Salčići Serbian desserts
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## Discover the Delight of Salčići: A Serbian Dessert Treasure
Salčići are a traditional Serbian dessert that always takes us back to our precious childhood and the memory of how our grandmothers and mothers used to prepare them. They are very tasty and soft filled with apricot or plum jam. The preparation is simple, except that you have to wait for the dough to double. When the dough is ready, fold it (like a book) and coat it three times. If you have a dough mixer, it will go faster and easier. I love this dessert not only because it is a traditional dessert, but also because it always takes me back to my childhood when my mother used to prepare them for me. This dessert will take you patience, love and time, and children are the ones who enjoy this treat the most. They are ideal for all occasions, especially on the eve of Easter or Christmas. Follow the recipe.
Ingredients: medium, total time: 140 min,
1 kg of flour
300 ml of water
4 egg yolks
250 ml of milk
2 Tbsp of sugar
1 cube of fresh yeast/ 42 g
1/2 tsp of salt
1 grated lemon peel
100 ml of oil
a small glass of brandy/ 0,50 ml
500 g of pork lard/ minced
Nutella cream or jam/ plum, apricots
Powdered sugar for sprinkle
Preparation:
Take a small saucepan and heat 100 ml of milk in it.
When it is warm (we need lukewarm milk), add 1 teaspoon of granulated sugar, 1 spoon of flour and crumbled yeast, mix everything and leave for 15 minutes for the yeast to activate.
Leave 3 spoons of flour on the side, you will need to combine it with the lard that you will use to coat the dough.
Pour the rest of the flour into a larger and deeper bowl, add water, the remaining milk, activated yeast, egg yolk, grated lemon peel, the rest of the granulated sugar, oil, brandy and salt, knead the dough and leave it in a warm place until it doubles in size, about 60 minutes.
Be sure to grind the lard in a meat grinder, add 3 spoons of flour, then combine everything.
Transfer the risen dough to the work surface and thin it with a rolling pin to a thickness of 5 mm.
Spread it with a third of the lard, then fold it into three equal parts.
Fold the resulting strip three more times, into three equal parts, and let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
Repeat the same procedure two more times - roll out the dough with a rolling pin, coat it with lard, fold it over, and let it rest.
For the fourth time, roll out the dough with a rolling pin to a thickness of 1 cm, cut it into rectangles, spread it with cream or marmalade, and close the edges of the dough.
Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C until golden brown, about 20- 25 minutes, depends of oven.
While they are still warm, roll in the powdered sugar.
Salčići are ready for consumption.
Buon appetito!
NOTE:
Keep the remaining sauce at room temperature, covered with plastic wrap, for up to 7 days.
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