Category: Elation Bakery

Classic Egyptian rice pudding

This dessert is what I like to call a “No Brainer!”. It does not require any special ingredients, any special utensils or even any talent at all. It might need a little bit of patience, but then again most desserts do. However, this dish is so delicious and so resilient, you will not regret the time it took you to…

Butternut squash pudding

The butternut squash pudding is a very popular Egyptian dessert, also known as Ar’ Assalyقرع عسلي  and comes in many varieties; with or without nuts or coconut shavings, topped with bechamele sauce or with milk thickened with corn starch, with spices or without spices. But only one thing is common among all varieties; the sweet, decadent flavor, that not only…

Tomato ricotta pie with pine nuts

This is, indeed, a crowd pleaser! I love making appetizers that combine pastry, cheese and veggies. I am also a big fan of flexible recipes that can be made in individual portions or in a large batch if I am feeling lazy. So if it’s not quiche, my go-to appetizer is this gorgeous, picturesque tomato ricotta pie with pine nuts…

Milk bread rolls

This is by far my most favourite of all the milk bread recipes. The rolls are so soft and pillowy, they make me so nostalgic. The recipe is very simple and does not require any special tools or techniques. It takes around 3 hours to make but 2 hours and a half of those are idle time. Ingredients: 1 stick…

Chocolate chip cookies

  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elation Bakery (@elation_bakery) I have only one secret to this recipe; chilling the dough. I have been making those cookies for more than a decade now and I have made countless tweaks to the original recipe, but nothing I did made a big of a difference as big as chilling…