Sesame Wafers

It takes only 10 minutes to make and bake these.

Ingredients:
50 g sesame seeds
1 tbs butter, melted
185 g brown sugar
3 tbs flour
1 egg
1 teas vanilla
pinch of salt
Method:
Preheat oven to 180*C, line tins with baking paper.
Mix all ingredients into a smooth mixture. Take teaspoon full of it and drop onto sheets, making sure you leave enough place for spreading.Bake 4-5 minutes, or until golden brown. Leave it cool in the tins, before you serve/store them.


Hrskavi keksici od sezama

Potrebno:
50 gr sezamovog sjemena
1 kasika otopljenog putera
185 gr braon secera
3 kasike brasna
1 jaje
1 kasicica vanile
malo soli
Nacin:
Zagrijte rernu na 180*C, postavite papir za pecenje na plehove.
Pomijesajte sve sastojke, dok se ne postane jednolicna masa. Kasicicom vadite masu i stavljajte na papir, ostavite dosta mjesta izmedju, jer se tokom pecenja rasire.
Pecite 4-5 minuta, ili dok ne postanu zlatnozuti. Neka se ohlade na plehu, pa ih tek onda vadite.

Paella

Easy way to feed large number of people. Traditionally made by men on Sundays, because women needed break from cooking. It can be made with anything found in the fridge.

Ingredients:
for 6-8 people
1 kg Marinara mix (or choose your favorite seafood)
1/4 cup olive oil
2 medium onions, chopped
3-4 garlic cloves, chopped
favorite vegetables (capsicum, green beans, peas, corn...)chopped
2-3 cups Arborio (risotto) rice
4-6 cups fish (or chicken) stock
salt, pepper, parsley leaves
1/2 cup white wine
Saffron (optional)
Method:
Heat oil in a large pan. Fry onion for a few minutes, add garlic, sea food, vegetables and fry for 5 minutes, stirring all the time. Add rice, mix well. Pour stock, cover and let it cook until water absorbed (15 minutes). Don't stir, just shake the pan, during this process. When rice cooked, add all the spices and wine. Stir well and let it evaporate. Serve hot.




with Saffron






Paela (Pajeja)

Potrebno:
za 6-8 osoba
1 kg Marinara mjesavine (ili sami odaberite morske plodove)
1/4 solje maslinovog ulja
2 crvena luka, sjeckana
3-4 cena bijelog luka
povrce (paprika, mahune, grasak, kukuruz...)
2-3 solje rizoto rize
4-6 solja riblje (pilece) osnove
so, biber, lisce persuna
1/2 solje bijelog vina
safron (po zelji)
Nacin:
Zagrijte ulje u dubljoj tavi, proprzite crveni luk, pa dodajte bijeli luk, morske plodove, povrce i pirjajte oko 5 minuta. Dodajte rizu, promijesajte i zalijte supom. Ostavite kuhati 15 minuta, dok riza ne upije svu supu. Povremeno protreskajte posudu. Kad je riza kuhana, dodajte zacine i bijelo vino . Promijesajte i ostavite da vino ispari. Sluzite odmah.

Cauliflower/Broccoli with Cheese

'Brassica oleracea' vegetable family includes cauliflower, cabbage, brussels sprouts, kale, broccoli and collard greens. Very good for you, but unfortunately many of us (especially children) don't like the taste. Maybe this recipe helps, like it did in my household. You can use it for all of above mentioned veggies. Ingredients: 1 small head of broccoli or cauliflower, washed, separated 2-3 tbs water 1/3 teas salt cling wrap to cover (if using microwave) 1/2 small onion, finely chopped 2 tbs sour cream 1 teas mustard (Dijon or German) 3-4 tbs grated cheese (Mozzarella, Tasty) Paprika (optional) for sprinkling Method: Microwave vegetables for 7-9 minutes (spoon water over it,salt it, cover with cling wrap). Drain when cooked. Prepare 'dressing' - Mix onion, sour cream and mustard. Spoon over the top of veggies. Sprinkle with cheese (and paprika) and microwave for 2 minutes more. Alternatively, cook or steam veggies, repeat method with dressing and cheese and put in oven/grill until cheese melts. Karfiol / Brokoli sa sirom Potrebno: 1 mala glavica brokolija ili karfiola, oprano i ocisceno 2-3 kasike vode + celofan za pokriti (za mikrovalnu) 1/3 kasicice soli 1/2 glavice crvenog luka, sitno isjeckanog 2 kasike kajmaka/pavlake 1 kasicica senfa 3-4 kasike ribanog tvrdog sira (koji se topi) crvena paprika (prah) po zelji Nacin: Stavite povrce u posudu prikladnu za mikrovalnu, pospite vodom, posolite i kuhajte 7-9 minuta, pokriveno plasticnom folijom. Iscijedite vodu poslije kuhanja. Pripremite preliv: Pomijesajte luk, kajmak i senf. Kasikom nanesite na vrh povrca, pospite rendanim sirom (i paprikom) i vratite u mikrovalnu na jos 2 minute. ILI: skuhajte/naparite povrce, slijedite metod sa prelivom, pa zapecite u rerni dok se sir ne istopi.

Afghani Bread

My obsession with world breads continues! It's amazing that most of them use the same ingredients, but textures, shapes and tastes are so different.

Ingredients:
3 cups flour (unbleached preferable)
1 1/3 cups water
1 1/5 teas salt
1 teas yeast
Nigella seeds
Method:
Put all ingredients in a bowl, and mix with a wooden spoon (until incorporated). Turn over on floured surface and cover to rest (45 minutes). Preheat oven to 200-220*C. Oil baking pan (like pizza pan) and quickly transfer dough onto it. Be careful, dough is very heavy/wet. Stretch the dough and press middle with your (oiled) fingers, or cut dough in a few places and lightly stretch (pic 2). Sprinkle with nigella seeds and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until golden.
Perfect to use with Dukkah.

Avganistanski hljeb/kruh

Potrebno:
3 solje brasna
1,3 solje vode
1,5 kasicice sol1 kasicica suhog kvasca
Nigella sjeme (eh sad,...negdje kazu da je to crno sezamovo sjeme, Turci ga zovu crni kim, a negdje se govori o sjemenu luka (Stari Bosanski naziv 'Čukurek / Čurekot')
Nacin:
Umijesite tijesto od navedenih sastojaka; veoma je tesko i ljepljivo! Stavite na pobrasnjenu povrsinu i ostavite 45 minuta na toplom.
Zagrijte rernu na 200-220*C. Nauljite tepsiju i nadoslo tijesto prenesite na nju. Malo razvucite tijesto, i pritisnite na vise mijesta prstima, ili ga  nasjecite  i lagano razvucite. Pospite crnim sjemenkama i pecite 10-15 minuta. Perfektno da posluzite sa Dukkah.
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Chocolate Cherry Beauties

Today is first day of Summer in Australia, and day that I usually start baking for Christmas. It's relieving to know that outside temperatures are unusually low this year. My list is including: Scottish Shortbread, Austrian 'Zimtsterne', Wiener Poppy Seed Mini Muffins, Italian 'Panetonne', Coconut Biscuits, Poppy Seed Spirals, Chocolate and Fresh Ginger Biscuits, and Sesame Wafers, Hazelnut Truffles and more (recipes coming!). At last but not at least, Gingerbread House from scratch.

Ingredients:
185 g flour
30 g cocoa
1/3 teas salt
185 g butter, softened
105 g icing sugar
1 egg yolk
1 teas almond or vanilla essence
30 g almonds, toasted, chopped
Glace cherries for decorating
a bit of melted chocolate (to stick cherries)
Method:
Mix all dry ingredients, add butter, egg yolk and essence. Make a soft dough, wrap in cello paper and keep in a cool spot for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat oven to 190*C, prepare baking tins. Baking paper helps a lot.
Form small balls from dough, put on a baking sheet, and middle of every ball press with your finger (or shape dough into a log and then cut discs). Bake 8-9 minutes. When slightly cooled, dot a bit of chocolate in the middle and decorate with half of a cherry.
Keep in a cool spot for 2-3 weeks.



Čokoladne Ljepotice sa Trešnjama

Pecenje kolacica za predstojece praznike pocinje! Uvijek ispecem puno keksica, jer mogu dugo stajati i zgodni su za pokloniti.

Sastojci:
185 gr brasna
30 gr kakaa
1/3 kasicice soli
185 gr putera, omeksalog
105 gr secera u prahu
1 zumance
1 kasicica esencije vanile ili badema
30 gr pecenih, samljevenih badema
malo chocolade, istopljene
usecerene tresnje za decoraciju
Nacin:
Pomijesajte sve suhe sastojke. Dodajte puter, zumance i esenciju i umijesite tijesto. Ostavite odmarati (zamotano) na hladnom mjesu bar 20 minuta.
Ukljucite rernu i pripremite pleh za pecenje. Od tijesta uzimajte male loptice, koje cete oblikovati dlanovima, pa svaku prstom malo pritisnite na sredini (ili formirajte valjak, izrezite na diskove). Pecite 8-9 minuta, izvadite prohladiti.
Istopite cokoladu , pa na svaki kolacic stavite malo, zatim 'zalijepite' polovice usecerenih tresanja za dekoraciju.