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21 May 2015

Biscuit Press Matcha Shortbread...5th year anniversary

Today is 5th anniversary of starting my blog. I have to say that I didn't think it's going to mean so much to me, and I would advice anyone who's thinking of writing a blog (of any kind) to just do it. Feeling that you're giving something in return to the World and humankind is wonderful, and you'll have personal satisfaction - both my English and Bosnian languages became better, all my recipes are in one (presentable) spot + I met wonderful people around the world who think and feel like me.
Of course, there will be 'others' too. Some of them will become your friends, then suddenly 'unfriend' you, others will not return following, and some will never leave any comment to your posts. And then, there are (rare) nasty-ones with negative comments and those who want to 'commercialise' their website through your blog...Many of them will not last!
But, all of that is OK. Take what you like, ignore/ delete what you don't ...and continue. It is secret of successful bloging... Persistence! (like with anything in life).

Beauty about this recipe is that you always can add your favorite flavour, and if you don't have biscuit cookie press, you can shape dough into a sausage, slice and bake it.
Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened (250g)
1/2 cup icing sugar
2 tsp matcha powder (or other flavouring; vanilla, lemon zest, cacao...)
1 1/3 cups flour
1/2 cup corn starch
Method:
Mix all ingredients into smooth dough. Fill your biscuit press and squeeze shapes onto baking sheet (lined with baking paper). Bake for 10-12 min at 180*C. Dust with icing sugar.

Cacao... and Lemon

flavoured Biscuits

Keksi sa Prahom Zelenog Čaja (ili drugim aromama)

Danas je 5 godina od kako sam pocela pisati ovaj blog i moram priznati da nisam mislila da ce mi to mnogo znaciti. Stoga podsticem sve one koji su razmisljali da otpocnu svoj sopstveni blog (bilo koje vrste) da to slobodno ucine. Osjecaj da dajes nesto zauzvrat svijetu i ljudima je divan, a ispostavilo se i to da mi pisanje cini dobro za oba jezika koja koristim + imam sve svoje recepte na jednom mjestu i divno druzenje sa istomisljenicima.

Naravno, naici cete na razne ljude. Neki ce vas prihvatii kao prijatelje pa zatim iznenada iskljuciti, drugi vam nikada nece htjeti uzvratiti 'sljedovanje', dok ce se treci zareci da nikada nece ostaviti bilo koji komentar na vasim postovima. Zatim, bice tu i onih zlobnih sa negativnim komentarima, zatim 'komercijalista' koji zele preko vaseg sajta steci publiku... Mnogi od njih nece dugo trajati!

ALI, sve je to u redu! Uzmes sto ti odgovara, ignorises / izbrises negativnosti i nastavis. To je tajna uspjesnog blogiranja... Upornost! (kao i u svemu drugome u zivotu).

Ljepota ovog recepta je u cinjenici da ga mozete iskoristiti sa bilo kojom aromom koju volite, a takodje mozete tijesto oblikovati u valjak, rashladiti i rezati na kolutice, ukoliko nemate presu za keksice.
Potrebno:
1 solja maslaca, omeksalog (250gr)
1/2 solje secera u prahu
2 k zelenog caja u prahu (matcha; ili vanila, korica limuna, kakao ..)
1 1/3 solje brasna
1/2 solje skrobnog brasna
Nacin:
Izmijesajte sve sastojke i umijesite mekano tijesto. Napunite istiskivac / presu za kolacice i istiskujte oblike na tepsiju preko koje ste stavili papir za pecenje. Pecite 10-12 minuta na 180*C. pospite secerom u prahu.

Matcha tea flavoured Biscuits

11 May 2015

Lebanese Filled Biscuits (Maamoul) - 500th Post!

Here we are - 500th post. It took almost 5 years (celebrating next week).

Recipe makes 20 large biscuits (capacity of the mould I used for biscuits is 2 tbs / 1/8 cup)

Ingredients:

Biscuit dough-

1 cup clarified butter (melt butter then cool it; discard white milky part )

3 tbs icing sugar

2 1/3 cup flour, +

1 tbs milk (cold)

Date paste- (or use walnut filling)*

1 full cup dried dates, pitted, chopped

1/2 tbs butter

1 tsp water

cardamom / cinnamon / vanilla (your choice)

*Walnut filling

1 cup walnut meal

1-2 tbs sugar

1-2 tsp orange blossom water

Method:

Rub butter into flour, add sugar and milk and make soft dough. (Of course, all this can be done in a food processor). Wrap and let it rest in a cool spot.

Place dates in a a bowl add 1 tsp water and microwave it on high for 20 seconds. take out and mash with fork, add butter and cardamom then knead into a paste.

Shape 'sausages' both from dough and paste. Cut into 20 pieces (each). Dust mould with flour then place a disc of dough into it, following by a ball of date paste. Enclose the dough at the top, bang slightly molud onto working surface to reliese your biscuit. (If you don't have mould, after enclosing dough roll between your palms into a ball, press slightly and decorate top with a fork.) Place them onto lined pan.

Preheat oven to 165*C; bake biscuits for 10-12 minutes, or until bottom starts getting golden colour (top should stay pale). Take out, cool on a rack then dust with icing sugar and serve.

Keep in a box for up to 1 week (cool spot).

Libanski Punjeni Keksi (Maamoul)

Evo ga... 500-ti post. Trebalo mi je skoro 5 godina za ovo (proslava sljedece sedmice).

Recept je za 20 vecih keksa (zapremina modle koju sam koristila je 2K ili 1/8 solje)

Potrebno:

Tijesto-

1 solja masla (procisceni maslac - otopite maslac i ostavite da se ohladi; bacite mlijecni dio)

3 K secera u prahu

2 1/3 solje brasna, +

1 K hladnog mlijeka

Fil / pasta od datula- (ili koristite nadjev od oraha*)

1 puna solja datula (bez kospica), isjeckanih

1/2 K maslaca

1 k vode

kardamom (ili cimet, vanila - po vasem izboru)

*Nadjev sa orasima-

1 solja sjeckanih / mljevenih oraha

1-2 K secera

1-2 k vodice od narandzinih cvjetova

Nacin:
Utrljajte maslac u brasno, dodajte ostale sastojke i umijesite glatko tijesto. (Sve ovo mozete uraditi i u sjeckalici). Zamotajte tijesto i ostavite na prohladnom mjestu.
Stavite datule u posudu, poprskajte sa 1 k vode i kuhajte u mikrovalnoj oko 20 sekundi (najjaca snaga). Izvadite, viljuskom izgnjecite, dodajte maslac i kardamom, te umijesite u pastu.
Oblikujte valjak od tijesta i paste, isjecite oba na 20 komada. Pospite brasnom modlu, ubacite rastanjeni komad tijesta, zatim kuglicu paste i zatvorite na vrhu. Lupkajte lagano modlom o povrsinu da oslobodite kekse. (ako nemate modlu, napravite kuglice, blago rastanjite i ukrasite otiscima viljuske.) Smjestite ih na tepsiju (sa papirom). Ugrijte rernu na 165*C; pecite kekse oko 10-12 minuta ili dok donji dio ne pocne zutiti (gornji dio treba da ostane blijed).
Rashladite malo, pospite secerom u parhu i posluzite.
Mogu stajati do 1 sedmincu u zatvorenoj kutiji na hladnom mjestu.

19 March 2015

K9 Biscuits

Meet Zac! He is newest member of my family. (Yes, he WAS planned!)

Upoznajte Zaka! On je najnoviji clan moje porodice. (Da, bio je planiran!)

He likes to be involved; he always manages to be in right place at right time. Zac likes moving and 'pruning' my plants, taking my clothes off the line, helping my hubby with home projects, sorting our rubbish, making (fashionable) holes in my sons jeans, running after hens (and stealing their eggs)...He is everywhere!

Zac is (red) Australian Cattle Dog ('Heeler'). He is deaf! We LOVE him!

On voli da je ukljucen; uvijek uspije da je na pravom mjestu u pravo vrijeme. Zak voli da pomjera i oblikuje moje biljke, da skida odjecu sa strika, da pomaze mom dragom oko kucnih projekata, da sortira nase smece, da dizajnira nove rupe na trapericama mojih sinova, da tjera koke (i krade njihova jaja)...On je svugdje!

Zak je (crveni) Australijski 'Govedar' (ovcar). Zovu ih jos i 'heeler' - bukvalno prevedeno znaci iscjelitelj.

On je gluh! MNOGO ga volimo!

Ingredients:
1 egg
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup water
2 tbs peanut butter
1/4 cup oats ( rolled or oat flour)
2-3 tbs corn meal
1 cup plain flour
Method:
Mix all ingredients, roll out and cut shapes. Bake at 180*C for 10-12 minutes. Cool before offering to your pet.
*Biscuits are quite good for humans too (we've tried them!); you just have to add a bit of salt or sugar for taste.

'K9' Keksi (Keksi za Pse)

Potrebno:
1 jaje
1/4 solje vode
1/4 solje ulja
2 K kikiriki maslaca
1/4 solje zobenih pahuljica (ili brasna)
2-3 K kukuruznog (sitnijeg) brasna
1 solja obicnog brasna
Nacin:
Umijesite tijesto od svih sastojaka. Razvaljajte i izvadite zeljene oblike. Pecite 10-12 minuta na 180*C. Ohladite prije nego sto ih ponudite svom ljubimcu.
* Keksi su sasvim dobri i za ljudsku konzumaciju (svi smo ih probali!); samo treba da dodate malo soli ili secera za bolji ukus.

31 December 2014

Cranberry Shortbread / Happy New Year

Believe it or not, these plain shortbread biscuits are my favorites. I have to have them at the end of each year as holiday treats; sometimes I mix in some nuts, sometimes pieces of dried fruit. This year I made them with cranberries.

With this recipe, I want to finish posting for 2014 and wish a very happy, healthy and prosperous 2015 to all of you! Cheers!

Ingredients:

125 g butter, soft

125 gr ghee (clarified butter), soft

2 cups flour

1/2 cup rice flour

1/2 cup icing sugar

vanilla or lemon zest as flavouring

1/2 cup chopped dried cranberries

Method:

Beat butter, ghee and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add other ingredients and mix well. Knead until smooth. Shape into 2 logs, refrigerate until hard. Cut discs, place them onto baking paper, prick with a fork and bake for 15-20 minutes at 160 *C (should stay pale). Alternatively, shape dough traditionally into 2 circles and cut into wedges; or, make any shape you want (I use measuring spoon to shape them).

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'Shortbread' sa Brusnicama

Vjerovali ili ne, kraj svih divnih kolacica, ovo su meni najdrazi. Uvijek ih pravim na kraju godine; ponekad umijesam komadice orasastih plodova, ponekad sjeckano suho voce. Ovoga puta sam ih napravila sa brusnicama.

Sa ovim receptom zelim da zavrsim 2014 i pozelim vam veoma sretnu, zdravu i 'berićetnu' 2015. U zdravlje!

Potrebno:

125 gr maslaca, omeksalog

125 gr masla, omeksalog

2 solje brasna

1/2 solje rizinog brasna

1/2 solje secera u prahu

vanila ili korica limuna kao aroma

1/2 solje sjeckanih suhih brusnica

Nacin:

Mutite maslac, maslo i secer dok ne postane pjenasto. Dodajte ostale sastojke i dobro izmijesajte. Umijesite rukama dok ne postane glatko. Oblikujte 2 cilindra ('kobasice') i ostavite u frizider da se stegne. Isjecite na diskove, nabodite viljuskom i pecite preko papira na 160*C oko 15-20 minuta (treba da ostanu blijede). Eventulano, tijesto mozete tradicionalno oblikovati u 2 kruga, i isjeci na 'kriske'. Ja koristim mjericu (kasiku) da ih oblikujem.

25 June 2014

Easy 'Cassata' (No bake cake)

World is functioning, thanks to good will people - those who want to help strangers.
As known, I accidentally deleted some of yours (much wanted) comments, and was devastated when realised it's impossible to retrieve them. I posted call for help in blogger forum, and there was a person willing to answer.
Peter McC kindly sent links of my posts with your comments. I wouldn't be able to resolve this mess by myself (neither my teenage boy could help). So, Thank you Peter once again!
I will be very careful next time when deleting spam comments!

Ingredients:
500 g Milk coffee biscuits (or similar)
2 cups cold milk
250 g butter, very soft
3 egg yolks
8 tbs icing sugar
130 g chocolate (65% cocoa), melted
130 g hazelnuts (walnuts, almonds, or any other nuts), ground
1/2 cup dried fruit (sultanas, apricots, cranberries...), chopped
2-3 tsp Rum (or Kahlua, Frangelico, or any other liqeur...)
Icing:
3 egg whites
9 tbs sugar
3 tbs water
Grated chocolate, for sprinkling

Method:
Break biscuits into quarters, put them in a bowl and spoon milk and rum over them, mixing gently.
In another bowl, mix butter, egg yolks and sugar until smooth and fluffy. Add chocolate, fruit and nuts. Fold in milk-biscuit mix gently.
Spoon it out on a serving dish, shaping a dome. Refrigerate.
For icing-
Put sugar and water to boil, until sugar melted and syrup formed.
Beat egg whites with a mixer, until soft peak forms. Pour syrup into it, while still hot and beat for another 5 minutes. Decorate the dome with icing, and sprinkle with shaved/grated/melted chocolate (or Nutella). Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.

Brza Kasata

Svijet funcionise zahvaljujuci ljudima dobre volje - onima sto su spremni pomoci strancima.
Kao sto je poznato, slucajno sam ponistila neke od vasih (veoma zeljenih) komentara, pa sam bila veoma razocarana kad sam shvatila da ih ne mogu povratiti. U blogger forum sam poslala molbu za pomoc, gdje je bila osoba voljna reagovati.
Peter McC je ljubazno odgovorio i poslao linkove sa vasim komentarima. Sama ne bih mogla razrijesiti ovakvu situaciju, a ni moj srednjoskolac mi nije mogao pomoci.
Prema tome, hvala Peter jos jednom. Sljedeci put cu biti jako pazljiva pri ponistavanju 'spam' komentara.

Potrebno:
500 gr petit (ili sl.) keksa
1/2 l mlijeka
250 gr maslaca ili margarina
3 zumanjka
8 kasika secera u prahu
130 gr cokolade, 65% kakao, istopljene
130 gr ljesnika, pecenih i mljevenih (ili drugih orasastih plodova)
po zelji grozdjice, zele bombone, sjeckane susene kajsije…
2-3 kasicice ruma (ili nekog drugog likera)
Za ukrasiti-
3 bjelanjka
9 kasika secera, uspinovan sa
3 kasike vode
malo ribane/ topljene cokolade (ili Nutela)

Priprema:
Izlomite keks na cetvrtine, te ga polijte (kasika po kasika) sa 1/2 l mlijeka u koje ste ubacili rum. Promijesajte i ostavite sa strane.
U drugu posudu izmijesajte pjenasto maslac sa secerom, pa dodajte zumanjke.
Ubacite cokoladu, suseno voce i ljesnjake te promijesajte.
Sastojke iz obje posude izmijesati, pa prevrnuti na tanjir za sluzenje (mozete oblikovati bilo koju formu). Staviti u frizider.
Bjelanca umutiti u cvrst snijeg, pa im u mlazu dodati vrucu uspinovanu masu od vode i secera (Ja jos malo ‘dokuham’ na pari). Mutiti jos par minuta, a zatim ukrasiti tortu.
Prije sluzenja jos rashladiti (2 sata) u frizideru.

16 December 2013

Chocolate Hazelnut Crinkle Cookies

I love visiting other blogs and bookmarking stuff that I'd like to try. There are so many good blogers with fantastic recipes, and my list is becoming longer and longer.
This recipe comes from a Croatian blog called 'What's for dessert?'. Tamara is very passionate about her desserts, which is clearly displayed in the way she writes and presents her blog. I didn't change a thing in her recipe; biscuits came out very pretty and aromatic. I will make them again!
Original recipe (in English too):
http://cake-cookie-pie.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/daring-bakers-november-2012-twelve-days.html

Ingredients:
100 g toasted hazelnuts
2 tablespooons granulated sugar
200 g finely chopped chocolate
300 g all purpose flour
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
80 g softened butter
100 g sugar
2 large eggs
60 ml milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
granulated sugar and confectioners sugar for coating

Raspuknuti Keksici

Volim posjecivati druge blogove, zaviriti u njihove kuhinje i 'bukmarkirati' sta bih voljela isprobati. Toliko je divnih blogova sa receptima i lista postaje sve duza i duza.
Konacno pronadjoh malo vremena za isprobam neke od njih.
Danas predstavljam recept sa Tamarinog bloga 'What's for dessert?'. Vidjala sam mnoge verzije ovih raspuknutih kolacica, ali sam se odlucila za Tamarinu verziju, posto mi se cini da je veliki ljubitelj slatkih stvari i da tu svoju ljubav zna i-te-kako pasionirano prenijeti u virtualni svijet. Nisam promijenila niti najmanju sitnicu u receptu; Keksi su ispali divni!
Originalni recept:
http://cake-cookie-pie.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/daring-bakers-november-2012-twelve-days.html

21 June 2013

Chocolate filled Chocolate biscuits

Happy Friday!!!

Ingredients:

125 g butter

100 g sugar

1 egg

200 g flour

100 g ground hazelnut

1 tbs cocoa

80 g hazelnut chocolate, small pieces (noisette or similar)

Extra chocolate for decorating

Method:

Preheat oven to 180*C, line a baking dish with baking paper.

Beat butter and sugar, add egg. Fold in flour, cocoa and hazelnut meal. Form a log, cut into discs. Put a small piece of chocolate in each disc, roll between your hands and flatten a little bit, place it onto prepared tin. Repeat with the rest of dough; leave some space between biscuits. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Take out and cool. Melt extra chocolate and drizzle over cooled biscuits

Čokoladom filovani Čokoladni keksi

Sretan vam petak!!!

Potrebno:

125 gr maslaca

100 secera

1 jaje

200 gr brasna

100 gr ljesnika mljevenih

1 kasika kakaa

80 gr cokolade sa komadicima ljesnika (noisette npr, komadici)

Jos cokolade, rastopljene za dekoraciju.

Nacin:

Ukljucite rernu na 180*C, pripremite pleh za pecenje, oblozen papirom.

Izmiksajte maslac sa secerom, dodajte jaje, kakao pa umijesite sa brasnom i mljevenim ljesnicima.

Formirajte valjak, izrezite na diskove. U svaki disk stavite komadic cokolade. Formirajte lopticu medju dlanovima, stavite na papir pa pritisnite dlanovima. Ponovite sa ostalim diskovima, ostavljajuci nesto prostora izmedju keksica. Pecite 10-12 minuta. Izvadite i prohladite. Istopite nesto cokolade i dekorisite kekse.

12 April 2013

Cheese and Sesame Biscuits

It's Friday!!! ... and for Friday something that goes well with (Fridays') drinks. Cheers!

These wonderful savoury biscuits are from an old Australian cook book "Women's Weekly".

Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp sugar
60 g grated cheese (tasty)
1/3 cup sesame seeds
1 egg yolk
1 tbs water
Method:
Mix all ingredients, form a log. Wrap in cellophane or baking paper; refrigerate. When firm, take out and slice into 2-3 mm discs. Place onto lined biscuit pan and bake for 10-12 minutes at 180*C.
Enjoy them with drinks!

Tip: If you want perfectly rounded biscuits,

place dough log into a tissue / aluminium foil

cardboard core before refrigerating it.

Savjet: Ukoliko zelite perfekto okrugle keksice,

smjestite valjak tijesta u kartonsku osnovu od

al-folije ili papirnih maramica, prije rashladjivanja.

Slani keksi sa sirom i sezamom

Konacno petak!!!...a za petak nesto sto odlicno ide sa picem . U zdravlje!

Recept je iz Australijske knjige recepata 'Women's Weekly'.

Sastojci:
1 solja brasna
1/2 k soli
prstohvat 'cayene' bibera (po zelji)
1/2 k senfa (prah)
1/2 k secera
60 gr tvrdog rendanog sira
1/3 solje sezama
1 zumance
1 K vode
Nacin:
Pomijesajte sve sastojke i umijesite tijesto. Formirajte valjak, zamotajte ga u plasticnu foliju i stavite u frizider. Kada se stegne, izvadite i rezite na 2-3 mm kolutove . Smjestite ih na papirom prekriveni pleh i pecite 10-12 minuta na 180*C. Uzivajte u njima uz vase omiljeno pice.

21 December 2012

Kiflice ( Kiflitseh) - Classic of eastern Europe

Every country in eastern Europe has some kind of kiflice. These are coming from countries of former Yugoslavia.

Ingredients:

500 g flour

1/2 cup milk, warm

1 (7 g) packet of instant yeast

2 tbs sugar

200 g butter, softened (or 175 g lard)

100 ml sour cream

1 tsp lemon zest (optional)

jam for filling

icing sugar for dusting / rolling in

Method:

Mix yeast, 1 tbs flour and 1 tsp sugar with milk. Let it activate.

Mix all dry ingredients, add butter, activated yeast and sour cream. Make a soft dough, kneading for at least 5 minutes. Divide into 4 balls and let it (covered) double in a warm spot. After an hour or so, roll out each ball into a (large dinner plate size) circle. Cut wedges (8 or 12) with pizza cuter. Place 1/2 tsp of jam on each end of dough, fold corners then roll towards sharp corner (picture bellow). Place kiflice on a baking sheet, cover with clean cloth and let it rest for 30 min. Preheat oven to 170*C, bake for 12-15 minutes. Cool slightly, then roll each into icing sugar. Lasts for a week, stored in a cool, dry spot.

Kiflice

Mnoge ih zemlje imaju, ali su nase najbolje!

Potrebno:

1/2 kg brasna

1/2 solje mlakog mlijeka

1 pakovanje (7 gr) instant kvasca

2 K secera

200 gr maslaca, omeksalog (ili 175 gr masti)

1 dl kajmaka / vrhnja

1 k ribane limunove korice (ako zelite)

dzem za filovanje

secer u prahu za uvaljati

Nacin:

Pomijesajte 1 K brasna i 1 k secera sa kvascem i mlijekom, ostavite da se aktivira.

Pomijesajte sve ostale suhe sastojke, ubacite kvasac, maslac i vrhnje. Mijeste tijesto bar 5 minuta; podijelite na 4 lopte pokrijte i ostavite nadolaziti. Nakon 1 sata (otprilike) razvaljajte svaku loptu na velicinu velikog tanjira. Rezite kao picu na 8 ili 12 dijelova. Na kraj svakog dijela stavite 1/2 k dzema, pritisnite uglove pa zarolajte prema kraju. Postavite na pleh, pokrijte i ostavite 30 minuta na toplom.

Ukljucite rernu na 170*C, pecite 12-15 minuta. Malo prohladite pa jos tople uvaljajte u secer u prahu. Mogu trajati 1 sedmicu na hladnom i suhom mjestu.

02 December 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!