Kuhinjica - Uskršnje zeke

Evo i zeka sa naslovne strane :)
Časopis Hrana i vino,april 2009.

Potrebno za 3 zeca:

330 gr brašna (flour)
130 ml mleka (milk)
45 gr margarina (butter)
1/2 kesice suvog kvasca (1/2 bag of dry yeast)
1/2 kašičice šećera(1/2 teaspoon sugar)
1 kašičica soli (1 teaspoon salt)
2 jajeta (2 eggs)
30 gr lana (30 gr flax seed)
5 špageta (5 spaghetti)
12 zrna bibera (12 peppercorn)

U mlako mleko staviti šećer, kvasac i lašičicu brašna. Ostaviti par minuta da kvasac nadođe. U odgovarajuću posudu staviti jedno jaje, istopljeni margarin i posoliti. Dodajte mleko sa nadošlim kvascem i sa brašnom zamesite glatko testo. Posudu sa testom pokriti sa čistom krpom i ostaviti 30 minuta da testo nadođe.
Nadošlo testo premesite i podelite na 6 jednakih delova. Zeca odmah sastavljajte na plehu pripremljenom za pečenje, da bi ste izbegli kasnije teško premeštanje zeca sa radne površine u pleh. Za svakog zeca potrebna su dva dela. Od ta dva dela, jedan deo odvojite i napravite trup od zeca. Od drugog dela testa napravite glavu, oči, uši, noge itd. Kada sastavljate delove tela, na delu gde se oni dodiruju, premažite sa umućenim belancetom, a zatim i celog zeca, sem pantalona premažite sa belancetom. Pantalone premažite sa umućenim žumancetom, a onda pospite sa lanom. Na tregerima od pantalona, umesto dugmeta stavite biber. Biber takođe stavite da budu oči. Isto ovako napravite i druga dva zeca.

Špagete podelite na 4 dela i svaki deo premažite sa žumancetom i stavite u pleh za pečenje. U međuvremenu zagrejte rernu na 200 °C i u tako zagrejanu rernu stavite da se peku oko 10-12 minuta. Kada su zeke pečene, u svakog zeca zabodite po nekoliko špageta umest brkova.

Zavežite im mašnice i napišite ime deteta čiji će zeka biti. Kao i uz šarena Uskršnja jaja, tako i uz ove zeke, deca će uživati na Uskršnje jutro.

Pogledajte ovde kako ih je moja prijateljica Božena napravila, od koje sam i videla ove divne zeke :)

Easter rabbits

Ingredients for 3 rabbits

330 gr of flour
130 ml of milk
45 gr of butter
1/2 pack of dry yeast
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
30 gr of flax seed
5 spaghetti pieces of spaghetti string
12 peppercorn

In warm like milk add sugar, yeast and teaspoon of flour. Let it sit a bit till yeast foams. In bigger bowl add one whole egg, melted margarine and salt. Add milk and yeast mixture to it and knead into the dough with flour. Cover the dough and let it proof for 30 minutes. Stir the proofed dough and separate it into 6 equal parts. Form a rabbit in baking dish, so you wouldn’t have trouble transferring it prior to baking. For each rabbit you need two pieces of the dough. Separate one part for the body of the rabbit. From the other part you will make head, eyes, ears, legs etc. When you start attaching each body part you will brush it with egg white to act as glue. Once you are done forming you will brush entire rabbit with egg white except the trousers. You will brush the trousers with egg yolk and then sprinkle with flax seed. On the suspenders of the trousers you will place a peppercorn instead of a button. Create eyes from peppercorns as well. Follow the same process for other two rabbits. Divide spaghetti strips into 5 equal parts and each one brush with egg yolk. Place it onto baking tray. Preheat oven to 200 °C and place rabbits to bake for 10-12 minutes. When baked thrust few spaghetti in each rabbit instead of whiskers. Tie the bows around the neck with kids name on the tag. Kids will love them on the Easter morning.