Slovakia is a small country of five and a half million people located in central Europe. It is frequently referred to as the heart of Europe. Despite
Gerbeaud Cake (Zserbó) is a delicious layered yeast cake with an apricot walnut filling, covered in thin chocolate glaze. Traditionally it is a holiday dessert, made at Christmas or Easter time. Gerbeaud cake is probably the best known Hungarian dessert, I grew up eating it all the time.
Learn how to make langos, a tasty fried Hungarian bread that is best enjoyed warm. To simplify the recipe, instant yeast and a stand mixer is used to make the dough.
In between rounds of Sushi Go Round (Thanks Allergy Mom! It's my new game addiction) I found myself in the mood for some comfort food. My cravings turned to something I've wanted to make for awhile, pagach. Pagach is Slovak bread filled with cabbage or sometimes potatoes. I always loved it slathered in butter when my mom and grandma Helen would make it. I had my parents dig out the recipe from my grandmother's church cookbook a while back only to find out that the recipe calls for ten cups of flour!! My dad also found this recipe online for a smaller batch and with a few alterations I made my first batch on my own. I was happy with the result. Though my batch was a tad thinner it could have easily passed for one made by my mom or grandma. Here's what I did: Pagach (Slovak Cabbage Bread) Makes 2 large flat breads (approximately 11x14 inches) Adapted from GoToCentralEurope.com and The Sacred Heart League Cookbook from Livonia, Michigan. Dough: 3 1/2 cups flour (I used white spelt, but I plan on using all-purpose next time) 1 teaspoon salt 2 1/4 teaspoons (1 pkg) dry yeast 1/4 cup warm water 1 tablespoon of sugar 2/3 cup scalded milk, cooled to lukewarm (I used warmed soy milk) 1 egg 1/3 butter, melted (I used Earth Balance margarine) Filling: 1 medium to large head of cabbage, chopped 1 medium onion, diced 4-6 tablespoons of butter (again EB for me*) salt and pepper *Optional: 1/4 teaspoon of granulated garlic (I found that when I'm using Earth Balance instead of margarine a tiny bit of dry garlic makes cooked cabbage taste more like it was cooked in butter. I have no idea why this works but I do it all the time.) Additional butter (or EB) -Stir the yeast in the water and a pinch of sugar and let sit for a few minutes to proof. -Add flour and salt to the bowl of a stand mixer with a dough hook and stir together to distribute. -Beat the egg into the warm milk along with the melted butter and remaining sugar. Add the wet ingredients to the flour and salt and mix until a smooth dough forms. -Place the dough in a oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Allow to rest until doubled. -When doubled, punch the dough and give it a few quick kneads before recovering and allowing it to double again. -Make the cabbage filling by cooking down the cabbage, onion and butter (garlic powder optional) with salt and pepper to taste. You want the cabbage and onion to get soft and golden brown. I cook it over medium-low heat and stir frequently. Allow it to cool. -When the dough has doubled a second time divide it into quarters. Take one quarter and roll it out on parchment with a little flour until it is ~1/2 inch thick. Spread half of the cabbage mixture on top. Roll out a second quarter to match and lay it on top of the cabbage. Pinch the edges closed, cover with a damp cloth and allow it to rest for half an hour. Repeat with the remaining quarters of dough. -Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. -Roll out the sandwiched dough and cabbage as thin as you like (1/2 to 3/4 inch.) Brush with butter (or EB) and prick the top with a fork. Transfer the dough onto a baking sheet and bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown on top. Cut into pieces and serve with more butter (or EB.) -Realize that cabbage and starch is a wonderfully comforting thing. These places have a potato filling if you are interested in trying it that way: GoToCentralEurope.com The Joy of Soup: Pagach I'm adding this to Yeastspotting which is a wonderful weekly collection of recipes that use yeast. My collection of to-do bread, cracker, and other recipes always increases with each roundup.
Hungarian cucumber salad is typically eaten with many heavy, meat-centric meals, and we eat it a little differently than other nations typically do.Usually, instead of eating a salad as an appetizer, we eat this right along side our main meal, alternating bites to get something heavy and something light at the same time.
A delicious flatbread made from mostly potatoes and served especially in the fall and winter. It's easy to make with wheat flour or gluten-free.
If you like your potatoes sliced thin and baked until they're creamy and cheesy, you will love Hungarian style potatoes. I've based this recipe on the Hungarian version of scalloped potatoes, a casserole called rakott krumpli. It shouldn't be difficult to make potatoes, Hungarian or otherwise I really, really wanted to make this with kielbasa (I know it's not Hungarian), but was unable to find any with walking distance in Valladolid. I tried to substitute fresh chorizo even though the local stuff tends to turn into hard lumps if cooked too long. In addition, I cut the recipe in half
The food in Slovakia might not be the prettiest, but it sure is good. There's a lot of cabbage, dumplings and stews, but Slovak cuisine also includes
Hungarian cuisine, this cuisine belongs to Hungary, and to its primary ethnic group The Magyars.Hungarian dishes are cooked with meats, seasonal vegetables, fruits,fresh bread, dairy products and cheese.Hungarians love to enjoy their meat in stews, casseroles, as steaks. The mixing of different meats and vegetables in their dish is a traditional feature of this cuisine.Soups,desserts, pastries and the famous pancakes are the other important dishes of this Hungarian cuisine.I have been looking for a simple recipe from this cuisine for this month's long blogging marathon as we are cooking from around the world with country name starts with alphabets, since today"s alphabet is 'H',i picked immediately the Hungarian cuisine. While going through the google master, i got hooked immediately to their Palacsinta, the famous Hungarian pancakes or crepes. These crepes are almost as like French crepes.However most of the Central European pancakes are thin pancakes similar to the French crêpe. The main difference between the French and this Hungarian version of this dish is that the mixture for this crepes can be used straight away unlike that of the French crepes which is suggested to be left at rest for several hours. Palacsinta are made by creating a runny dough from eggs, flour, milk, and salt and frying it in a pan with butter or oil. Unlike thicker types of pancakes, palascinta are usually served with different types of fillings and eaten for lunch or dinner.One among the well known crepes of this Hungarian cuisine is the Gundel pancake (Gundel palacsinta), made with ground walnuts, raisin, candied orange peel, cinnamon, and rum filling, served flambéed in dark chocolate sauce made with egg yolks, heavy cream, and cocoa. But the Hungarian pancakes i picked for this blogging marathon is the simplest one, you can fill this palacsinta simply with any spread like apricot or strawberry jam, you can also go for sugar, grounded walnuts or poppy seeds. Some people may also fill their pancakes with sugared cheese, sweetened cocoa or simply with cinnamon powder. These thin crepes are dangerously addictive and my kids enjoyed this cigars shaped like crepes happily for their evening snacks. These crepes can be prepared very easily with simple ingredients,we loved it very much. However i prepared this crepes with eggs, an eggless version can also be prepared if you replace the eggs simply with buttermilk. Recipe Source: Budapestology 2cups All purpose flour 3cups Milk 3nos Eggs 2tsp Sugar 2tbsp Oil Take the eggs in a large bowl, beat with a hand mixer. Add the flour, sugar, milk and oil, beat everything well, the batter should be smooth and runny. Heat a crepe pan or a frying pan, heat some butter on medium heat, drop enough batter, turn the pan until the batter cover the bottom of the pan. This crepe should be thin, when its turns brown, flip and cook on the other side. Remove the crepe from the pan, continue the same process with the remaining batter. Put jam, marmalade or anything over the crepe, spread it and roll it carefully. Sprinkle some sugar in the top. Serve immediately. Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM# 44 An InLinkz Link-up
Make and share this Hungarian Paprika Potatoes (Paprikas Krumpli) recipe from Food.com.
This traditional Slovak soup uses already prepared ingredients, like sauerkraut, smoked ham, and smoked sausage, to made a hearty and warming soup that requires very little prepping time.
These amazing homemade noodles called nokedli are atrue favourite of ours. They goes well with any of our iconic dishes, such as ChickenPaprika, Potato Paprika or Beef Stew.
As I embark on a culinary journey to Hungary, one of the first dishes that caught my attention was the beloved palacsinta, also known as Hungarian pancakes.
This recipe for Hungarian Summer Squash with Dill combines shredded zucchini with a flavorful sauce of sour cream, vinegar, and fresh dill.
I have been a very lucky girl this week, my gorgeous family gave me an early Mothers Day present and I love it!!!!!!!! I can finally retire my not so good/ up to standard sunbean mix master. I am n…
Hungarian Cabbage Noodles with Caramelized Cabbage and Onions is the ultimate comfort food and definitely so much more than the sum of its parts.
Makes about 20 -25 tortillas, medium sizeUsing 2 pans to cook these makes the cooking go a lot faster.
There are many favorite summer foods that I like eating at lakeside or at outdoor swimming pools like hake or corn on the cob. When it comes to cooking at home I like preparing lecsó in summertime. What ratatouille means for the French, is lecsó for Hungarians. Both have key ingredients but there is much
From Hungarian traditional recipes & cooking passed on through the generations, to family & friend’s favorites collected along the way – Enjoy!
Dôležité je zapamätať si, že maďarský guláš sa nezahusťuje ani múkou, ani zemiakmi či chlebom. Že hustotu docielite použitím hovädzieho predného mäsa, ktoré je vhodné na dusenie, má krátke vlákna a obsahuje veľa "kližky" či "glejovky". Že okrem väčšieho množstva cibule použijete aj zeleninu. Že z korenín sa používa len paprika a paprika a zasa len paprika. A že najdôležitejšie je urobiť poriadny základ, s ktorým sa pohráte. Docielite tak nielen výbornú chuť gulášu, ale aj krásnu farbu.
Bryndzové halušky can be called Slovakia's national dish without too much debate. This dish of potato spaetzle/gnocchi topped with a sheep's milk cheese sauce and fried bacon is available in every other Slovak restaurant, if not more. Halušky have their own songs (I'll let you google them) and their very own festival, Halušky Fest in Turecká. The latter starts in
While it may be completely different in its modern form, lángos, in its original style, is the most ancient piece of Hungarian cuisine in the world. It is as old as bread, as it was created with the leftovers of the ancient grain, from the small clumps of dough that stuck to the kneading bowl […]
These Hungarian egg salad sandwiches are quick, simple and delicious. Little sour cream for moisture, onions for crunch.
Easy Hungarian Goulash recipe, serves 4, prep time: 60 minutes. An easy goulash recipe with beef, three kinds of paprika, onions and spices, use up your souvenir paprika!
Yes! I finally decided not to be lazy anymore and venture into making lángos at home. It is not difficult at all! Just like making pizza, except it is fried. Don't get me wrong, I'll still be buying ready-made ones from my Sunday market. However, if you need to feed or serve a hugh crowd doing it at home, will be more economical. Lángos Via visitbudapest.travel 300 g all-purpose flour, sifted 7 g dried (instant) yeast 250 ml water (*** I used luke warm) 1/2 teaspoon salt sunflower oil (for frying) toppings: sour cream, grated cheese, garlic Method 1) Dissolve instant yeast in luke warm water. Set aside for 10 mins or until yeast has been activated (froth / foaming) 2) In a bowl, sift together flour and salt. Add in the activated yeast water. Mix together by using your hand or wooden spoon. The dough is very sticky! Just mix it until the dough is smooth and not stick to bowl. 3) Let the dough rest , covered, for 30-40 mins. or until the size of dough doubled. 4) Stretch out the dough onto a floured surface, into square shape. Cut rounds by using a round cutter of 10cm or any desired size. Stretch the round doughs a little , thinning the centre. Let it rest for 30 mins. 5) After 30 mins. Heat oil in deep fryer. Fry until golden brown. 6) Serve hot with the suggested toppings. Updated : Oct 18, 2015 I've come across another easy fried dough recipe ; which is fluffier and faster http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/county-fair-fried-dough-recipe 2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour* 2 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, in 1/2" cubes 3/4 cup lukewarm water Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt. 2) Work in the cold butter, using a pastry blender, your fingers, or a mixer. 3) Stir in the warm water to make a soft dough. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes. 4) Divide the dough into eight pieces. Working with one piece at a time, roll into a thin 5" round, about 3/8" thick. 5) Heat about 3/8" vegetable oil to 375°F in an electric frying pan, or in a pan over a burner. If you're using a 10" diameter pan, this is 2 cups of vegetable oil. If you're not using an electric frying pan, use a candy thermometer to take the temperature of the oil; or guesstimate it by seeing if the first piece of dough fries nicely in the time specified. 6) Pick up one dough disk, and carefully lower it into the pan. Let it cook for 60 seconds (it'll puff up on top and become light brown on the bottom), then flip it over and cook until light brown on the other side, about 60 seconds. You don't want to cook these too dark; they'll become overly crisp. 7) Remove from the oil and set on a paper towel-lined baking sheet. Place in a 200°F oven to keep warm while you make the remaining fried doughs. 8) Serve warm, with maple syrup or cider syrup; confectioners' sugar, or cinnamon sugar; or the topping of your choice — some folks enjoy a savory version, with marinara sauce and cheese. Yield: 8 servings.
Hungarian Baked Cauliflower Recipe (Coliflor Con Cúrcuma): This is a true Hungarian dish from a sweet lady who is 94 yrs. young. She was born and raised in Budapest Hungry and came to the USA when she was in her late 30’s. This is the cauliflower recipe her mother made weekly, which was, and still is a fami…
