Raw Homemade Chocolates

Happy Valentine's Day!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup (virgin) coconut oil

1/4 cup cocoa (good quality / raw)

1/4 cup honey

Method:

Melt coconut oil, add honey and cocoa and mix really well. Pour into chocolate moulds and refrigerate until set. Take out and serve to your darling (or eat it yourself!)

'Raw' Praline  

Sretan dan Zaljubljenih!

Potrebno:

1/2 solje (djevicanskog) kokosovog ulja

1/4 solje kakaa (dorog kvaliteta / raw)

1/4 solje meda

Nacin:

Istopite kokosovo ulje, dodajte med i kakao i izmijesajte dobro. Uspite u kalupe za praline i rashladite u frizideru dok se ne stegnu. Izvadite i servirajte vasoj dragoj/ dragom (ili sami pojedite!)

101 (Lebkuchen) Harts...for you my readers

Another end of year. Looking forward to a New one!
Since 21/05/10 I sent 225 posts and 'earned' 182 followers - not bad!
I met most wonderful people in these blogger waters, and am proud to have friends all over the World.
By now, more than 58,260 times, my blog has been seen.

THANK YOU ALL FOR LOVELY SUPPORT AND NICE COMMENTS!
I wish you a Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year

Jos jedan kraj godine. Jedva cekam Novu!
Od 21/05/10, poslala sam 225 postova i 'zaradila' 182 pratioca - nije lose!
Srela sam divne ljude u ovim blogerskim vodama, i ponosna sam da imam prijatelje iz cijeloga Svijeta.
Do sada, vise od 58,260 puta, moj blog je bio vidjen!

HVALA SVIMA ZA VASU PODRSKU I LIJEPE KOMENTARE!
Zelim vam Sretan Bozic i krasnu Novu Godinu!




Recipe - Lebkuchen
From following recipe I got exactly 100 small and 1 big hart!
Ingredients:
5 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
3 tsp ginger powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp cardamom
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp black pepper
zest of 1 lemon
1 cup butter, soft
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup molases
1/2 cup honey
For decorating - melted dark and white chocolate
Method:
I'm sure you know what to do!


Recept - Lebkuchen
Od sljedece kolicine dobila sam tacno 100 manjih i 1 veliko srce!
Sastojci:
5 solja brasna (750 gr)
1/2 k soli
3 k djumbira u prahu
2 k cimeta
1 k karanfilica
1/2 kardamoma
1/2 muskatnog oraha
1/2 crnog bibera
korica 1 limuna
1 solja maslaca (250 gr), omeksalog
1/2 solje braon secera
1 jaje
1/2 solje molase
1/2 solje meda
za dekoraciju- otopljena tamna i bijela cokolada
Nacin:
Sigurna sam da znate sta vam je raditi!

Honey Nuts - 'Medenjaci'

Best recipe I found, so far!... FAT free!

Ingredients:
250 g sugar
100 ml water
5-6 tbs honey
700 g flour
3 egg yellows
1 egg
1 tbs baking soda
1 teas cinnamon
1/2 teas cloves, ground
1/4 teas cardamom
Pinch of white pepper
Egg whites and icing sugar for glazing (optional)
Method:
Boil water and sugar until dissolved. cool slightly. Add honey. Sift flour, baking soda and spices, add beaten eggs and sugar mixture. Make a soft dough, cover with glad wrap and leave it for few hours, or overnight. Heat the oven to 180*C and prepare tins. Take pieces of dough (big walnut size) and roll between your palms (oil them for easier rolling). Set them on tin, making sure to leave space between them bake for 5-7 minutes. For icing mix egg white and icing sugar, and brush over each little cake.
Stored in a tin (cool place) they can last for 2 months.

Medenjaci ...do sada najbolji i bez masnoce

Potrebno:
250 gr secera
1 dl vode
5-6 kasika meda
700 gr brasna
3 zumanca
1 jaje
1 kasika sode BB
1 kasicica cimeta
1/2 kasicice karanfilica u prahu
1/4 kasicice kardamoma
prstohvat bijelog bibera
bjelanca i secer u prahu za glazuru (po zelji)
Nacin:
Prokuhajte vodu sa secerom, ohladite. Umijesajte med.
Prosijte brasno, sodu i zacine, dodajte umucena jaja i secernu smjesu. Umijesite; ostavite nekoliko sati ili preko noci da se odmara.
Ukljucite rernu, pripremite plehove i rukama oblikujte kuglice velicine veceg oraha (nauljeni dlanovi ce pomoci). Stavite na povrsinu na kojoj cete peci, sa razmakom. Pecite 5-7 minuta. Izvadite ; ako zelite galzirati pomijesajte bjelanjak sa secerom u prahu i cetkicom nanesita na svaki medenja. Mozete ih i posuti secerom u prahu.
Na hladnom i suhom mjestu traju do 2 mjeseca.

Greek Almond, Orange and Semolina cake with Honey Syrup

Rustic looking, but very aromatic and tasty!

Ingredients:
Cake:
1 big or 2 small oranges(250 g)
125 g almonds, ground
175 g butter, very soft
175 g sugar, caster
3 eggs, large, beaten
250 g semolina
4,5 teas baking powder
Syrup:
225 ml homey + 5 tbs water
5 tbs orange juice
1,5 tbs lemon juice
4 cm cinnamon stick

Method:
Preheat the oven to 180*C. Prepare a 22 cm cake tin.
Cut the oranges into chunks, remove pips only, and tip it into a food processor. Whiz to a thick puree.
Put all other ingredients into a large bowl, mix until smooth. Fold in the orange puree, and spoon mixture into the tin, smoothing the top.
Bake for 35-40 minutes.
For last 10 min of baking prepare syrup: Boil water, cinnamon and honey (gently) for 5 minutes, then stir in the citrus juices.
Take the cake out when ready (place it on a deep plate), pierce it with a skewer in a few places, then pour the syrup over it.
For final serving you can use Greek yogurt and honey (optional).







Grcki griz kolac sa bademima , narandzom i medenim sirupom

Potrebno:
1 velika ili 2 male narandze (250 gr)
125 gr badema, mljevenih
175 gr putera, veoma omeksalog
175 gr secera
3 velika jajeta
250 gr griza
4,5 kasicice praska za pecivo
Sirup:
225 ml meda + 5 kasika vode
5 kasika soka narandze
1,5 kasika soka limuna
4 cm dug prutic cimetaPriprema:
Zargij rernu na 180*C, pripremi 22 cm kalup za kolace.
Isjeci naranze na komade, povadi kospice, pa u elektricnoj sjeckalici samelji sve do konzistencije pirea.
U drugoj posudi pomijesaj sve satojke zajedno, pa dodaj i pire. Prebaci smjesu u kalup u zaravnaj povsinu.
Peci 35-40 minuta.
Za sirup: Zadnjih 10 minuta pecenja kolaca - prokuhaj vodu, med i cimet 5 minuta, pa dodaj sokove citrusa.
Izvadjeni kolac treba staviti u dublji tanjir, sa cackalicom izbosti povrsinu, pa preliti sirupom.
Za serviranje mozete upotrijebiti Grcki jogurt i med, ali nije neophodno.