Feta-cheese Bread : (Τυρόψωμο)

I finally decided to make the feta-cheese bread!

I thing I miss feta a lot around here. Not that I cannot find it, but it is never like home! So whenever I have the chance to use it I use it Largely.

What you need:

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 cups olive oil

1 cup warm water

1 pack dry yeast (11gr)

salt-pepper

(any other herb you might want to use, suggestions: oregano or thyme)

1 cup feta cheese (If you don't like feta you can change it for olives)

Sesame or poppy seeds for topping!

1. In a large bowl put the warm water (38°-42° C is the best temperature for the yeast) and the yeast and mix with your hand!

2. When dissolved, add the oil, the salt and pepper and the preferable spices of yours!

3. Start adding the flour and also the feta cheese (or olives)

4. Until it becomes somehow like that and does not stick in your hands! You can add more flour if your batter is still sticky. Cover with a clean towel and let rise for about an hour!

5. After that put it in a pan and flatten it.

6. Put some water in your hand and spread it on the surface, sprinkle sesame or poppy seeds on top, both fit:)

7. Bake for 30-40 min at 170° C until golden brown...

8. Enjoy warm from the oven:)

From the heart,

Anna

Raspberry jam, easy!

Long time no see,

but I came back with a small memory from summer:)

All kinds of berries have always been favorites to me...However they are not available all year long, unless you make them!

So I decided to preserve the taste of summer in a jar, for as long as it lasts..

Raspberry jam is very very easy!

What you need:

500gr raspberries 

500gr granulated sugar

(In general you need the same amount of raspberries and sugar)

1. Take a picture of the wonderful berries:)

2. Put the berries and the sugar in a pan. Stir over low heat until the sugar has melted (dissolved)

3. You see not ready yet..

4. When the sugar is melted, boil over high heat for 5-7 min, even 7-9 until the mixture 

reaches setting point. This depends on the fruit.

5. When thick as you like it, remove it from the heat. Pour into hot sterilized jars, seal and let cool.

6. Enjoy with fresh from the oven bread and butter for best results:)

From the heart, 

Anna

Stuffed tomatoes, peppers and zucchini - Γεμιστά

Cook summer goodbye, with stuffed tomatoes, peppers and zucchini! 

Originally a summer recipe, since the ingredients are at their best at this time of the year.

The fact that they are stuffed only with rice, herbs and spices, caused them to be called fake which explains the absence of meat. They can also be found stuffed with minced meat, but my version is the fake one, pure summery, light, tasteful and the last thing I want to eat before summer ends!

So I cooked summer away...

What you need:

Depending on your pan and on your taste (some people only stuff tomatoes)

For approximately 15-17 tomatoes, peppers and zucchini I used the following:

2-3 small onions

1 1/2 Tbsp salt

1 1/2 tsp sugar

1 cup parsley

1 cup dill

1 tsp tabasco

2 cups rice

2-3 Tbsp olive oil

2 extra tomatoes just for the juice

breadcrumbs

1. Wash the vegetables very well and..

2. Cut the upper part! Let the tomatoes hats be still attached to the tomatoes, but cut completely the hats of peppers. The inner part of the tomato empty in a separate bowl for later. Clean the peppers from the inside and throw away the seeds.

4. Neat and clean;) ready to be stuffed! Arrange in the pan nicely...

5. Meanwhile in the bowl where you kept the tomato take the big pieces and put in the blender to make it (almost) liquid.

6. Until it is pureed! At this phase you can add 1-2 tomatoes extra for more juice;) It will add more taste and texture to the food!

7. Do the same with the onion, put in the blender and add some salt so that their taste becomes more intense.

8. Cut the parsley and the dill and..

9. Put the tomato juice, the onion, the herbs and add all the remaining ingredients (oil, salt, pepper, sugar, tabasco)!

10. Stuff all the vegetables!

11. ;) And don't forget to put their hats on!

12. For those who decided to add a zucchini, now it is the moment! Cut them and with a small spoon remove the inside!

13. And stuff of course...

14. When all is done!! Put in the pan with water and a little bit of olive oil! (1 cup of rice equals 3 cups of water). Add 6 cups of water (in our case) and...

15. Put in the oven for 1h and 30min (depending on the oven it might need 1h and 45min) at 180° C. I usually put it at 200° in the beginning until the water starts boiling and later decreasing the temperature! At same time before lowering the temperature take the pan out and add some dried breadcrumbs on top of every hat, to avoid them burning!

16. And serve with yogurt of feta cheese!

Bye bye summer...

From the heart,

Anna

Shortcake with fresh Strawberries

Shortcakes are always good, and good think is you can eat them with many things...

On top of that it is very easy and fast to make:)

What you need for the scones:

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/3 cups white sugar

2 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/3 cups (or 75gr) butter in cubes (not melted)

2/3-3/4 milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

For the filling:

Ideal would be some whipped cream or creme patissier

Fresh fruits: Strawberries, blueberries, and other berries

Or whatever else you feel like:)

Tip: If you are a cinnamon fan, guess what you can add as much cinnamon as you want and create cinnamon shortcakes;)

Music recommendation: Strawberry shortcakes by Fujifabric! Awful song, but suitable title:)))

1.  In a bowl mix, flour, sugar, salt and baking powder

2. Then add the butter in cubes and mix in with the hand...

3. ...Until the mix becomes like sand:) (I guess I miss summer a lot)

4. Add the milk with the vanilla extract and mix well but not TOO much!

5. The mix becomes muddy and soft...

6. ...and sticky

7. Taratataaaaaaa (my new tool, in its first on screen appearance) The already cut in pieces silicone pan:))) (It was a present from a friend) Of course you can use any round pan, but the portion is only for a small one:) Preheat the oven at 200° C and bake for 20min.

8. Look at my blonde beauties:)

9. Cut them and fill them with whatever is in your heart...

10. Take a closer look, and enjoy...

From the heart,

Anna

Bake me Pink Lemonade:)

Hello followers summer is here and I decided to welcome it, even though it plays hard here in 

Finland...

sooo I made some 

Pink homemade lemonade:)

You need!

1 cup of lemon, lime, pink grapefruit juice

1 cup of white sugar

To serve:

Palm tree sugar

Lime

Frozen grapes: instead of ice:)

I hope u like it as much as I do:)

Looking forward to your comments this time, start posting some!

Especially if you try these recipes, please share your feedback!

Go pink!

1. Cut

2. Put the one cup of sugar in the host bottle

3. Pour the juice:)

4. and.... shake shake shake..

5. ..once more

6. Serve: Put the frozen grapes in a wine glass

7. And the palm tree sugar:)

8. Put a little bit of the mix in the glass...

9. And fill in the rest with sparkling water:)

10. Fresh : Pink : Cool : Sparkling...

 Cheers, to a wonderful summer,

From the heart,

Anna