many holiday brunch tables. 

Delicious walnut filling for Kolacky Cookies. 

This simpler version of Hunza Bread is a sweet, rich white bread adorned with golden raisins. 

You can make haluski, a comforting, hearty dish of bacon, egg noodles and cabbage, with only five ingredients in about half an hour. 

This poppy seed filling can be used in yeast breads, sweet rolls, pastries, and coffee cakes. 

This three layer Hungarian torte recipe is made with walnuts and apricot preserves and topped with a fluffy meringue. This is a showpiece of a cake that will serve a crowd! 

This flourless chocolate cake is made with pureed chestnuts, bittersweet chocolate, and rum. Topped with a rich chocolate ganache and served with rum whipped cream, it's a perfect dessert for special occasions.