In 1 cup of lukewarm milk dissolve 1 teaspoon of sugar, and stir in the yeast. Set aside.
In the dough mixer place flour, melted margarine, sugar, egg jokes, rest of the milk, salt, orange zest, and the yeast mixture. Mix into a smooth dough.
Let rise in a warm place until double in size.
Cut the dough into several small pieces about golf sized balls. Shape the pieces in the middle of your Palm into balls.
Flour the work surface and flatten the balls into flat circles.
Preheat oil (Medium heat) in a deep skillet or pot.
Place the flattened pieces into preheated oil.
Once the pieces turn light, golden brown turn them over.
Take each fried peace out, and place it on a paper towel.
Garnish with toppings .
Recipe Notes
Fried Vdolky are best served with plum or pear sauce. Spread the sauce evenly on the top and add a teaspoon of vanilla yogurt in the center. You may sprinkle some shredded sour cheese (Tvaroh) or just dust with powdered sugar. Whipped cream is also an option.
In 1 cup of lukewarm milk dissolve 1 teaspoon of sugar, and stir in the yeast. Set aside.
In the dough mixer place flour, melted margarine, sugar, egg yolks, rest of the milk, salt, orange zest, and the yeast mixture. Mix into a smooth dough.
Let rise in a warm place until double in size.
Cut the dough into several small pieces about golf sized balls. Shape the pieces in the middle of your Palm into balls.
Flour the work surface and flatten the balls into flat circles.
Vdolky can be baked or deep-fried. To bake Vdolky preheat (preferably cast iron) skillet on low heat. Place flatened pieces on the hot skillet without any grease. The bottom of each piece should turn light brown. With a butter knife turn the pieces over. Each Vdolek will take approximately 3 to 5 minutes to cook on each side.
When done baking, brush each piece with vegetable oil on bouth sides.
To serve these we must first garnish them with toppings. For baked Vdolky we use pear sauce filling, which we generously spread on top of the roll and add a spoon full of vanilla yogurt in the middle. Dust with powdered sugar.
Heat milk in microwave for 1 minute. Add 1 tsp of sugar and yeast and stir together.Let rest.
In to a large bowl or dough mixer put flour, sugar, salt, lemon zest (finely shredded), vanilla, egg yolks, melted butter, and yeast mixture. If not using mixer, kneed the dough with a large wooden spoon by placing the spoon under the dough and lifting the dough up. Release and repeat in a different spot. Kneed for 5 minutes.
If you are using dough mixer mix for 2 minutes.
Add raisins, almonds, and mix again for 2 minutes. Spray the bottom of a bowl with nonstick spray, place the dough in the bowl, cover with plastic sheet, and let rise in a warm place till double in size.
Remove the dough on a counter top and kneed by hand, releasing extra air bubbles.
Divide the dough into 5 same pieces and roll them into long, 1- 1/2 inch thick coils.
Take three of them, pinch the tops together, and braid them. Secure the braid by pinching the ends again together.
Take the two other pieces pinch the tops together, twist the coils together and secure the ends. Place the twisted braid on top of the thicker one, while pressing the ends of both braids together and folding them under a little.
Brush the top with egg wash (1 egg and 2 Tbs of water) You can also put more chopped almonds on top, or leave it. Let the sweet bread rise in warm place till double.
Preheat the oven to 350 °F and bake for 35 to 40 minutes. The last 20 minutes cover the top of the bread with aluminum foil. The top should be nice golden brown color.
If the meat is not pre-sliced, cut thin slices about quarter of an inch thick and 2x2inches large. Pound the slices of meat with meat mallet, sprinkle salt and pepper over the tops, flip them over, and season from the other side.
Scrape the onion to the side of the pot and start placing a piece of meat, one by one on the bottom of the pan. Brown each piece from both sides, and push them aside in the pan. Repeat this process with all the pieces. It is important that the heat is on high.
The meat will start creating a brown coating on the bottom of the pan, and that is what we are looking for.
Add half a cup of water to the pan and stir the meat around, until all of the brown coating is released from the bottom into the sauce.
Cook out all the liquid from the pan, until it starts catching to the bottom again.
Add one cup of water, stir from the bottom, releasing all the brown coating from the bottom again.
Then add 2 more cups of water, and one cube of beef flavored bouillon. It would be best if you use a pressure cooker. Cover the pot with lid and close tightly. Once the pot starts steaming, turn down the heat to medium low and cook for 25-35 minutes.
When done, place the pressure cooker in the kitchen sink, and let cold water run over the top of the lid. Once safe to open, remove the lid add 1 cup of water and bring to boil.
Mince one clove of garlic and add to the meat.
In a small bowl whisk half a cup of water with 4 tablespoons of flour, and stir it into the meat. Let cook for another five minutes.
Recipe Notes
This dish can be served with steamed rice or potato dumplings, and tomato or cucumber salad on the side.
In a small bowl mix 1 -1/2 cups of warm water, sugar and yeast. Stir the yeast in so it is all under water and let sit aside.
In to a dough mixer place all dry ingredients, mix it, and add water with vinegar and yeast mixture. Mix well, and if dough is too sticky add more flour.
Spray the bottom of a clean bowl with non-stick spray. Place the dough in the bowl, cover with plastic wrap, place it in a warm place, and let it rise.
When the dough doubles its size remove it, and place it on a flat-floured surface. Kneed the dough into a tight, smooth, round ball. Place the ball on a baking sheet or cake pan(round 8-10 in), and let rise again.
Preheat the oven to 400° F and bake for 15 minutes.
Mix 1 tsp of salt in a cup of water, and gently brush the top of the hot bread . Turn the temperature down to 350°F, and bake for another 30 minutes. Make sure to brush salty water on the bread every 10 minutes. Let the bread cool before cutting.
Wash the roast and generously rub with salt add pepper and caraway seed.
Preheat oil in cast iron pan on high.
Chop onion and sate till golden brown. Stir with wooden spoon. Scrape onion to the side and add roast.
Brown the roast from all sides. It will create a nice crust that will protect the meat from drying out. When the onion starts catching to the bottom add slowly water and scrape from bottom. This will make delicious drippings.
Preheat the oven to 350 °F, cover the pan with a lid, and bake in the oven for 2 hours. Turn meat with a wooden spoon every ½ hour. After 2 hours remove the lid and raise the temperature to 400˚ F and bake for another 40 minutes.
When the roast is done remove from the pot unto a plate and cover with foil.
You can add additional flavor to the roast by placing some of the dripping directly on the meat and dumplings before serving the meal, or make from the drippings extended sauce.
Place the pot back on the stove, and add 1 cup water to the drippings. Scrape the sides of the pot into the drippings. To make drippings more like a gravy texture, and add 2 tablespoons of cornstarch mixed in 1/4 cup of water and stir into the drippings. Let cook for 3 minutes, than drizzle over the dish
Filling:
In a heavy saucepan put 2 cups of milk, sugar, and vanilla. Whisk in egg yolks and bring to hot temperature with constant stirring.
In a mug: mix ½ cup of milk with cornstarch and pudding. Mix well and pour to the milk. Bring to boil, with constant stirring. Reduce the heat and cook till very thick.
Pour into a bowl, cover with plastic foil, and place it in the refrigerator.
Dough:
In a heavy saucepan bring water, butter and salt to a boil.
Add flour all at once, stir with wooden spoon till the dough forms a ball. Set aside to cool for 5 min.
Add eggs one at a time, and mix it by hand with a wooden spoon. When one egg is absorbed in the dough, add another. Repeat this process till you use all the eggs.
Preheat the oven to 400° F.
Place a wide decorative tip in a corner of a pastry bag, and fill with dough.
Place a piece of parchment paper on a backing sheet ( you can draw circles directly on the paper and than flip upside down),or just use greased baking sheet. Pipe wreath like shapes (circles ) 2 inches wide. Go twice around with the dough to create two layers.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool down.
Cut cold wreaths in half like a bagel.
Place the filing in a large Ziploc bag and cut one corner off. Squeeze the filling on the bottom part of the wreath, and cover with the top. Brush the top with Sugar glaze.
Sugar glaze: In a cup put 3 Tbsp water, 1 tsp vanilla, 2 Tbsp rum(or 2tsp rum extract +11/2 Tbsp water) Heat in microwave for 1 min and pour into a bowl with 2 cups of Powdered sugar. Mix well. Heat in microwave for 1 more minute before brushing it on tops of the wreaths.
Hovězí Polévka s Játrovými Knedlíčky - Beef Soup with Dumplings
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This soup is very traditional. Some call it “The Wedding Soup”, because it is usually served on special occasions like weddings or different festivities. Some might be discouraged from trying it, because of the main ingredient in the dumplings. Yes it has a liver in it, but let me tell you something. The taste of the dumpling is so delicate and refreshing, that you will feel like you just ate the finest meatball ever.
Hovězí Polévka s Játrovými Knedlíčky - Beef Soup with Dumplings
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This soup is very traditional. Some call it “The Wedding Soup”, because it is usually served on special occasions like weddings or different festivities. Some might be discouraged from trying it, because of the main ingredient in the dumplings. Yes it has a liver in it, but let me tell you something. The taste of the dumpling is so delicate and refreshing, that you will feel like you just ate the finest meatball ever.
Prepare vegetables by dicing parsnip, carrots, celery, and onion.
Place the vegetables in a pressure cooker with water, whole steak, and salt. Lock the lid and cook for 30 minutes.
Remove the meat and cut it into small pieces and return it back into the pot.
Make the meat dumplings.¼ onion6 cloves garlic3 tsp salt1 lb. beef liver2 Tbs butter1 egg1 egg yolkPlace all the ingredients above in a blender and mix for 1 minute.
Pour the liquid into a medium-mixing bowl. Add 1 cup of cream of wheat and 2 cups of breadcrumbs. Mix with wooden spoon and let it sit for 15 minutes. The dough will thicken.
Roll small balls out of the dough, and place them in the boiling soup. Cook for another 10 minutes. To finish the taste add 1cube of beef bouillon and black pepper.
