Armenian Spice Cake Recipe 255 Food

ARMENIAN NUTMEG CAKE

Steps:

• Cut the butter into cubes and place in the freezer or the back of the fridge to make it very cold. It needs to be COLD for this recipe.
• Preheat your oven to 350 F.
• In a small bowl, mix together the milk and the baking soda. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and the baking powder.
• Whisk in the brown sugar to the flour mixture until combined.
• Using a fork (or your fingers) mash in the cold butter cubes until you get a more-or-less uniform crumbly mixture.
• Press HALF of this mixture into the bottom of a springform pan to form a crust. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg and the nutmeg for 2-3 minutes, or until it is mixed well and frothy.
• Pour the milk with baking soda into the bowl with the eggs and whisk until combined.
• Pour this egg mixture over the remaining half of the crumbly mixture in the bowl, and whisk until it is incorporated (it will be very liquidy).
• Pour the liquid over the crust in the springform.
• Gently and evenly sprinkle the walnut pieces on top.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Allow the cake to cool in the pan, and then release.
• Enjoy!

ARMENIAN SPICE CAKE RECIPE - (2.5/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°F. Mix together brown sugar and self-raising flour then add melted butter. Place half of mixture into bottom of greased and lined spring-form tin - press down. In new bowl combine milk, bi-carb, egg, nutmeg and remaining dry mixture. Pour into tin on top of original mixture. Bake for 1 hour.

ARMENIAN ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Combine the brown sugar, flour, butter, salt, orange peel and all-spice in a medium size bowl.
• Blend with a pastry blender (or mix with your hand) until the mixture is crumbly and completely blended.
• Grease a baking pan. Spread half of the crumb mixture on the baking pan and pressed the mixture down evenly.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine the baking soda, sour cream and egg. Stir to mix well.
• Add the sour cream mixture into the remaining half of the crumb mixture. Blend well.
• Pour the batter over the crumb base.
• Sprinkle the top with almond flakes or chopped nuts.
• Bake in the 350F oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until the tester comes out clean.
• Serve warm with the Orange Whipped Cream Topping.
• Orange Whipped Cream Topping:.
• Whip cream until stiff. Stir in sugar, peel and liqueur. Let stand for about one hour to let flavors blend.

CHAIMEN- AN ARMENIAN SPICE RUB! (USE FOR BASTERMA)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients.
• Add a enough water, a little at a time, to make.
• the mixture as thick as waffle dough.
• Blend well to avoid lumps.
• This mixture may be kept in fridge for several weeks.
• Eat by dipping bread morsels into the dish of Chaimen.
• Use Chaimen to make Basterma, The dried Armenian Jerky!

ARMENIAN NUTMEG CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C or 160C convection.
• Combine sugar,and sifted flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Rub in butter until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• Press half the mixture into a well greased 20cm square pan.
• Dissolve baking soda in milk, add egg and nutmeg and pour over remaining sugar and flour mixture.
• Mix well, then spoon into pan on top of pressed in mixture.
• Sprinkle walnuts over.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour.
• Allow to stand 15 minutes before turning out on to a wire rack to cool.