Hello ladies and gents today we are going to the batltic state of Lithuania and the food that they love.
Lithuanian cuisine features products suited to the cool and moist northern climate of Lithuania: barley, potatoes, rye, beets, greens, berries, and mushrooms are locally grown, and dairy products are one of its specialties. Since it shares its climate and agricultural practices with Northern Europe, Lithuanian cuisine has much in common with its Baltic neighbors and, in general, northern countries. It also shares some traditions with Polish and Ukrainian that date back to the grand duchy times. Also, Hungarian, German, and Georgian cuisines as well as Ashkenazi cuisine. Nevertheless, it has its own distinguishing features, which were formed by a variety of influences during the country's long, difficult and interesting history.
Lithuanian cuisine features products suited to the cool and moist northern climate of Lithuania: barley, potatoes, rye, beets, greens, berries, and mushrooms are locally grown, and dairy products are one of its specialties. Since it shares its climate and agricultural practices with Northern Europe, Lithuanian cuisine has much in common with its Baltic neighbors and, in general, northern countries. It also shares some traditions with Polish and Ukrainian that date back to the grand duchy times. Also, Hungarian, German, and Georgian cuisines as well as Ashkenazi cuisine. Nevertheless, it has its own distinguishing features, which were formed by a variety of influences during the country's long, difficult and interesting history.
Kibinai
Serves 15-16
Ingredients
Dough
200 grams butter
400 grams Spelt flour (or all purpose)
100 Spelt whole grain flour
3 eggs
200 milliliters sour cream/ creme fraiche
1 pinch salt
Aplle and plum filling
6 apples
20 plums
6 tablespoons brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Instrucions
1. Grate butter to the bowl, add all flour and crumb everything till You'll mix well butter and flour together.
2. To the flour and butter mass add sour cream, 2 eggs and salt. Knead all until the dough comes together. After put the dough in to a plastic bag and place it to the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
3. Clean apples from seeds and plums from stones. Cut them all in to small peaces (approx. 1/2 plum to 6 peaces). In the bowl mix peaces with brown sugar and cinnamon.
4. Take a peace of dough, approx to make small ball that fits in woman's palm and roll each to circles till 2mm thin. NOTE: the dough is butter based, so prepare only such amount of "Kibinai", that You can bake at one moment.
5. Place one, big tablespoon of filling in to the center of circle, feld dough. Press carefully edges with fork.
6. Preheat oven to 180C. Put "Kibinai" with the edges to the top. Spread over with the whipped egg. Bake for 30 minutes or the top of "Kibinai" are nice brown. Pour the top with sugar powder. It is great a lil'bit warm and also cold.
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