Cozonac - Panettone

How to make:

Ingredients : 400 ml milk,400 gr sugar,1 kg plain flour,15 gr yeast,3 eggs,50 ml cream,100 ml oil,100 gr walnut,50 gr cocoa,1/2 tsp salt,100 gr sultanas,1 tbsp grated lemon peel,1 tbsp Rom flavor.

Drojdia uscata se amesteca cu 2-3 linguri apa calduta si 1-2 linguri faina si se lasa la dospit cca 10-15 min. 

Se cerne faina intr un castron,apoi se adauga 200 ml laptele oparit intr o margine a castronului se amesteca cu putina faina si se lasa la racit,apoi se amesteca cu drojdia si se lasa la crescut cca 10 min,apoi se amesteca cu restul fainii din castron.

Se bat albusurile de oua se adauga galbenusurile,romul si lamaia rasa.

Restul de 200 ml de lapte se amesteca cu zaharul pana se topeste zaharul si se adauga in aluat.Se framanata aluatul,consistenta aluatului trebuie sa fie moale si elastica.Uleiul si smantana sau iaurt,se adauga cate putin in timpul framantatului.Se framanta timp de 20 -30 min si se lasa la crescut 1 ora, sau pana isi dubleaza sau tripleaza volumul.Din aluatul crescut se rup bucati si cu mainile unse cu ulei se intinde o foaie groasa si se aseaza umplutura de nuci sau cacao sau stafide sau rahat.Se ruleaza alauatul sau se impleteste si se aseaza in tava unsa si tapeta cu hartie de copt si se lasa la crescut inca 20 min, apoi se unge cu ou batut se presara nuca sau mac sau susan si se coace in cuptorul preincalzit la 160 C.

Strawberry tart - Tarta cu capsuni

How to make :
Filling : 500 gr strawberries cut into slices mixed with 4 - 6 tbs strawberry jam.
Dough: 250 gr plain flour,120 gr butter,4 tbs milk, 2 tsp sugar,1/2 tsp salt.
Place sifted flour in a bowl in the middle add butter, salt and sugar and mix together until you start to get a dough. Add milk to the dough and blend together througly. You need to get a soft dough but not stickey. If need you can add more milk or flour. Allow to cool in the fridge for 30 minutes.Divide the dough into two equal parts.
Roll out one part into a sheet larger than a 23cm diam baking pan. Lay the sheet into the pan, add the filling and cover with the other dogh part rolled out, or you can make all kinds of models to cover the tart.
Preheat the oven at 180 C.
Bake the tart for 25-35 mins in to the oven at 180 C.

Chocolate Doina cake - Prajitura Doina

How to make :

500 gr puff pasty,nutella,creamy cheese(Philadelphia or Ricotta),cherry filling for the topping.

Roll out the puff pasty and cut it in squares of 10 x 10 cm . Put over each square 1 tsp of nutella and 1 tsp of creamy cheese,fold the squares in triangles and seal them with a bit of water and press them on the edges with a fork . Bake for 12-15 mins, into the oven at 200 C. 

For the topping ,blend 100 gr of red cherry filling and pour over the cakes.

Thank you dear friend,Doina, for this recipe!

Puff pastry & Turkish delight - Foietaj cu rahat

How to make : puff pasty, Turkish delight.

Bake for 10 -12 mins,into the oven at 200 C.

Puff pastry & chocolate - Foietaj cu ciocolata

                                            How to make: puff pastry,milk chocolate.
                                             Bake for 10 - 18 mins in the oven at 200 C.

Chocolate & raisins rolls - Rulouri cu ciocolata si stafide

How to make: base - 150 ml sparkling water,150 ml oil,1/2 sachet dried yeast,350-400 gr flour,stir together and allow to coll into the fridge for 1 hour.
Filling - 100 gr nutella, 100 gr milk chocolate,100 gr raisins,100 gr grounded walnut/almond.
Cut the dough in 4 parts, fill and roll ,then bake into the oven at 200 C,for 30 mins.

Cake Laura - Chec Laura

A cake made by my dearest sister Laura .

How to make:

Ingredients: 4 eggs,4tbs warm water,4tbs oil,200 gr sugar,200 gr flour,25 gr cocoa,a pinch salt,lemon/orange zest,juice of 1/2 lemon,vanilla.

Separate egg yolks.Beat egg whites with juice lemon, warm water and sugar.Separate beat the yolks with oil and vanilla.Mix the two compositions,add salt and sifted flour and stir slightly.Dived the composition in two parts.In one part add the sifted cocoa.In a baking try lined with baking paper, pour both alternative compositions.Preheat the oven and bake the cake at 160 C, for 20-25 mins. Allow to cool and cut it in slices.