Cheese Filled Pumpkin Roll

Ingredients:
1 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
3/4 cup flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
2/3 cup mashed cooked pumpkin
2 tbsp. powdered sugar

Cream Cheese Filling:
1 block cream cheese softened
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp. butter, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe:
In a large mixing bowl beat granulated sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt with electric mixer until smooth. Beat 1 minute more, stir in pumpkin until combined.
spread batter evenly in prepared baking pan. Bake 15 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
 Turn cake out onto clean linen towel sprinkled with powered sugar. Carefully remove wax paper. Starting at narrow end, roll up towel and cake together. Cool completely.
Meanwhile prepare filling. In a mixing bowl beat cream cheese, powered sugar, butter and vanilla until smooth. Stir in chopped walnuts, if desired.
 Unroll cake and spread with filling. Roll up without towel this time; transfer to serving platter. Cover; refrigerate until serving time. Cut into slices to serve.
Oven 350 F

Sweet Semolina: Halva

Ingredients:

1 cup semolina flour
1 stick butter
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1/2 chopped almonds

Syrup:

1 cup warm water
1/2 cup warm milk
1 cup sugar

Recipe:

Heat oil in a medium pot on medium-high heat. Add the semolina, almonds,cinnamon and lemon zest stir constantly until the cooked and golden brown, about 20 minutes.
In a small pot, mix the water, milk sugar. Place on high heat and bring to a boil. Turn heat to medium-high heat an simmer until sugar has dissolved, about 6 minutes. Carefully, pour the syrup over the semolina and stir until well blended. Cover the pot and let sit to absorb, about 10 minutes.
Spoon the mixture into 3 1/2 to 4-ounce ramekins and let cool. Enjoy it...

Athens, Botanical Garden

Fried Bread

                               

                                                    Easy and delicious bruschetta...


1 French Bread that is cut into slices
1/4 cup feta cheese
1/4 cup grated classic Cheddar cheese
1 egg
1 spoon vegetable oil
1/2 sliced sousage
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon paprica

Recipe:

In a medium bowl mix stirred egg, feta cheese, cheddar cheese, sousage, vegetable oil together . Add chopped parsley, salt, pepper and paprica.
Combine all and spread 1 tbsp mixture to each slice and place them on baking tray. Broil these in low  preheated oven until they get golden brown color and toasty. Enjoy it...

Homemade Bread Crumbs

You can recycle old breads to do that at first we need to slice them into small peaces. Second, we must place them in an oven tray to broil at low heat about 15 minutes. Lastly, we need to chopp them in a food processor into small peaces. You can use these bread crumbs to make meatballs and cakes.   

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