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Rabu, 24 Desember 2014

Merry Christmas from Australia

Senin, 22 Desember 2014

Suggestions for Christmas and / or NYE Menu

A few ideas for your festive table.

Nekoliko ideja za vasu praznicnu trezu.

MEAT

Roast Pork infused with Garlic

Home made Pastrami

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SALADS

Beetroot, goat cheese, pumpkin and rocket salad

Mexican Black Bean, Corn, Capsicum and Avocado Salad

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SWEET SELECTION

Easy 'Cassata' (No bake cake)

Chocolate Hazelnut meringues

Jewels in white chocolate

Green Tea Biscuits

Peanut Butter filled biscuits

Shortbread Bells

Poppy Seeds Spirals

Chocolate Cherry Beauties

Raffaello Truffles

...and more

Selasa, 02 Desember 2014

Gingerbread House with 'Glass' Windows (and Light)

Did you start preparation for Christmas? Have some fun and make a Gingerbread house, then let your children (or child in you) decorate it!

You will need:
Recipe for gingerbread dough
Boiled lollies (for glass windows)
other lollies for decoration
Food colour (optional)
Cake board
(tea candle; if you want light inside your house)

Method:
1. Prepare paper template (mark windows and doors)
12 x 19 cm - 2 times,
10,5 x 16 cm - 2 times
16 x 18 - 2 times (you'll need to cut upper corners of those rectangles, so they support roof - see picture
2. Transfer templates onto roll-out dough (cut out windows and doors)
3. Place onto baking sheet (lined with baking paper); fill widows with crushed boiled lollies. Bake
4. Trim 'house sides' while hot (if necessary); cool
5. Glue house sides together (egg white and icing sugar / thick paste) placing pieces on cake board, supporting them with cans
(Don't forget to cut out hole for tea candle on the board, if you want light in your house. In that case, make a chimney for heat / smoke escape)
6. Decorate when sturdy (leave 2-3 hours to dry or overnight)
7. Let it snow over your house (dust with icing sugar)

Gingerbread Kucica sa 'staklenim' prozorima (i svjetlom)

Jeste li poceli sa pripremama za Bozic? Zabavite se i napravite kucicu, zatim pustite djecu (ili dijete u vama) da je dekorira.

Potrebno:

Recept za Gingerbread tijesto

Secerne bombone (tvrde bez punjenja, za prozore)

Razne slatkise i bombonice, za dekoraciju

Kartonski podlozak za kolace / torte

Prehrambena boja (opciono)

Male 'cajne' svijece (ako zelite svjetlo u kucici)

Postupak:

1. Pripremite papirne modele (oznacite prozore i vrata)
12 x 19 cm - 2 puta
10,5 x 16 cm - 2 puta
16 x 18 - 2 puta (ove cete morati nakoso zasjeci, tako da krov nalegne - vidi foto)
2. Prenesite model na tijesto; zasijecite dijelove
3. Postavite na papir za pecenje (na tepsiji), ispunite prozore sa lomljenim bombonama. Ispecite
4. Ako je neophodno, ispravite dijelove poslije pecenja, dok su vruci; ohladite
5. 'Zalijepite' stranice kuce (bjelance i secer u prahu -gusta masa); podrzite ih konzervama na podlosku za torte (ne zaboravite izrezati otvor za cajnu svijecu na podlosku, ako zelite svjetlo u kucici. U tom slucaju napravite dimnjak kako bi vrelina / dim izlazili vani))
6. Dekorisite kad je dovoljno cvrsta (susiti 2-3 sata ili preko noci)
7. Zasnijezite kucicu (sa secerom u prahu)!

Kamis, 04 April 2013

Decorative Bread / 'Sunflower Bread'

This is a simple way of making everyday bread look special. Along with braiding, it's most common way of decorating bread in central and Eastern Europe (usually during Easter and Christmas). You can use any recipe for basic white bread, that calls for 5-6 cups of flour. Pan for baking is a pizza size pan, only much deeper (5 cm).

Ingredients:
1 cup water
1 cup milk
2 tbs olive oil
1 tbs sugar
1,5 teas salt
2 teas yeast
5,5 cups flour
- extra oil (or melted butter), for brushing each layer
Beaten egg white for brushing the top + seeds for sprinkling
Coloured boiled egg for centre (optional)
Method:
Put all ingredients in a bread maker, and program it for dough only (or make a dough by hand, and let it rise on a warm spot for 1 hour). When ready take out, and divide into 4. Roll out each into a circle, brush with oil or butter. Stack them onto one pile; Don't brush the top layer. Cut the dough as you would slice pizza, only leave the edges non-cut through. Now, make cuts in the middle of each 'slice'. Turn the corner of dough through that cut and place onto same spot. Repeat with other 7. (You can place an boiled egg in the middle) Cover with a clean tea towel and let it rise on a warm spot.
Preheat oven to 180*C. Brush risen dough with beaten egg white, decorate with seeds and bake for 45-50 minutes.

Dekorativni Hljeb /Kruh ('Suncokret pogača')

Jednostavan nacin za uciniti svakodnevni hljeb / kruh specijalnim. Uz 'pletenje', ovo je jedan od najuobicajenijih nacina dekorisanja u centralnoj i istocnoj Evropi (obicno za vrijeme Uskrs i Bozica). Mozete koristiti bilo koji recept za bijeli hljeb / kruh, koji koristi 5,5 -6 solja brasna (oko 850 gr). Pleh je velicine pice, samo nesto dublji (oko 5 cm).

Potrebno:
1 solja (250ml) vode
1 solja mlijeka
2 K maslinovog ulja
1 K secera
1,5 k soli
2 k instant kvasca
5,5 solja brasna za hljeb/kruh
- ulje (ili otopljen maslac) za premazivanje svakog sloja
bjelance umuceno za premazivanje povrsine + sjemenke za posuti
Obojeno jaje za centar (ako zelite)
Nacin:
Stavite sve sastojke u masinu za mijesenje i programirajte na tijesto; ili umijesite rucno i ostavite na toplom 1 sat. Kada je spremno, podijelite na 4 dijela. Razvaljajte svaki na krug i premazite maslacem ili uljem svaki osim posljednjeg. Slozite ih jedan na drugi. Izrezite tijesto kao sto biste picu, tj na 8 dijelova, s tim sto krajeve ostavite ne prorezane. Sada svaki komad prorezite po sredini. Kroz taj prorez zavrnite tijesto i vratite ga na mjesto. Ponovite isto sa ostalih 7 dijelova. Pokrijte tijesto i ostavite na toplome.
Ukljucite rernu na 180*C. Premazite kruh sa umucenim bjelance i ukrasite sa sjemenkama. Pecite oko 45-50 minuta.

Sabtu, 01 Desember 2012

Most beautiful Biscuits for upcoming Festive Seasons

Did you start planning what to make for Holidays? Biscuits can be baked a few weeks in advance; some of them are even better after 'resting time'. Here are links for all my recipes for biscuits, slices and other festive cakes. Enjoy!

Jeste li otpočeli planirati šta da servirate za predstojeće praznike? Keksici se mogu pripremiti nekoliko sedmica prije praznika; neki od njih su cak bolji nakon 'odlezanog vremena'. Evo linkova za sve moje recepte keksića i rezanih kolačića. Uživajte!