Orange Ricotta Cake/ Kolač s narančom i ricottom

Anything with ricotta is fine with me. More than fine :) I love ricotta flavour in desserts, especially in cakes, and one of my favorites is lemon ricotta cake.  Readers who are following me for a while now know that I am in love with lemons, especially in cakes!  I have adapted one of my dearest recipes for lemon ricotta cake (will post it soon) , made a few changes and the result was this orange ricotta cake. Ricotta cheese adds flavour and richness to this simple and very moist cake, and if you use homemade ricotta, it will taste even better! Have you ever made ricotta at home? It is so easy to make, inexpensive, and once you make it, you will be in love with the taste of it! If you are interested in a tutorial how to make homemade ricotta cheese, let me know!

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Orange Ricotta Cake

(for round baking pan 24-26 cm)

Ingredients

 

3-4 oranges, sliced (organic)

250 g cake flour (or all-purpose flour)

100 g butter (room temperature)

170 g sugar

250 g ricotta cheese

3 eggs

grated lemon zest & juice of 1/2 lemon

1 teaspoon grated orange zest

juice of 1 orange

1 1/2  teaspoons of baking powder

pinch of salt

 

 

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350 F. 

2. Use parchment paper for the baking pan. 

3. Slice the whole oranges thinly, then place them at the bottom of the baking pan, and baking sides.

3. In a bowle beat the butter, sugar and ricotta cheese until creamy, set aside.

Separate eggs (yolks from the white), stir the yolks into the dough.

4. In another bowl beat the whites until stiff. 

5. Add to the dough sifted flour, baking powder, salt, lemon & orange juice and zest, combine well. 

6. Stir in stiffed egg whites (with a wooden spatula), until it is just combined. 

7. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. 

8. Bake at 180°C / 350 F for 40- 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. 

Serve warm or cold.

Ako me redovno pratite, sigurno znate da sam veliki limunoljubac, volim limun ponajviše u kolačima, stalno isprobavam nove recepte, ali ne stižem da ih objavim. Danas ću podijeliti s vama adaptiranu verziju meni najdražeg kolača od ricotte i limuna (recept ću objaviti drugom prilikom), ovog puta s narančama (a ima i malo limuna :)) Imala sam lijepe, nešpricane naranče iz organskog uzgoja, pa sam malo eksperimentirala, i dobila sam jako ukusan, sočan, fin kolač. Uz to sam imala i dovoljno domaće ricotte, koju je vrlo lako napraviti, podijeliću uskoro receptić s vama!

Kolač s narančom i ricotta sirom

(za kalup 24-26 cm promjera)

Sastojci

3-4 naranče (iz organskog uzgoja) , isječene na tanke kriške

100 g maslaca (sobne temperature)

250 g brašna (glatko)

3 jaja

250 g ricotta sira 

170 g šećera

1,5 žličice praška za pecivo

sok + korice 1/2 limuna 

prstohvat soli

sok 1 naranče

korice 1/2 naranče

 

Priprema  

1. Peć zagrijati na 180° C.

2. Kalup obložiti papirom za pečenje.

3. U posudi umutiti maslac, šećer i ricottu, dok ne dobijete kremastu smjesu. U ovu smjesu dodati 3 žumanjka, a bjelanjke u zasebnoj posudi izmutiti u čvsti snijeg. 

4. U smjesu s žumanjcima postepeno dodati prosijano brašno s praškom za pecivo, dodati so, limunov i narančin sok te izribane korice limuna i naranči, i umutiti. 

5.Spatulom lagano umiješati snijeg od bjelanjaka u tijesto, taman toliko da se svi sastojci sjedine.

6. U kalupu ravnomjerno rasporediti tanko najsečene kriške od naranči, po dnu i sa strane. 

7. Smjesu izliti u kalup.

8. U prethodno zagrijanoj pećnici peći  na 180°¨C 40-45 minuta. Test s čačkalicom.

Servirati toplo ili hladno. Uživati!

Fresh Mint & Goat Cheese Couscous/ Couscous s ovčijim sirom, pinjolima i mentom

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Couscous salad with goat cheese and fresh mint is one of my favorite salads. It is an easy, healthy salad to prepare, you may serve it as a side dish, or appetizer, it can be served warm or cold.

COUSCOUS SALAD w/ GOAT CHEESE, FRESH MINT & PINE NUTS

Preparation time: 5-10 min.

Cooking time: 5 minutes

Ingredients (serves 4)

400 gram of Couscous

3 tomatoes, chopped

1 onion, sliced

2 garlic cloves, chopped (optional)

150 g goat cheese ( Feta)

3 tablespoons white wine vinegar

1/4 cup of fresh mint, chopped

pepper

salt

5-6 tablespoons olive oil

2-3 tabelspoons pine nuts

fresh mint leaves for decoration (optional)

Instructions

Put couscous in a large bowl and pour boiling water over. Add salt and pepper, stir and cover. Let it stir for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.

When couscous has cooled down a bit, prepare the vinaigrette.

For the vinaigrette combine in a bowl olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper, then add chopped tomatoes, sliced onions and garlic cloves, mix. Add it to the couscous.

Add cheese, chopped mint, pine nuts into the salad, mix slightly, then let it rest a few minutes. Before serving decorate with fresh mint leaves.  

Couscous je jedna od namirnica koja se redovno nađe na našem stolu, obično u vidu salate, sa povrćem, u raznim kombinacijama,  ali i u slatkoj kombinaciji, kao fini kolač sa sirom, i ili kao desert sa medom i datulama. Preporučujem!

Ovaj put sam pripremila couscous salatu s ovčijim sirom, pinjolima i mentom, može se servirati toplo ili hladno, kao predjelo ili prilog, ali i kao glavno jelo. Ja i dragi smo ovaj put jeli salatu kao glavno jelo, uz svježe, tople somune, jedna jako fina i zasitna kombinacija.  Ovaj put imam samo jednu sliku, jer sam greškom izbrisala sve slike s računara, ostala je jedna jedina koju sam na sreću prije nekoliko dana postavila na Facebook stranicu. A recept ide ovako:

COUSCOUS SALATA SA OVČIJIM SIROM, MENTOM i PINJOLIMA

Priprema: 5-10 minuta

Vrijeme kuhanja: 5 minuta



Sastojci (za 4 osobe):

400 g couscousa

3 paradajza

1 crni luk

2 češnja češnjaka (ako ne volite, izostavite)

150 g ovčijeg sira (Feta)

1/2 svežnja svježe mente

3 žlice octa od bijelog vina

sol

papar

5-6 žlica maslinovog ulja

3 žlice pinjola

1-2 žličice limunovog soka (po želji)

svježih listića mente za dekoraciju

Priprema:

Couscous prelijte kipućom vodom, u koju ste prethodno stavili sol, papar, maslinovo ulje, ostavite 5 minuta, te ga promiješajte nekoliko puta viljuškom.

Operite, očistite i isjeckajte paradajz na sitne kockice. Ogulite luk, isjeckajte na tanke kriške. Ogulite češnjak, sitno isjeckajte. Isjeckajte sir na kockice. Operite mentu, osušite, odvojite listiće od grančica. te isjeckajte (krupnije).

Za preliv: u posudi izmiješajte ocat i maslinovo ulje. Dodajte sol i papar po želji. Dodajte kockice parajaza, luk i češnjak, promiješajte. Prelijte preko couscousa, promiješajte. Na kraju dodajte sir, sjeckanu mentu, pinjole i sve lagano promiješajte.  Ako želite dodajte malo svježe ocijeđenog limunovog soka.

Ovaj recept šaljem Pameli s bloga Charm Pam, ovomjesečnoj domaćici igrice Ajme, koliko nas je! koju je osmislila Monsoon. Tema je menta.



 

Ricotta Berry Muffins~ Ricotta- Beeren Muffins~ Muffini s ricotta sirom i bobičastim voćem

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Have you ever had ricotta muffins? I haven't, until last week. I had some ricotta cheese left and was searching for a recipe with ricotta on the internet. I stumbled upon Irene's family recipe for Ricotta Berry Muffins, which they have found on Cooking Magazine . As I had all ingredients at home, I decided to give it a try. And what should I say? This recipe is a keeper, the muffins are moist, soft and tender, and I have made them yesterday again. Do I need say more? :)

RICOTTA BERRY MUFFINS

Ingredients:

(yields 12 muffins of normal size or 36 mini-muffins)

150 g Ricotta cheese

100 ml milk

1 pack vanilla sugar

60 butter

150 g sugar

1 egg

250 g all-purpose flour

pinch of salt

1 tsp baking powder

200 g berries  (raspberries, blackberries, blueberries)

Method:

1. Combine ricotta cheese with milk and vanilla sugar.

2. Melt butter, then stirr it into the ricotta cheese mixture.

3. In a separate bowl mix egg and sugar until foamy.

4. Combine it with the ricotta cheese mixture.

5. Whisk flour, baking powder and salt, add it to the ricotta miixtuere, then add berries. Stir together.

6. Bake at 180 °C/ 350 F for 20-25 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the centers comes out clean.

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Vor zwei Wochen war ich auf der Suche nach einem geeigneten Rezept mit Ricotta, da ein Becher darauf wartete endlich weiter verarbeitet zu werden. Auf meiner Suche bin ich auf Irenes lang erprobtes Familienrezept gestossen, welches ursprünglich aus dem Kochen Magazin stammt. Die Muffins sahen köstlich aus, und da ich alle Zutaten daheim hatte, musste diese Rezept  unbedingt ausprobiert werden! Das Resultat seht ihr hier:

Ich habe mich eigentlich strikt an das Originalrezept gehalten, nur das mir beim ersten Mal ein Malheur passiert ist: die Butter habe ich in der Mikrowelle vergessen, und habe es erst am nächsten Tag bemerkt! Aber so weiß ich, dass auch ganz ohne Butter die Muffins perfekt gelingen. Kein Kleben an die Papierförmchen, sie sind wunderbar saftig, und ganz nebenbei habe ich auch etwas Fett gespart!

Was soll ich sagen? Die Muffins sind mitunter die leckersten Muffins, die ich je gegessen habe! Sie sind saftig, nicht allzu süß, und der Ricotta harmoniert mit den Beeren einfach perfekt. Muss ich erwähnen, das ich sie gestern wieder gebacken habe, und sie bis zum Abendessen alle verputzt waren? Leider nicht (nur) von mir... ;) 

Vielen Dank für dieses tolle Rezept, Irene von "Widmatt aus meiner Küche"!

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Ricotta sir je meni jedan od najdražih sireva, rado ga koristim u desertima, ali i za doručak, uz svjež domaći kruh i čašu mlijeka. Nedavno sam bila u potrazi za novim receptom za neki kolač ili desert, kako bi potrošila čašu sira, koji je morao biti potrošen što prije. Za oko mi je pao Irenin porodični recept za Muffine s ricottom i bobičastim voćem, po kojim već godinama s oduševljenjem pravi ove kolačiće. Za mene dovoljan razlog da ih isprobam!  Oduševila sam se, ne samo ja već i suprug, kao  i dragi prijatelji koji su nenajavljeno došli u goste i kojima sam servirala muffine uz kafu. Meki, mirisni, sočni... A kombinacija bobičastog voća i ricotta sira je naprosto nenadmašiva, barem za mene!

Držala sam se originalnog recepta, s tim da mi se omakla greška: zaboravila sam maslac, koji sam namjeravala istopiti, u mikrovalnoj peći. Međutim, ispostavilo se da to  nije nikakav problem. Naprotiv, muffini su ispali savršeni! I uz to sam uštedjela masnoće, odlično :)  Bili su nam tako dobri da sam ih jučer opet pravila... A recept ide ovako:

MUFFINI S BOBIČASTIM VOĆEM I RICOTTA SIROM

Sastojci:

(Za 12 muffina ili 36 mini muffina)

150 g Ricotta sira

100 ml mlijeka

1 vanilin šećer

60 g maslaca (ja sam ga izostavila)

150 g šećera

1 jaje

250 g brašna (glatko)

1 prašak za pecivo

prstohvat soli

200 g bobičastog voća (maline, kupine, borovnice)

Priprema:

1. Pomiješajte ricotta sir s mlijekom i vanilin šećerom.

2. Istopite maslac, dodajte ga u ricotta smjesu.

3. U zasebnoj zdjeli dobro izmutite jaje i šećer, dok ne dobijete kremastu masu.

4. U smjesu s ricottom dodati imućenu smjesu od jaja.

5. Brašno koje ste izmiješali s praškom za pecivom i soli dodajte u smjesu sa ricottom. Na kraju  dodajte bobičasto voće i samo lagano promiješajte.

5. U zagrijanoj pećnici peći  na 180°C oko 20-25 minuta. Test s čačkalicom!

Muffini su odlični i idući dan.

Broccoli-Cheese Muffins~ Brokkoli-Käse Muffins~ Muffini s brokolijem i sirom

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I love broccoli. I mean, I really LOVE broccoli.  It is one of my favorite vegetables. I like it boiled, steamed, stir-fried, even raw. I am always trying new ways to make broccoli, the Broccoli Cream Soup is one of my all time favorites, but I also love the broccoli cheese combination, so today I am posting a recipe for savory broccoli cheese muffins that we love to eat with a garlic herb dip. A perfect party appetizer, or snack, with or without a dip!

Broccoli and Cheese Muffins

Preparation time: 45 minutes

Ingredients (for 12 muffins):

600 g broccoli
150 g all-purpose flour
50 g of corn flour
1 egg
125 g sour cream
50 g of natural yoghurt (3.5%)
6-8 tablespoons milk
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
40 ml olive oil
100 g of  Gouda cheese, grated
salt
pepper
nutmeg

Method:

Preheat oven to 180 ° C.
Put broccoli florets into boiling water, and blanch for 2 minutes. Then test it by pricking a knife in the stalk of the floret. Remove and place it in the iced water for 30 seconds or more, until cold. Remove and place on the tray lined with paper towel. In a bowl whisk sour cream, egg, yogurt and olive oil.
In another bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, then sieve flour-baking powder mixture into the sour cream-mixture. Add about 50 g Gouda cheese, milk and stir. Add salt and pepper, and nutmeg to taste.
Bake at 180 ° C for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.


Garlic and Herb Creme Fraiche Dip

Ingredients:

1 onion, small, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
½ bunch parsley (30 grams)
½ bunch of chives
200 g creme fraiche
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons plain yogurt

Method:
Onion, chop the parsley, chives, garlic press and mix with remaining ingredients. Season with salt and pepper.

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Ich bin ein großer Fan von Brokkoli, war ich schon immer. Ich esse dieses Gemüse wahnsinnig gerne im Salat, im Auflauf, in Suppen, mit oder ohne Dressing, mit oder ohne Gewürze. Schon immer!  Heute möchte ich euch eine Brokkoli-Käse-Muffin Variante zeigen, die ich und mein Mitesser gerne und oft backen, und zwar in Kombination mit einem leckeren Knoblauch- Kräuter Dip. Schnell zubereitet und einfach köstlich!

Brokkoli-Käse-Muffins

Zubereitungszeit: 45 Min.

Zutaten (für 12 Muffins):

ca. 600 g Brokkoli

150 g Mehl (griffig)

50 g Maismehl

1 Ei

125 g Sauerrahm

50 g Naturjoghurt (3,5 %)

6-8 EL Milch

1 TL Backpulver

½ TL Natron

40 ml Olivenöl

100 g geriebener Gouda

Salz

Pfeffer

Muskat

Zubereitung:

Backofen auf 180 °C vorheizen.

Brokkoli putzen und in kochendem Wasser ca. zwei Minuten bissfest garen. Mit kaltem Wasser  abschrecken.

In einer Schüssel Sauerrahm, Ei, Joghurt und Olivenöl mit einem Schneebesen verrühren.

In einer anderen Schüssel Mehl, Backpulver, Natron vermengen, dann in die Sauerrahm-Ei Mischung sieben. Milch ca.50 g Gouda hinzugeben, verrühren. Salzen und pfeffern, Muskat nach Belieben hinzufügen. In Papierförmchen jeweils 1 TL Teig, dann 1 Brokkoliröschen, dann  noch etwas Teig darüber giessen, den restlichen Käse drüberstreuen.   

Bei 180 °C 20-25 Min. goldgelb backen.

Knoblauch- Kräuter Creme Fraiche Dip

Zutaten:

1 Zwiebel, klein

2 Knoblauchzehen

½ Bund Petersilie

½ Bund Schnittlauch

200 g Creme Fraiche

Salz, Pfeffer

2 EL Naturjoghurt

Zubereitung:

Zwiebel, Petersilie, Schnittlauch kleinhacken, Knoblauch pressen und mit den restlichen Zutaten vermischen. Mit Salz und Pfeffer würzen.

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Volim brokoli. Ispravka, obožavam brokoli.  Oduvijek. Obožavam ga u salati, u juhama, pohovanog, kratko blanširanog, sa ili bez začina- svejedno. Na sreću i moj dragi voli ovo povrće, tako da prilično često nešto spremim s brokolijem, i isprobavam raznorazne recepte... Slani muffini s brokolijem i sirom se često nađu na našem stolu, i ove pravim već godinama. Vrlo su ukusni, divni kao predjelo, na proslavama, odlični za večeru, pa i za doručak. Ponekad napravim neki dip uz muffine,  i ovaj put sam ih poslužila s dipo od češnjaka i začinjskog bilja. Ako ne volite češnjak, odličan je i bez njega!

Muffini s brokolijem i sirom

Vrijeme pripreme: 45 minuta

Sastojci (za 12 muffina):

600 g brokoli
150 g brašna (oštro)
50 g kukuruznog brašna
1 jaje
125 g kiselog vrhnja
50 g jogurta (3,5%)
6-8 žlice mlijeka
1 žličica praška za pecivo
½ žličice sode bikarbone
40 ml maslinovog ulja
100 g naribanog Gouda sira
sol
papar
muškatni oraščić

Priprema:

Zagrijte pećnicu na 180 ° C.
Očistiti brokulu i blanširati u kipućoj vodi oko dvije minute, onda ohladiti hladnom vodom.
Izmiješati u zdjelu kiselo vrhnje, jaja, jogurt i maslinovo ulje ,umutiti mutilicom za snijeg (mikser nije potreban).
U dugoj zdjeli promiješati brašno, prašak za pecivo, sodu bikarbonu, a zatim sve prosijati u smjesu od jaja i kiselog vrhnja.

Dodati na kraju oko  50 g Gouda sira,  i mlijeko. Promiješati. Dodati sol i papar, dodajte muškatnog oraščića po želji. U plehu za muffine (ja sam koristila sam silikonske kalupe) pripremiti papirne košarice, te ih napunite 2/3, prvo stavite red tijesta (1 žličicu), onda jednu brokoli ružicu, te opet red tijesta. Na kraju posuti muffine preostalim sirom.
Peći na 180 ° C oko  20-25 minuta dok muffini ne dobiju zlatno smeđu boju.


Dip s češnjakom i začinskim biljem

Sastojci:

1 manja glavica luka,
2 češnja češnjaka
½ vezica peršuna
½ vezice vlasca
Creme fraiche 200 g
Sol i papar
2 žlice običnog jogurta (3,5 %)

Priprema:

Nasjeckati nasitno  luk, peršin, vlasac, češnjak i pomiješajte s preostalim sastojcima. Posoliti i poberiti po želji.