Shokolaadi vastlakuklid - Chocolate lenten buns

Seekord tuli vastlakuklite kord - siit ju poest ei saa, tuleb ise küpsetada. Et see on paras mässamine, siis nädalavahetusel. Retsept on Nami-Namist. 

It was time to make the lenten buns. As they are not sold here I had to bake them myself. As it takes some time I made it on the weekend before the actual lenten. The recipe is from Nami-Nami.

Mulle meeldib vahukoore asemel kohupiim, seega tuli seekord nii:
2 dl vahukoort (30%, sest 35% pole siin)
3-4 spl suhkrut (kasutasin täistoorroosuhkrut, mis on suht pruun)
3-4 kardemonikupra purustatud seemned
250g kohupiimapastat (20%, suht kohupiimakreemi konsistentsiga).

Vahusta koor suhkru ja kardemoniga, lisa kohupiimapasta, vahusta veel kõvaks vahuks.

I prefer curd instead of whipped cream, that is used with cocoa in the original recipe. So my choice was:
2dl whipping cream (30% fat because the Estonian 35% is not available)
3-4 Tbsp sugar (I used Whole cane sugar, unclarified)
crushed seeds of 3-4 cardamom pods
250ml curd paste (20%, creamy paste consistency).

Whip the cream with sugar and cardamom, add curd paste, whip into stiff foam.

Martsipan ja shokolaad originaalis tundus liiga magus, seega otsustasin klassika kasuks - hapu moos, poest leidsin kõige hapumana punasesõstraželee. As the original recipe's marzipan-chocolate filling seemed to be way too sweet for me I chose the classic - jam from sour berries, this time the best choice in the shop was red currant jelly.

Pille sibulata läätsesupp - Pille's lentil soup without onions

Järjekordselt sai sibul salaja otsa, no nikerdasin siis supi ilma, tuli väääga hää! Nii hää et enne sai otsa kui pildi tegemine meelde tuli.

Kookosrasv - 1 spl
2 kartulit
2 tomatit
3 küüslauguküünt
külmkuivatatud murulauku
1 porgand
1 valge paprika
soola
vett
200g kollaseid läätsi - need keevad u 10-15minti, muidu võiks ka kollaste hernestega teha, aga noid peab vast enne eraldi keetma
hapukoort serveerimiseks

1. Haki porgand, kartul, paprika, küüslauk ja tomatid peeneks (u nagu kartulisalatit teeks)
2. Kuumuta paksupõhjalises potis kookosrasv
3. Lisa kõik hakitud kraam (1)
4. Prae keskmisel tulel pidevalt segades mõned minutid
5. Lisa vesi ja pestud läätsed
6. Keeda umbes pool tundi kuni kartulid ja porgandid on pehmeks saanud
7. Lisa murulauk ja sool
Serveeri hapukoorega

Again the onions ran out secretly so I experimented with excellent result! Too good - I forgot to take pictures.

Coconut oil - 1 Tbsp
2 potatoes
2 tomatoes
3 gloves of garlic
dried chives
1 carrot
1 white paprika (bell pepper) see here
salt
water - at least 2x as much as lentils
200g yellow lentils
Sour cream as garnish

1. Chop carrot, potatoes, paprika, garlic and tomatoes (1x1x1cm pieces)
2. Heat in a thick bottomed pot coconut oil
3. Add all chopped things from (1)
4. Fry a few minutes on medium heat, stirring often
5. Add washed lentils and water
6. Boil for about 30 minutes until potatoes and carrots are done
7. Add chives and salt in the end
Serve with a Tbsp of sour cream on top

Täidetud ahjuõunad - filled and baked apples.

Eestikeelne retsept on siit: Täidetud ahjuõunad

Tuli hea isu, issi tehtud ahjuõuna retsepti kohe päris peast ei mäletanud, seega surfasin netis ja sattusin sellise ägeda retsepti otsa. Pidin kohe järele proovima. Nii hea!

I wanted something sweet and I didn't remember dad's baked apple recipe by heart. So of course I googled and found this amazing recipe which I just had to try. Yummy!

Recipe.

6 medium apples + sugar if apples are not sweet
10 almonds
6-7 dried plums
roasted coconut flakes (fry on dry pan, burns easily so mix all the time)
1 Tbsp cinnamon
1-2 tsp butter per apple

Cut out the apple cores, but keep the bottom intact. I used fruit peeler, did not push it through, gouged the core out with that same tool.
Chop almonds and plums, mix and add coconut and cinnamon plus the optional sugar if the apples are not sweet.
Fill the apples with the mix, add 1-2 tsp butter ontop
Bake at 180C for 20 minutes - the apples are ready when they start to split a bit.
Sprinkle with coconut, serve with ice cream.

Trühvlid - Truffles

Retsept eesti keeles on siin: Tervisest pakatavad trühvlipallid
Keele viivad alla, enne ei saand pidama kui otsa said.

Recipe

100g cashews
150g deseeded dates
2 Tbsp with heap dark cocoa
1 small banana (75 g fruit)
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cardamom powder (4-5 cardamom pod*s seeds crushed)
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg - I did not have this so I skipped, still good
3 Tbsp coconut milk
poppy seeds, cocoa, nuts etc for covering


Grind nuts, halved dates, sliced banana and spices into a mixie and grind to a paste
Drizzle in coconut milk.
Put into the fridge for an hour
Lift a tsp a time out and roll into balls
Roll in the cover

The dough melts relatively quickly during rolling, so you might cool them again before serving.
Well we ate them in one go - just could not stop. Yummy!

Saia - Bread

Vahepeal tegime me ka kardemonisaia.
In the mean time we made cardamom bread.

Rosinatega - with raisins

 

Ilma - plain

Retsept on internetist, linki kahjuks enam ei leidnud.

Tainas:
1 1/2 tassi käesooja vett
1 spl kuivpärmi (tundub näpukas olevat, ma kasutasin 25g presspärmi, kuivpärmi vast 1 pakk u 12g)
2 spl suhkrut
2 spl pehmet võid (teises retseptis on öeldud sulatatud ja jahutatud)
4 tassi jahu (mul oli peene ja täistera spelta segu)
sool

Magus täidis:
4 kardemonikupart purustatud
4-5 pihutäit rosinaid
kaneeli
suhkrut

Soolane täidis:
ürte
soola
juustu
päikesekuivatatud tomatid õlis

1. Sega leige vesi, pärm ja suhkur. Hoia soojas kohas 5 minutit kuni vaht tuleb peale.
2. Lisa või, sool ja pool jahu (2 tassi) ning sega korralikult läbi.
3. Lisa tasapisi ülejäänud jahu ja mikserda u 10 min kuni saad pehme taina, mis kausi küljest lahti lööb. Lõpupoole lisa täidis. Minul kulus rohkem jahu sest spelta oli vähem kleepuv kui nisu.
4. Kata toidukilega ja jäta sooja kohta kerkima (paisub kuni kaks korda). Kerkimisaeg on retseptis antud 20 minutit, teistes retseptides on siinkohal enamasti 30-45 min, seega ma hoidsin veidi kauem kui 20 min.
5. Sõtku tainast veidi ja tee 24 ühesuurust palli. Ühest teisest retseptist leitud trikk on rullida tainas kõigepealt vorstiks ja sealt murda pihutäis ehk umbes kanamuna suurused tükid ja rullida neid jahusel laual nagu teeks arvutihiirega ekraanil ringe. Võib ka käte vahel.
6. Pane tainapallid võiga määritud vormi ja lase rätiku all veel 20 minutit kerkida.
7. Eelkuumuta ahi 180C
8. Pintselda tainas sulavõiga ja küpseta u 15 minutit kuldpruuniks.
9. Pintselda taas võiga.
10. Lase rätiku all jahtuda - nii ei kuiva ära.

See oli päris hea ja kohev, kerkis hästi, aga rosinavärki tuleb ikka rohkem panna. Peale jahtumist kuivas suht ruttu. Oli rammus ja sellest kogusest piisab nii umbes 4 inimesele.

Recipe was from internet, the link is unfortunately lost.

Dough
1 1/2 cup lukewarm water
1 Tbsp instant yeast (maybe mistake, I used 25g fresh yeast - 1 package 12gm instant yeast)
2 Tbsp granulated sugar
2 Tbsp softened butter
4 cups all purpose flour (I used a mix of whole grain and fine spelt)
salt

For sweet tweak:
4 cardamoms crushed
4-5 handfuls of raisins
cinnamon
sugar

For savory tweak:
herbs
salt
cheese
tomatoes in oil

1. Mix warm water, yeast and sugar. Keep aside in a warm place for 5 minutes or until it is frothy.
2. Add butter, salt, 2 cups of flour and mix well.
3. Add piece by piece the remaining flour, and filling, mix well, knead to form a soft non-sticky dough (for about 10 min). In relatively the end add the filling. I needed a bit more than was given in the recipe because the spelt is a bit less glutinous.
4. Cover the dough with a cling film, let it rise in a warm place until doubled. Here the recipe said 20 minutes, other recipes usually say 30-45 minutes, - I kept it a bit longer than 20 min.
5. Push the dough down, make 24 equal balls. From another recipe a good trick - in order to have equal sized balls roll the dough to a sausage shape and cinch with the whole palm a palm sized or an egg sized piece.
6. Put the balls on a greased baking form and allow to rise under a towel another 20 minutes.
7. Preheat oven to 180C
8. Brush the dough with melted butter and bake for 15 min until golden brown.
9. Brush again with butter
10. Let it cool under the towel - this way it says moist

It was nice and fluffy, rose well but needed more tasting agents - I made it sweet, a lot more raisins would have fit in. After cooling down it dried out quite quickly. It was quite filling, so the amount was for about 4 people.