CREAMY PANCAKES

By | Siječanj 25th, 2017|Desserts, Food|

Ingredients: 8 dag butter at room temperature 5 dag sugar 1 pouch vanilla sugar 5 fresh eggs (separate egg yolks from egg whites) lemon zest 5 dag flour 3 dl milk chocolate powder (for icing) Method: Beat the butter, sugar and vanilla sugar. Add one egg yolk at a time and beat until foamy. [...]

QUADRETTI PASTA WITH BRAISED CABBAGE

By | Siječanj 24th, 2017|Food, Pasta & Rice, School, Veggie|

Ingredients: ½ green cabbage head 1 small onion 600 ml vegetable stock (or water) salt and pepper oil   ¾ kg pastry flour 2 eggs some water Method: Combine the flour, eggs and water to make a firm (but not too tough) ball of dough. Divide the dough into three smaller balls and thinly [...]

QUICKER THAN QUICK TORTILLAS

By | Siječanj 19th, 2017|Bread & Buns, Food|

Ready in 20 minutes Ingredients: 2 ½ cups plain flour ½ cup maize 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/3 cup oil or melted butter 1 cup warm water Method: Combine the flour, maize, salt and baking powder in a large bowl. Add the oil and water and beat using a [...]

PROFITEROLES

By | Siječanj 17th, 2017|Desserts, Food, Hrana, Posebne prilike, Special Occasions|

Ingredients: 1 package of bigna (choux pastry balls, the same you’d use for St. Honoré cake) 500 ml sweet cream For the ganache: 150 g sugar 250 g dark chocolate 60 g flour 8 egg yolks 25 g butter 1 vanilla pod 1 l milk Method: Cut the vanilla pod lengthwise and add to [...]

STRAWBERRY AND CREAM CHEESE BROWNIE SLICES

By | Siječanj 17th, 2017|Cookies&Treats, Desserts, Food|

Ingredients: For the brownie: 200 g chocolate, chopped ½ cup melted butter (or oil) 1 cup caster sugar 2 eggs, beaten ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup flour ¼ teaspoon baking powder a pinch of salt For the filling: 400 g cream cheese 2-4 tbsp icing sugar (to taste) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs, [...]

GUŽVARA (CRUMPLED PIE)

By | Siječanj 17th, 2017|Bread & Buns, Food, Pies&Tarts|

Ingredients: 500 g fresh cottage cheese 200 ml sour cream 150 ml milk 50 ml oil 50 ml water 4 eggs salt 1 package strudel pastry Method: Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Grease a 20x35 cm baking tin with oil. Combine the remaining oil, water and a teaspoon of salt in a bowl. [...]

GARLIC AND COARSE SEA SALT BRUSCHETTA

By | Siječanj 14th, 2017|Food, Side-dishes, Starters|

Ingredients: Per person: 2 slices of stale bread 2 cloves of garlic coarse sea salt olive oil Method: Preheat the oven to 220 °C. Grease a baking tin with a thin layer of olive oil, place the garlic cloves in it and bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and place the bread [...]

SAUTÉED LEEK

By | Siječanj 14th, 2017|Food, Gluten-free, Veggie, Veggie|

Ingredients: 2 leeks 2 large potatoes 1 carrot ½ cup frozen peas 3-4 ripe tomatoes 1 clove garlic 1-2 tbsp olive oil 1 l vegetable stock 1 tbsp sweet paprika 1 teaspoon chopped dill ½ cup sour cream salt and pepper Method: To prepare the leeks, chop off the bottom and the top part, [...]

KEY LIME PIE

By | Siječanj 10th, 2017|Desserts, Food, Pies&Tarts|

Inspired by a recipe by Cindy Nielson Farr, available at her Tropical Life, Food and Fun blog Ingredients: For the crust: 2 cups crumbled biscuits 60 -100 g butter, melted For the filling: 230 g cream cheese 400 g condensed milk 3 egg whites ½ cup lime juice (3-4 limes) 3-5 tbsp icing [...]

HONEY COOKIES

By | Prosinac 18th, 2016|Christmas, Desserts, Food, Let's celebrate!|

Recipe by the fabulous pastry chef Mirjana Špoljar Ingredients: For the dough: 8 dag margarine 40 dag plain flour 14 dag sugar 12 dag honey 1 egg 1 dag baking soda 1 ½ g ground cinnamon 0.6 dl water For the glaze: 2 egg whites 12 dag sugar Method: Bring the water [...]