1647 family hour Recipes

at the time when christianity was accepted in serbia , many families were baptised and chose their own saint. this is why saint nicholas is celebrated by so many families on the 19th of december. for the orthodox families st. nicholas is a special day with special rituals and prayers, to others it only means a day to be with your family and enjoy lots of food., this st. nicholas bread is traditionally made in orthodox families for the feast of st. nicholas. i heard that in other families a coin is put in the bread and the person who gets the piece with the coin will be rich in the future. i do not believe that this is part of a religious ritual, but i can be wrong., ingredients for the bread, sugar, fresh yeast or 1 package dry yeast (7 g), lukewarm milk, kilo flour (all purpose), salt, sugar, butter, egg yolks, grated lemon peel and some lemon juice, ingredients for the braid, flour, water, little bit salt, how to make the bread, put the (fresh ) yeast in a small bowl together with a tsp sugar and a little bit lukewarm milk. mix and set aside so the yeast can start to work. yeast usually activates between 25 and 28 degrees celsius., take another bowl and beat the egg yolks, add the rest of the milk and stir well., put the flour , sugar, salt, lemon peel and a bit of lemon juice together in a bowl. add the softened butter in small pieces and knead until the mixture has a fine texture., mix the yeast mixture with the milk/egg mixture and add it to the flour. knead everything well until the dough becomes a ball (leaving the bowl clean). put the dough into another bowl, cover it with a damp cloth and put it on a warm place. let the dough rise for 2 hours., after these two hours knead the dough again (shortly) on a floured surface. make a ball again and let the dough rise again for 1 hour., form a round bread and put it on a greased baking tray or use greased baking paper. you can also use a round baking pan, don tsp forget to grease it, make the dough for the braid by mixing 250 g flour, 180 ml water and a pinch of salt together in a bowl. make a soft dough, divide it in three pieces and form 3 rolls. make a braid twice the diameter of the bread. cut the braid in half and form a cross on the bread, use a water/egg mixture to glue it on the bread., bake the st. nicholas bread in a preheated oven on 180 degrees celsius for about 60 minutes.

chill time : 2 hours, unsweetened chocolate melted and cooled, unsalted butter, graham cracker crumbs , or other plain cookie crumbs, cream cheese, at room temperature, granulated sugar, brandy, vanilla, eggs, sweet chocolate chips or white chocolate chips for a black and white cake

yigandes beans, soaked for 12 hours, drained (or big lima beans), garlic cloves, minced, onions, finely chopped, olive oil, ripe tomato, peeled, finely chopped (or 16oz. of canned chopped plum tomatoes), vegetable bouillon cubes, sea salt (optional), fresh ground pepper, fresh parsley, chopped, water (1 1/2 cups if using canned tomatoes)

jhangiri, urad dhal ( commercially available in indian grocery stores too) - soaked for 3 hours and grounded into a very fine thick wet batter . then add pinch of colouring , 2 tbsp rice flour ,and mix well ., jalebi, all purpose flour , 2 tbsp rice flour , pinch of baking powder , 2 tbsp yogurt , 1 cup warm water 1 - mix well with a whisk until smooth . add pinch of food colour ( if you don tsp like your jalebi to be white ) and whisk well . let it ferment for about 2 hours ., syrup, food colour powder, cardamom powder, few drops of rose essence

marinate/ refrigerate time : 3 hours, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, dijon mustard, minced garlic, pepper, beef flank steak (3/4 lb), spring mix salad greens, plum tomato, cut into wedges, sliced radishes, chopped celery, green onions , cut into 1-inch strips

prep. time includes marinating time ., hours 15 minutes (72 hrs prep, 20 min cooking), rosebud beets , drained but keeping 2/3 cup, liquid reserved, vinegar, white sugar, salt, whole allspice, cinnamon

tea cup of brown lentils soaked at least for 2 hours or over night, cooking oil, onion finely chopped, tomatoe finely chopped, yogurt, ginger garlic paste, red chilly powder, bay leave, tumeric, cummin powder, corriander powder, garam masala powder, black pepper powder, asafoetida (opt), green chilly ( opt), salt to taste, few leaves of spare mint and corriander leaves, water

strawberry parfait st. valentine, prep time : 1 hour, fresh louisiana strawberries, cleaned and sliced, pre-made whipped cream , or 1 pint heavy cream whipped to soft peaks, sugar, louisiana strawberry wine, chocolate sauce

soak 3 cups of beans in a large pot of cold water for 24 hours or overnight. drain., add 2 quarts of cold water with the beans to the pot and bring to a boil., drain the beans , then add 2 quarts of fresh cold water again., simmer for 30 minutes, then add 2 tbsp. of cumin and 1 tsp. white pepper., in a frying pan , saute the following ingredients in 1 tbsp. of olive oil until tender, diced carrots, chopped fresh ginger, garlic, minced, chopped sweet onion

hours for broth, chicken or boiling fowl, skinned and trimmed of visible fat, onion, carrot, celery stick, salt, butter, onion, thinly sliced, canned sweet corn, drained, zucchini, coarsely chopped, mushrooms, sliced, zucchini flowers , cut into strips, fresh chili, seeded and finely chopped, salt

turkey , thawed if purchased frozen, vegetable oil, lemon pepper seasoning, salt, onion, quartered, fresh parsley, dried rosemary, oranges, quartered, onion, sliced, carrot, sliced, white wine, cognac, chicken broth, tomato juice

ramps, cleaned and whole, black pepper, tomatoes, finely chopped, recipe black squid ink pasta , recipe follows, hour calamari (see recipe ), extra virgin olive oil, chives, cut into 2-inch sticks

green lentils, onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, minced, carrot, grated, courgette, grated, dried mint, ras el hanout spice mix, olive oil, to fry, water, lamb stock cube or 1 beef stock cube, salt & pepper, bicarbonate of soda (if not soaking lentils), lamb or 4 pieces chicken, enough for your family, tomato puree (or paste)

pork and beans (dig out the , drain off the extra sauce), bacon, cut in pieces (i buy the precooked stuff. there s a big debate in the family about whether you should use cooked or raw bacon. i prefer cooked so that i can eat it with the beans. and 1 package of precooked is perfect.), onion, cut in chunks (i process until pretty fine with a food processor), green pepper, cut in chunks (ditto food processor), worcestershire sauce, ketchup, brown sugar

cedar planks soaked in water for 1 hour, whole trout , de-boned, olive oil, salt and pepper, to taste, avocados, peeled, and cut in small dice, tomatoes, cut in 1/4-inch pieces, seed part removed and cut in small dice, red onion, cut in small dice, cilantro, chopped roughly, jalapenos, seeded and minced, lime juice, salt and pepper, to taste

baccala (salted cod), soaked in several changes of water for 48 hours, head cauliflower, cut into small florets, parsley, leaves finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup, mint, leaves finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup, fresh hot chile, seeded and finely chopped, head chicory, coarsely chopped, white wine vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, salt and black pepper

hickory wood chunks soaked in water for 2 hours., globe eggplants , about 1 lb each, red bell pepper, seeded, sweet onion, quartered, olive oil spray, sesame tahini, ground cumin, smoked spanish paprika, kosher salt, lemon juice, plain yogurt, garlic cloves, thick red hot sauce , like mazzetta twist and shout, pita bread and chopped cilantro for garnish.

dried porcini mushrooms soaked in 3 cups lukewarm water for 1 hour, fresh spinach thoroughly rinsed, extra virgin olive oil, onion finely chopped, ripe tomatoes peeled seeded and finely chopped, garbanzo beans drained, salt, freshly ground black pepper, freshly grated parmesan cheese for garnish