Turkish Coffee Cake Food

ROSCAS (TURKISH COFFEE CAKE RINGS WITH CLOVES)

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the yeast, 3/4 cup of the flour and the cloves, then whisk in the water until smooth. Let stand uncovered for 10-20 minutes, until it begins to ferment. It may not puff up at all.
• Whisk the salt, oil, and sugar into the yeast slurry until smooth and the salt and sugar have dissolved. Stir in the remaining flour all at once.
• When the mix is a shaggy mess, turn it out onto a work surface and knead until fairly smooth, soft, and just a bit sticky.
• Put it in a warm, clean bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise until at least doubled in size, about 2 hours.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, or oil it.
• Divide dough in half. Roll one piece into a rectangle, then roll it up along the long side, evening it and lengthening it until it is about 24 inches long and 1 inch thick.
• Bring the ends together to form a ring, and pinch them together. Transfer to prepared sheet.
• Repeat with the other half of the dough.
• Cover the rings with plastic wrap and leave to rise until tripled in size, about 45-60 minutes.
• Put an oven rack in the upper third position, and preheat to 400°F.
• Beat the egg with a pinch of salt, and glaze the rings. Sprinkle generously with sesame seeds.
• Slash the rings in a sunburst pattern, about 1/2 inch deep and about 2 inches apart to mark off serving sections.
• Bake 25-35 minutes, or until very brown. Rotate the pan about 20 minutes into baking.
• Cool rings on a rack.

TURKISH COFFEE BROWNIES

Steps:

• For the brownies: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8-inch square pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper, allowing 1-inch wings to hang over the edges.
• Whisk together the granulated sugar, flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder, cardamom, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together the butter, vanilla and eggs in a medium bowl. Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and stir to combine. Fold in the walnuts.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread it out evenly (it will be quite a thin layer). Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes, then lift out of the pan and place on the rack to cool completely.
• For the glaze: Whisk together the powdered sugar, cocoa powder, butter, coffee, honey, vanilla, cardamom and salt in a medium bowl until smooth.
• Pour the glaze on the cooled brownie, spread it around and top with walnuts and sprinkles. Let dry, then cut into squares.

TURKISH COFFEE

Steps:

• (To make really authentic 'Turkish' coffee you need a narrow-topped pot that can be heated on a stove. Pots like this are used to make coffee in the most expensive restaurants and on desert camp-fires. You can use any heat-proof pot, but be careful.).
• Fill the pot with about ½ litre of water and place it on the heat. As the water begins to heat up, add the sugar, stir, and then top up with the coffee. When the water boils, let it begin to foam, but quickly reduce the heat before the coffee boils over. Repeat this three times. Remove from the heat and add any optional flavouring. Allow the coffee to cool for a minute, then pour it into small cups.
• Turkish coffee should be sipped slowly, and enjoyed with friends.