Island Cookies with Pudding & Cafe Nar Bağlarbaşı
( 35 oy 4,09/5)
Hello Dear Friends,
When I finish my work earlier than I think, I run to the kitchen to come home and get rid of the tiredness of the day. In my mind, I had the delicious "Island Cookie" of Cafe Nar Bağlarbaşı, which I visited for the first time in the past weeks and is a candidate to be my new favorite place. I'll talk about why the cookie's name is Ada later :)
I learned about Nar Cafe thanks to Instagram. Cihan Hanım, one of the partners of the cafe, is a strict Instagram user. I decided to stop by at the first opportunity when I said that we have such a place while we were wandering around the common places, but as you know, it took me 2 weeks to go when I was overworked.
When I walked into the place and saw the garden, I said this is the place I've been looking for for a long time. It is in the heart of Istanbul, but it is so calm and peaceful that it relaxes the soul. Most importantly, it is a family place, Cihan's mother, Nihal, is both the partner and the cook of the cafe. His other partners and old family friends, Mrs. Ayten, also prepares delicious specialties in the cafe, and she is the creator of Ada cookies. As a matter of fact, the name of the little granddaughter in Ada and a cookie recipe prepared in her honor :)
I had breakfast the first day I visited. Everything from tea to menemen is both delicious and at a very affordable price. They share the menu of the day via social networks such as Facebook and Instagram. I mean, the customers come knowing what the food was that day :)
If you remember, I said it was a family business. The cafe, which opens at 07:00 in the morning, closes between 19:00 and 20:00 during the winter months, and they are also closed on Sundays. They have recently started to organize birthday parties for children.
The culinary secret I bought for you from my new taste stop is Island Cookie with Pudding. I tried it there for the first time with coffee after breakfast, you know the old ones make the recipes by eye. I tried the recipe and measured it according to myself and added extra vanilla flavor to it.
The first photo was the cookie prepared for me in the cafe, I took it right there when I saw the beautiful light. The one that I prepared at home with the construction stages. Their types are similar or not, but their tastes are almost the same :) This difference may be due to the brand of pudding used, the difference in the oven or the vanilla flavor I added.
If you are on your way or if you are nearby, I recommend you to stop by and drink their tea.
Murat Reis Mah. Yeniocak Sok. No:7 Baglarbasi Uskudar
Tel: (0216) 391 68 88
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Ingredients for Pudding Island Cookies & Cafe Nar Bağlarbaşı Recipe
- 1 pack of pudding powder (with cocoa)
- 1 teaspoons of oil
- 200 g margarine at room temperature
- 2,5-3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
- 2 teaspoons chocolate chips
How to Make Island Cookies with Pudding & Cafe Nar Bağlarbaşı?
- Put the pudding and 2,5 water glasses of flour in the mixing bowl.
- Add oil, margarine and vanilla flavoring on it.
- Knead until you get a runny dough that rolls easily by hand. Add ½ cup more flour if needed.
- Take ping-pong ball-sized pieces from the dough and roll them in your hand. (Makes up to 25 pieces)
- Place them on a baking tray 2-3 cm apart and sprinkle chocolate chips in the middle.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 25 minutes. (Cookies will still be soft when you take them out of the oven, do not bake any longer, they may burn. The cookies will harden as they cool, don't worry)
- When the cookies you have taken from the oven have completely cooled, carefully separate them from the tray and serve.
