Corn Bread with Sage and Sheep Cheese

Ingredients:
1 tbs  butter, softened (for tin)
12-16 sage leaves
2 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup olive oil
3/4 cup stone-ground cornmeal
1 cup  SR flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp honey, or sugar
1/2 tsp fine sea salt
120 g (1 cup) crumbled sheep cheese
Method:
Preheat oven to 180*C, prepare 20-22 cm cake tin, brush with softened butter. Place sage leaves on bottom of pan and in a circle.
Beat eggs, oil and butter milk. Add all other ingredients. Mix well. Transfer to baking pan, smooth the surface with spoon. Bake for 40-45 minutes. When done let it cool on a rack. Turn upside down before slicing and serving.

Kukuruzna pogača sa žalfijom / kaduljom i ovčijim sirom

Potrebno:
1 K maslaca, omeksalog
12-16 listova zalfije / kadulje

2 veca jajeta
1 solja tecnog jogurta
1/4 solje maslinovog ulja

3/4 solje finog kukuruznog brasna
1 solja samodizajuceg brasna
1 k praska za pecivo
2 k meda, ili secera
1/2 k soli
120 gr izmrvljenog ovcijeg sira
Nacin:
Ukljucite rernu na 180*C; pripremite 20-22 cm kalup - namazite ga sa omeksalim maslacem. Na dno poredajte listove zalfije u krug.
Umutite jaja, dodajte ulje i jogurt. Promijesajte , pa ubacite i suhe sastojke i sir. Sjedinite masu. Prebacite je u pripremljen kalup, poravnajte povrsinu kasikom. Pecite oko 40-45 minuta. Kada je gotova, prohladite pogacu na zici, zatim preokrenite naopako na tanjir za serviranje.

Mamaliga Grilled with Kashkaval and Kransky

Traditional meal of Romanian, Ukrainian and Moldavian sheppards, served mostly with cheese and sour cream and / or preserved meat.

Ingredients:
Basic Mamaliga-
2 cups corn meal
1 tsp salt
6-7 cups water
1-2 tbs butter
Topping-
200 g Sheep feta, crumbled
1-2 Kransky sausages, sliced (or any other)
1/2 cup Kashkaval, grated (or Mozzarella)
Your favorite aromatic herb(s) - oregano, basil, thyme...
Method:
Bring water to boil, add salt and butter. Take away from heat. Pour corn meal at once and quickly start stirring until all incorporated and no dry spots left. Return to heat and cook (stirring) until desired thickness achieved.
Preheat oven to 220*C. Oil a baking pan, place polenta onto it, top with cheese, sausages and herbs. Bake 10-12 min. Enjoy warm.



Mamaliga sa Kačkavaljem i Kranjskim kobasicama

Tradicionalno jelo Rumunjskih, Moldavijskih i Ukrajinskih cobana. Obicno servirano sa dosta masnog sira i kajmaka ili sa suhomesnatim proizvodima.

Potrebno:
Osnovna Mamaliga-
2 solje kukuruznog brasna
1 k soli
6-7 solja vode
1-2 K maslaca
Povrsinski sloj-
200 gr ovcije fete, izmrvljene
1-2 Kranjske, izrezane (ili druge kobasice)
1/2 solje Kackavalja, rendanog (ili Mocarela)
Aromaticno bilje po vasem ukusu
Nacin:
Pristavite vodu da prokljuca. Ubacite so i maslac, smaknite sa vatre. Naglo istresite palentu, pa rigorozno promijesajte da ne ostane ni jedna grudica. Vratite na vatru pa kuhajte dok se ne zgusne.
Ukljucite rernu na 220*C. Nauljite pleh, istresite palentu na pleh, pa stavite sireve i kobasicu na vrh. Pospite sa odabranim biljem. Pecite 10-12 minuta. Uzivajte dok je toplo.