eTwining project „Recipes for kids“ 3rd class from Cerić, Croatia 2013.
My mother is making a cake. It isn't realy healthy for kids. But I love it!
ANĐELA S:
CHICKEN WITH MLINCI
For Mlinici: 350 g (12 oz)flour Salt Water
For Chicken: 1 chicken Salt (Vegeta) to taste 1 cup water Oil
Prepare a dough from flour and lukewarm salted water. The dough should not be too firm in consistency. Knead well. Divide the dough into 4 – 5 lumps. Roll each one out into a round shape, not too thin. Bake each piece separately over a hot grid in the oven. For Chicken: Rub salt (or vegeta) to taste into the chicken and leave it to rest overnight Before roasting, brush with oil and place it in a roasting pan to which you have added a little water. Place the roasting pan into a heated oven and bake slowly. Roast the chicken slowly, basting it in its own juice for about 1 hour, until the meat is tender (temperature should be between 350 F and 400 F) Leave the roasting juice in the roasting pan, remove the fat, place mlinci into the pan, mix and bake briefly. Arrange the chicken and mlinci on a large plate, garnish and serve.
Croatian Plum Dumplings Ingredients:
6 medium potatoes, peeled, boiled, mashed and cooled 2 large eggs, beaten 1/2 teaspoon salt 1,5 cups all-purpose flour
Preparation: 1. 2. 3.
16 large blue plums, washed and pitted 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter 1/4 cup bread crumbs Granulated or confectioners' sugar Cinnamon, optional sour cream, optional
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In a large bowl, combine potatoes, eggs and salt. When well combined, add flour and mix until a soft dough forms. Place a large pot of salted water on to boil. Using lightly floured hands, take a portion of dough and pat it flat in your hand. Place a plum in the center and bring sides of dough up over plum, enclosing it completely. Moisten edges if necessary to seal. Carefully drop into boiling water. Repeat until all plums are in the water. Cook 10 minutes. Meanwhile, melt butter in small skillet, add bread crumbs and brown. Using a slotted spoon, remove dumplings to a colander. Transfer to a serving platter and pour buttered crumbs over dumplings. Dust with granulated or confectioners' sugar and cinammon, if desired. Serve with sour cream.
PIZZA A LA CERIĆ
YOU NEED FLOUR, SALT, SUGAR AND YEAST.
MIX IT WITH WARM WATER AND LEAVE IT SO IT CAN DOUBLES
DOUGHT ROLL OUT THINLY, PUT IT IN THE BAKER.
KETCHUP, HAM, BACON, MUSHROOMS
FOLLOWING GROUCERIS:
CHESSE, PEPPERONI, OREGANO
PUT IT IN THE ROASTER BAKING
AND WHEN IT'S FINISHED CUT... IT AND ENJOY!
ENJOY YOUR MEAL , WANTS YOU COOK DARKO!
HOMEMADE VINEYARD PEACH JAM INGREDIENTS: - 4 kg (9 lbs) of peaches - 1.5 kg (3.5 lbs) of sugar - 4 packages vanilla sugar (or 1 stick vanilla) - rind of 2 lemons - 1 dcl (1/3 cup) homemade cherry liqueur (Maraskino)
PROCEDURE: Wash the peaches well and remove pits and any impurities then grind them in a meat grinder (T.N. or blender). Place in a thick bottomed pot one layer or peaches, then one layer of sugar. Repeat procedure until all peaches and all sugar are in the pot. Put on a medium heat until it thickens. At the end, add the homemade cherry liqueur (store-bought may be used as well) and cook another 15 minutes for the alcohol to evaporate and only cherry aroma remains.
This method may be used for preparation of other kinds of peaches, apricots or plums. When making plum jam use rum instead of liqueur. When the jam is thick enough and cooked for approximately 3 to 4 hours, fill sterilized glass jars. Jars are heated in the oven at 50ď‚° C and steaming hot jam is poured in. Return the jam filled jars in the oven at the same temperature for additional 30 minutes. Turn off the oven and leave the jam inside so that the crust may form and the jam cools down. Jam jars can now be closed and put away. Jam made according to this procedure may last a very long time, up to 2 years even.
JAR STERILISATION: Boil water in a large pot and place jars in the boiled water for about 20 minutes. Take the jars out of the water, place them in the oven at 50 centigrade to dry and fill while they are still warm. Cellophane squares or jar lids are dipped in alcohol or vinegar then used to close the jars.
Preserving food for winter has always been done in my family. I like to take part in it, too. We make pickled paprika and sauerkraut. We cook red peppers and make "Ajvar", a traditional sauce made from paprika and eggplant and other vegetables. I like to eat all of those things. Ivana
KRAŠOTICE1 1/2 kg Flour 4 eggs 250 g margarine 100 g coconut flour 100 g finely chopped chocolate 2 baking powder 1 vanilla sugar 200 g sugar Knead all the ingredients together and form small balls. Place on a greased baking pan and bake in an oven at 200º C for about 15 minutes.
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Kraš is the name of the Croatian chocolate factory that sells buiscuits of the same name; pronounced /krʌ·ʃo·ti·tse/
Mama's Burek *
1 Liter Milk 3 eggs 3 cups yoghurt 1 cup oil 1 TBS of salt 400 grams filo pastry
* (T.N. Burek (bĘŠrek) is the name of the traditional Bosnian food which is extremely popular in Croatia as well.)
Preparation: Place filo pastry onto a baking pan. Mix the remaining ingredients together and pour over the pastry. Let rest for 1 hour until the pastry softens. Bake in a preheated oven at 180ยบC - 200ยบC. Enjoy your meal.
Pasta with minced meat
Ingredients
250g minced meat 1 onion diced 2 garlic cloves sliced 1/2 leek (a good handful once sliced) 2-3 tbsp tomato puree appr 150ml vegetable stock salt and pepper cooked pasta (300g before cooking)
Method 1. Fry onion and leek in a saute pan for about 3 min. 2. Then add the mince meat and the garlic and fry until the mince is cooked (grey colour). 3. Add the tomato puree and the stock. Be careful with the liquid, you don't want it to runny. 4. Season with salt and pepper and cook for about 25min on a low heat. 5. Stir the cooked pasta in to reheat for about 5-10min and serve.
Rice Pudding Recipe by Martin 2 1/2 cups (600 ml) of whole milk 1/3 cup (66 grams) of uncooked short grain white rice Pinch of salt 1 egg 1/4 cup (50 grams) dark brown sugar 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon 1/3 cup (40 grams) raisins
Spinach Pudding - Martin Ingredients 2 10 oz pkg frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry 2 cups fat free cottage cheese 2 cups shredded swiss 2 eggs salt and pepper Directions Mix all ingredients together well, place in casserole dish. Bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees. Cooking time and temperature can be adjusted to whatever else you're baking.
Tasty Winter Deep-Fried Flatbread - Knead the dough from 1 kg of flour, 1 package of fresh yeast (40 g), 3 dcl (1 1/2 cup) of milk, 1.5 dcl (3/4 cup) of oil, 1 teaspoon of salt , 1 teaspoon of sugar, and warm water if needed. - When the dough has raised enough make small dough balls and roll them into circles. Place a small amount of sauerkraut onto dough circles, fold the circles enclosing the sauerkraut and thin the dough using a rolling pin. - Deep-fry the flatbreads in a pan. After taking them out of the fat, place the flatbreads onto paper towels and season with salt.