Showing posts with label Grandma. Show all posts
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Klimpas or dumplings for a sweet cooked dessert
"Well my Mother always used them on compote so I will give you that recipe too." ~ Auntie Laima
Dried prunes (one package)
Dried apricots (one package)
Sliced apples maybe two or 3
One sliced lemon
Lots of raisins (2 cups)
7 or 8 cloves
1 cup of sugar
Bring to a boil and cook until fruit is soft then add the klimpas
1-1.2 c flour
1 tsp baking powder
¼ cup sugar
1 egg
½ cup milk
½ tsp salt
Mix the dry ingredients together then add the egg and milk. The dough will be stiff.
Use two teaspoons and scoop up some dough with one and push it off the spoon with the other into the boiling compote.
It only takes a few minutes for them to cook through. They should all rise to the top.
If the compote is not thick then add one or two tablespoons of cornstarch (dissolved in a little water) and mix it into the hot compote. Stir constantly and it should be thick in a few seconds.
"This compote recipe is just a guideline it is very flexible. Basically you just put in what you like and how much you like. The lemon and cloves however seem to be important."
Dried prunes (one package)
Dried apricots (one package)
Sliced apples maybe two or 3
One sliced lemon
Lots of raisins (2 cups)
7 or 8 cloves
1 cup of sugar
Bring to a boil and cook until fruit is soft then add the klimpas
1-1.2 c flour
1 tsp baking powder
¼ cup sugar
1 egg
½ cup milk
½ tsp salt
Mix the dry ingredients together then add the egg and milk. The dough will be stiff.
Use two teaspoons and scoop up some dough with one and push it off the spoon with the other into the boiling compote.
It only takes a few minutes for them to cook through. They should all rise to the top.
If the compote is not thick then add one or two tablespoons of cornstarch (dissolved in a little water) and mix it into the hot compote. Stir constantly and it should be thick in a few seconds.
"This compote recipe is just a guideline it is very flexible. Basically you just put in what you like and how much you like. The lemon and cloves however seem to be important."
Grandma’s bean soup recipe
"It is a very old Latvian recipe – I think around 100 years at least." ~ Auntie Laima
One package red kidney beans about 4 cups. Put in a bowl just cover with cold water and leave overnight. Drain in the morning and put them in a large pot.
2 cups of pearl barley
2 large cubed potatoes
2 carrots sliced
1 large onion diced
1 smoked pork hock or smoked ribs (about 1 kg)
1 large bay leaf
10 peppercorns or equivalent amount of ground pepper.
A couple of cloves of garlic
Salt to taste (depends on how salty the smoked meat is)
Cover with generous amount of water. Bring to boil turn down heat to simmer and let it just bubble away till everything is soft and cooked. I like my soup rather thick and so I let the water boil down quite a bit but for a thinner soup don’t boil it as long.
When done take out the pork hock, let cool and then cube the meat and put it back in the pot.
Always tastes better the next day.
One package red kidney beans about 4 cups. Put in a bowl just cover with cold water and leave overnight. Drain in the morning and put them in a large pot.
2 cups of pearl barley
2 large cubed potatoes
2 carrots sliced
1 large onion diced
1 smoked pork hock or smoked ribs (about 1 kg)
1 large bay leaf
10 peppercorns or equivalent amount of ground pepper.
A couple of cloves of garlic
Salt to taste (depends on how salty the smoked meat is)
Cover with generous amount of water. Bring to boil turn down heat to simmer and let it just bubble away till everything is soft and cooked. I like my soup rather thick and so I let the water boil down quite a bit but for a thinner soup don’t boil it as long.
When done take out the pork hock, let cool and then cube the meat and put it back in the pot.
Always tastes better the next day.
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