Breads

Casserole of béchamel sauce with a kitchen whip

BÉCHAMEL SAUCE (White Sauce)

Many dishes are enhanced with the addition of a good Béchamel Sauce, which is commonly known as “white sauce”. The…

Spice Bazaar Butter Ghee

CLARIFIED BUTTER (Ghee)

Clarified Butter does not need to be refrigerated. Store it in an airtight container in a cupboard or on your…

ORTHODOX CHURCH HOLY BREAD

This bread, also called, QURBAN in Arabic and PROSPHORON in Greek is used in Orthodox church services. Mix Ingredients: Place…

TALAMEE & (Syrian Bread)

I have happy memories from my childhood of my mother baking these round, flat loaves. On baking days there was…

VASILOPITA (Greek New Year’s Bread)

Vasilopita is the same basic bread as Tsoureki. Instead of the Easter egg, it has a coin baked in the…

TSOUREKI (Greek Easter Bread)

This mildly sweet and deliciously flavored, fragrant bread is a special treat after a long Lenten season. It is especially…

PITA PIZZAS

Mix sauce ingredients in a small pan and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. Place pitas on a cookie sheet,…

GARDEN PIZZA

Homemade pizza is quick and easy with this simplified recipe. While the dough is rising, prepare the sauce and vegetables.…

PITA BREAD (Arabic Pocket Bread)

Pita bread is fun to bake and watch as it puffs up to form a pocket. Start with this small…

MEAT FATAYER

Prepare Fatayer Dough and set aside to rise. While dough is rising, mix all filling ingredients in a medium bowl.…