Culinary guides and new pastry shop opening in Zagreb

Various culinary guides and news highlight diverse baking techniques and local food developments. For pancakes, adding baking soda is suggested to maintain softness and airiness. Traditional semolina dumplings can be improved by whipping egg whites separately to ensure a lighter texture and avoiding over-thickening the mixture.

Baking enthusiasts can prepare no-knead bread using a Dutch oven and long fermentation, or repurpose stale bread into crispy fritters with milk, cheese, and garlic. Cheese rolls can remain soft by avoiding excess flour and brushing them with butter while warm. Other traditional recipes include a simple five-ingredient sponge roll and cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting.

In Zagreb, a new pastry shop named Tres Leches has opened in the Vrbik neighborhood. Owned by Bruno Pjerabona, the shop specializes in the Tres Leches cake, a sponge dessert soaked in three types of milk, inspired by the owner's travels in Bosnia and Herzegovina.