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Berry Cake by Siiri. Siiri mustikakook

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I have been used in all my posts word “blueberry” in meaning ” wild blueberry”. Now I read Aho blog and found out that right expression is bilberry?

In Estonia, we are saying: “Heal lapsel mitu nime” – a good child has many names.
As I live in Estonia, Estonia is one of the greenest countries in the world: about 50% of Estonian territory is covered with forest.
I forage my berries by myself from the forest. And use in recipes wild blueberries/ bilberries.
Picking fresh blueberries, your mouth and hands are pink, fresh air and high roaring pines… this is amazing. This is summer.,

This year is The Blueberry Year.
I believe, that this is the first time I would say thank you for global warming. May and June and July in Estonia were amazing. Very warm, lot of suns. Real summer.

Did you know ? Estonia has the 2nd cleanest food in Europe (EFSA)

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Crispy and Juicy Brita Cake. Brita kook

bitta (25)As I know this cake is originally from Sweden, but because of taste and simplicity is very popular in Estonia

NB! this is quite a small cake.

So, try this first time and believe me, next time you have to double all quantities 🙂bitta (19)

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Rye and Rhubarb Cake. Rukki-rabarberikook

rukkirabarber 1(12)Simple and delicious cake for people, who do not want or like very sweet cakes.

Bitterness of the rye and chocolate , tart rhubarb and crunchy nuts creating wonderful combination.

Rye flour and quark make this cake lighter and healthier

And make quark by yourself. Trust me : It is much simpler to make than you might think. I won’t tell if you don’t 😉
Look at for recipe.

 

 

 

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Cream Cake. Koorekook

koorekook1 (5)Happy Woman`s Day! 🙂

This recipe I found from book by Carl Mothander (1886–1965) . He was a former Swedish reserve officer
After the first war, in 1928, Mothander settled in Estonia, as he married a Baltic German Baroness Benita von Wrangel.

Mothander was gourmet and fan of local cuisine and ingredients.
He wrote mouth-watering book ” Kulinaarsed vested”(Culinary tales/ Kulinariska kåserier, Thors Holms Förlag , Stockholm 1931), and I have been found lot of interesting old recipes.
Cream cake is one of them.

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Oven Baked Syrniki. Ahjus küpsetatud Sõrnikud

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Syrniki. Sõrnikud http://www.estoniancuisine.com

Sõrnikud made its way to Estonian cuisine from Russia.

As these fluffy quark fritters are very delicious Sõrnikud were quickly adapted by Estonian sweet teeth.

Sõr /сыр means in Russian cheese and/or quark. So, these are small cheesecakes 🙂 🙂


I’m not a big fan of frying these cakes as I barely have time, plus I get my sufficient amount of fat from other sources anyway. 🙂


Therefore, I’ve adapted from the original recipe to make Sõrnikud suitable for baking in the oven.

 

 

This January, I would like to introduce you to a foreign dish that throughout the years has become more and more popular in Estonia to the point where I and my fellow Estonians consider it being part of our national cuisine.

 

 

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“Curly Top” Cake. Kräsupea kook

krasupea1(10)Father’s Day in Estonia is always celebrated and observed on Second Sunday of November each year. So, Happy Fathers Day!!!
And lets bake one cake for all fathers 🙂

This is “retro” cake. A sour cream layer cake with a topping made from chunks of white cake mixed with sour cream that looks like a curly hairdo (kräsupea). This cake from times, when in stores were nothing.
My cake look very decent 🙂 ( to get better photo 🙂 ). I did not made last layer from cake cubes but as usual layer.

For lazy people tip: you can use just cookies and do not waste time for baking layers.
For better result leave cake to set overnight.

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Apple Pie by Virve. Virve õunakook

One of the easiest cake in the world.  I prefer yeast puff pastry with butter.

Apple Pie by Virve

  • Servings: 6
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A Easy Apple Pie.

Important:
1. Puff pastry is blend. Do not use mild apples or season them with ginger, lemon.
2. If you prefer soft apples in cake, preheat and cook them before.

Apple Pie by Virve

Ingredients

  • 400- 600 g yeast-puff pastry with butter.  Frozen pastry thaw before use.
  • 1 litre thin chopped apples or rhubarb.
  • (sugar, if use rhubarb), cinnamon
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 table-spoon sugar
  • 4 table-spoon flour
  • almond chips, icing sugar

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Apple Cake by Moonika. Moonika õunakook

Monika kook1(19)This is again the very simple cake. If you do not have time, use biscuit cookies (like Lady Fingers or similar) for bottom and ready Pudding.

Apples are not my first choice. Apples are usual. And if you have so wide choice, why to pick the apples?

And then somewhere someone serving to me some apple jam and…I am sold.
My mother told me, when I was baby I had very bad appetite. One trick to make me eat was use everywhere apple jam and hide others ingredients and food under it 🙂

The key of this cake is apple jam. Specific  mild apple taste.

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Pumpkin and Vermicelli Fritters. Kõrvitsa ja nuudlikotletid. Vegetable Recipe.

The biggest and the hardest part of this case is to grate pumpkin. When this is done, it is the simplest recipe and dish to cook

Pumkin and Vermicelli Fritters

  • Servings: ca 13 pcs
  • Difficulty: easy
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A light vegetable recipe perfect for a dinner.

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Ingredients

  • ca 500 g pumpkin
  • ca 200 ml vermicelli
  • ca 50 g hard cheese
  • 1 egg
  • Oil for cooking and for seasoning salt, pepper, ginger, nutmeg….
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Juicy Blueberry Pie by Mamma

Juicy and soft cake rich of berries. This is a delicious and easy blueberry cake to make.
I love blueberries and I love this juicy cake. I hope you will too. This is quick, moist and so yummy.

Blueberry Pie by Mamma

  • Servings: 12
  • Difficulty: easy
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Delicious Estonian cake full of Blueberries.

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Blueberry Pie by Mamma http://www.estoniancuisine.com

Ingredients

  • 300 g soft butter
  • 3 dl sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 dl low quality flour
  • 3 dl high quality flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

    • Berry mixture:

  • 1 litre blueberries or cowberries or raspberries
  • 6 dl sour cream (creme fraiche or greek yoghurt)
  • 1 1/2 dl sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanillasugar
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