May 28, 2012

Kolac sa Rogacem, Kruskom & Paprom / Carob, Pear & black Peppercorn Cake



Kada se rogac i kruska spoje, nastaje posebna ljubav iz koje se radja poseban okus. Love Affair. Ljubavna veza :) Ta njihova ljubavna veza daje neopisive uzitke za nepce. Ljubav upotpunjena marcipanom, ljubav zalivena cokoladom.


Predstavljam vam ovaj skromni kolac u posebnom, ne tako skromnom izdanju. Rogac i kruska. Marzipan i suha sljiva. Zvijezda podija.. i moga foto aparata.


Vrsta kolaca i sama tekstura posjeduje dasak starinskog. No marzipan, kruske i mljeveni papar daju mu posebu dimenziju i izdvajaju ga iz mase. Savrseno ukusan, mirisan i neodoljivo izazovan.




Kolac sa 
Rogacem, Kruskom & Paprom

  • 6 jaja
  • 80 g secera
  • 300 m ulja
  • 170 g brasna
  • 150 g rogaca
  • 150 g suhih sljiva
  • 6 krusaka
  • 1,5 prasak za pecivo
  • svijeze mljeveni papar
  • 150 g marcipana
glazura:
  • 100 g tamne cokolade
  • 50 g maslaca
  • 3 zlice mlijeka
  • 1,5 zlica secera u prahu


Izmiksajte zumanjke i secer i dodajte ulje, te pomijesano brasno, prasak za pecivo i mljeveni rogac. Bjelanjke izradite u snijeg i umijesajte pola u smjesu zumanjaka. 
Isjeckajte suhe sljive i kruske na sitne komadice i dodajte u smjesu. 
Dodajte svjeze ribani papar i rucno dobro promijesajte. 
Dodajte ostatak snijega i istresite u kalup za torte promjera 26 cm. 
Pecite oko 50 min na 180C. Provjerite cackalicom. 
Marcipan tanko razvaljajte i prekrijte toplu tortu. 
Za glazuru na vatri otopite sve sastojke i prelijte preko torte. Ohladite.
Dobar tek! 
Izvor: peeksey.



*** find LoveAffair on FACEBOOK ***


***


Pear, Carob & black Peppercorn Cake



  • 6 eggs
  • 80 g sugar
  • 300 ml sunflower oil
  • 170 g flour
  • 150 g carob powder
  • 150 g dry plums
  • 6 pears
  • 3 tsp backing powder
  • 1/3 tsp black Peppercorn
  • 150 g marzipan
chocolate glaze:
  • 100 g dark chocolate
  • 50 g butter
  • 3 spoons of milk
  • 1,5 spoon confectioners sugar


Mix egg yolks and sugar until nice yellow and fluffy. 
Add the oil and whisk until combined. Mix all the dry ingredients and add to the batter.
Mix the egg whites until stiff and firm and add half to the batter. 
Then add chopped plums and pears and mix. 
Finish by adding the rest of the egg whites and spoon the mixture in a prepared 26cm cake pan. 
Bake for around 50 min on 180C. 
Check with a wooden toothpick if ready. It should come out dry and clean.
Between two sheets of plastic film roll out the marzipan. Transfer the marzipan to a warm cake and cover with chocolate glaze. For the glaze melt all the ingredients on a bain marie.
Serve cold.
Bon Appetite!





Note: Carob in Croatia is milled different from the one I found in States. Here you can see the difference. 
Carob in Croatia

Carob in States



*** find LoveAffair on FACEBOOK ***



Jos nekoliko fantasticnih kolaca sa rogacem /
Other delicious carob recipes :




May 27, 2012

Prhka Torta od Jagoda / Strawberry Crumble Cake



Vecina ih zna da su kuharice nesto sto me apsolutno uvijek razveseli. Slatka ili slana,velika ili mala,na hrvatskom ili kineskom, ja ih jednostavno obozavam! Kao sto postoji nepisano pravilo da se dijeci nikada ne dolazi bez barem jedne male cokoladice, tako i moj B zna da se sa puta skoro nikada ne vraca bez neke kuharice :) I to je poprilicno sigurna stvar,  s tim ne moze pogrijesiti jer nema te koja se meni nebi svidjela.. Ponekad mi donese i neki prilog iz novina ili iskidanu stranicu sa receptom i ja sretna :) S tim i on...
Ove sezone kupila sam ih dosta. Doma vise ne znam gdje bi ih slagala a kada bih sve recepte koje imam sacuvane u kompjuteru isprintala, dobila bi ih jos puno,puno. Volim ih listati, volim citati i volim uciti i obrazovati se o samim namirnicama. Volim isprobavati nove recepte i doista rijetko kada radim i ponavljam iste. To vecinom bude jer se B zazeli necega ili neko izrazi zelju bas za necim konkretnim. Toliko toga zanimljivoga ima i moja znatizelja za konacnicom novo pripremljenog recepa jednostavno poludi. Nekada  u danu napravim i po dva,tri kolaca. Nekada u pola noci idem peci neke suhe kolacice. Nekada, ok cesto mi B kaze... pa ti nisi normalna!! :)
Kada se selimo, ili kada smo negdje na putu gdje nemam svoju kuhinju pri ruci, razmisljam i planiram sto cu spremati. Razmisljam o divnim kombinacijama okusa, sto bih mogla promijeniti, zamijeniti i gdje god bila pronadjem nesto za svoju kuhinju. Fini zacin, neko posudje,knjigu... Zanimljivo je da se doma uvijek, ali uvijek vracam sa necim za kuhinju i parom cipela u ruci. O cipelama necu puno... ni njih nemam puno manje nego knjiga i recepata :) Ali o tome necu puno na glas..

Iz jedne male,slatke kuharice ' Good Food, 101 Cakes & Bakes' izvukla sam ovaj nevjerovatno ukusni recept. Moram priznati da nisam ocekivala ovakav rezultat. Uz dodatak sladoleda i vocnog umaka zastao nam je dah... Kombinacija badema,cimeta,jagoda...nesto fantasticno!!



Prhka Torta sa Jagodama

  • 175 g badema
  • 175 g maslaca
  • 175 g secera
  • 175 g brasna
  • 1 zlicica cimeta
  • 1 jaje
  • 1 zumanjak
  • 500 g jagoda
  • secer u prahu ( za posipanje)
Postupak:
Bademe sitno sameljite i pomijesajte sa omeksalim maslacem. Dodajte ostale sastojke (osim jagoda) i sve zamijesite u procesoru gdje ste samljeli bademe. Ako vam je malo mijesta, zamijesite rucno. Pola smijese razmrvite i lagano utapkajte u kalup za torte promjera 23 cm. Na to rasporedite nasjeckane jagode i prekrijte mrvicama druge polovice i lagano pritisnite rukama. Nije bitno kako su jagode nasjeckane jer ce se tokom pecenja raskuhati. Pecite na 170C oko 1 h. Ako vam bude previse tamna,pokrijte folijom. Izvadite iz kalupa i pospite secerom u prahu. Najbolja je posluzena topla sa sladoledom od vanilje i ukuhanim umakom od crvenoga voca. Ja sam ju posluzila uz  Marmeladu od Jagoda i Bazge
Torta moze stajati par dana. Sto duze stoji okusi se vise prozimaju i postaje sve mekanija i ukusnija. Hladna je jednako ukusna! Mozete ju posluziti i uz lagano tuceno slatko vrhjne.
Dobar tek!



                      ***

Strawberry Cake



Strawberry Crumble Cake

  • 175 g ground almonds
  • 175 g butter
  • 175 g sugar
  • 175 g flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 500 g strawberries
  • confectioners sugar ( for dusting)


In a food processor mix all the ingredients except strawberries. Tip half the mixture in the 23 cm cake pan.Spread the sliced strawberries on top and cover with remaining cake mixture. Tap the mixture gently. Bake at 170C for 1 h. If it starts getting too brown, cover loosely with foil. Cool and dust with confectioners sugar. 
It is best served warm topped with vanilla ice cream and Strawberry and Elderberry Marmalade or some red fruit sauce. You can also serve it with lightly beaten whipping cream. It tastes delicious! 
Bon Appetite!


*** find us on FACEBOOK ***






May 25, 2012

Curry Chicken Quesadillas


Znate li one dane kada samo pada kisa,kisa i kisa.. Sve tmurno i nista vam se neda. Onaj lagani zvuk kise koji vas razlijeni. Samo bi se izlezavali i cijeli dan u pidzami po kuci hodali. E pa danas mi je bio tako nekakav dan i trebalo mi je nesto fino,ukusno i sareno da nas malo pokrene. I napravili smo nesto upravo tako. Ove fine i vesele quesadillas  sa mijesanom salatom. Jednostavno fantasticno :)

Quesadillas
  • 400 g pilecih prsa
  • 1 zlicica curry-a
  • 2 zlice kukuruza
  • 150 g sira (gauda ili sl.,da se fino topi)
  • 1 srednja poma
  • 1/2 crvene svijeze paprike
  • 4 tortille
Postupak:
Piletinu isjeckajte na kockice i preprzite sa curry-em i kukuruzom. Tekucina mora sva ishlapiti. Dok przite meso bacite tortilje na to kako bi malo smeksale i upile arome. Ostavite jako kratko, cisto da se zagriju. Tortilje prebacite na lim iz pecnice i pospite sa malo ribanog sira. Na to stavite pola kolicine mesa, rasporedite, stavite pola nasjeckane pome i paprike i pokrijte opet sirom. Preklopite tortiljom i stisnite rukom da se zaljepi. Ubacite u pecnicu na gril , 7-8 min na 200C, samo da se sir otopi. Posluzite toplo.

......................................................................

Curry Chicken Quesadillas


  • 400 g chicken breast
  • 1 t curry
  • 2 T corn
  • 150 g cheddar cheese 
  • 1 tomato
  • 1⁄2 fresh red bell pepper
  • 4 tortillas
Chop the chicken and the veggies. Heat the olive oil and stir fry the meat with curry. Season. 
Place two tortillas on baking sheet, sprinkle with cheese and add half of the chicken, tomato, corn and bell peppers. Press with another tortilla and put under grill in the oven for 7-8 min at 180C.
Bon Appetite!

** find us on FACEBOOK **


Kolac sa Datulama, Medom & Bananom / Dates, Honey & Banana Cake


Predivne iranske datule. Dugo ih nisam vidjela tako 'mesnate' i socne. Jednostavni kolac koji ne treba puno uvoda. Nisam mogla odoliti pa sam stavila vise datula nego je pisalo u receptu. Rezultiralo je jednom super ukusnom 'datulnom' bombom!
Razmisljam kako bih na nasem jeziku definirala ovu vrstu kolaca. 'Kolac' me vise asocira na nesto kremasto i fino. A ovo? mozda cajni kolac? ili? imate li priedlog? kako ih vi zovete? jako ih cesto pravim i treba mi neka slatka kategorija samo za njih..

Caj i komadic ovog divnog kolaca...ma cista uzivancija! jos da ga mogu popiti u miru, da moji pacici oko mene ne skacu :) E to ces jos malo pocekati, kaze moja mama..

Kolac sa Datulama, Medom & Bananom

  • 225 g brasna
  • 1/2 zlicice cimeta
  • 175 g maslaca
  • 100 g secera 
  • 3 zlice meda
  • 2 jaja
  • 2 banane
  • 100 g datula
  • 50 g sjeckanih oraha
Postupak:
Pomijesajte suhe sastojke u jednoj zdijelici. Jaje lagano izmutite vilicom,dodajte zgnjecene banane, te 2 zlice meda i omeksali maslac. Datule najbolje isjeckajte skarama. Dodajte u smjesu. Izmijesajte i dodajte u suhe sastojke. Sve dobro sjedinite,prebacite u kalup i po vrhu pospite orahe. Pecite cca 1 h na 160C. Ohladjeni kolac premazite sa ostatkom meda.
Dobar tek!
Recept je adaptiran iz 'Good Food, 101 Cakes & Bakes' kuharice.

                          ...............................................................................................

Dates, Honey & Banana Cake

Beautiful iranian dates. Don't remember last time when I tried ones so soft. This is a simple cake that doesn't need to much introduction. I couldn't resist so I've put more dates that it was written in a recipe. I got an super delicious dates bomb!
A piece of this cake and a cup of tea..just perfect! And only if I could enjoy it for a minute in peace, without my kids jumping around..that would be soooo nice :) My mom tells me,well for that one you will have to wait for a while more...


Dates, Honey & Banana Cake

  • 225 g self raising flour
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 175 g butter
  • 100 g sugar
  • 3 tbsp clear honey
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 medium bananas
  • 100 g stoned dates
  • 50 g walnuts
Directions:
Mix all the dry ingredients. In another bowl whisk eggs and softened butter, mashed bananas and 2 tbsp of honey. Chop the dates (best with kitchen scissors) and add to the banana mixture. Add to the dry ingredients and mix good. Spoon in the prepared tin and scatter the walnuts over the top. Bake for 1 hour at 160C. When cold,drizzle with remaining honey.
Bon Appetite!





May 22, 2012

Cokoladna Dacquoise Torta / Chocolate Dacquoise Cake

Sretan rodjendan tetice / Happy Birthday aunty Nina
Kada kazem da mi je velika zelja i da zelim 4 -ero dijecice, dosta ih ostane zateknuto. Imam svoje macice, Bru & Jakoba i voljela bih vise nego ista da joj podarim seku i njemu brata. Ja imam dvije seke i znace mi neopisivo puno u zivotu. Jednostavno ne mogu niti zamisliti zivot bez njih. Sto smo starije nase sestrinstvo dobija posebnu snagu i ljubav i u tome beskrajno uzivam. Ljubav i postovanje kojemu te samo zivot i godine mogu nauciti.Volim ih i sretna sam sto ih imam. Moja mama,moje seke ,moj aBru... moj mali klub zenskica :) I sada ce nam ubrzo stici jos jedna mala damica. Seka ceka malu djevojcicu. Koliko je puta B rekao...hvala ti Bogu pa imam svoga priku Jakoba :) To zelim i svojoj dijeci. Prijatelja koji ce im uvijek, ali uvijek biti tu. Bez obzira na razdvojenost ili nesuglasicu,to je brat,to je sestra i oni trebaju uvijek da budu tu. Tako ih ucim i s tom mislju ce odrastati. I nadam se danas sutra svoju dijecu tako uciti..
Ovi kilometri izmedju nas bezbroj puta su me rasplakali, bezbroj puta u mislima njima odveli. I danas opet.. sretan ti rodjendan sreco moja. Voljela bih te sada zagrliti i poljubiti. Voljela bih ti tortu donijeti i svijecicu staviti. I reci  ti da te volim..
Ali napravila sam ju :), iako si daleko..


Ova torta osvojila me svojim 'nedovrsenim' izgledom i bogatom kombinacijom kreme,beze kora i biskvita. Recept je iz knjige 'The Golden Book of Chocolate'.

Cokoladna Torta Dacquoise
Biskvit:
  • 2 salice secera
  • 1 3/4 brasna
  • 3/4 salice kakaa
  • 1 zlicica soli
  • 3 zlicice praska za pecivo
  • 2 jaja
  • 1/2 salice ulja
  • 1 salica mlijeka
  • 1 salica vruce vode
Beze kore:
  • 4 bjelanjka
  • 200 g secera
  • 100 g badema
  • 1 zlicica bademovog ekstrakta
Krema / ganache:
  • 360 g tamne cokolade
  • 750 ml slatkog vrhnja
Jos:
  • 100 ml ruma za natopiti biskvit
  • voce za dekoraciju
Postupak:
Prvo napravite kremu jer treba odstajati nekoliko sati,najbolje preko noci. Otopite cokoladu i vrhnje na vodenoj kupelji. Pokrijte i ohladite. Izvadite pola sata prije slagaja torte, da malo popusti i dobro izradite mikserom.
Za beze kore izradite bjelanjke. U napola izradjene dodajte secer i miksajte dok ne dobijete gustu i sjajnu smjesu. Dodajte ekstrakt i mljevene blansirane bademe ( ja sam dodala cijele, neblansirane) i rucno izmijesajte. Na papiru za pecenje iscrtajte krug promjera kalupa koji ste koristili i za kore. Bjelanjke podijelite na dva dijela i raspodijelite na krugove. Pecite oko 1 sat na 150C, dok lagano ne pozlate i postanu hrskave. Izvadite i ohladite.
Za biskvit pomijesajte sve suhe sastojke u jednoj zdjeli a u drugoj zdjeli pomijesajte jaja,ulje i mlijeko. Vrelu vodu dodajete na kraju. Promijesajte sve, suhe i tekuce sastojke i mijesajte mikserom oko 2 min. Zatim dodajte vrelu vodu. Da vas ne zbuni, tijesto treba biti poprilicno rijetko. Pecite u dvije kore na 175 C, 30 min. Ako nemate dva ista kalupa, pecite jedan za drugim. Probala sam ispeci i kao jedan biskvit pa ga prerezati po pola. Mozete i to ali ce vam se biskvit malo runiti. Predlazem da ga pecete u dva dijela. Kalup obavezno oblozite papirom kako vam smjesa nebi iscurila. Ja sam za svaki slucaj stavila i aluminijsku foliju sa vanjske strane. Nisam htjela riskirati da mi koja kap procuri i zadimi cijelu pecnicu..
Slaganje torte: biskvit, krema, beze kora, krema. Ponavljajte dok ne zavrsite sa zadnjim slojem kreme.
Slozite voce po zelji i pustite da odstoji kako bi beze kore malo popustile. Ako vam se zuri probati ju, mozete i odmah :)
Dobar tek!  

...................................................................................

Chocolate Dacquoise Cake



When I say I would like to have 4 children a lot of people stay quite surprised. I have my two little boos, Bru & Jakob and I would love more then anything to give her a sister and him a brother. I have my two sisters and I can not imagine my life without them. They mean a world to me. The more time passes our sister relationship is getting so much stronger. We are growing up and we are cherishing things that only life and years can teach you to cherish. I love them and I am so happy to have them. My mom, my sisters and my little Bru...my perfect ladies club :) And we have one more little lady on our way. My sister is having a baby girl in July.. My B is always joking..thank God I have my pal Jakob :)

I want my children to have a lifetime best friends. No matter if they argue, if they don't see each other for a long time, they are brothers, they are sisters and they are always supposed to be there for each other. This is how I teach them and with this they will be growing up. And I hope one day they will do the same with their children..

These miles between my sisters and me, they brought tears in my eyes so many times. So many times they took me there in my thoughts. Today again... Happy Birthday my sister,my friend. I wish I could hug and kiss you now. I wish I could make you a birthday cake and put a candle on top. But I made you a cake. Even though you are miles away.. 



Chocolate Dacquoise Cake
Sponge:


  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup sunflower oil
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup hot water

Dacquoise/Meringue:

  • 4 egg whites
  • 200 g sugar
  • 100 g almonds
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
Ganache:
  • 360 g dark chocolate
  • 750 ml heavy cream
More:
  • 100 ml dark rum
  • fruit for decoration
Directions:

Sponge Cake: In one bowl mix all the dry ingredients and in other one eggs,milk and oil. Mix everything together and whip with the mixer for about 2 min. Then add the hot water and mix everything together until combined. The mixture is supposed to be more liquid. Don't let that confuse you. Just make sure you put the baking paper so that it doesn't leak out. Just in case, I did the aluminium foil from the outside too. Did not want to risk that couple of drops cause all that smoke in the oven..
Bake in two pans on 175C for 30 min. 

Dacquoise: Beat the egg whites until frothy. Gradually beat in the sugar, beating until stiff and glossy. Fold in the almonds and extract  with rubber spatula. On parchment paper make a pan size circle. Spoon the batter on two circles and bake until pale gold and crisp, around 60 min on 150C. Let cool completely.

Ganache: Melt the chocolate with the cream on bain marie. Cover with foil and refrigerate over night. 

Assemble the Cake: Take the ganache out of the fridge 20 min before serving. Split the sponge in three layers. Place one layer on a serving plate. Brush with rum and spread with a layer of frosting. Top with meringue layer and spread with ganache. Repeat until everything has been used finishing with a layer of frosted sponge layer. Refrigerate for couple of hours to soften the meringue a little so that the cake can be cut. Garnish with red/berry fruit.
Bon Appetite!



May 21, 2012

Kokos Kiflice / Coconut Cookies




Sjedim i lagano pijuckam odlicno bugarsko vino Mezzek,Merlot 2009. Obicno je glazba ili neka pjesma ono sto te podsjeca na drage ljude, na mijesta i situacije. Kod mene to je slucaj sa kolacima. Nesto slatko sto sam nekom spremila i obradovala ga, razveselila. I kad god ponovo pripremim taj kolac ili ga samo spomenem, sjetim se te osobe. I uz dosta kolaca veze me dosta uspomena..
Na stolu mi stoji zdjela puna mirisnih kokos kiflica i razmisljam o svojoj dragoj prijateljici i lijepim vremenima koje smo proveli druzeci se dok smo zivjeli u Spanjolskoj. Ona ih je obozavala. I zvala ih je Moon Cookies. Ovi silni kilometri izmedju nas samo su ucvrstili nase prijateljstvo. Prijateljstvo koje dragocijeno cuvam. Nismo se dugo vidjeli ali radimo na tome da se nadjemo negdje na pola puta :) Jer Los Angeles je daleko.. Svojoj dijeci pricamo o prijateljima koje imaju tamo negdje, daleko. Pokazujemo im slike i smijemo se tim slatkim osmjesima koje gledamo na novim slikama.. 

Ovi su posveceni tebi draga moja..

Kokos Kiflice

  • 450 g brasna
  • 200 g kokosa
  • 150 g secera
  • 250 g maslaca
  • 2 jaja
  • 1 prasak za pecivo
  • 2 vanilija secera ili 1 zlicica ekstrakta
Postupak:
Zamijesite tijesto, razvaljajte i izrezite na zeljene oblike. Pecite 10-15 min na 175C, dok lagano ne pozlate. Pospite secerom u prahu.
Dobar tek!


***
Coconut Cookies


I am sitting and just chilling with a glass of a great bulgarian wine Mezzek, Merlot 2009. Music is usually what reminds people of places, situations, friends. For me it is a cake. A cookie. For me it is  something sweet, something I used to make people happy with. My coconut cookies smell from the jar and I think of my dear friend and the nice times we had together while living in Spain. She called them Moon Cookies :) and for me they stayed Moon Cookies. Those long miles between us make me cherish our friendship even more. We haven't see for a time now but we work on meeting half way somewhere :) Los Angeles is faaar away! We speak to our children about friends they have overseas. We show them pictures and we smile to smiles we see on their new pictures.



These are dedicated to you my ever friend. You are my sweet ..

 
heart.

Coconut Cookies

  • 450 g flour  
  • 200 g coconut flakes
  • 150 g sugar
  • 250 g butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract / 2 vanilla sugars
Directions:
Mix the dough and chill for 30 min. Spread on a floured working surface and make moon,or other shapes. Bake for 10-15 min on 175C,until golden brown. 
Dust with confectioners sugar and serve. 
Bon Appetite!




** find us on FACEBOOK **




May 19, 2012

Marmelada od Jagoda & Bazge / Strawberry & Elderberry Marmalade


Napravila jednu teglicu. I nestala u tren! Zatim napravila jos koju i sacuvala ih za moju najdrazu trudnicu, moju seku. I sada planiram napraviti jos par a moj dragi B samo se hvata za glavu. I sama pomisao da ja to ipak mislim nositi sa sobom doma stvara mu nervozu! Mislim doma, iz Sofije za Split! tocnije, voziti 1192 km.
'Ali gdje ces pobogu vuci staklenke na put?!
Ali one moraju ici s nama. Kako cu TO ostaviti? Drzati cu ih u krilu! 
Pa napravi ju ponovo u Splitu.
Pa ne mogu,do tad ce bazga vec proci. Moram ponijeti marmeladu... '
.. i tako je otprilike zavrsila ova prica o savrsenoj marmeladici od jagoda i bazge. 




Zvuci li vam i izgleda li dovoljno primamljivo da ova nasa debatica dobije neki smisao? Ako ne, onda zasigurno ne mozete niti zamisliti tu savrsenu kombinaciju okusa.



Radila sam ju najjednostavnije moguce. Zeljela sam sacuvati sto vise pravog okusa bazge i jagode. Bez zelina, bez puno secera,bez griznje savjesti kada ju dijeca i zlicom jedu. Samo ukuhana. Jednostavno je savrsena. Neobicna. Posebna. 




Uz chabatu i sa mascarpone sirom ide odlicno. A kada ju namazete na kolacice od kokosa, moje drage slatke Moon Cookies koji mi toliko znace, onda se sva svijetla gase. Prica staje i ostaje samo uzivancija. Cisti kokosno rozi hedonizam :)


Marmelada od Jagoda & Bazge

  • 1 kg jagoda
  • 5 cvijetova bazge
  • 4 zlice secera
  • 2 kriske limuna i
  • sok od ostatka limuna
Jagode operite i nasjeckajte. Cvijetove bazge skarama sitno narezite,bez stapki. Dodajte secer i limun te kuhajte do zeljene gustoce,oko cca 1,5 h na laganoj vatri. S vremena na vrijeme promijesajte da ne zagori.
Staklenke operite i okrenute naopako,osusite u pecnici na laganoj temperaturi. Napunite marmeladom, zatvorite i okrenite staklenku naopako. Pokrijte krpom i ostavite da se ohladi.
Dobar tek! 


                                  ..............................................................................


Strawberry & Elderberry Marmalade



I made one jar and it was GONE in a second. Then I made couple of more and saved most for my dearest prego, my sister. And now I plan to make some more and my B is already having a headache. Even just a thought that I plan to take these home with me makes him nervous. I mean home,from Sofia to Split. To be more exact, to drive 1192km.

'But for christ's sake how do you think to take the jars??
But I have to take them. How can i leave THAT?? I'll keep them in my lap.
Can't you just make another at home?
Well,I can't. The elderberries will be gone by then.' ..and this is how the story about my dear strawberry and elderberry marmalade ended :)


Does this look tempting and delicious enough? well if it does then you understand why I insisted to take my marmalade home with me. You just can't imagine the taste of this perfect combination. 
I made it very simple. It is a true meaning of a homemade Bio marmalade. Without any additives, just this beautiful fruit and a little bit of sugar. I don't feel bad when I see my children eating it with spoon. I know it is good. It is perfect. It's unusual and special.
It goes perfect with home made bread. And when you serve it with my delicious coco Moon Cookies it is then when all the lights go off. Everything stops and there is only you enjoying your dessert. Pure sweet coconut hedonism :) 


Strawberry & Elderberry Marmalade

  • 1 kg strawberries
  • 5 umbels of the elderberry 
  • 4 spoons sugar
  • 2 slices of lemon
  • juice of the rest of the lemon
Directions:
Wash and dry umbels of the elderberry. Wash the strawberries and cut them in small pieces. 
Place everything in a cooking pan, add the sugar and lemon and cook for around 1h 30 min on a medium fire. Stir occasionally.
Clean the glass jars,dry them and fill with the hot marmalade. Close the jars, turn them upside down and cover with a cloth. Leave to cool. 

Bon Appetite!


Pohana slatka Bazga / Fried sweet Elderberry




Bazga..asocijacija na djetinjstvo. Asocijacija na sok. Sok koji niti moje seke,niti ja nismo bas voljele. Ne znam zasto...jednostavno taj miris mi je bio odbojan. S vremenom mi je postala jako zanimljiva. U biti,ovo je prvi puta da ju i pripremam na malo drugaciji nacin od onoga na koju sam navikla.
Procvala je i ima je u izobilju a ja sam nasla par zanimljivih receptica koje sam doma spremila. Odusevila me domaca Marmelada od jagoda & bazge. Nesto fantasticno! Savijaca sa domacim svijezim sirom i cvjetovima bazge nije imala vremena ni da se ohladi a vec je bila skoro pa cijela pojedena. A ova aromaticna pohana slatka bazga, to mi je jedno od rijetkih jela koje sam doma pohala i koje mi se svidjelo. Inace pohanje i ja, dva smo razlicita pojma..


Bazga,tj.njeni mirisni i aromaticni cvjetovi dostupni su jako kratko. Cvijeta od travnja do lipnja i onda njeni sitni, bijelo-zuti cvjetici prelaze zelene plodove koji s vremenom predju u ljubicastocrvenu boju i na kraju crnu. No cjetovi se mogu osusiti i koristiti kasnije. Od bazge se prave cajevi, sok, sirupi, ekstrakt, liker, marmelade, vino i spremaju se razni ukusni recepti.

Bazga je veoma zdrava. Vrlo je ucinkovita u lijecenju prehlada i kaslja i svih bolesti vezanih uz disne puteve. Potice iskasljavanje i znojenje i radi toga je veoma ucinkovita u snizavanju temperature. Takodjer preporucuju bazgin caj kod vodenih ospica kako bi izvukao osip i potaknuo brzi oporavak. Istrazivanja su pokazala da dijeluje antivirusno pa se koriste za lijecenje gripe. Stari ljudi koristili su ju kao razne  obloge za upale,otekline ili posjekotine.

Pohana slatka Bazga
  • 1/3 case vode
  • 1/3 case mlijeka
  • 1/3 case vina rose  
  • 1 jaje
  • 1 zlica secera
  • 1/3 zlicice soli
  • 1 zlicica vanilija secera ili ekstrakta
  • cca 5 zlica brasna 
  • 6,7 velikih cvijetova bazge
  • ulje za przenje

Postupak:
Smjesa za pohanje bazge ista je kao i smjesa za palacinke. Omjer tekucih sastojaka mozete prilagoditi svom ukusu. Treba biti ukupno jedna cijela casa tekucine. Takodjer ju mozete pripremiti kao slano predjelo.
Zamijesite smjesu  i pustite da kratko odstoji. Operite i posusite cvijetove bazge. Cvijet uronite u smijesu zatim u vrelo ulje. Kada ga uronite u ulje,drzite za stapku i 1,2 puta okrenite u krug kako bi se cvijetovi rasirili. Izvadite na kuhinjski papir. Pospite secerom u prahu i posluzite toplo.
Dobar tek!


                                 ............................................................................................

Fried Elderberry


Elderberry brings up my childhood memories. I remember the syrup my mom used to make. We were making juice from it. The one neither my sisters or I loved. I don't really know why. I think it was that smell. I just didn't like it. With time it became very interesting to me. In fact this is the first time I make something different with elderberry.


Last week or two I saw it started grooming. I picked up the whole bag and made couple of delicious recipes. I made a Strawberry & Elderberry Marmalade which was fantastic. I also made a pie with pastry dough filled with homemade fresh cheese and elderberry flowers.That was..well  it didn't had any time to cool completely :). And then I made this delicates of fried sweet elderberry. Frying is something I rarely do, but this one I really liked. 

The umbels of the elderberry are available very short,only in late spring. They bear large clusters of small white/cream colored flowers. After spring the clusters become small red wine/black colored  berries. In Europe it is very common to produce elderberry syrup, juices, extract, liqueur, marmalade, wine and all different kinds of food recipes.

Besides all the delicious treats,it is also used in medical fields. It has effect in treating the flu,cough and all the respiratory problems. 

Fried umbels of the Elderberry
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1/3 cup rose wine
  • 1 egg
  • 1 spoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar or extract
  • 1/3 teaspoon salt
  • approx. 5 spoons flour
  • 6,7 umbels of the elderberry
  • oil for frying

Directions:

The mixture for frying is of the same consistency like the one for crepes. The amount of liquid ingredients you can adjust as you please. It should be 1 cup all together. You can also prepare it like an salty appetizer.
Make a mixture and let it stand while you wash and dry the flowers. Dip a dry flower in a mixture and fry it in a hot oil.When you dip it in oil take for the stalk and turn around left and right in order to separate the flowers which might stick together from the mixture. Keep it in oil very short,take out and place on a paper towel. Serve warm and dusted with confectioners sugar.
Bon Appetite!


May 18, 2012

Brownie Torta / Brownie Cake


Torta stvorena za cokoholicare. Bogati brownie biskvit sa isto tako bogatom kremom i lagani sloj slaga koji cijelom cokoladnom zalogaju daje odlican balans. Vrlo ju cesto pravim za rodjendane i do sada nisam uspjela uhvatiti trenutak da joj uslikam presijek. Kada god je o njoj rijec, kada god je ona na stolu tih par minuta potrebnih za jedan klik puuuno je vremena :)  Stvori se nervoza i u cijeloj prici zaboravim staviti barem na stranu jedan komadic da ga uslikam poslije. No Milicza sa Coolinarike bila je jako ljubazna i dopustila da upotrijebim njenu sliku presjeka. Hvala :)
Tortu sam ukrasila cokoladnom ogradicom.

Brownie Torta
biskvit:
  • 200 g maslaca
  • 200 g tamne cokolade
  • 4 jaja
  • 250 g secera
  • 2 zlicice vanilija ekstrakta
  • 120 g brasna
  • prstohvat soli
krema:
  • 300 ml slatkog vrhnja
  • 300 g tamne cokolade
Sloj slaga:
  • 300 ml slatkog vrhnja  

Postupak:
Maslac i cokoladu otopite na vodenoj kupelji. Jaja miksajte sa secerom dok ne dobijete gustu smjesu. Dodajte otopljenu cokoadu,ekstrakt i sve dobro promijesajte. Dodajte brasno i sol, sve rucno,lagano izmijesajte te istesite u kalup oblozen masnim papirom.
Pecite oko 25 min na 180C. Nemojte ju prepeci je ovaj biskvit treba biti socniji.
Za kremu zagrijte vrhnje (ne smije kuhati) i prelijte komadice cokolade. Mijesajte dok se cokolada ne istopi i dok ne dobijete glatku kremu. Kada se krema poprilicno ohladi izradite ju mikserom. Ako ju ostavite predugo,stvrdnit ce vam dosta i biti ce teze izraditi ju. Premazite biskvit kremom i zadnjim slojem izradjenog slatkog vrhnja. Ohladite i posluzite.
Dobar tek!

                                     ...........................................................................

Brownie Cake


This cake is perfect for passionate chocoholics. The layer of whipped cream makes an excellent balance to rich brownie bottom and rich dark chocolate ganache layer. I make it very often for birthday occasions and I never managed to catch a moment and take a picture of the cake inside. Whenever it is about Brownie Cake, even couple of minutes it is to much waiting :) Everybody gets nervious and I even forget to take one piece and put it aside to take picture later. But Milicza was very kind and alowed me to post one of her pictures. Thank you :)
I decorated the cake with the chocolate fence decoration. 

Brownie Cake
Brownie bottom:
  • 200 g butter
  • 200 g dark chocolate
  • 4 eggs
  • 250 g sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 120 g flour
  • pinch of salt
Ganache:
  • 300 g dark chocolate
  • 300 ml whipping cream
The cream layer:
  • 300 ml whipping cream
Directions:
Melt butter and the chocolate on bain marie.Put aside and let cool a little bit. Mix eggs and sugar until fluffy and nice yellow. Add the chocolate,extract,salt and flour. Whisk the mixture by hand and put in a lined cake pan. Bake for around 25 min on 180C. The cake should be soft and moist so do not over bake it.
For the ganache bring the cream to a boil and pour it over the chopped chocolate. Whisk until the chocolate is melted and let cool. But don't let it get to cold because it will be to hard and difficult to mix it with electric mixer. Mix the ganache and spread over the brownie bottom. Spread the last layer,the mixed whipped cream and cool the cake.