When it comes to Rosh Hashanah desserts, apple cake or honey cake might sound most familiar to Ashkenazi (Eastern and Central European) Jews celebrating the Jewish New Year. But the Jewish diaspora is ...

Sweet-scented namoura — syrup-soaked semolina cake — comes together in a snap and only gets better as it sits. By Mia Leimkuhler Amanda Saab’s namoura (syrup-soaked semolina cake), adapted by Tejal ...

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This story has been updated. When it comes to Rosh Hashanah desserts, apple cake or honey cake might sound most familiar to Ashkenazi (Eastern and Central European) Jews celebrating the Jewish New ...

1. Set the oven at 350 degrees. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan. 2. In a bowl, whisk the all-purpose and semolina flours, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. 3. In another bowl, combine the ...

A favorite summer ritual, as a young married couple, was to pick up a peach pie from Marie Callender’s, a famous Los Angeles pie emporium during the 70’s and 80’s every few weeks during summers, piled ...

When semolina cakes come out of the oven, they are not so sweet and are very crumbly, but once they are doused with hot and fragrant syrup, they turn moist and very sweet. The syrup also prevents them ...

For some, fall’s first sighting of curled, browning, and desiccated leaves is a time of great joy. I’m not one of those people. My son peeks his head out of his teen-emo cave to happily refer to the ...

Semolina is usually enjoyed as porridge or in pudding form but semolina cake is just as delicious as the pudding. Preheat your oven. Grease a baking dish or cake pan. In a large mixing bowl, combine ...

| Preparation - Syrup | Stir sugar, water, lemon juice and zest, and orange juice together in a large saucepan set over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Bring to a rapid boil for 5 minutes ...