вторник, 21 октября 2014 г.

Apple pie.



INGREDIENTS: 


  • Flour- 165 grams 
  • Butter (cold) - 90 grams 
  • Salt- half teaspoon 
  • Water (ice) - 5 tablespoons 
  • Apples (medium size) - 4  
  • Butter (plastinkm) - 5 pieces 
  • Sugar and cinnamon on posypku 


PREPARATION: 


  • Knead the dough from flour, butter, salt and ice water
  • Place the dough in a bag and put into the refrigerator for 30 minutes 
  • Cut the apples into halves or quarters 
  • Then cut apple segments into thin plates 
  • Roll out the dough to a thickness of 1 or 2 cm. 
  • Share sliced ​​apples spiral from the center to the edges 
  • Put the top plate of butter and send cake in preheated oven 
  • Bake for 40 minutes at 200 degrees 
  • Pull out, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon and cool. 

Bon appetit!

вторник, 22 июля 2014 г.

Stuffed peppers (recipe from Mount Athos).



Ingredients: 


  • Red bell pepper, 4 pieces
  • Finely chopped onion, 1 cup 
  • Rice-1 cup 
  • Olive oil 1 cup 
  • Mint or lemon balm, a few sprigs 
  • Salt, pepper, oregano, to taste 
  • Mussels cooked-8 pieces (2 in each pepper)
  • Mashed tomato pulp, 150 grams 

Method of preparation: 


  • Wash peppers 
  • Remove the seeds and inner membranes
  • In a deep frying pan fry the onion until golden brown in a half cup of olive oil
  • Add pureed tomato pulp, salt, black pepper, oregano, parsley 
  • Add the rice, pour boiling water over rice (ratio 2:1, ie 1 cup rice 2 cups of boiling water)
  • Stir, bring to a boil and cook over low heat until half cooked rice. 
  • Beginning finished stuffing peppers prepared previously putting in each pepper to 2 mussels
  • Place the peppers in a deep form, pour the remaining olive oil and add a small amount of water 
  • Bake at 150-180 degrees in the oven for 1 hour 20 min

среда, 2 июля 2014 г.

Home bread with cranberries and pine nuts.



This delicious bread with cranberries and pine nuts.

ingredients: 


  • Wheat flour- 400 grams 
  • Rye flour- 200 grams
  • Sourdough- 300 grams
  • Water-300 grams 
  • Dried cranberries- 100 grams
  • Pine nuts- 70 grams 
  • Salt- 12 grams 

Method of preparation: 


  • Nake the dough
  • Place the dough in a baking dish and put in a warm place for proofed 
  • When the dough will increase by 2-3 times (on sourdough bread usually requires 5-6 hours), turn the oven on a baking 
  • Bake 35 minutes at 220 degrees

вторник, 24 июня 2014 г.

Focaccia.



Ingredients for the dough:


  • Wheat flour, 200 grams
  • Water 100 grams
  • Baker's yeast 10 grams
  • Salt 5 grams

Preparation:


  • Make the dough, divide into 3-4 equal pieces.
  • Form dough into balls and leave in a warm place for podpylennoy floured surface for 2 hours, covered with a linen napkin to not dry out.
  • Roll dough into 1 cm thick tortillas using a rolling pin or your hands.
  • Grease the cake Passat (pureed tomatoes) with garlic and olive oil, add black pepper.
  • Leave on for 10 minutes.

Bake to baker stone or baking sheet at 220 degrees for 5-7 minutes.

вторник, 10 июня 2014 г.

Okroshka Lithuanian.





Ingredients:



  • Kefir (young, that is not sour) - 1 liter
  • The water (cold) - 1 liter
  • Boiled beets (medium size) - 3 pcs.
  • Radish-6 pcs.
  • Cucumber (medium) - 3 pcs.
  • Boiled egg, 3 pieces.
  • Sour-4 tbsp. liter.
  • Green onion, 3 pcs.
  • 1 bunch parsley
  • 1 bunch dill
  • Salt to taste.
  • Boiled potatoes, 5-6 pieces.


Preparation:



  • Grate the beets on a coarse grater
  • Slice the radishes, cucumbers, eggs, diced medium
  • Finely chop the green onions, parsley, dill.
  • Mix all the ingredients with yogurt
  • Add sour cream, water and mix well
  • Put in refrigerator for 2-3 hours


Serve with boiled potatoes.

вторник, 3 июня 2014 г.

How to cook tarator

Ingredients: 


  • Cucumber: 400 grams 
  • Yogurt: 500 grams 
  • Walnut: 2 pcs. 
  • Garlic: 3-4 cloves
  • Sunflower oil: 2-3 tablespoons 
  • Non-carbonated mineral water: 250-300 ml. 
  • Sliced dill 2-3 tablespoons 
  • Salt to taste 

Method of preparation: 


  • Put the yogurt in a deep pan 
  • Cut the cucumber into small cubes and combine with yogurt 
  • Add sunflower oil 
  • Grind garlic, crushed walnuts, finely chopped dill 
  • Combine all ingredients with yogurt 
  • Mix well and place in refrigerator for 2-3 hours


среда, 28 мая 2014 г.

The Chef'n Herbsicle.

Ordered this kitchen gadget.
The Chef'n Herbsicle is a great way to save fresh herbs.

  • fill the top with fresh, leafy herbs
  • replace the top and turn the handle to compress
  • freeze for 24 hours 
  • turn the handle to reveal frozen herbs
Either cut with a knife or grate over desired food or recipe. 

вторник, 27 мая 2014 г.

Tatar okroshka.



Tatar hash is a cold soup made from fresh cucumbers, green onions, boiled eggs, boiled beef and kvass and katyk (tatar yogurt).

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 liters of kvass 
  • boiled beef- 400-500 g.
  • green onion- 250 g.
  • cucumbers- 250 g.
  • boiled eggs- 5 pcs.
  • katyk (or yogurt) - 500 g.
  • mustard -1-2 tablespoons 
  • dill ( greens) , salt, spices  to taste

Method of preparation:

  • Boiled egg yolks good rub with mustard (you can add a little sugar ). 
  • Mix it with bread kvass and refrigerate for several hours. 
  • Chop green onions and mash it with salt (1 teaspoon of salt ) that appeared juice. 
  • Cold boiled beef , cucumber , egg white cut into thin strips . 
  • 30 minutes before serving, mix all with cold kvass and put in the fridge for half an hour.
  • Finely add chopped greens. 
  • Katyk ( or yogurt ) served alone or put into a bowl .