World Recipes

It is HOT today...40*C...which means salad for lunch!

Salads are often complete meals during summer in my household. We go creative with fridge ingredients; everyone adds what they like. Boys usually want something meaty (salami, ham, tuna...) while I prefer some fruit and nuts in it. Nice fresh dressing over it, and I don't need anything better.
What sort of salads do you like?

Ingredients: (for 1 person)
1-2 handfuls of salad greens (mixture)
1/4 avocado, sliced
3-5 strawberries, sliced
2-4 tbs walnuts, chopped

Orange  Dressing (for 2-4 servings)
1 orange, juice + a bit of zest
4-5 tbs olive oil
pinch of pink salt
1 tsp mustard
1 tbs parsley leaves, chopped (optional)

Mix all ingredients, pour with orange dressing over it. Enjoy!


Salata sa avokadom, vocem i orasima

Danas je VRUCE...40*C...sto znaci salata za rucak!
Salate su ceste za obrok tokom ljeta u mom domacinstvu. Postajemo kreativni sa sadrzajem frizidera; svako ubacuje u svoj obrok ono sta voli.Decki obicno zele nesto 'mesno' (slama, sunka, tuna...) dok ja volim voce i orasaste plodove u salati. Fin preljev preko, i meni ne treba nista bolje.
Kakve salate vi volite?

Potrebno: (za 1 osobu)
1-2 sake mijesaneih listova salate
1/4 avokada, izrezan
3-5 jagoda, izrezane
2-4 K oraha, sjeckanih

Preljev sa sokom narandze (za 2-4 salate)
1 narandza, sok + jos malo ribane korice
4-5 K maslinovog ulja
prstohvat (pink) soli 
1 k senfa
1 K lisca persuna, sjeckan (opciono)

Pomijesajte sve sastojke, pospite sa preljevom. Uzivajte!

3 years ago I posted my first recipe. Since then I wrote  350 posts, gained 300 followers and more than 230 000 visits.  Great milestone, as I didn't think I would last so long. For that occasion, I made a beautifully moist and gluten free cake. Cheers!

Ingredients:
7-8 small apples, peeled and cored (left whole)
5 eggs
200 g sugar
120 g butter, melted
150 gr walnuts (or other nuts), grounded
40 g cocoa
1 tsp vanilla
Method:
Preheat oven to 170*C. Prepare a 22 cm spring form, line with baking paper.
Beat sugar and eggs, until light and fluffy. Add melted butter, walnuts and cocoa. Fold in.
Place apples  inside of spring form  close to the edge (but not touching them). Pour prepared mixture, making sure that wholes on apples are filled too. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool slightly, then turn over onto serving plate, take the paper off, slice and serve with cream (optional)


 Jabuke u  Čokoladnom kolaču

Na danasnji dan, prije 3 godine je krenuo moj prvi post. Od tada  sam napisala 350 postova, dobila 300 sljedbenika i vise od 230 000 posjetilaca. Nije lose, obzirom da nisam mislila da cu trajati tako dugo. Za tu priliku evo jednog socnog kolaca bez glutena. U zdravlje!

Potrebno:
7-8 manjih jabuka, oguljene i izvadjena sredina (ostavite ih cijele)
5 jaja
200 gr secera
120 gr maslaca, otopljenog
150 gr oraha (ili drugih orasastih plodova), samljevenih
40 gr kakaa
1 k vanile
Nacin:
Ukljucite rernu na 170*C, pripremite obruc za torte i postavite pepir za pecenje na njega.
Miksajte secr sa jajima, dok ne uspjeni. Dodajte maslac, orahe i kakao. Rucno umijesajte.
Postavite jabuke na pleh u krug, ali da ne dodiruju ivice obruca. Uspite pjenasu smjesu, pazeci da i supljine u jabukama ispunite. Pecite oko 45-50 min, ili dok ubodenu cackalicu ne izvucete sasvim suhu. Prohladite, izvrnite naopako na tanjir za serviranje, skinite papir i izrezite. Servirajte sa tucenim vrhnjem (po zelji)

After months and months of researching and hesitating, finally I  found a good reason to make this famous  Hungarian-Jewish cake. Traditionally, it's made in a form of slices (rectangle); I decided to bake it in  form of a round (birthday) cake. It does take time, but it's not overly complicated. Result is so worth; 5 layers of pastry, 4 layers of filling...all melting in your mouth.
Happy birthday my dear M!

Ingredients:
-Pastry
500 g flour
250 g butter, diced
100 g icing sugar
2 yolks
1 egg, beaten (reserve 2 tbs for brushing top pastry layer)
120 ml white wine (or apple juice)
-Poppy seed filling
250 g poppy seeds, grounded
120 g sugar
2-3 tbs honey
120 ml white wine (or apple juice)
zest of 1/2 orange (or lemon, or mandarin)
1-2 tbs rum (optional)
-Apple filling
1 kg apples, peeled and grated (7- 8 apples)
100 g sugar
1-2 tsp cinnamon
1 tbs semolina
-Walnut filling
250 g walnuts, grounded
120 g sugar
100 ml white wine (or apple juice)
-Final filling
500 g  (a jar) of thick plum / prune jam
1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional)

Method:
Pastry- rub butter pieces with flour (it's ok to use food processor) , add other ingredients and make dough. Divide into 5, cover with a cloth and let it rest.
Poppy seed and walnut fillings- Put all ingredients (separately) in 2 pans; cook for few minutes (I use microwave for this). Let it cool.
Apple filling- Grate apples. Let them rest 5 minutes, then squeeze excess juice. Mix apples with sugar, cinnamon and semolina.
Plum filling- mix plum jam with cinnamon.
Roll out 3 parts of the dough  slightly bigger than tin which you're going to use (25 cm circle in my case); prick with fork and bake each for 5-6 minutes (they will shrink slightly).
Now you have 2 unbaked and 3 baked pastries.
Assembly-
1- Unbaked pastry at the bottom of a cake tin
2- Poppy seed filling
3- Baked pastry
4- Apple filing
5- Baked pastry
6- Walnut filling
7- Baked pastry
8- Jam filling
9- Unbaked pastry
Brush top of the dough with remaining egg, prick with fork and place in oven 180*C for 10 minutes, then lower to 160-170 *C and bake for another 40 minutes. Let it rest overnight before slicing.



Flodni

Nakon mjeseci i mjeseci istrazivanja i neodluke, konacno je stigao dan (i razlog) da pokusam napraviti ovaj poznati Madjarsko-Jervejski kolac.  Tradicionalno se pravi u obliku pravougaonika; Ja sam odlucila da ga napravim  u okruglom obliku (rodjendanske) torte. Treba vremena za njega, ali nije pretjerano komplikovan. Rezultat vrijedi ulozenog truda; 4 sloja razlicitih filovanja, odvojeni sa 5 slojeva tijesta, koji se tope u ustima.
Sretan rodjendan mom  dragom M!


Potrebno:
-Tijesto
500 gr brasna
250 gr maslaca, sjecenog na kockice
100 gr secera u prahu
2 zumanca
1 jaje, umuceno (odvojite 2 K za premazivanje)
120 ml bijelog vina (ili soka jabuka)
-Fil od maka
250 gr maka, mljevenog
120 gr secera
2-3 K meda
120 ml bijelog vina (ili soka jabuka)
ribana korica 1/2 narandze (limun ili mandarina)
1-2 K ruma (po zelji)
-Fill od jabuka
1 kg jabuka, izrendanih (7-8 jabuka)
100 gr secera
1-2 k cimeta
1 K griza

-Fil od oraha
250 gr mljevenih oraha
120 gr secera
100 ml bijelog vina (ili soka jabuka)
- Fil od dzema
500 gr (1 tegla) gustog dzema od sljiva
1/2 k cimeta (po zelji) 
Nacin: 
Umijesite tijesto (utrljajte maslac u brasno i dodajte ostale satojke), podijelite na 5, pokrijte i ostavite odmarati.
Stavite sastojke za filove od maka i oraha u 2 odvojene posude. Prokuhajte par minuta (ja sam to radila u mikrovalnoj). Ostavite prohladiti.
Jabuke izrendajte, ostavite 5-10 minuta, onda istisnite sok. Pomijesajte jabuke sa secerom, cimetom i grizom.
Pomijesajte dzem sa cimetom.
Razvucite 3 kruga ili cetvorougaonika malo veca od vase tepsije. Nabodite tijesto i pecite svaki krug oko 5-6 minuta. 
Slaganje-
1- Nepeceni krug tijesta (na dno tepsije / obruca)
2- Fil od maka
3- Peceni krug tijesta
4- Fil od jabuka
5- Peceni krug tijesta
6- Fil od oraha
7- Peceni krug tijesta
8- Fil od dzema
9- Nepeceni krug tijesta 
Premazite povrsinu sa preostalim umucenim jajetom, nabodite viljuskom i smjestite u rernu na 180*C oko 10 minuta, zatim smanjite na 160-170*C i pecide jos 40 minuta dodatno. Najbolje rezati sljedeci dan!

Polumjeseci sa orasima

Beauty of this recipe is it's flexibility; you can use any nuts that you like, and any fruit that is in season.

Ingredients:
Crust-
1,5 cup flour
3 tbs sugar
pinch of salt
125 g butter, cold in pieces
1 egg, beaten
1 tbs ice cold water
 Filling-
1 cup walnuts
1/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
pinch of salt
4 tbs butter, softened
1 tbs flour
10-12 strawberries, halved 
2 tbs honey mixed with 1 tbs water for brushing pears
Method:
Prepare a tart tin. Preheat oven to 180*C.
Put flour and butter into a food processor. Whiz until incorporated, add egg and water. Pulls until a ball starts to form. Take out and knead a bit. Roll out (floured surface) to a 28cm circle. Put it into a tart tin. Form 2 cm edges with your fingers.
For  filling - Process walnuts and add all other ingredients. Pulse until paste forms. Pour it into crust.  Place prepared strawberries  on top of walnut paste. Brush with honey/water mix, and bake for 30-40 minutes, or until slightly golden. Dust with icing sugar (optional). 


Tart sa Kruškama i Orasima

 Ljepota ovoga recepta je u tome da mozete koristiti bilo koje orasaste plodove, i voce koje je u sezoni.

Potrebno:
Podloga-
1,5 solja brasna
3 K secera
prstohvat soli
125 gr maslaca, iz frizidera, isjecenog
1 jaje
1 K hladne vode
Punjenje-
1 solja oraha, mljevenih
1/4 solje secera
prstohvat soli
4 K maslaca, omeksalog
2 jaja
1 K brasna
10-12 jagoda, prepolovljenih
2 K meda pomijesane sa 1 K vode
Nacin:
Pripremite posudu za pecenje. Ukljucite rernu na 180*C.
U elektricnoj sjeckalici, mijesajte brasno sa maslacem; dodajte sve ostale sastojke i mijesajte dok se ne pretvori u tijesto. Izvadite, mijesite jos malo. Razvaljajte na 28 cm krug. Prebacite ga u posudu, oblikujte prstima ivice 2 cm visoke.
Pomijesajte sve sastojke za za punjenje u jednolicnu masu. Uspite preko tijesta.
Rasporedite polovice jagoda po  masi, premazite medenom tecnoscu. Pecite oko 30-40 min ili dok blago ne porumeni. Pospite secerom u prahu (po zelji).

My oven's back to life!...and working better than ever. After I lost hope we'll find a spare heater, suddenly we got it. I put new heater to test straight away ...
This is a beautifully moist, flourless, 6  ingredients easy cake. I use walnuts, but any other nuts could be substitute.
Have a good weekend!


Ingredients:
2 pears, peeled and cut into thin slices
2 tbs brown sugar
6 large eggs
1 cup sugar
125 g butter, melted
300 g walnuts, grounded
Method:
Preheat oven to 170*C (160* fan forced), prepare a spring form cake tin (23 cm); line with silicone paper.
Beat eggs with (white) sugar until pale and fluffy. Pour melted butter, mix another 30 sec on low speed. switch mixer off. Add walnuts to the mixture and fold in with spatula.
Place slices of pears on bottom of your cake tin. Sprinkle with brown sugar, then cover with walnut mixture.
Bake for 30-40 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Cool, then turn upside down and slice. Cake is beautifully moist and doesn't need anything else to serve, but if you want extra kick add custard or cream on top.