Zima, zima, zima je, e pa neka je.

Al samo što nije.

Nema snijega, nema hladnoće, ne ciče djece i nema grijanja prstiju na vrući burek iz pekare.

Božićni bor obasjan suncem izgleda nekako žalosnjikavo.

Prašina se bolje vidi, a bogme i mrlje, pardon, njuškasta umjetnost moga psa na balkonskom staklu.

Mandarine baš i nisu fora za jesti dok jedem sladoled kako bi se razgalila nakon dolaska iz vana s proljetnog vremena.

Isprobavanje teksture

E pa zimo gdje si?

Ako neće zima meni, ja ću zimi.

Ili ću je prizvati keksima od mandarina.

gotovi keksići

Recept je ekstra jednostavan, ali ja sam bila mnogo komplicirana. Žonglirajući između psa koji se tepe pod nogama jer obožava putar i bebe koja visi u nosiljci i obožava dodirivati neobične teksture,

Pomagač

Pa evo mjerila:

SASTOJCI
100 g omekšalog maslaca

100 g kristal šećera

1 razmućeno jaje

250 g pšeničnog brašna

Malo praška za pecivo

1 vanilija šećera ili mahuna vanilije

Malo soli

3 neprskane mandarine srednje veličine (sok, meso i korica)

1 žlica kakaa

Vrhovi prekriveni snijegom :D

ZA KAPUTIĆ
Šećer u prahu
Kristal šećer


PRIPREMA
Maslac i šećer izradite sa viljuškom. Dodate vaniliju, razmućeno jaje s malo soli, te umutite.
Zatim dodajte brašno s praškom za pecivo. Sve dobro izradite rukama, pa dodaje sok, meso (ono što vam ostane na šiljku od cjediljke, ne opnu, već samo meso) i koricu. Ako je tijesto prevodenasto, dodate još malo brašna. Dobro izraditi - klapa druga. Zatim razdijelite na dva dijela. U jedno dodate veliku žlicu kakaa i izraditi. Oba tijesta zamotajte u prozirnu foliju i stavite u hladnjak (ili na balkon ako je nula stupnjeva i ako nemate ptice, pse ljubitelje kolača i slično :D) na pola sata. Nakon pola sata od tijesta pravite kuglice koje uvaljate u kristal šećer pa šećer u prahu i slažete na pleh obložen papirem za pečenje. Neka loptice budu dovoljno udaljene jedna od druge, jer će tijesto malo rasti. Peći oko 15-20 minuta u prethodno ugrijanoj pećnici na 180 stupnjeva.

prvi snijeg

 Keksi su jako fini i hrskavi izvana, mekani iznutra, lijepi oku, ugodni želudcu i fini nosiću i kao vrhunac: prizvali su snijeg!


*Iako mislim da ću probati stavit recimo bademovog brašna slijedeći puta kao mali eksperiment, odnosno nadogradnju*

Prizvali smo snijeg

Meni omiljeni kolač. Jednostavan, brz i fin. Iako su mnogi komentirali da znaju što je bazlamača, kad bi probali "našu" verziju, ostali su zapanjeni jer je to skroz nešto drugo neg su oni mislili. e pa sad :)

Sastojci

Za tijesto 
1 l mlijeka
2 jaja
2 žlice šećera
350 g brašna
1 vanili šećer

Nadjev
360 g  kiselog vrhnja
šećera
cimeta

Priprema

U posudi umiješamo mlijeko, brašno, jaje, šećer i vanili šećer - kao za palačinke. Izlijemo u veću, malo pobrašnjenu tepsiju (onu od pećnice) i stavimo peći. dok se peče, bazlamača “zatrudni”, tj. raste joj stomak (tako me mama uvijek zezala kad sam bila mala, sjedila bi ispred pećnice i virila unutra kroz staklo da vidim kako raste stomak :D ) i onda pukne.

Nemojte se ništa brinuti, to je normalno. Pečeno izvaditi i namazati obilno kiselim vrhnjem, posuti šećerom, pa cimetom, pa opet šećerom i onda vratiti u pećnicu par minuta da se svi ti sastojci stope.
Izvući van i pokušati se strpiti da se bar malo ohladi, ja uvijek ispečem nepce jer nemrem dočekat jest ju :D

English version:
Bazlamacha 

Ingredients

For the dough
1 l milk
2 eggs
350 g flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 vanilla sugar

Topping
360 g sour cream
sugar
cinnamon

 Preparation

In a medium bowl mix the milk, flour, eggs, vanilla sugar and sugar - as for crepes. Sprinkle the pan (larg pan, from the oven, about 30x25 cm) with a little flour, pour mixture into the pan and place into the oven. Bazlamacha will rise while baking, don't worry, it's normal :D :) When it's baked and lightly brown, take out Bazlamacha and spread with sour cream, then sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon, then a little sugar again. Put it back in the oven for just 1-2 minutes till all ingredients are mixed.
Take out and enjoy, it's really delicious! :)

Still, we don't know who is She. That famous Hungarian woman who inspired this traditional, low budget, and unbelievably tasty cake. But who cares, as long we know the recipe. You wouldn't believe how little ingredients you need for this cake, and when you taste it, you will not believe how delicious this cake is.

Dough:
600 g flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs
200 g sugar
8 tablespoons sour cream
140 g margarine or butter

Pour flour mixed with baking powder on the table and chop with margarine. Add sugar, eggs, sour cream and knead the dough. Then divide the dough in 6 equal parts.  roll the dough into a rectangle that is the size of a baking pan ( 32x33 cm). Bake on the reverse side of the pan. 

Chocolate-rum cream:

2 L of milk
20 tablespoons flour
400 g sugar   
100 g dark chocolate 
100 g milk chocolate
3 tablespoons cocoa
3 tablespoons  of rum
1 vanilla sugar

For cream, you need two bowls. Place 1500 ml milk in saucepan over low heat and in the remaining 500 ml milk mix flour and sugar . When the milk starts to boil, add the mixture and stir well until it's cooked. Remove cream from heat and add chocolate, vanilla sugar and rum. 

baked layers

When the first layer of cake is baked, start making the cream. It is important that hot cream goes on hot layers, so that cake is moist and soft right away. So you put first layer, cream it, second layer - cream..and you repeat till the end. Last layer shouldn't be creamed, because on top we will put chocolate glaze.

Chocolate glaze:
150 g dark chocolate
100 g milk chocolate
1 tablespoon sugar
about 3-4 tablespoons milk (add more if you think that glaze is not smooth enough, just don't make it too liquid)

Melt it in saucepan and pour on top of the cake. Working quickly, use a knife or long spatula to smooth the glaze across the cake letting it fall over the sides. When the glazing is completed, let the cake cool on the counter or in the refrigerator until the glaze has solidified.

 Who can wait for chocolate glaze?

Meringue?
Chocolate?
Cupcakes?
Yes, please.

Old cake with a twist. Not in a form of cake, but in a form of a Cupcake.
What I've got? Some hybrid between Dickmann's, muncmallow and my original cake.
No one complained, au contraire...:)

Batter
6 egg yolks
6 tablespoons of sugar
3 tablespoons of chocolate powder
2 tablespoons of cocoa
3 teaspoons of baking powder
1 tablespoon of oil
200 ml milk
7 tablespoons of flour

Meringue
400 g of sugar
2 vanilla sugar
half lemon (juice)
6 egg whites

Chocolate Glaze
100 g of milk chocolate
150-200 g of dark chocolate
4 ml of milk
4 tablespoons of oil

For a batter: mix with electric mixer  egg yolks and sugar until smooth. Than add oil and milk. Mix. Add chocolate, cocoa, baking powder and flour. Mix well.  Divide the mixture between the cake cases, filling each on about ¾ full, and bake for 15-20 min.

For meringue: Fill medium saucepan one quarter full with water. Set the saucepan over medium heat, and bring water to a simmer. Combine egg whites, sugar, vanilla sugar and lemon juice in the heatproof bowl of electric mixer, and place over saucepan. Whisk constantly until sugar is dissolved and whites are warm to the touch, for about 10 minutes. Test by rubbing between your fingers.

Transfer bowl to electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, and whip, starting on low speed, gradually increasing to high until stiff, glossy peaks form, about 10 minutes.

Fill a pastry bag with the meringue and starting in the centre of cool cupcake, pipe a spiral of meringue into a 2-inch-high cone shape

For chocolate glaze: In a stainless steel bowl, placed over a saucepan of simmering water, melt the chocolate, oil and milk. Stir until chocolate is smooth and completely melted. Remove from heat.Transfer to a small bowl, and let cool about 15 minutes. Holding each cupcake by its bottom, dip cupcake in the chocolate to coat frosting, allowing excess to drip off. Transfer to a baking sheet fitted with a wire rack. Spoon more coating around edge of cupcake and any exposed frosting.

Put it in refrigerator for about 1 hour. Eat it. Enjoy it. :D :)

Indijaneri

Tijesto

6 žumanjaka

6 žlica šećera

3 žl čokolade u prahu

2 žlice kakaoa

1 prašak za pecivo

1 žlica ulja

2 dcl mlijeka

7 žlica brašna

Šaum

400 g šećera

2 vanilin šećera

mrvu soka od limuna

6 bjelanjaka

Glazura

100 g mliječne čokolade

150 - 200 g čokolade za kuhanje

malo (4 ml) mlijeka

4 žlice ulja

Dakle, za tijesto klasika: žumanjci i šećer, pa dodamo ostale sastojke, dok se sve fino ne sjedini. Ulijemo  tijesto u košarice (napunimo oko ¾) koje smo prethodno stavili u kalup za muffine . I stavimo peći.  Za šaum priredimo veću i manju posudu (ne plastičnu dakako, jel ide to sve na vatru :D). U jednu nalijemo vode i stavimo na štednjak. U drugu stavimo bjelanjke, šećer, vanilin šećer i malo soka od limuna, malo umutimo i stavimo u veću posudu na vatru. Miksamo mikserom oko 10 minuta, dok se šećer ne otopi. Ne smije biti predugo, ali opet ni prekratko, to onak, po procijeni :D Izvadimo manju posudu iz vode, tj. veće posude, i nastavimo miksat još 10 minuta.  Šaum  se počne odvajat od posude, divno nešto, toliko čvrst bude! 

Vrećicom za ukrašavanje (ili ja uvijek pogubim neki dio tih tubica za ukrašavanje, pa je dobra i obična vrećica za zamrzavanje s malo zarezanim rubom :D :)) šaum stavljamo na ohlađene  muffine.

Za glazuru sve stavimo i kuhamo na pari, dok se ne sjedini. Glazuru istresemo u neku užu i dužu posudicu (al da stane maffin i po dužini i širini, fkors) i  tarararara umačemo

Just for Dear Sandra: From Croatia with Love

Or, do you think love is measurable? I'm currently reading book Hector and the Search for Happiness: A Novel, and it's very cute book, and on an end they are talking about measuring happiness..It makes me think...
Can you measure love? As a kid, when I wanted to show someone how much I love them, I would stretch my hands as wide as possible and said: I love you THIS much!!".

Well, today I'm sending ONE METER of Love to my dear Sandra.

What you'll need:
Round Loaf pan

For batter:
4 eggs
250 g white sugar
150 ml of water

150 ml of oil
250 g  of white all propose flour
1/2 baking powder
2 tablespoon powdered chocolate
1 tablespoon cacao

Cream:
800 ml of milk
2 egg yolks
200 g of sugar
80 g vanilla pudding powder
150 g butter or margarine

• Mix the egg whites. Set aside. Mix egg yolks with sugar until it's smooth. Than add  water, oil, flour , baking powder and egg whites. Divide mixture in two equal parts. In one add powdered chocolate and cacao.  
• Oil the round loaf pan and sprinkle with flour. Pour the white mixture in and put it in preheated oven. When it's light brown, remove from oven. Wash the pan and repeat procedure with  dark batter. 
•  Cut both biscuits into the ribs.

• Meanwhile, for a cream, mix egg yolks with sugar until smooth. Add pudding and 300 ml of milk.  Place 500 ml milk in saucepan over low heat. When the milk starts to boil, add pudding mixture and stir well until it's cooked. Let it cool. In cold cream add butter (or margarine) and mix well until it's smooth.  
• Next, with cream "glue" one rib of white biscuit and one rib of brown biscuit. Repeat until you have used all "ribs". Wit remaining cream coat the whole cake.

• For chocolate glaze, mix 300 g semisweet chocolate, 2 tablespoon milk and 2 teaspoon oil, and stir on low heat until it's melted. Coat the whole cake. Sometimes, I also decorate the cake with the whipping cream. Put it in a refrigerator.  
• Important: When you cut the cake, DON'T cut it right, you need to cut at an angle of 45°, that way you will get interesting structure of the cake. Well, see for yourself, taaadaaa:

Kolač na metre

Biskvit:

4 žumanjka

25 dkg šećera

1,5 dcl vode

1,5 dcl ulja

25 dkg oštrog brašna

½ praška za pecivo

Snijeg od 4 bjelanjka

Umutiti žumanjke s šećerom dok smjesa ne postane glatka. Dodati vodu, ulje i brašno s praškom za pecivo. Miksati. Podijeliti smjesu u dva jednaka dijela. U jedan dio dodati 2 žlice čokolade u prahu i pomiješati. Svaku smjesu posebno peći u prethodno namašćenom i pobrašnjenom rebrastom limu.

Krema:

8 dcl mlijeka

2 žumanjka

25 dkg šećera

2 kesice pudinga od vanilije

150 g maslaca

5 dcl mlijeka staviti na vatru. Žumanjke i šećer izmiksati, te dodati 3 dcl mlijeka i puding od vanilije. Uliti puding smjesu u mlijeko koje je počelo vriti. Miješati dok se proključa, odnosno dok se ne zgusne. U prohlađenu kremu dodati maslac.

Ohlađeno tijesto rezati po rebrima. Spajati jedno svjetlo i jedno tamno rebro s kremom dok ne utrošimo sva rebra. Ostaviti kreme za premazat kolač izvana. Preliti glazurom ili šlagom.

Glazura:

4 žl vode

4 žl šećera

5 rebara čokolade

Malo margarina

VAŽNO: Kolač se ne reže klasično, već ukoso, kako bi dobili sve boje na tanjuru, odnosno zanimljivu mustru kolača.