Sunday 25 December 2011

Cabbage Pie!

Recipe:
Take any dough, ready from any shop.
I'm doing this way:
- 1 pack of butter (200 gr)
- 1 cup milk
- 1 pack of dry yeast (7-11 g)
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 4-6 teaspoons of sugar
- Flour 2cup+2 cup

A pack of butter soft but not melted (not from the refrigerator).
Put the butter in a large bowl, rub together with 2 cups of flour then mix with the dry yeast (by hands).
Warm the milk - to a warm temperatures, add the salt and sugar, stir.

Pour the milk into the bowl, with the butter+flour+yeast, stir (by hands), add more flour (2 cups, probably), so that lagged behind their hands, but if still want to add a spoonful of flour, but you do not add! -but do not overdo it with flour!
Knead the dough well.
Leave in a warm place in the bowl under a towel for 1hour.

Now filling.
Better to do it in advance, so the dough will rise faster than you can cook this stuffing!
A head of cabbage cut into small squares
On slices first and then crosswise into small squares.
Do not chop it too finely.
Cut patiently, in small squares.

Pour a tablespoon of salt into the cabbage, stir and grind until the first juice.

Pour over the cabbage boiling water so that water covers the cabbage.
Allow to stand.
When the water has cooled to lukewarm (and if you have time, and more), drain through a colander and squeeze out a little.
When cabbage becomes more or less dry, put in a pan mixture of butter and olive oil, place the cabbage, and half a cup of milk and simmer it, covered occasionally, constantly stirring and turning.
If the milk has evaporated and the cabbage is not ready - add more milk.
If it is too much milk - to merge the milk.
When cabbage becomes quite dry and begin to try to fry - it is ready.
Once again, check the salt.

Meanwhile hard-boil 2-4 eggs.


When the dough has risen, divide it into two parts.
Grease a baking sheet with oil.
Sprinkle flour on the board and on a rolling pin.
Roll the dough.
With a rolling pin to transfer the dough on a baking sheet.
To spread with hands to the shape of the bottom pan and sides.
Pour the cabbage and crumble the egg and close by the lid of the second half of the dough.
Coat the dough with beaten raw egg.
This is for a beautiful sheen and crisp.
Puncture the cover with a fork - to allow steam to escape.

Leave the pie to stand for 5-15 minutes before putting in a well-heated oven - 160 degrees Celsius.
Time in the oven - 15-20 minutes, although it should go 35 min.

Saturday 26 November 2011

Saffron Scones. Low fat = 36 cal per scones.

225 g plain flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
40 g butter
150 ml milk
20 saffron filaments infused in 15ml of hot milk
2 tablespoon boiling water

Sunday 6 November 2011

Pumpkin+Orange+Ginger Jam.






500gr of pumpkin (peeled)
500gr of oranges (peeled)
peel of 2 oranges
juice of 1 lemon
50g peeled and grated fresh ginger
500gr of jam sugar (with pectin)

1. Slice the oranges and pumpkin in food processor.
2. Place pumpkin, oranges flesh, juice of lemon, sugar and grated ginger into a heavy-bottomed saucepan and cook on a low heat, simmer gently for approximately 30-40 min, stir often to prevent sticking.
3. Mean while cut the orange peel in small slices and put in a small pot with simmering water, cook for 10min and change the water. Do this 3 times- makes the peel soft and remove the bitterness.
4. Add the peels to jam and simmer gently another 20min to finish.
5. Spoon the hot jam into sterilised in oven jars and close immediately.
6. Turn up-side-down and let cool completely.

Technique: sterilised jars in oven
1. wash the jars in soapy water and rinse in clean warm water.
Allow them to drip-dry, upside down, on a rack in the oven set to 100C.
Turn off the oven when the temperature reaches 100 degrees
Leave the jars there while you make the jam.

Carefully remove the sterilised jars from the oven with oven gloves - try to avoid touching the insides of the jars with the oven gloves, which might introduce unwelcome bacteria.

Thursday 15 September 2011

Чатни - Зеленые Томаты.





Я готовила чатни впервые и поэтому небольшими порциями. И вот эти чатни очень понравились: сладки и приятны на вкус.
Рецепт: Чатни - Зеленые Томаты.

Sunday 28 August 2011

Десерт из ревеня с меренгами.

Десерт из ревеня с меренгами или Ревень + безе в керамическом огнеупорном порционном горшочке - ramekin.
(4 порции.)
Засыпать ревень сахаром по вкусу + чайная ложка воды и потушить ревень до мягкости на медленном огне (масса должна доходить до кипения, но не кипеть).
Готовый ревень выложить в горшочки-ramekin и покрыть сверху безе.
(Безе: Взбить 3 яичных белка, всыпав струйкой 50 г сахарной пудры.)
Выпекать 10 минут, в зараннее нагретой духовке при 190°C (с вентилятором) до золотистого цвета.

Thursday 30 June 2011

Post for Pagan.

Sugar Bun.
Here the original text in Russian with step by step pictures - so you have look, please.
Below I translated a Russian text into English. (But you can use Google translator too.)
So...
We will need:

Wednesday 29 June 2011

Russian slightly salted gherkins.

The gherkin (French - cornichon) is a fruit similar in form and nutritional value to a cucumber.
Gherkins and cucumbers belong to the same species (Cucumis sativus), but are different cultivar groups.
They are usually picked when 4 to 8 cm (1 to 3 in) in length and pickled in jars with brine to resemble a pickled cucumber.
Russian slightly salted gherkins are served to accompany new or young potatoes, You can boil potatoes with or without the skin.
Russian slightly salted gherkins - малосольные огурцы (malosol'nye ogurtsy) - are marinated in salt and spice brine for only a twenty-four hours to obtain less salty-tasting result.
A quicker method for preparing slightly salted Gherkins is to cut off both ends of the cucumbers and cover them with cold salt brine.
These gherkins will be ready to eat in just a day/a twenty-four hours.

Russian slightly salted gherkins:
Gherkins , scrubbed (baby cucumbers) - from 500/800 grams to1 kg.
Sparkling water such as "San Pellegrino" sparkling mineral water – 1 litre
Coarse sea salt – 2/5 tbs (depending on how you like)
Garlic cloves (peeled, whole) - 1
Fresh dill (with dill stems) – large bunch, preferably going to seed, washed.

bay leaves (optional)
celery leaves (optional)
coriander seeds – 2tsp (optional)
black or fresh green pepper corns – 8 or a sprig of fresh. (optional)
fresh red chili sliced length wise (optional)

Wash your gherkins – around 500 – 800 grams is good, but whatever you want, cut off both ends of the gherkins.
Put into a large pot Gherkins divide the garlic, bay leaves, and dill amongst them.
Cold Sparkling water stirring with the salt until the salt is dissolved.
Fill the pot with brine so that the Gherkins are completely covered.
Cover the pot with cheesecloth, secured with rubber bands, or loosely with the lids. Store in a cool, dark place (store in the fridge).
They need to be left for at least twenty-four hours before using so the gherkins develop flavor (I know – this is the hardest part... but it’s worth the wait!).
Refrigerate.

Monday 30 May 2011

Морковные Маффины с фисташками, абрикосами и сырной глазурью.

Морковные кексы с фисташками, абрикосами и сырной глазурью. (Сырная глазурь из мягких сыров/сливочных сыров: Маскарпоне или Филадельфия)
или
- Морковные Маффины - http://i-lara.livejournal.com/62578.html#cutid1

- Капкейк - американское название кекса (Кекс, Маффин, Пирожное.

Friday 15 April 2011

Cake for Masha...Carrot Cake!


Мы печем часто и можно поверить нам на слово - это самый лучший рецепт морковного кекса/торта.
Он (кекс/торт) получается как раз в меру влажный, легкий и вкусный.
Итак (рецепт):

Tuesday 29 March 2011

Fresh raspberry and almond slice.


Пирог со свежей малиной и миндалем.
Fresh raspberry and almond slices. Baked by Brian.
Recipe from Food For Family And Friends (Ryland, Peters & Small)

Thursday 3 March 2011

Rhubarb meringue pots.

Rhubarb & strawberry meringue pots | BBC Good Food:

Slow poached rhubarb.
Rhubarb and a handful of raspberries cooked in their own juices with a splash of Amaretto.
Very simple and unbelievably good.
Spooned into pots and topped with meringue. (190°C, 10 min)
Inspired by Good Food.

Tuesday 1 February 2011

Плюшки сахарные.




Baked by Brian.
Лучшее тесто!
Начинка и формование по индивидуальному вкусу.
Рецепт цитирую отсюда:eterna: Плюшки сахарные (пошаговые фото!)

Saturday 15 January 2011

Friday 14 January 2011

Говядина тушеная с луком в пиве.

Nigel Slater Beer And Beef.
1. Stout is very bitter...-I use half stour/half stock...or next time try Chimay Belgian beer.
2. Couldn't find Rosehip Jelly...-red currant jelly would work too.
Говядина тушеная с луком в пиве.

Monday 10 January 2011

Как вернуть к жизни старую, но качественную чугунную сковороду.

Или...
- Как отмыть чугунную сковородку.
- Как обработать чугунную сковородку чтобы не ржавела.