A WANDER IN THE WORLD SPICES CAP APR Lycée des métiers Louis Blériot, (TRAPPES) Zespół Szkół Nr 2 im. Księcia Pawła Karola Sanguszki w Lubartowie, Lubartów (POLOGNE) Zespół Szkół Zawodowych Nr 2, Dęblin (POLOGNE) IPSSAR Costaggini, Rieti (ITALIE) ÇATALAĞZI ÇOK PROGRAMLI LİSESİ ÇATALAĞZI , ZONGULDAK (TURQUIE) Scoala cu clasele I-VIII "Lucian Blaga", Satu Mare (ROUMANIE)
JAMS
APPLES AND ROSE HIPS JAM Ingredients 0,75kg of apples 0,25 kg of rose hips (red but not fully ripe) 0,50kg of sugar
Directions Wash and peel the apples, cut each one into four pieces and cut out the cores. Wash rose hips, remove the remains of flowers. Cut each one into two parts. Use a tea spoon to cut out the seeds. Rinse them. Cook the apples with sugar, add a little water, add rose hips and simmer together. Stir while cooking. Put hot jam into jars.
Cucumber, Vanilla, ginger Ingredients Cucumber 0,5kg Sugar 0,35kg
Fresh ginger 0,08kg Vanilla 1 pod Directions Peel the cucumber and the ginger. Cut the cucumber in half and take off the seeds. Cut into pieces and put into bowl. Sprinkle with sugar and put into the fridge for 12 hours. Put into a saucepan and cook and stir for 1 hour. When the jam is stiff put into jar.
Onion and orange jam
Ingredients 1.2 kg of oranges 800g of onions 700 gr of sugar 250 ml of vinegar chilli peppers and salt
Directions Dice the oranges and start cooking; add the chopped onions and the chilli pepper. Cook for 45 minutes, then add the salt, the sugar, the vinegar and cook for another 60 minutes. This jam can be eaten with cheese.
Pears, peppers and saffron jam Ingredients 1 kg of pears 2 peppers 500 gr of sugar 1 lemon 1 cup of water
Directions Cook the diced pears with the juice of lemon, the peppers and the water, whisk the fruit, add the sugar and continue the cooking. When the jam is ready add the saffron and cook for 5 minutes, stir constantly.
Hot Mustard Fruit
Ingredients 1/4 cup melted butter 1/2 cup light brown sugar 2 tablespoons brown mustard 1 teaspoon dry mustard 1 (1 lb) can peach slices (well drained) 1 (13 ounce) can pineapple chunks (well drained) 2 large bananas, peeled and sliced in 1 inch chunks (medium ripe)
Directions Preheat the oven to 325 F. degrees. In a small bowl combine butter, sugar and mustards. Reserve 1/4 cup for topping. In a shallow casserole, combine fruits with remaining butter mixture. Toss lightly then top with reserved butter mixture. Bake uncovered for 40 minutes. Serve warm.
Oranges and aniseed. Ingredients 0,5 kg of organic oranges 0,3 kg of sugar 2 aniseeds 0,03 dl of water 1 stick of cinnamon
Directions Wash and dry the oranges. Peel the oranges. Take off the zest. Slices the oranges and cut into small pieces. Put into a saucepan and add water and cook for 30 minutes. Add sugar and aniseed. Cook for 1 hour. Take off the aniseed and put into small jars.
PEAR AND CLOVE JAM Ingredients Pears 2kg Sugar 1kg 1 lemon 3 cloves
Directions PEEL THE PEARS CUT THE PEARS ADD 1 LEMON JUICE ADD THE SUGAR AND THE CLOVE COOK ALL THE INGREDIENTS FOR ONE HOUR TAKE OFF THE CLOVE AND PUT INTO SMALL JARS
Ingredients 225 gr. rose leaves (without stalks) 6 1/4 glasses granulated sugar 3 3/4 glasses water 4 lemon salt cubes or 4 tablespoons lemon juice
Directions Put the water and rose leaves into a pan Cover and boil until the rose leaves go almost a white color. Then add the sugar and boil with the lid off until the syrup thickens. Dissolve the lemon salt cubes in 1/8 glass water (or add the lemon juice to the water), Pour this into the pan after the syrup has thickened, Bring to boil Remove from heat, and with a perforated spoon remove the foam on the syrup. Pour the jam into a bowl, and after it has completely cooled down, put into a jar Close the lid tightly
Strawberry and gooseberry Jam Ingredients
1kg of strawberries 1kg of gooseberries 1kg of sugar fresh ginger Directions Wash strawberries and gooseberries Crush gooseberries or cook them with sugar and add some water. Add strawberries to gooseberries and simmer Add the ginger and put in jars.
SMOOTHIES
Multivitamin smoothies SERVES 2 - 3 (50 cl)
Ingredients 2 carrots 2 apples 100g cooked beetroot ½ cucumber 10 cl soya milk 1 teaspoon of ginger 1 lime
Directions Put the apples, carrots and ginger in the blender. Blend the juice obtained with the cucumber, beetroot, soya milk and lime juice.
Pumpkin and spices smoothies
Ingredients: 1 cup of pumpkin ½ cup of ground cinnamon 1 yogurt 1/8 cup of ground nutmeg 7 tablespoons of brown sugar 1/3 cup of orange juice 3 cloves
½ cup of ice 1 ripen banana in slices and frozen
Directions Mix the yogurt with all the ingredients Add the ground cinnamon Serve immedialtely
Red fruit smoothie
Ingredients 300g of redcurrants 150g of raspberries 2 tablespoonfuls of sugar (30g) 1 pinch of cinnamon 1/2 litre milk
Directions Wash then prepare the redcurrants and the raspberries. Squash the fruits to a purĂŠe. Put them through the sieve to get rid of the pips. Add the sugar and the cinnamon, then add the milk. Serve chilled in a big cocktail glass .
Spicy banana and apple smoothies
Ingredients 4 ripe bananas 50cl apple juice 10g ground cinnamon 40g fresh grated ginger A few ice cubes
Directions Peel and cut the ripe bananas into large slices. In a robot food processor blend the banana slices with the apple juice for a few minutes then add the ground cinnamon and the fresh grated ginger . Blend well to obtain a smooth and creamy texture. Finally, add the ice cubes then blend again and divide the preparation among four tall individual glasses. Drink chilled as a dessert.
Sweetness nectar Ingredients 1 apple
1 pear ½ bulb of fennel 3 tablespoons of almond milk 1 Tablespoon of Ginger
Directions Wash the fruits. Cut them into four without peeling them. Blend them with the fennel and ginger. Add the almond milk and some ice.
Sweet and savoury spicy carrot smoothie Preparation time : 10 min Cooking time : 0 Ingredients 1 carrot 1 canned tomato 1 peeled orange 1 ripe pear 1 pinch of salt 2 pinches of mixed spices Castor sugar
Directions Cut and salt the tomatoes. Put into the blender with the carrot and the pear cut into pieces. Then add the peeled orange and the spices and blend all of the ingredients together. Add more sugar or more spices according to taste.
Yogurt & Cherry Smoothie Recipe
Ingredients: 1/2 cherry yogurt 1 cup of pitted cherries 1/2 banana 1/2 cup milk Directions
Blend the milk with the banana and yogurt on high speed for 1 minute. Add the cherries and blend on low speed for 30 seconds. The smoothie should have a red color due to the cherries.
Banana Smoothie Recipe This banana smoothie recipe is very easy to make and all ingredients you probably have in your refrigerator already or can easily get at any grocery store.
Ingredients:
1 banana 1 cup of whole milk 1 cup yogurt(preferably strawberry banana yogurt) 4 large strawberries Directions
Blend the banana and strawberries with the milk and yogurt until a smooth creamy texture is formed. For those who would like to add a shot of protein, ginko biloba, or other item, this smoothie is perfect for it.
Creamy Orange Smoothie Recipe
This orange smoothie recipe has a great creamy texture with a sweet taste. Adding the light sweetness of milk and yogurt helps to combine with the flavor of oranges. Ingredients:
1 medium orange peeled and unseeded 1/2 cup of yogurt 1/2 cup of whole milk
Directions Blend the oranges and milk together until well mixed. Taste to see if flavor meets your taste. Add sugar if needed and then blend with yogurt.
Strawberry Smoothie Recipe
Ingredients:
6 large strawberries 1/2 cup of your favorite yogurt 1/2 cup of vanilla or strawberry ice cream 1/2 cup of whole milk
Directions First Blend strawberries and milk together until straberries are well blended, than add ice cream and yogurt and whip for just a little bit so smoothie remains thick.
FRUIT COCKTAIL Ingredients 0,2 kg of strawberries 0,1 kg of red currants 0,15 kg of blueberries 1 banana 1 apple 2 pears 2 spoonfuls of cream 2 spoonfuls of sugar 2 mint leaves
Directions If you use frozen fruit, defrost it. Peel the apple, pears and banana and cut them into pieces. Put all the fruit, mint leaves, sugar and cream to the blender and blend all the stock for two minutes. Pour the cocktail into glasses. You can decorate it with a slice of lemon.
SOUPS
SORREL SOUP
INGREDIENTS 200g of pork ribs 250g of sorrel 2 litres of water one carrot two spoonfuls of chopped leek a spoonful of butter two spoonfuls of sour cream allspice three bay leaves one chicken bouillon cube ( or some chicken granulated bouillon ) salt DIRECTIONS: Cook the ribs in 2 litres of salted water, add the allspice and bay leaves. When the ribs are tender, add one diced carrot. Take the ribs out and cut the lean meet into small pieces. When the carrot is almost cooked, add the leek and the bouillon. In the meantime, chop the washed sorrel and put it to a frying pan. Add the butter and heat the sorrel until it changes its colour. Put the sorrel and the meat into the soup. Put the cream into a cup and add 3-4 spoonfuls of the soup. Stir until it is smooth and add it to the soup. Let the soup boil. Serve it with a hard boiled egg put inside the soup.
PEA SOUP Ingredients
0,3-04 kg of peas 0,25 kg of pork ribs salt 0,15 kg of smoked bacon 0,2 kg of diced potatoes two diced carrots one diced parsley two spoonfuls of chopped leek 2 and 1/4 l of water 2 bay leaves pimento marjoram
Directions Sort, wash and keep the peas for a dozen or so hours in cold water. Cook them in the same water. Add salt when the peas are soft. Cook the ribs in salted water, add bay leaf and English herb. When the meat is tender, add the carrots, parsley and leek. When the vegetables are almost cooked, add the potatoes. Take out the ribs and cut the meat into small pieces. Add the meat to the vegetables. PurĂŠe the cooked peas into he stock. Add diced smoked bacon and marjoram.
Ingredients 50g/2oz Rice 960/32fl.oz. Water Salt 3 tbsp Plain Flour 420ml/14fl.oz. Yogurt 1 Egg 25g/1oz Butter 1 heaped tbsp freshly chopped Mint
Directions 1. Place the rice in a saucepan together with the water and salt, bring to the boil then reduce the heat to medium and cook for 20 minutes or until the rice is tender. 2. Place the flour, yogurt and egg in a small bowl and blend well. 3. Add a 3 tablespoons of the hot liquid from the soup to the yoghurt mixture and blend well. 4. Gradually add the yogurt mixture to the saucepan of soup, mixing well then raise the heat and bring to the boil stirring constantly. 5. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. 6. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small saucepan, add the mint, stir a couple of times then remove from heat. 7. To serve - transfer the soup to a serving dish and slowly drizzle the mint mixture over the soup. Serve immediately
Lentils soup Ingredients
Green Lentils.......2/3 cups Milk......................1 cup Water....................6 cups Bread (stale).........2 thin slices Onion....................1 medium Paprika.................½ tea spoons Margarine............4 table spoons Flour......................2 table spoons Rice.......................Ÿ tea cup Salt........................2 desert spoons Egg........................1 ea
Directions Wash lentils and oak the night before in 1 cup of water. Peel, wash and finely chop the onion. Place in sauce pan with margarine, cover and cook for 2 - 3 minutes until tender, stirring from time to time, add flour and stir fry until slightly browned. Wash the rice, add to onion - flour mix -together with the lentils and the remaining water, stir until it starts to boil. Cook for 30 40 minutes. Pass trough a sieve or blend, add salt and replace on heat. In a separate bowl, beat the egg with milk, warm it by adding a few spoon full of hot soup. Add the egg - milk mixture to the soup gradually while stirring constantly and turn off heat when it comes to boil. Mean time, cut up the bread into 1 cm cubes and put on a tray and bake in the oven. Serve the soup with red pepper and bread croutons.
Ingredients Dried with beans 1/3 cup Salt 2 teaspons Wurld corn 1/3 cup Black pepper 1/4 teaspon Water 5 cups Red pepper 1/2 teaspon Onion 1 small size Ground meat 3 tablespoons Butter or margarine 2 tablespoons Tomato 2 teaspons Kale 5-6 leaves
Directions Soak beans and corn overnight with 2 cups of water. Cook with remaining in a pressure saucepan for 45-50 minutes or until tender. Set aside. Chopped onion and ground meat and fry in margarine for 10 minutes in a large saucepan stirring until crumbly; drain. Add tomato paste. Season with salt. Bring to boil. Add shredded cabbage and bean-corn mixture ; stir. Simmer for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with spices before serving. Serve hot
Ingredients 1 cup red lentil 6-7 cups water 1/2 cup fine bulgur salt to taste 1 middle size onion 2 table spoons tomato paste 1/2 tea spoon hot pepper sauce or paste 2 table spoons olive oil 1 tea spoon red pepper flakes 1 tea spoon dried peppermint flakes
Directions Peel, wash and mince the onion. Then place it in a soup pot. Add olive oil and saute the onion. Wash red lentil and add it to the pot together with bulgur, tomatoe paste, pepper sauce and salt. Cook them until lentil and bulgur are soft. Let it boil few minutes and then remove pot from the heat. Pour soup in plates and decorate top with red pepper and peppermint flakes. Serve it hot. It is for four servings.
Pumpkin Soup Ingredients 1 large pumpkin 6 onions, finely chopped 1 tablespoon salt 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon ginger 1 tablespoon wholemeal brown sugar ½ tablespoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon ground cloves
You will need approx 1 hour to empty the pumpkin plus 1 or 2 large saucepans and 1 10 litre pan Wash the pumpkin. Cut out a hat which you can then discard. Take out the pips and discard these too. Scoop or cut out the flesh with a knife or spoon, cut it into small pieces and put it into the pan (s). Cover it with water and cook for 10 minutes until softened. Drain the water and blend the pieces of pumpkin. In the 10 litre pan, pour a little olive oil and cook the onions for approx. 15 minutes or until transparent but not browned. Then pour the blended pumpkin onto the onions , add the spices, sugar and salt. Mix well. Cook on a low heat for approx 15 mins.
The soup can be served with grated cheese or fromage frais with pepper and garlic.
Creamy soup with spices Ingredients 80g lentils 80g chickpeas, 80g of beans 2 tablespoons flour 4 ripe tomatoes 1 large onion 1 lemon chopped celery leaves 1 bunch of parsley 1 bunch of fresh coriander 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon tumeric 1 packet of saffron a bit of harissa (spicy chili-based preparation) salt pepper Soak the chickpeas, beans and lentils overnight separately. Put the first two in cold water and bring to a boil stirring until they are soft. Combine the lentils, chopped onions and a little pepper. Cook until the lentils are soft. Add saffron. Peel the tomatoes and put them in olive oil with the coriander, the leaves of celery, lemon juice and tumeric. Add salt and approximatively 700g of hot water and bring everything to a boil over high heat. Combine the flour stirring continously with a whip to avoid lumps and until you get a smooth sauce. Add the suce to the vegetables, mix, add some parsley, harrissa, salt and pepper. Cook another 10 minutes and serve garnished with parsley and the remaining coriander and thin slices of lemon
Cucumber soup Ingredients 150g-200g of pork ribs 5-cucumber pickled in brine 4-5 potatoes 1 carrot 2 spoonfuls of chopped leek bay leaf allspice 2 spooful of sour cream 1 spoonful of butter Put the ribs into two liters of boiling water, add allspice, some salt and bay leaf. Cook until the meat is tender. Take the ribs out and cut its lean meat into small pieces. Add a diced carrot to the water in which the ribs were cooked. After 10 minutes add the leek. Cook for a while and add diced potatoes. In the meantimes, melt the butter in a frying pan and put finely grated cucumber on it. Heat it until cucumber juice evaporates. When the potatoes are almost cooked, add the cucumber and pour some sour brine in which they were pickled (you must taste the soup so that it is not too sour) Add the meat and the sour cream and let the soup boil. Serve with finely chopped dill.
Cabbage soup Ingredients 150g-200g of pork ribs 500g of sauerkraut 150g of smoked bacon one onion some vegetable oil
one spoonful of wheat flour one carrot parsley one chicken bouillon cube salt pepper allspice bay leaf cumin
Direction Cook the ribs one hour in 1 liter od salted water, add allspice and bay leaf. In another pot cook finely chopped sauerkraut in 1 liter of water. When the ribs are tender, take them out and cut the lean meat into pieces. Cook diced carrot and parsley in the water in which the ribs were cooked. When vegetables are cooked, add the sauerkraut and bouillon. Serve with mashed potatoes ( preferably with finely chooped and fried onion
CUPCAKES
Sweet potatoe Cupcake 300g of sweet potatoes 4 egg yolks 100g of caster sugar the juice of one lemon 1 vanilla pod 1 tablespoon of cornflour
Cook the sweet potatoes in water Reduce to a puree Add the egg yolks and the caster sugar, mix well Pour the lemon juice, add the vanilla pod and the cornflour, mix again Fill the paper cakes or cake tins to the 他 level Bake at 180degrees for approximately 25 minutes
Check and serve
Pink raspberry cupcakes Ingredients : For 12 cupcakes 125g butter
125g brown sugar 125g flour 2 eggs 1 tablespoon of milk 1 teaspoon of baking powder 24 raspberries For glazing : 100g butter 200g icing sugar 1 tablespoon of milk 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract cochineal Directions Preheat the oven to 180째C Mix the butter with the sugar, eggs, milk, flour and yeast Mix to get a soft dough Divide into cup cake moulds up to half height Lightly press a raspberry into each cupcake Bake for 12 minutes Unmould while warm Work the butter and add the icing sugar and milk Beat with an electric mixer until smooth Add the colouring and vanilla extract Decorate each cup cake with the topping
Tumeric cupcakes 125g flour 2 eggs 100g caster sugar 100g icing sugar 75 g melted butter juice of 1 lemon 1 teaspoon cardamom, tumeric ½ teapsoon baking powder 1 pinch of salt Heat the oven to 180 degrees C Whisk the eggs with the caster sugar until pale in colour Add the tumeric, the sifted flour, the yeast, the salt and the melted better. Divide the mixture into 12 cupcake ice moulds to 2/3of their height Bake in the oven for 20 minutes
Banana Bread Cupcake 150g flour 60g butter 10cl milk 2 tablespoon of gingerbread spices 100g brown sugar 1 egg 1 tablespoon honey 1 ripe banana smashed
For topping : 1 egg white 250g icing sugar yellow coloring ( optional)
Directions : Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Separately mix the flour and the spices Mix the melted butter, sugar, milk, honey and egg Add the smashed banana and the liquid ingredients and mix again Add the flour and spices mixture and mix well Fill the paper cakes up to the 他 level Bake for approximately 25 minutes Leave to cool before decorating For the topping Beat the white and the icing sugar, add a few drops of the colouring When the cupcakes are cool, dip them into the mixture for a few seconds
Blueberry Cupcake
Blueberry Cupcakes Ingredients
1/2 C Butter 2 Eggs 2 C Flour 1/2 Tsp Salt 1 1/4 C Sugar 1/2 C Milk 2 Tsp Baking powder 1 1/2 C Blueberries Blueberry Cupcakes Directions
On slow speed, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time and mix until blended. Sift dry ingredients and add alternating with milk. Mash 1/2c blueberries and stir in by hand. Add rest of blueberries, whole. Fill muffin cups high and sprinkle with sugar. Bake 375 F, 25-30 minutes. Remove from pan carefully.
Banana Cupcakes
*1 cup granulated sugar *1/2 cup vegetable shortening *1 large egg *4 tablespoons sour cream *2 medium-sized ripe bananas, mashed *1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour *1 teaspoon baking soda *1/8 teaspoon salt *1 teaspoon vanilla extract Preheat oven to 350째F (175째C). Cream sugar and shortening; add egg and mix well. Add mashed bananas and vanilla and blend. Dissolve soda in sour cream and add alternatively with flour and salt to creamed mixture. Bake for 20 minutes or until tested done when wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack. Frost as desired.
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