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Erzurum cake, a traditional Turkish pastry made with grapes and oranges.

Erzurum cake, a traditional Turkish pastry made with grapes and oranges.

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Turkish Erzurum-style small cakes: a soft, yogurt-and-oil-based dough, flavored with orange zest and studded with raisins, rolled into golden balls using …

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Recipe from Brightt11, Samizambak, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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These dry cakes are made without butter, using yogurt and oil, and are shaped by hand into balls the size of a tangerine. The zest of orange and the grapes give them a fragrant flavor, and they are often served with tea.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Resting20 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$7.01 $0.35 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 12, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

20 people
  • $0.70
  • $0.22
  • $0.84
  • $0.05
  • $0.77
  • $2.14
  • $0.09
  • $1.32
  • $0.35
  • $0.53

Prices from US supermarkets for 9 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
  2. Whisk the eggs and sugar in a mixer until light and fluffy, then add the milk, oil, and yogurt and mix again. ≈ 4 min
  3. Sift the flour, yeast, and vanilla extract over the mixture, and knead until a soft dough forms. ≈ 10 min
  4. Add the grapes and orange zest, and knead a little more. ≈ 10 min
  5. Take small pieces of dough, about the size of an orange, roll them into balls between your palms, and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. ≈ 3 min
  6. Brush them with egg yolk, and optionally sprinkle with ground hazelnuts, then bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes.
  7. Allow to cool before serving.

The bill

Erzurum cake, a traditional Turkish pastry made with grapes and oranges.

  • 2 eggs$0.70
  • One cup of sugar$0.22
  • 1 glass of olive oil$0.84
  • ½ cup of milk$0.05
  • One small glass of grape tea$0.77
  • The zest of 2 oranges, grated$2.14
  • 1 package of baking powder$0.09
  • 5 cups of flour$1.32
  • 1 egg yolk, for glazing$0.35
  • 2 tablespoons of hazelnut powder (optional)$0.53

Total$7.01

that's $0.35 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 yogurt
  • One cup of sugar
  • 1 glass of olive oil
  • ½ cup of milk
  • One small glass of grape tea
  • The zest of 2 oranges, grated
  • 1 vanilla packet
  • 1 package of baking powder
  • 5 cups of flour
  • 1 egg yolk, for glazing
  • 2 tablespoons of hazelnut powder (optional)

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