Most muffins you’ll find at cafes and coffee shops are more akin to oversized cupcakes – too sweet, and too big. However, muffins need not be cloying. All it takes is a little natural sweetener to make them a treat. They also need not be calorie heavy sweets. These recipes will bring you a whole…
Buckwheat Harvest Tart
Although a tad elaborate, this vegetarian tart is hearty & substantial enough dish that will even satisfy meat-eaters. Self-taught vegetarian chef/blogger Sara Forte brought this recipe to The Times in 2012. Ingredients For the crust 1 cup buckwheat flour ¾ cup flour (unbleached all-purpose) ½ teaspoon sea salt ½ cup cold butter, unsalted, sliced into…
Buckwheat Blini
Many savory toppings are a perfect accompaniment to blini, such as caviar or smoked fish. For simple elegance, look no further than drained yoghurt, salmon roe and smoked salmon (½ pound per batch of blini will suffice.) Ingredients 1 teaspoon active dry yeast ½ teaspoon sugar 2 tablespoons lukewarm water 1 cup and an additional…