Archive for 24. February 2010

Carrot Sticks

Carrot Sticks

Ingredients

6 Boiled carrots
1 Eggs
1 Crushed garlic
1 Dried apricots, minced
1 Tbsp fresh dill, minced
1 Tbsp dry mint
1 Tbsp pine nuts, roasted
3 Tbsp bread crumbs
Salt and pepper
1 Tbsp all purpose flour
Oil

 Steps

• Mash carrots well with a fork.
• Whisk eggs in a deep bowl. Add garlic, apricots, green onion, dill, parsley, dry mint, and pine nuts. Toss lightly until ingredients are mixed well.
• Add carrots and mix well. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add bread crumbs until to reach a dough-like consistency.
• Make stick-shapes from the dough. Roll the mixture in flour to coat evenly. (The carrot sticks can be stored in plastic bags and kept in the freezer to be used later.)
• Heat oil in a pan and fry the sticks until lightly brown. Removed and place on paper towels to absorb excess oil. Serve with yogurt salad.

Hazelnut and honey cake

Hazelnut and honey cake

Ingredients

4 separated eggs
¼ cup brown sugar
¾ cup honey
2 cups fine bread crumbs
1 cup hazelnuts, chopped
3 tablespoon soft butter
Icing sugar-fresh fruits-honey for garnishing

 Steps

- Preheat oven to 180 C.
- Beat egg yolks using an electric beater, add sugar and continue beating.
- In another bowel, beat the egg whites forming meringue, add part of the meringue to the egg yolks with constant beating.
- Combine the honey, bread crumbs and hazelnuts, stir using a wooden spoon.
- Add this mixture to the other part of the meringue, lightly stir to combine.
- Grease the muffin or cake cups; line the bottom and the sides with either bread crumbs or hazelnuts.
- Pour the cake batter to 2/3 of the cups. Bake for 35-40 minutes.
- Cool the cakes on wire rack
- Garnish with icing sugar and fresh fruits drizzle with honey and serve.

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