Traditional Recipes

Cheese puff pastry recipe: a recipe from Croatia

ROAST TURKEY /CROATIAN STYLE/ WITH MLINCI

Ingredients:
1 fresh turkey
salt, pepper
2 cups chicken or turkey stock
1 stick butter

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 325 F (160 C). Wash out the turkey with water. Pull out any remaining feather stubs in the turkey skin. Pat the turkey dry with paper towels. Turkey’s neck and giblets are to be reserved for gravy
2. Rub turkey thoroughly with salt and pepper and place it in a rack in a large shallow pan, breast side up.
3. Melt the butter and chicken or turkey stock. Brush the turkey with the stock and butter mixture. Loosely cover with aluminum foil to prevent over browning .
4. Put the turkey in the oven. Approximate Turkey Cooking Time:

   8 to 12 pounds 2 3/4 to 3 hours
   12 to 14 pounds 3 to 3 3/4 hours
   14 to 18 pounds 3 3/4 to 4 1/4 hours
   18 to 20 pounds 4 1/4 to 4 1/2 hours
   20 to 24 pounds 4 1/2 to 5 hours

5. After the first hour, baste the turkey with the juice, butter and stock mixture at the bottom of the roasting pan.
6. About 15 minutes before the turkey is done, remove the foil and turn the oven to 450 degrees F (230 C). Turkey is done with drumsticks are easy to move up and down.
7. Once you remove the turkey from the oven, let it rest for 15-20 minutes. Carve the turkey and serve with the gravy and/or mlinci.

MLINCI (Baked Noodles)

Ingredients:
1 kg (2 lb) flour
2 eggs
1½ Tbsp salt
400 ml (16 fl oz; 2 cups) cold water

Preparation:

1. Mix flour, eggs and water to make a harder dough. Roll out into rounds 
2. Bake on the lowest rack of the oven at 165 C (330 F) until crispy and golden on both sides (about 5 minutes each side). Take out of the oven and let cool. 
3. Break “mlinci” into pieces, put in a bowl. Pour salted boiling water over “mlinci”, leave for a few minutes, then drain water. 
4. Pour turkey roast drippings over “mlinci” and serve.

CROATIAN TRADITIONAL Bajadera Torte

Makes 16 slices

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 (3-ounce) packages (6 wafers) Honey Wafers (see below) or 3 torte wafers
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• Filling:
• 1 cup water
• 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 10 ounces (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
• 2 1/2 cups crushed graham crackers
• 3 cups ground walnuts
• 2 1/2 cups shredded unsweetened coconut
• 1/4 cup rum (optional)
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• Ganache Topping:
• 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon rum (optional)

Preparation: