Recipes
Croatian Walnut Crescents
- 250 g softened butter
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 2 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 ½ c flour
- ½ c finely chopped walnuts
Preheat the oven to 170C. Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy and then add in the vanilla extract, flour and walnuts. Mix well and turn out onto a lightly floured board. Devide the mixture in four and shape these into logs – chill these in the fridge while you work on one piece at a time. Cut the log into small pieces and then roll these into crescent shapes and bake on a tray for about 15 mins until golden and firm.
Cool and dust with extra icing sugar.
Okonomiyaki
Okonomiyaki (makes 2)
This week’s recipe is a version of a dish that we very much enjoyed on our recent visit to Japan. Okonomiyaki is a Japanese pancake which is delicious and you can play around with the ingredients depending on what you have on hand.
- 1 c flour
- 2 eggs
- 160 ml water
Mix these ingredients to form a batter and then add:
- Shredded cabbage
- Cooked chicken, pork or seafood
- Spring onions
- Bean sprouts
Cook on a hot plate or in a large frying pan and top with Okonomiyaki Sauce and Japanese Mayonaise (available from Asian food stores or good supermarkets).