'Canned' Bread

...or, how to make perfectly shaped bread for canapes / open sandwiches.
This is my favorite everyday bread recipe.

Ingredients:
1,5 cup white flour
1,5 cup stone ground wholemeal flour
1,5 cup rye flour
2 teas salt
2 tbs molasses or honey
3 tbs olive oil
2 teas yeast
1 tbs cocoa (optional)
Spices are optional -
1 teas each cumin, fennel, and coriander seeds
1 tbs caraway seeds
3 tall cans, greased
Method:
Place all ingredients into a bread making machine and program it for dough, or do it by hand - Start the yeast in a little warm water mixed with a teas of flour; Add the rest of ingredients and make a soft pliable dough. Knead for 5-10 minutes. Let it double (covered) in a warm spot. Divide dough into 3, shape balls and press them into cans. Let it rest for 45 min, then bake for 30 min at 180*C. Take them out and cool on a rack.



'Konzervirani' Hljeb / Kruh
...ili kako oblikovati perfektan hljeb za otvorene sendvice / zalogaje
Ovo je moj najdrazi recept za svakodnevni hljeb.

Potrebno:
1,5 solja bijelog brasna
1,5 solja brasna od punog zrna, veoma sitno mljevenog (pod kamenom)
1,5 solja razanog brasna
2 k soli
2 K molase ili meda
3 K maslinovog ulja
2 k suhog kvasca
1 K kakaa (po zelji)
Zacini ako zelite -
1 k kima, fenela,i korijander sjemena
1 K 'Caraway' sjemena (izgleda kao sjeme kima ali je blaze)
3 visoke konzerve, nauljene/ namascene
Nacin:
Umijesite tijesto pomocu masine za hljeb / kruh, ili to ucinite rucno - Aktivirajte kvasac sa malo tople vode i brasna; dodajte ostale sastojke i umijesite mekano tijesto. Ostavite na toplom mjestu da nadodje. Zatim podijelite tijesto, oblikujte u 3 kugle. Ubacite u konzerve ( trebate imati pola konzerve slobodno za nadolazenje) i ostavite na toplom mjestu oko 45 min. Ukljucite rernu na 180*C i pecite oko pola sata. Ispeceno izvadite i ostavite hladiti na resetki.

Beef Rendang

This is a very popular Malaysian dish. A lot of ingredients are needed, but it's really worth all the time, money and energy for producing it. It's taste becomes better if you keep it for a day or two.

Ingredients:
5 long dried chillies, seeds removed
2 medium onions, chopped
5 cloves garlic, chopped
3cm knob galanghal, grated
3cm knob young ginger, grated
1-2 lemongrass stalks, finely chopped
1/4 cup vegetable oil
4 lime leaves (rolled and sliced)
1 kg topside or chuck steak, cut into 3cm cubes
1 cup coconut milk
4 tbsp meat curry powder (see note)
1/2 cup water
1 cup desiccated coconut, dry toasted and ground
Salt to taste
1- 2 tbsp thick soy sauce
Method:
Soak chillies in hot water until soft. Place chillies, onion, garlic, galanghal, ginger and lemongrass into a blender. Blend to a paste, adding a little of the soaking water from the chillies.
Heat a heavy based pan. Add oil and then fry the paste adding the turmeric and lime leaves. Mix and cook for 3-4 minutes, until fragrant.
Add steak, stir in coconut milk and then the curry powder. Add the water and the desiccated coconut. Stir and simmer for 2 hrs, or until meat is tender. Season with salt and soy sauce. Serve with rice.
Note: If you can't buy ready made Meat Curry Powder, toast
10 cloves
10 black peppercorns
4 cardamom pods
1 cinnamon stick
4 dried chillies
4 T coriander seeds
2 T cumin seeds
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp turmeric
1 star anise
Grind all spices together.


Rendang Govedina

Ako bih bila u prilici da preporucim bilo koje jelo Malazije, to bi bilo ovo. Potrebno je mnogo zacina (za koje bas nisam sigurna da mozete sve pronaci), ali je zaista vrijedno svog truda i vremena. Bolje je ako odstoji dan-dva.

Potrebno:
5 crvenih papricica (one malo vece), ociscene od sjemena
2 srednja luka, sjeckana
5 cena bijelog luka, sitno sjeckanog
3 cm galangala, rendanog sitno
3 cm djumbira, rendana sitno
1-2 stabljike 'limun trave'
1/4 solje ulja
4 lista limete, sjeckane
1 kg govedine (od vrata), sjecene na vece kocke
1 solja kokosovog mlijeka
4 kasike carija za meso (vidi * dole)
1/2 solje vode
1 solja kokosa , propecenog i samljevenog
so prema ukusu
Nacin:
Namocite papricice u vreloj vodi dok ne omeksaju. Stavite papricice, luk, bijeli luk, galangal, djumbir i limun travu u sjeckalicu. Sjeckajte dok se ne formira pasta; mozete dodati malo vode u kojoj su se papricice mocile.
Zagrijte ulje u serpi, proprzite pripremljenu mjesavinu, dodajte turmerik i listove limete. Kuhajte 3-4 minute. Dodajte meso, kokosovo mlijeko i kari mjesavinu. Dodajte vodu i samljeveni kokos, promijesajte i kuhajte na blagoj vatri oko 2 sata. Zacinite sa solju i soja sosom. Servirajte sa rizom.
* Mjesavina za kari, ako nemozete naci gotov
10 karanfilica
10 zrna crnog bibera
4 caure kardamoma
1 komad cimeta (2,5-3 cm)
4 suha chilija
4 K sjemena korijandera
2 K sjemena kima
1 k fenel sjemena (kormorac?)
1 k turmerika
1 anis zvijezda
sameljite sve zacine vrlo sitno

Apple Pie Aussie Style

One of best and most loved desserts in the World.

Ingredients:
Pastry-
150g cold butter, roughly chopped
1/4 cup caster sugar
1 cup plus 1 tbs plain flour
1/2 cup plus 1 tbs self-raising flour
1 large egg, lightly beaten
About 1 1/2 teaspoons caster sugar, for sprinkling on top of pie
Filling-
8 large (Granny Smith) apples
juice of 1/4 lemon
30 g unsalted butter
1/2 cup caster sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
Method:
Put all pastry ingredients into a food processor. Process until it becomes incorporated. Take out, knead a bit, wrap and let it rest.
Meanwhile, peel and cut apples. Place them in a saucepan with 1 tbs water, lemon juice, butter, sugar and cinnamon. Cook until soft.
Preheat oven to 180*C; Prepare a pie dish.
Divide dough into 2 balls (one should be bigger); Roll out the dough into 2 circles. Put larger one into the pie dish, spoon apple filling onto it, cover with smaller dough circle. Press the edges with your fingers. Brush with water and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden. Enjoy while still warm.



Australijska Pita sa Jabukama

Potrebno:
Tijesto-
150 gr maslaca iz frizidera, izrezanog
1/2 solje sitnog secera
1 solja + 1 K brasna
1/2 solje + 1 K samodizajuceg brasna
1 vece jaje, umuceno
oko 1,5 k sitnog secera, za posuti po piti
Filovanje-
8 vecih jabuka (zelene su najbolje)
sok od 1/4 limuna
30 gr maslaca
1/2 solje secera
1 k cimeta
Nacin:
Sve sastojke za tijesto stavite u sjeckalicu i ukljucite. Mijesajte dok se sastojci ne ujedine. Izvadite i jos malo mijesite rukom, umotajte u prozirnu foliju i ostavite odmoriti.
U medjuvremenu, stavite oguljene i isjecene jabuke dinstati sa 1 K vode i ostalim sastojcima za fil. Kuhajte dok ne omeksa, ali pazite da se ne raspadne.
Ukljucite rernu i pripremite pleh za pitu.
Podijelite tijesto na 2 lopte, vecu i manju. Razvaljajte na krugove. Veci krug stavite u pleh, na njega stavite fil, pa prekrijte manjim krugom tijesta. Ivice slijepite pritiskom prstiju. Premazite povrsinu pite sa vodom, pa pospite secerom. Pecite 25-30 minuta na 180*C, ili dok pita ne porumeni. Uzivajte dok je jos topla.

Cranberry-Orange Nut Bread

This is a wonderfully aromatic sweet bread, that is very much loved in my household during winter time, usually for breakfast or with coffee / tea.

Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 teas baking powder
1/4 teas baking soda
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teas salt
2/3 cup buttermilk
6 tbs butter, melted
1/3 cup fresh orange juice
1 tbs orange zest
1 cup cranberries, chopped
1/2 cup toasted nuts (walnuts), chopped
Method:
Preheat oven to 180*C, prepare a bread pan.
Combine all dry ingredients + nuts and fruit in a large bowl, mix with a spoon. In a smaller bowl, mix all wet ingredients. Pour it into the bowl with dry ingredients, mix until combined, but don't overdo it. Spoon into the bread pan. Bake 35-40 min, or until inserted toothpick comes out clean. Enjoy warm or cool.

Slatki Hljeb / Kruh sa Brusnicama, Narandzom i Orasima

Jedan od onih divnih, jednostavnih recepata koji odusevljavaju. Volimo ga imati za dorucak ili uz kafu / caj.

Potrebno:
2 solje brasna
1 k praska za pecivo
1/4 k sode bb
1 solja secera
1 vece jaje
1/2 k soli
2/3 solje tecnog jogurta /kiselog mlijeka
6 K maslaca, otopljenog
1/3 solje svjeze iscijedjenog soka narandze
1 K narandzine korice
1 solja brusnica, sjeckanih
1/2 solje pecenih oraha, sjeckanih
Nacin:
Ukljucite rernu na 180*C, pripremite kalup za hljeb.
U vecu posudu uspite sve suhe sastojke + voce i orahe; promijesajte.
U manju posudu umijesajte sve vlazne sastojke; malo mutite dok se ne sjedine mase.
Uspite u suhe sastojke i mijesajte dok se sve ne sjedini; nemojte previse mijesati, postace zilavo.
Uspite u pripremljeni pleh i pecite 35-40 minuta ili dok test-cackalica ne izadje suha iz tijesta. Odlicno toplo ili hladno.

Spaetzle (German homemade pasta)...and some sad news

I wasn't in mood for blogging for whole week. My German Sheppard was sick and needed a lot of attention and love. He past away on Monday.
I had many pets over the years, but this dog was truly something special.
My bodyguard and companion, Lily-boy was so smart...Sometimes I felt as another human person was inside him. He was a very loved member of my family....
I miss him very much!


Spaetzle Recipe

German homemade pasta




Ingredients:
2 cups flour
4 eggs
1/2 cup water (+,-)
1 teas salt
Spices, your choice (pepper, garlic or onion powder)
You'll need a perforated dish; pizza pan, steamer or simmilar.
Method:
Bring a pot of water to boil, salt it.
Mix all ingredients into a smooth 'batter'. Pour batter over perforated dish (over boiling water), push batter with spatula to help form spaetzle. Do this in a few batches. Cook for 2 minutes. Dishes with large holes give better results ; spaetzle should be a few centrimetes long. Scoop the spaetzle into serving dish.





Spaetzle (špecle) - Njemacka domaca tjestenina

Nije me bilo cijelu sedmicu...U zalosti sam - Moj dragi ljubimac Lili-boy je umro.
Bio je to zaista izuzetan clan moje prodice. Jos uvijek ocekujem da ga vidim kako me ceka kraj ograde kada se vracam kuci ...

Potrebno:
2 solje brasna
4 jaja
1/2 solje vode (+,-)
1 k soli
zacini po vasoj zelji (Biber, bijeli ili crveni luk u prahu...)
Trebacete i posudu sa okruglim rupicama na dnu (Pizza pleh ili slicno)
Nacin:
Pripremite lonac sa kljucalom vodom, posolite.
Pomijesajte sve sastojke za Spaetzle; treba da buge glatko, rijetko tijesto.
Preko lonca sa vodom postavite posudu sa rupama, uspite tijesto i spatulom gurajte kroz rupe. Ovo ponovite u nekoliko mahova.
Kuhajte 2 minute. Posude sa vecim ripama daju bolje rezultate; spaetzle treba da budu nekoliko centimetara duge. Kada isplivaju, vadite ih na posudu za serviranje.