Breads

Bliny

Ingredients
1.3 pounds (5 cups) of wheat flour
1 tablespoon of sugar
1 tablespoon of salt
5 teaspoon of butter
1 ounce of yeast
1 egg
4 cups of milk
5 teaspoons of olive oil
Procedure
Dissolve the yeast in 3 cups of warm (80-95 degrees Fahrenheit) milk. Add half a tablespoon of sugar, tablespoon of salt, egg yolk and molten butter.
Stir, then add half the flour and knead the dough.
Cover the pan with the dough with cloth or towel and leave it in a warm place for 1.5-2 hours, or until the volume of the dough is doubled.
Mix in the rest of the milk, which must be heated to 122 degrees Fahrenheit, then add the rest of flour and sugar. Pour in well-whipped egg white.
Knead the dough again and leave it until it raises.
Heat an oiled frying pan. With a large ladle pour the dough (it should be liquid) in the center so it makes a circle.
When the bottom of the blin is ready turn it over.
After it is ready, put the blin on a large plate and start making the next one.

RECIPE BY: Russia

 Bran, Banana, and Cherry Muffins

This is recipe on bran, banana, and cherry muffins, they are homemade and delicious try it.

2cups Quaker oat bran cereal
1cup milk
2large eggs
1/4cup melted butter
2teaspoon baking powder
1/4teaspoon ginger
1/2cup light brown sugar
1/4cup molasses
1/2cup dried cherries or cranberries
1/2teaspoon salt
1/2cup of peeled, chopped apples
2ripe bananas, mashed

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line medium muffin cups with baking cups or spray bottom of cups with cooking spray. Mix cereal, milk, eggs, and butter until well mixed. Add remaining ingredients and stir. Fill muffin cups 3/4 full and bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of muffin comes out clean. Enjoy.

Recipe by: Ben (U.S.A.)

Cheese Garlic Biscuits

  INGREDIENTS:
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
5 tablespoons butter
1 cup milk
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

1/4 cup butter, melted
1 clove garlic, minced

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center of flour mixture. Add the milk and cheddar cheese; stir to combine. Drop batter by spoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, until lightly browned. While biscuits are baking mix melted butter and minced garlic. Brush garlic butter over hot baked biscuits.

Recipe by: Savannah (U.S.A.)

Deruny

· Ingredients
1 large onion, grated
7 potatoes, peeled & finely grated
2 tbl flour
2 eggs
2 tsp salt
3/4 tsp black pepper
200 g sour cream
200 g cream

Method
In a large bowl use a mixer to puree the ingredients except the sour cream & cream. You may do this in a food processor as well or a blender. Heat oil in a skillet and when hot drop large spoon’s full of the mixture. Cook until browned on one side. Turn and repeat. When done, remove, drain, and place in a warm oven. Mix the sour cream & cream together. Serve warm with a large dollop of the cream mixture! This a staple in Ukrainian homes and these pancakes will store well in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. In many homes preserves or jam is also served on these delicious pancakes.

Pancakes with cottage cheese (Palacinke sa sirom)

• 2 cups flour
• milk
• water (1 part milk for 1 part water. Add until batter is thin)
• 1 egg
• pinch of salt
• zest from 1/2 of lemon
• cooking oil

Heat a few drops of oil in a non-stick frying pan. Ladle batter into hot pan, tilting the pan in a circular motion until batter thinly covers the whole pan. Cook for 1-2 minutes on medium heat, then turn over and cook another 30 sec. Makes 6 large or 8 small pancakes.
Filling:

• 1 cup cottage cheese (dry curd)
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 egg
• 3 Tbsp sugar
• 1 Tbsp raisins
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup sour cream

Preheat oven to 3500 F. Mix together all ingredients, spread across centers of pancakes and roll them up. Place the rolled pancakes in a rectangular baking pan. Mix beaten egg and sour cream and pour over pancakes. Bake 25 minutes uncovered.  

Recipe by: Croatia

Croatian Cheese Pancakes (perfect for HOK café)

You need following ingredients.

For pancakes:

10 cups of flour
1 cup of milk
1 cup of mineral water
3 eggs

For filling:

1 kg of  fresh, cow cheese
1 cup of sugar
Peel of one lemon, grated
3 eggs, separated

Make filling:

1. Separate eggs.
2. Pour the yolks and whites into two different bowls.
3. Beat egg yolks and sugar together until thick.
4. Add grated peel from a lemon.
5. Beat in softened cream cheese.
6. Beat egg whites until they are stiff.
7. Carefully fold and mix egg wites, stir them gently into cheese mixture.

Make pancakes:

1. Add a pinch so salt and beat eggs.
2. Gradually add flour, milk, and mineral water. The mixture should form a thin batter.
3. Heat a small amount of oil in a small frying pan. Pour about ¼ cup of batter into the pan and cook the pancake. Small holes should appear in the surface. Flip the pancake over carefully and cook on the other side about 30 seconds.

Pancakes and filling:

1. Spread about 2 tablespoons of filling near one side of the pancake. Roll the pancake up to enclose the filling. Place the filled pancakes, side by side, in a buttered baking dish. Keep warm in a 150°C oven until they are ready to serve.
2. Serve warm. The pancakes may be topped with plum jam, Croatian favorite one, with powdered sugar, or sour cream.

Pancakes may also be filled with chocolate cream, Eurocream, grated nuts and other fillings the students like.

Korina Dokic and Ena Kljucevic (Croatia)

Pasta Tatters
Mlinci
In some areas of Croatia, mlinci are coated with butter, cream or cottage cheese.
When served with roasted meats, the mlinci should be coated with the roasting juices.

Serves 4 to 6
1 pound all-purpose flour
2 eggs
1/4 cup roasting pan drippings

Put the flour into a mixing bowl and create a well. Add the eggs and enough
water to make a stiff pastry. Roll out the dough and cut into flat square pieces. Dry them on a hotplate, warm stove burners, a hot ungreased skillet, or in the oven on a baking tile or pizza stone. They should be nicely browned on both sides. Tear into pieces (uniformity is not required) and put into a heatproof dish.

Boil enough water to soak the mlinci in. When the pot boils, remove from heat
and soak the mlinci in the water for about 10 minutes. Then drain and use as required in a recipe or coat with drippings and serve with salad or as an accompaniment to meat dishes.

Some Croatian grocers carry commercially prepared mlinci.
Rather than using roasting pan dripping, coat the mlinci in low-fat cottage cheese.

While the dough is resting, make the filling: Mix the cheese with the remaining 4 eggs
in a mixing bowl. Add salt and 1/2 cup of melted butter. Blend until the mixture is
smooth. Sprinkle a large work surface such as a kitchen table with flour. Roll out the dough to paper-thin thickness. Then spread out the cheese mixture evenly over dough. Brush the dough with 1/2 cup melted butter. Roll up, jelly-roll fashion.

Cut the roll into 20 pieces (the cutting is traditionally done with the rim of a plate).
Boil the štrukle in boiling salted water for about 10 minutes. Drain and arrange in a greased ovenproof dish. Preheat oven to 400°. Pour the remaining ½ cup butter over the štrukle and top with cream. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes until golden.

Double the recipe and freeze štrukle after boiling them. Prior to baking, thaw slightly, place in ovenproof dish and top with butter and cream and then bake.
Buy low-fat cottage cheese. Use light butter and evaporated 2% or skim milk in place of cream.

BY:CROATIA

 Walnut Roll

.BY: CROATIA