TARTE TATIN

Tarte tatin was created in 1889 by Stephanie and Caroline Tatin. This tart is absolutely delicious. It is a must to try.
I have used Rachel Allen's recipe from "Bake" and little modified it.

ORANGE YOGURT AND CHERRY CAKE

I have found this recipe at Edd Kimber's blog. This cake is super moist and delicious! I have changed some ingredients. 

PROFITEROLES WITH WHIPPED CREAM AND CHERRIES

I love profiteroles. My favourites are with whipped cream and cherries.

ÉCLAIRS WITH VANILLA BUTTERCREAM AND STRAWBERRIES

There is just one word which can describe this dessert: YUMMY!

HOW TO MAKE CHOUX PASTRY?

Choux Pastry is one of the basics pastry. You can use it to make desserts or to savoury dishes.
In Poland we make soups with small choux pastry balls. Yum!

MIZERIA - POLISH CUCUMBER SALAD

Traditional mizeria is made from sliced cucumbers, onion, sour cream, salt and pepper. In my house my Mum made mizeria with sweetcorn and chives.

WHOLEMEAL VEGETARIAN PIZZA

Another Alessandra Zecchini's recipe (from "Savour. Irrestible pizzas, pies, tarts and bread"). 


Pizza was great! Thanks to wholemeal flour we can say it is healthier than traditional pizza. 

HOMEMADE TOMATO SAUCE FOR PIZZA

This is Alessandra Zecchini's recipe from her book "Savour. Irrestible pizzas, pies, tarts and bread".

CHICKEN ROLLS WITH MUSHROOMS AND PANCETTA

This is the best dinner which I cooked. I love smoked taste of this meat.

NAAN - INDIAN BREAD

I took this recipe from "Show me the curry" blog. I must say that naan is came out perfect! Just like it should be.
You can make it plain or with seeds of your choice.
My dough was little bit to watery so I had to add more flour.

CHAMEI: GREEN TEA CAKE WITH PASSION FRUIT MOUSSE

One of best things to do is reading blogs. One of the best is Closet Cooking (in my opinion of course). I found there recipe for Matcha cake (green tea cake). I had to try it! Green colour of cake is incredible!
I thought that perfect companion for green tea will be passion fruit, so my cake has different filling than Kevin's.
My friend's love this cake! I hope you will also enjoyed :).

Recipe for passion fruit mousse I found on MasterChef UK website.

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HUMMUS

(Rachel Allen's recipe)

Ingredients:

400g tin of chickpeas, drained
juice of 1/2 or 1 lemon
2 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
2 heaped tbsp tahini paste (sesame paste)
3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbs natural yoghurt
salt and white pepper

1. Place all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until really smooth.
2. Season with salt and pepper.
3. You can add little more olive oil or lemon juice if necessary.
4. Place in a serving bowl.

It will keep in the fridge for roughly 5 days.

FILO POUCHES WITH TURKEY, MOZZARELLA AND PEPPERS

I love this dish. Filo is crusty and taste of herbs refreshing. Perfect food for sunny hot day.

POLAND - FEEL INVITED!

SUMMER EGG SALAD WITH CHIVE, RADISH AND CHEESE

Home-cooked breakfast. The taste of my childhood and spring. Fresh bread, leaf lettuce and hot chocolate. Absolutely yummy!

KAPUSNIAK - POLISH TRADITIONAL SAUERKRAUT SOUP

I think I am addicted to this soup ... :). This is my absolute number one! Kapusniak is nourishing traditional Polish soup. My Mother is making it on Autumn and Winter.
The best sauerkraut you will buy in Polish shops.

HOMEMADE VIENNESE WHIRLS

When I think about this Scottish cookies I am thinking about Vienna, waltz, Strauss's music...

In United Kingdom you can buy those cookies in every shop. For long time I have been looking for recipe, but I could't find anything great. I have decided to make recipe by myself. 

BRIOCHE PARISIENNE WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE

I found this recipe in Sousoukitchen blog. I have to say it is perfect brioche. You will need to be very patient as this dough needs to rise for 19 hours!
You can prepare your brioche with chocolate (like I did), creme anglais or custard.

BRUSCHETTA WITH MOZZARELLA AND TOMATOES

Bruschettta with mozzarella is my favorite type of Italian antipasti. If you like to make bruschetta just with tomatoes follow this link: Bruschetta al pomodoro.

TOMATO BRUSCHETTA (BRUSCHETTA AL POMODORO)

I love taste of warm bruschetta. It is refreshing Italian appetizer. This antipasti came from Central Italy ( XV century).

MOCHA PANNA COTTA

I love this Italian little delicate dessert. Perfect for warm days. To make this dessert I have used recipe from "Silver Spoon" and little change it. 

VALENTINE'S HEART (MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE)

This chocolate cake is very moist and light. Perfect for chocoholics. Recipe is from "Baked and Delicious" magazine.
This is tiny cake - just for two people. Great for any special date :).

WARM MADEIRA CAKE WITH HOT RASPBERRY JAM

This cake is perfect for colder afternoons. Hot tea with warm cake is like heaven :). Recipe for maidera cake is from book "Cakes and Slices" (Murdoch Books).

ASIA'S APPLE PIE

When I was young we had classes at school called ZPT. We learned how to cook, sew, repair stuff. At one of those lessons we had to bake cake. My friend Asia shared with us her family's Apple Pie recipe.
Since that time I am baking it quite often. The best is with vanilla ice-cream.

DEVONSHIRE SCONES

This is lovely Mary Berry recipe. Scones ore one of the best British sweets. I am absolutely in love with them :). 

Apricot Fruit Loaf

This is the best cake ever! This is modified version of Mary Berry's Iced apricot fruit loaf.
Baking time: 1 hour and 10 minutes

MOROCCAN OATMEAL MUFFINS

I found this recipe from one of my favourite websites: sousoukitchen.
Oatmeal muffins are healthier and extremely tasty.
I love to eat them with strawberry jam and cup of warm milk.

SKUBANIEC - PLESNIAK - POLISH "MOLDY" CAKE (meringue, cocoa and blueberries)

My favorite Polish cake :)

Ingredients:

200 g unsalted butter
4 eggs
3 cups flour
1,5 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup and 4 tablespoon caster sugar
pinch of salt
2 tablespoon cocoa powder
fresh fruits (I used 250 g blueberries) or jar of your favorite jam

1. Cold butter mix together with flour, baking powder, 4 tablespoon sugar, pinch of salt and 4 egg yolks.
2. Make 3 equal balls from dough. One ball mix with cocoa. Put them to fridge for one hour.
3. Beat 4 egg whites together with 1 cup sugar until well beaten.
4. Prepare tray: grease it and sprinkle with flour or bread crumbs.
5. Pre-heat oven to 160 C degrees.
6. Grate one ball of dough on tray. Put on it blueberries.
7. On blueberries grate another one ball of dough.
8. Spread egg whites on dough.
9. Grate cocoa dough as a last.
10. Bake until meringue on top will be crunchy outside and soft inside (I baked 60 minutes).
11. If you are not very experienced baker you can bake each layer of cake for: grate white dough on tray - bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Add blueberries and grate another ball. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Add meringue and grate cocoa dough. Bake for 40 minutes or until meringue is ready.

Smacznego!

Mary Berry's chocolate chips muffins

I found this lovely recipe in Mary Berry's book "Ultimate cake book". This is one of the best books at my bookshelf.
Last time while I was in Poland I bought silicone flower trays. I think flower-muffins look beautiful.

Dark chocolate cake with white chocolate mousse

I have baked this cake for New Year’s party. My chocolate temptation.

Ingredients

1 cup milk

2 cups sugar

2 cups plain flour

1 cup sunflower oil

½ cup cocoa

2 eggs

1 spoon vanilla essence

2 teaspoons bicarbonate soda

1 teaspoon salt

300 gram good quality white chocolate

600 milliliters double cream

2 spoons powder gelatin

Cake:

1.     Mix together: milk, sugar, flour, cocoa, eggs, vanilla essence, soda and salt.

2.     When all above ingredients will be well combine add 1 cup of boiling water and mix again.

3.     Bake in 180 Celsius degrees.

4.     I have baked in small square bake tin. Need to be greased and sprinkled with bread crumbs.

5.     Bake for about 40 minutes. Ready cake will come off tin’s edges.

6.     When cake has cooled completely, cut it two times.

White chocolate mousse:

1.     Melt gelatin in 50 grams warm water. Mix until dissolve.

2.     Boil water in saucepan. Put on that heatproof bowl. Melt in bowl white chocolate. When melted take it out from heat. Leave to cool.  

3.     Start whipping cream. When nearly ready stop mixing,

4.     Slowly add to cream gelatin and white chocolate and mix by spoon.

5.     Spread mousse at cake.