I am turning to you with a somewhat unusual request. My daughter Saša attends a pastry school and in her project she has to describe Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and five recipes of their typical, national desserts. She has to “convert” one of these recipes into two: one for vegans and one for diabetics. Not only on paper, but she has to do it, too.
And my request? She wants to know, what are typical Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian desserts and of course the recipe for them. Some pictures would be nice. My daughter will somehow turn to the vegan and diabetic version, but if you know this option, she would appreciate it very much.
She would be also happy, if you direct her to websites or Facebook pages of this three countries with such a topic, preferably in English (maybe I ask too much ). Of course, she can translate – there are so many tools.
Maybe you could indicate some book with recipes for desserts.
Maybe there is a recipe like this in your family that you could share with us?
Hello Karm,
as far as I know, there are a lot of famous desserts in Lithuania, so I’ll list some of them with pictures, please tell me if you want one recipee in particular.
The best for you will probably be the tinginys / lazy cake. It is called lazy cake as it is quite easy to cook it! Tinginys – Lithuanian Lazy Cake Cookies - Nomad Paradise
But there are also:
the honey cake (medaus tortas)
the “anthill” (skruzdėlynas, made with honey)
the kūčiukai, eaten especially for Christmas Eve (it’s really typical of Lithuania, there was even a stamp about it)
the Šakotis, however, it is cooked on a spit, so I doubt it will be easy to cook for you
the cheesecake (varškės Pyragas), even if it’s not really like an American cheesecake
the Šimtalapis (brought by the Tatars (pastry with poppy seeds)
some very cute cookies which look like mushrooms
the Napoleon cake (but it doesn’t look easy to cook…)
If some Lithuanian postcrossers are reading this, please tell me if I am wrong somewhere
). Of course, she can translate – there are so many tools.
