• 350 gr brašna
• 150 ml mleka
  
• 80 gr maslaca
• 1/2 kašičice šećera
• 1 kašičica soli
• 1 jaje
• biber
• 1 kesica instant kvasac(ili 1/2 kockice kvasca)

Uz pomoć štapića za ražnjiče na dva mesta izbušite male rupe i u njih stavite po biber.

Zeke prebacite na pleh obložen papirom za pečenje i ostavite 20 minuta da odmore. U međuvremenu uključite rernu na 200 °C da se zagreje.
Sa viljuškom umutite preostali belanac i premažite zeke. Stavite da se peku prvih 10 minuta na 200 °C, a onda smanjite na 180 °C i pecite još 10 minuta.

Rabbit pogaca

Ingredients needed:

 

·        350 gr of flour

·        150 ml of milk

·        80 gr of butter

·        ½ teaspoon of  sugar

·        1 teaspoon of salt

·        1 egg

·        Peppercorns

·        1 pack of instant yeast

 

Mix flour, dry yeast, sugar and salt. Mark a hole in the middle and add yolk, melted and cooled butted in it.  Gradually add lukewarm milk and stir, in the beginning with the whisk or spoon and then with hands knead into smooth dough. Cover the dough and set aside 30 minutes to rest. When dough has proofed and doubled in size divide into 5 equal parts. Knead in each particular part with hands to make the dough into shape of an egg .Dip clean kitchen scissors into flour and cut the dough in two places so that you will get rabbits ears  (See photo for more details). With help of sticks mark two holes for the eyes and place two black peppercorns. Place prepared rabbits onto baking tray lined with parchment paper and let them rest for 20 minutes more. Preheat oven on 200 °C.  Whisk egg white with a fork and brush each rabbit. Let them bake for first 10 minutes on 200 °C, and then lower the temperature to 180 °C and bake 10 more minutes.

Napraviti testo kao po receptu za „Uskršnje zeke“. Nadošlo testo premesiti, a onda od njega otkidati male loptice. Od svake loptice napraviti trakice oko 23 cm dužine i prst debljine. Sastaviti po dve trakice i onda ih zajedno uvrteti,tj. uviti u pletenicu. Krajeve spojiti u krug. Venčiće složiti na pleh obložen papirom za pečenje.Ostaviti venčiće 10-15 minuta da narastu, a onda ih premazati sa umućenim jajetom. Kažiprst umočiti u jaje,a onda u susam. Na svaki deo pletenice ostaviti otisak sa susamom. Peći u zagrejanoj rerni na 200 °C. Pečene venčiće ostaviti da odstoje i da se dobro ohlade, a onda u svaki venčić staviti po jedno ofarbano jaje i poslužiti za Uskršnji doručak.

Easter wreath

Prepare the exact same dough as in Easter rabbits recipe listed above.  Stir in the proofed dough and breake away small pieces from the dough. From each piece form a strips 23 centimiters in  length and thickness of a finger. Attach two strips and braid them together.Connect the edges to form a circle. Let them rest for 10-15 minutes till they proof some more, and brush with egg wash. With help of index finger dip each wreath into egg wash than into sesame seeds. Bake in prehreated oven on 200 °C.  When baked let them  cool completly then place painted ehh in  each  and serve as Easter breakfast.

• kuvano i ofarbano jaje u srebrnu boju
• plava prehrambena boja u prahu
• tanja najlonska kesa
• lepak za drvo

• 600 gr mlevene plazme
• 100 gr mlevenih oraha
• 100 gr čokolade
• 200 gr šećera u prahu
• 250 gr margarina
• 2 jaja
• 200 ml gaziranog soka sa ukusom narandže

• 60 gr putera
• 80 gr šećera u prahu
• 1 kašika mleka

• 350 gr gum paste
• prehrambene boje
• gotovih ukrasa za torte

Jaja, margarin i šećer u prahu izmiksati. Dodati plazmu, mlevene orahe i 100 gr rendane čokolade. Sipati sok i dobro promešati da se smesa izjednači. Staviti smesu na već napravljenu tacnu i oblikovati tortu u obliku jajeta.

Mikserom umutiti puter i šećer u prahu, dodati kašiku mleka i još malo izmiksati. Sa butter kremom premazati celu tortu. Odvojiti 250 gr od gum paste i obojiti je sa žutom prehrambenom bojom. Radnu površinu posuti sa šećerom u prahu, staviti gum pastu i sa oklagijom razviti koru debljine 3-4 mm, da bude malo veća od "jajeta". Prebaciti koru preko torte i rukama je oblikovati.

Višak gum paste iseći sa nožem.

Ostatak gum paste podeliti na nekoliko delova i u svaki deo dodati drugu boju. Praviti trakice, mašnice i ukrasiti jaje.

Svaku trakicu, pre nego što je stavite na tortu, sa donje strane pređite sa vlažnom četkicom da bi se bolje zalepila za tortu. Na kraju, ukoliko želite da torta ima sjaj, premažite je sa uljem.
Umesto gum paste, tortu možete ukrasiti šlagom ili ratluk masom. Ako se odlučite za ratluk masu, nju napravite tako što 100 gr ratluka od ruže izgnječite prvo sa viljuškom, a onda postepeno dodajte 200 gr šećera u prahu i 1 kašiku gustina i umesite rukama. U početku je masa dosta lepljiva. Kada napravite masu, u nju možete dodati prehrambene boje po želji i one moraju da budu u prahu. Pre nego što oklagijom razvučete ovu masu, dobro "pošećerite" radnu površinu šećerom u prahu i po potrebi dodajte još.
Višak ratluk mase čuvajte u dobro zatvorenoj kesi ili posudi i onda je uzimajte i koristite po potrebi za razne cvetiće,figurice, itd.

Ingredients for the cake

·        600 gr of ground biscuits

·        100 gr ground walnuts

·        100 gr of chocolate

·        200 gr of powder sugar

·        250 gr of margarine

·        2 eggs

·        200 ml of juice with lemon flavor

Butter cream

• 60 gr butter
• 80 gr powder sugar
• 1 tablespoon of milk

For cake decorations

• 350 gr gum paste
• Edible color
• Some decorations for cakes

Find a cardboard that is very firm and cut ellipse slightly larger than the cake to be. Overlay and wrap the carton in aluminum foil and you will get cardboard for the cake. Mix eggs, margarine and sugar. Add biscuits, ground walnuts and 100 gr of grated chocolate. Add juice and stir well till the mixture evens out. Pour the mixture onto prepared cake board and form a shape of a big egg.

Mix butter, sugar and add a spoon of milk to make butter cream. Coat the outside of the cake with butter cream. Separate 250 gr of gum paste and color it in yellow. Sprinkle the working area with the powdered sugar, place gum paste and with help of rolling pin roll it into 3-4 mm thickness (making sure it is a bit longer than the shape of a cake). Overthrow gum paste over the cake and with help of your hands form the egg shape. Cut the excess with the knife. Divide the rest of the gum paste into different parts and color each one differently. Create pretty stripes, bows and decorate the cake. Before placing each ribbon on the cake, brush the bottom of it with some water so it would stick better onto the cake. Lastly if you want your cake to be shiny brush it with some oil. Instead of a gum paste you may decorate it with whipping cream or ratluk fondant (Turkish delight). If you decide to go with ratluk  ( Turkish delight) you can make it by mashing 100 gr of ratluk ( rose flavor) with fork and slowly add 200 of powdered sugar and 1 spoonful of cornstarch and mix it in with your hands. At beginning mixture is really sticky. When it’s made you may color it as desired. Before rolling sprinkle table with lots of powder sugar.  Keep the leftovers in tightly closed container or zipper bag and keep it for different figurines, decorations, flowers etc.

• 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)
  

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.

• 1 kesica želatina u prahu (Dr. Oetker)
  
• 2 kašike graška
• 2 kašike kukuruza šećerca
• 1 crvena paprika
• 1 manja šargarepa
• listići peršuna
• 6-7 jaja

Na dnu svakog jajeta napraviti rupu i iscediti jaje.

Svaku ljusku od jajeta oprati sa toplom vodom i ostaviti da se osuši. Šargarepu obariti, procediti, a zatim ohladiti i iseckati na manje kockice. Papriku takođe iseckati. Svako jaje napuniti povrćem, ali ne do vrha.
Želatin spremiti prema upustvu sa kesice a onda nalijte jaja sa njim.

Jaja stavite uspravno,najbolje u kutiju za jaja ili postolje. Ako nemate trenutno kutiju ili postolje, možete iskoristiti i manje čašice za rakiju. Jaja ostavite par sati da se želatin stegne, a onda pažljivo skinite ljusku.
Sve ovo isto možete spremiti kao što spremate pihtije i onda tom smesom napunite jaja.

Ova jaja su objavljena u aprilskom broju časopisa Hrana i vino.

Magic Eggs

1 bag powdered gelatin (Dr. Oetker)
2 tablespoons peas
2 tablespoons sweet corn
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 small carrot
parsley leaves, chopped
6-7 eggs

Poke a hole on the bottom of each egg and drain eggs from the schells. Rinse each schell with warm water and let dry. Cook carot, let it cool and then cut into small cubes. Fill each schell with the vegetables, but not to the top. Prepare gelatin accordingly to the instructions from the bag and then pour it into the egg schells. Leave the eggs for a couple of hours until gelatin thickens, and then carefuly remove peel them.

Potrebno:

• žuto jaje
• zeleno jaje
• lepak

Obarite jaja i ohladite.  Žuto jaje oljuštite i ljusku izlomite na sitne delove. Na komadiće žutog  jajeta,stavite lepak i zalepite na zeleno jaje praveći mozaik.

Kada se lepak stegne,sa krpicom i uljem premažite jaje da dobije sjaj.Ako se desi pri kuvanju da vam naprsne još neko jaje u drugoj boji, naravno da i to jaje, tj. ljusku, možete iskoristiti za ovaj mozaik .

Mozaik jaje je urađeno za časopis Hrana i vino, april 2009.

Potrebno:

• kuvana jaja
• razne salvete
• makaze
• belanac
  
• četkica

Od salvete, odvojiti samo  štampani gornji sloj. Sa makazama iseći  motiv sa salvete i staviti ga na željeno mesto na jajetu.

Četkicu umočiti u dobro umućeno belance, a zatim preći sa njom preko salvete,potezima od sredine ka krajevima. Vodite računa da se salveta ne pocepa ili pogužva.

Ostaviti na stranu da se belanac osuši. Premazati sa uljem za sjaj.

• jaja
  
• crni marker sa tankim vrhom(cd-dvd)
  
• tempere
• četkice

Sa temperama i četkicom obojte unutrašnje delove šara.

Ostavite da se tempera osuši,pa pređite sa markerom preko obojenog dela,crtajući linije i tačkice.





Easter "tattooed" eggs

Are we going to do try to "tattoo" some eggs? :))
 

Needed material:

• eggs
• black marker with sharp point 
• water paints and brushes.

 
Cook eggs accordingly, then cool off.
For this technique most suitable and prettiest are white eggs.
 
With the pencil draw pattern, then with a marker go over them. With the water paint color the inside of the pattern, leave it to dry. Go over the colored part with the marker drawing lines and dots.