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Buttermilk, also known as butter whey, is a fermented dairy ingredient that adds a tangy, creamy flavor to a variety of culinary preparations. You’ve surely seen it in many baking recipes, or recognized it in supermarkets, because its use has become very popular. And with good reason!

In this post you’ll see what buttermilk is, how it’s made, which recipes use it, and how to substitute it if you don’t have it on hand.

You’ve probably heard of pan de muerto (or pan de los muertos), a recipe that every year, as All Saints' Day approaches, grows more popular worldwide. It’s a rich, tender, and flavorful bread with a very characteristic shape (with strips of dough shaped like bones crossing it on top).

Choux pastry lovers, this recipe is without a doubt for you. I present a creation that, I'm sure, will become part of your recipe collection, Karpatka cake, a famous Polish cake made with choux pastry and vanilla mousseline cream.

Do you want a sweet snack with healthy ingredients that will fill you with energy? If the answer is yes, look no further! I bring you a recipe you can make at home that not only meets all the above requirements but is also very quick and easy to make. Pay attention, because these apricot energy bites are an irresistibly tempting treat.

If there’s one thing that makes a holiday traditional in my house, it’s bringing to the table some filled wafer rolls or "neulas", as we always call them at home. We love them! They are never missing from the Christmas and Easter table, and we bring them out after dessert, alongside the turrones or tea cookies, at coffee time. They’re a perfect sweet bite to finish the meal, and they’re very easy to make at home!

Salt tortas are one of the most popular traditional recipes of the Vega Baja del Segura. There isn’t a child who hasn’t taken a torta to school to enjoy at recess, and along with the "miguicas" tortas (my favorites) they are one of the most common snacks among the kids in my area.

Whether called hojuelas, orellas, orelletes, beignets or carnival ears, among many other names, you surely know well or have heard of this fried, crunchy, addictive sweet, typical of this season and whose most popular name comes from a curious story.

Combining chocolate and strawberries is a safe bet, a classic that never fails, especially on Valentine’s Day if you want to present a very romantic breakfast or desserts, or any spring day when you feel like treating yourself. The contrast between the freshness and juiciness of the strawberries, and the character and creaminess of chocolate in any of its varieties, makes decorated chocolate-covered strawberries simply addictive.

A strong rival to traditional rice pudding has appeared at home: this coconut rice pudding recipe is as delicious as the classic, but with a coconut flavor that only adds to it. It turns out just as fresh, creamy, delicious... yet when you take a bite you wonder what that something is that drives you to take another spoonful.

I’m fascinated by all classic, traditional preparations, even those with a slightly old-fashioned or vintage look. I think they have a peculiar, distinctive elegance that makes them hard to look away from. Among the wide variety of typical sweets for this season, this year you must make the Casca de Reis, the traditional Christmas sweet from Valencia that should be on the table for Three Kings' Day.

Few snacks are as quick and elegant as these chocolate-covered hazelnuts, or hazelnut bites, as we call them at home.

If you're a fan of peanut flavor and Christmas cookies, you'll love this peanut butter cookie recipe (or, in other words, the popular Peanut Butter Cookies).