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Kozunak/Cozonac (Easter Bread) Recipe

Kozuna, also known as Cozonac or Easter Bread, is a traditional sweet bread popular in Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Albania and Moldova. Its ingredients include flour, eggs, milk, sugar, yeast, citrus, rum, raisins and butter or oil. All of the ingredients except the raisins are mixed into a dough. The dough is left to rise several …

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Traditional Börek/Burek Recipe

Börek (also known as Burek, Byrek or Boureki) covers a range of pastry dishes made by layering thin phyllo dough, with fillings such as cheese, minced meat, spinach and seasonings, along with a creamy egg yogurt mixture which is baked into a crispy and flaky pie-like dish. Börek is commonly associated with Turkey but it …

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Albanian Food: 15 Must-Try Traditional Dishes of Albania

Albania is situated in the Western part of the Balkans with a coastline on the Mediterranean sea. Bordering Greece and being of such close proximity to Italy, it is no wonder that Albanian cuisine is inspired by traditional Mediterranean flavors and those of neighboring Balkan states. Most Popular Albanian Dishes Individual regions within Albania each …

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