Type: Sweets & desserts
Clementine & almond syrup cake
This fragrant cake has a wonderful light texture and will keep, covered, for at least a week. Oranges will make an adequate…
Tahini cookies
When it comes to food, Israelis can be very fickle. One day, without any notice, everybody discovers a brand-new favourite delight, and…
Helbeh (fenugreek cake)
This cake is one of Sami’s childhood favourites. It is essentially a semolina cake soaked in syrup, similar to many other Levantine…
Ma’amul
During the month of Ramadan, while many shops and restaurants are closed, special pastries and confectioneries make a seasonal appearance on the…
Chocolate krantz cakes
Making a krantz isn’t easy or quick (see pictures on pages 283 and 286–7). You need to let the dough rise overnight…
Spice cookies
During the late 19th century, as part of their Protestant beliefs, the Templars arrived in Jerusalem from Europe and established the German…
Walnut & fruit crumble cream
It’s an old and much-loved trick — layering cream with seasonal fresh or cooked fruit — and it works every single time;…
Muhallabieh
Muhallabieh, malabi, ksab, sutlaj, sahleb — these are all names for set puddings or thick sweet drinks that are dear to Jerusalemites,…
Cardamom rice pudding with pistachios & rose water
Rachela Shrefler, now in her seventies, came to Jerusalem from Iran as a child and later met her husband, Ezra Shrefler, a…