Very soft, fluffy and moist apple pie, that just melts in your mouth! This pie is very tasty when it’s served still warm with ice cream or heavy cream. When the pie cools down – it’s perfect with the afternoon coffee or tea cup. The preparation of the pie is pretty fast, and it disappears from…
Kategorija: Lietuviška virtuvė/Lithuanian Kitchen
Farmer’s Cheese Cookies with Apples / Varškės skarelės su obuoliais
Farmer’s cheese cookies with apple slices are very well known in every Lithuanian’s kitchen. I have no idea where this recipe came from, but even my grandmother used to bake them, so I suspect that the recipe is fairly old. Crunchy on the outside and soft inside – that kind of farmer’s cheese and apple…
Simple, Fast and Super Delicious Farmer Cheese Pie / Paprastas, super greitas ir skanus varškės apkepas
This farmer cheese pie is probably the fastest farmer cheese pie I have ever baked! You just have to mix all the ingredients in a bowl and voila – pour the batter in the baking form and put it in the oven. It can’t be more simple! If you want an old, good, traditional farmer cheese…
Zrazai – Pork Rolls/Zrazai su kiaulienos faršu
Zrazai in Lithuanian cuisine is a quite popular dish, often prepared for various holidays. Although zrazai came from Poland, but they are very widespread in Lithuania. These meat rolls can be made not only from pork, but from beef as well. I think they are made from beef even more often. The filling for rolls…
Milk Soup with Star Pasta / Pieniška žvaigdučių sriuba
Milk soup with star pasta – it’s one of my favorite childhood dishes 🙂 My grandmother used to make this soup very often. I used to add some sugar to my soup and grandmother – some salt. Instead of star pasta sometimes she used pasta shaped in little letters. And I would say it was…
Quick, Vegetarian Cabbage Pancakes/Greiti, vegetariški kopūstų blyneliai
Very quick and easy to prepare, healthy, vegetarian pancakes. You’ll only need a cabbage, couple eggs, a little flour and some spices, and your pancakes will be prepared soon! The cabbage is very low in calories and it makes the whole meal basis, so, the ones who count calories will be very pleased when they’ll…
Mashed Potatoes with Bacon and Onions/Bulvių košė su spirgučiais ir svogūnu
Traditional, Lithuanian mashed potatoes, such as my grandma used to make 🙂 Even now I remember how she used to say when I was a kid – you shouldn’t lick mashed potatoes from a rolling pin (at those days it was a thick potato masher, which my grandma was using), because you’ll get a husband…
Easter Poppy Seed Rolls/Velykinės bandelės su aguonomis
One of the most delicious rolls with poppy seeds!!! I was planning to bake these rolls for a while and I finally found time. Poppy seed rolls will very smartly decorate your Easter table, I have no doubt about that! 🙂 For the filling I chose already prepared poppy seed mixture (see the photo below), which…
Smoked Cod Caviar and Egg Appetizer/Rūkytų menkių ikrų ir kiaušinių užkandis
If you want a different, exceptional and interesting flavor on the Easter table, then be sure to try the eggs stuffed with smoked cod caviar. The taste is very good, delicate and exclusive compared with other Easter dishes. These snacks will be a joy for gourmets! The egg filling can be prepared in advance. You just…
Buckwheat with Bacon and Onion (no boiling)/Grikiai su spirgučiais ir svogūnu (nereikia virti)
Buckwheat is one of the healthiest grains, providing not only energy, but also helps with digestion, obesity, cholesterol, blood pressure and other problems. These small grains itself contains a variety of vitamins and other substances the body needs. So if you don’t use buckwheat in your daily diet, I strongly recommend to start using it….
Lithuanian Meat Pies “Kibinai“ / Patys skaniausi kibinai
Kibinas (or Lithuanian meat pie) is a particularly popular snack in Lithuania. I am sure, if you visit any town in Lithuania you’ll find at least one place where you can buy kibinas. Very often you can buy them still warm in a supermarket or buy frozen ones and bake at home. Kibinas is the…
Cacao Curd Cheesecake/Kakavinis varškės pyragas
Soft, simple and delicious curd ccheeseake with cocoa. You’ll make this cake easy, without much effort. If you don’t have time, it’s not necessary to grind curd cheese using the sieve, then just the filling will be with a very small curd cheese pieces, but this doesn’t change the taste. After baking, the cheesecake batter…
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