Grape leaves sarmi

Introduction

That's in my opinion the Balkan sushi

Materials

Grape leaves
Rice
Champignons
Leak
Butter
Cream
Black pepper

Procedure

1. Heat some butter and add the sliced leak and champignons. Mix well and let it fry
2. Add rice and water two volumes of the rice. Mix well and cook
3. Stuff 2 grape leaves with a spoon of the rice, make a roll with closed ends
4. Place the rolls (sarmi) in a boiling pan very close to each other, put a heavy plate on top of them, pour water enough to cover the plate and cook for 10 more minutes
5. Let the sarmi cool down ... then they are ready to be served preferably with fresh lemon and yoghurt.

Results

Discussion

If you cannot eat them at once it's very easy to store them in jars, just add some water, close the jar, boil for several minutes and let the jar stay up-side-down overnight ... Enjoy!

Bon Appétit !

Pizza

Pizza

Introduction

I wanted to eat pizza ...again.

Materials

For the dough - bakers yeast, water, olive oil, cream, salt, sugar and whole wheat flour

Tomato puree
Sliced chorizo
Goat cheese
Sliced champignons

Procedure

1. Prepare the dough as described in the previous pizza post but this time whole wheat flour was used and some cream was added to the yeast http://nadi4ka.blogspot.com/2010/10/some-kind-of-pizza-with-garbage-soup.html
2. Spred the dough in a baking pan covered by olive oil and butter
3. Place the rest of the ingredients on top of the dough
4. Bake

Results

Discussion

Simple and delicious.

Bon Appétit !

Home-made banitsa

Introduction

Home-made banitca with home-made goat cheese,  whole-wheat flour, olive oil and butter ... I guess this was the way it tasted before we ''knew'' the white flour type 500 and the sunflower oil ...

Materials

For the dough:

whole-wheat flour

baker's yeast 

baker's soda

sugar

salt

water

For the filling

goat-cheese

leeks

sauer cream

eggs

butter

olive oil

On top

olive oil

butter

egg

bakers soda

warm water

Procedure

1. Prepare the dough as described in any of the postings about pizza http://nadi4ka.blogspot.com/2011/03/pizza.html

2. Make thin layers, no more than 0.5 cm with the help of a rolling pin (... in Bulgarian точилка), a glass bottle, a jar ... as in my case, an old fashioned dildo ... make sure it's clean in advance ... the cicrular shape is important

3. Mix the cut leeks, the goat cheese, the sauer cream, a spoon of olive oil, two-three eggs and mix well

4. Spred the mixture on top of the thin layers and roll them

5. Place in a baking pan covered by olive oil and/ or butter 

6. Heat some olive oil and/ or butter and pour over the banitca

7. Beat an egg with some warm water and bakers soda and pour over the banitca

8. Let it soak for several minutes

9. Bake

Results

Discussion

I am a banitsa master! Magician!

Bon Appétit!

Pizza

Introduction

I wanted to eat pizza ... and I decided to make it healthy by using ''trigo integral'' for the dough, I don't know how to translate it in English ... whole wheat I guess.

Materials

For the dough - bakers yeast, water, olive oil, cream, salt, sugar and whole wheat flour

Butter
Tomato puree
Piri-piri
Sliced jamon, chorizo, chopped pork
Cheese - I've used three kinds - pick your favourites or the once you have in the fridge ...
Sliced champignons
Oregano
Parsley

Procedure

1. Prepare the dough as described in the previous pizza post but this time whole wheat flour was used and some cream was added to the yeast http://nadi4ka.blogspot.com/2010/10/some-kind-of-pizza-with-garbage-soup.html
2. Spred the dough in a baking pan covered by olive oil and butter
3. Place the rest of the ingredients on top of the dough
4. Bake

Results

Discussion

I wanted to add some pineapple and sweet corn but at end I didn't ... maybe next time.

Bon Appétit!