Showing posts with label Macedonia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Macedonia. Show all posts

Thursday 31 August 2017

Summer baking + traveling to Macedonia and Greece 🍩🍰⛱

ok, here I am with some new bakes and some new photos from the summer  
 🍩🍰⛱




Bagels 



These bagels are made using:

200g wholemeal flour
300g white flour
1 pack of instant yeast, 7g
1 tsp salt
325ml warm water
1 egg for glazing
seeds for topping 

Sieve the flour into a big mixing bowl, add the yeast, salt and the water.
Knead the dough for 10 minutes if doing by hands.
Divide the dough into eight equal-size pieces.
Take one piece and roll it into a ball then dip your finger in a little flour and push it through the centre of the dough ball. Make the hole about 4cm wide by spinning it around.
Place the bagel into a baking tray and repeat with the rest of the dough balls.
Spray the bagels with oil and cover with plastic wrap.
Leave to rise for about 40 minutes.
Then brush the bagels with whisk egg and sprinkle some seeds of your choice.
I have used sesame, onion and caraway seeds.
Bake the bagels for 25 - 30 minutes on 200 C 





Birthday cake for my mother in law 


Raspberry, vanilla & white chocolate cake with almond flowers by Lorraine Pescale






Almond twists 


I can only say these almond bakes are divine:

dough; 250ml lukewarm milk
1 egg, beaten
85g sugar
1 tsp salt
1 or 2 tsp crushed cardamom seeds
7g instant yeast
500g white flour
75g butter, room temperature 


filling: 25g ground almonds
25g sugar
50g soft butter
1 egg for glazing
20g almond flakes

Whisk together the milk, egg, sugar, salt and cardamom.
Mix the flour and yeast, add the liquid and mix with a wooden spoon.
Finally add the butter and knead it into the dough.
Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead for 10 minutes.
Return the dough to the mixing bowl, cover with clean tea towel and leave it to rise for 1 hour.
After that, divide the dough into 2 pieces, using a rolling pin, roll each dough into a rectangle size 15x25 cm.
Spread the butter over the dough and scatter the almonds and sugar. Place one dough on top of the other, buttered side down.
Using a sharp knife, cut the pastry into 15 strips.
Twist each strip into a knot and place it on a baking tray.
Brush the beaten egg over the top and sprinkle with flaked almonds.
Bake for 10 - 12 minutes on 200 C 









Sunrise over Macedonia





Olympia, Greece 







The starfish was picked by my brother in law 


Beach read




Skopje, Macedonia




Turkish coffee made on outdoor fire 💜



My dad's chilies 


The basil 



The tomatoes 


The peaches


The 12 kg watermelon 





Wednesday 2 September 2015

Macedonia

Macedonia, country I identify myself, country I was born and country I visited this summer.There are so many places to visit as Macedonia is very rich with history. I just wish one day we will have more time to travel all over the country, for now we are happy with what we have seen so far.

Macedonia - always in my heart!



Typical seasonal  fruits and vegetables in August in Macedonia


 Hot peppers




 Grapes


 Plum tree 


 Figs



corns cooked on outside fire 
homemade bread 





 Coffee cooked in copper pots on outdoor wooden fire - priceless 


My mum's flowers decoration for her balconies 




 View from the front balcony


Ready for the winter


 Plums

Figs, not ready yet

tomatoes are sun - drying 

ready to go in the jar 

ready for the winter days





Me in action 

Ohrid lake

Ohrid lake, St.John at Kaneo





Plaoshnik 


View from fortress Kale

View towards the Millennium cross 


River Vardar

About to rain 

sunset in Skopje 

Mother Theresa museum


Skopje in the evening 

View from the top of the mountain Vodno

Millennium Cross  

From Vodno
Traditional rugs and bags
Traditional wedding dress in olden days
Traditional shop in the old town

Matka








River Treska
Chaining peppers for sun-drying





Will take a good couple of months to get completely dry,ready for the winter when can be used in bean stews or dips, yummy !