Tasty pancakes /racuszki ;)/

Love sweet, tasty pancakes.... unfortunately they have plenty of calories. But taste fantastic!

















"Racuszki"

- 1 1/2 glass white flour
- 1 yolk
- 1 spoon fast action east
- glass of milk //warm, not hot/
- 2-3 tbsp sugar
- 3 tbsp butter
- 3-4 spoons oil
- icing sugar to serve

Mix flour, sugar, yeast and milk. Wait a while, add a yolk and melted butter. Mix well again.
Wait 45 min until double.
 Heat oil on a pan and place the portions of dough into the pan. Cook from the both sides.
Serve with icing sugar.

Ciabatta bread

It is not SO easy to bake it. You need time and you need to be patient. I was. Most of the time I slept in a bed but my dough worked hard ;)
















"Ciabatta"

For the starter:
- 350g strong white flour
- 1 tsp dry yeast
- 190ml warm water

For the dough:

- 450g strong white flour
- 2 tsp dry yeast
- 330 ml warm water
- 50 ml olive oil
- 11/2 teaspoon salt

Starter: place all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well for 5 min. Brush the inside of the bowl with oil, place the dough inside and cover with a clean kitchen towel. Leave it overnight.

In the morning make the dough. Sift flour into a bowl, add yeast, water, oil, salt and the starter. Knead the dough for a 10 minutes until you have a smooth ball.
Leave it to rise in a warm place for another 1 hour.

Divide the dough into 4 strips. Leave them for another 30 min.

Preheat the oven to 220 stC and flour a baking tray. Pick up ciabattas and turn it over and lay on the floured baking tray.  Bake for around 25 min.

Ufff... enjoy.

Italian style fast bread

I love freshly baked bread. Especially warm, with a butter on a top... This one will last for at least four days if wrapped in a plastic bag...
















"Italian style fast bread"

- 700g plain flour
- 2 tsp salt
- 10g fast action dried yeast
- 400 warm water
- 1 spoon oil

Mix the flour, salt and yeast with warm water. Knead for 10 min until smooth and elastic. Take a bowl, brush the inside with oil and place the dough inside. Leave to rise in a warm place for 1 hour.

Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and knead for 2 min then divide into two-thirds and one-third. Shape each into a ball and place on the oiled trays. Wait another 30 min.
Preheat the oven to 220stC. Use a sharp knife to cut a cross in the center of a bigger ball. Brush with a little water and place the smaller round on a top. Press a hole down through the centre of the top ball.

Bake for 40 min until brown.

Tart with raspberries

This is a very fast, tasty cake. Would be ready in 1 hour. We can use other fruits on a top.

















"Tart with raspberries."

For the pastry:

- 250g flour
- 150g butter
- 100g icing sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp cognac

Mix all in a food food processor, make a ball and refrigerate for half an hour.

Filling:

- 200g creme fraiche
- 300g mascarpone
- 2 tbsp cognac
- 500g raspberries
- icing sugar

Preheat oven to 180stC. Roll out and use to line a 25 cm flan ring. Line the pastry case with greaseproof paper and baking beans and bake for 10 min. Remove the paper and beans and bake for another 10 min.

In a bowl whip together the creme fraiche and mascarpone adding the cognac in the end.

Spoon the mixture into the pastry case and pile on the raspberries. Sprinkle the tart with icing sugar in the end.

Chicken and asparagus soup

This is a very simple, tasty soup. It takes 10 min to prepare it?...

















"Chicken and asparagus soup"

- 1 chicken breast fillet
- 150g asparagus
- 1l chicken stock
- black pepper, salt, chili
- fresh coriander, chopped

Boil the stock in a pot. Add asparagus, wait 3-5 min, add chicken cut into thin slices and boil once more. Season well.
Serve hot garnished with fresh coriander.

Green pea and mint soup

Finally a bit warmer outside. A good moment for a cold soup... especially from a fresh green pea.


















"Green pea and mint soup"

- 5 dag butter
- 5 spring onions, chopped
- 500g frozen or fresh peas
- 500 ml vegetable stock or water
- 3 large sprigs of fresh mint
- salt, pepper
- pinch of sugar
- 500ml milk
- double cream to serve

In a saucepan heat a butter, add spring onion and cook until softened. Stir the peas into a pan, add stock or water and mint, cover and boil gently for 30 min.
Remove some peas for decoration.
Mix the soup until smooth, add milk, season well.
Chill in the refrigerator.

Beetroot and apricot soup

Beetroots are very popular in Poland. Usually we cook a soup named "barszcz" but this is another version...

















"Beetroot and apricot soup"

- 5 cooked beetroots, chopped
- 200g dried apricots
- 1 onion
- 500 ml chicken stock /ev. water/
- 250 ml orange jus
- salt, pepper

Place beetroots and half the onion in a pan, poor the stock and bring to boil. reduce the heat, cover and wait about 10 min. Cool a bit end mix it.
The second half the onion place in a pan with apricots and an orange jus. Cook for about 15 min, add water if necessary. Puree in a food processor.
Return the two mixtures to the pan and reheat. Season well. You can also serve separately on one plate.