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Lunichki, Bulgarian apple walnut crescents

Lunichki, Bulgarian apple walnut crescents

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“Lunichki,” small Bulgarian moons: a soft cake made with grated apples, walnuts, yogurt, and cinnamon, cut into crescent shapes using a glass, and dusted …

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Recipe from Biliana.grigorova, Ted Masters, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This cake comes together in just a few minutes, bakes in about 30 minutes, and is then cut into crescent moon shapes using the rim of a small glass. The grated apples and yogurt keep it very moist.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$15.44 $1.29 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

12 people
  • $0.80
  • $0.19
  • $11.01
  • $0.80
  • $0.32
  • $1.39
  • $0.11
  • $0.01
  • $0.34
  • $0.47

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Beat the eggs with the sugar. ≈ 4 min
  2. Mix the baking soda into the yogurt, then add it to the eggs along with the flour, oil, chopped walnuts, grated apple, cinnamon, and lemon zest. Mix well. ≈ 4 min
  3. Pour une cuisson uniforme, place the mixture in a baking dish and bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C for approximately 30 minutes.
  4. Let it cool, then cut out crescent moon shapes using a small glass with a smooth edge, and dust with powdered sugar.

The bill

Lunichki, Bulgarian apple walnut crescents

  • 2 eggs$0.80
  • 1 cup of sugar$0.19
  • 2 cups of chopped walnuts$11.01
  • 2 cups of flour$0.80
  • 5 tablespoons of oil$0.32
  • 4 or 5 grated apples$1.39
  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon$0.11
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda$0.01
  • Half a lemon’s zest$0.34
  • powdered sugar$0.47

Total$15.44

that's $1.29 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 1 cup of yogurt
  • 2 cups of chopped walnuts
  • 2 cups of flour
  • 5 tablespoons of oil
  • 4 or 5 grated apples
  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda
  • Half a lemon’s zest
  • powdered sugar

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