Friday, April 29, 2011

Back to Europe - Finland

On my way back to Croatia, my first stop was Helsinki (Finland) but unfortunately only the airport...Even so, I had the opportunity to try some of their delicacies. I was surprised with how exquisite the products were.  


My pick was the Karjalanpiirakka or Karelian Pasty ( I thought all this time it was Pastry, I am not even sure what Pasty is)



It was a rye crust with creamy rice filling topped with salty butter/egg spread. Loved it!
Sure enough, once I came home I attempted to make it. As you can see on the photo below, it looked quite similar. 



Everything was wonderful, but the crust was way too hard. I did moisten it with butter and milk solution but it didn't work as well. As I watched a youtube video on how to make the Pasties, I noticed they dip the whole thing in the butter/milk solution! I guess that's why it was softer, because a dough made of flour and water cannot be soft. 


All in all, it was delicious and the filling can also be made with potatoes, but I prefer rice. 
Here is the link for the recipe! Enjoy! :)

7 comments:

  1. Meni je ostalo žao što u Cirihu u kome sam provela jedno popodne i noć (transfer) nisam probala nešto iz njihove kuhinje. Bravo! Svaki put treba zaviriti u kuhinju zemlje u kojoj smo, a finsku kuhinju sumnja da puno ljudi poznaje.

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  2. ovo izgleda zanimljivo, iako se dobije dojam da je tijesto tvrdo

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  3. Hahaha, da Tamara, bilo je vrlo tvrdo ;)

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  4. Bravo Tea! Izgledaju fantastično! Uopće ne sumnjam da ćeš uspjeti otkriti tajnu i da će ti ispasti jednako, ako ne još i bolje :)

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  5. pratim tvoje postove i blogove već dvi godine... izvrstan rad, a ono što ću ja posebno komentirat, fotografije... vidim da sve što radiš, radiš iz srca... pozdrav iz lumbarde!!!!

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  6. Marko! Hvala na lijepim riječima :) Obožavam fotografiju, i to mi je vrlo dragi hobi :) Vidjela sam tvoj rad na Mijinom fb profilu, i baš sam se zapitala tko ovako dobre fotografije u Lumbardi radi, hehe.

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  7. Drugacije, i izgleda bas ukusno. Super za link za recept, pogledacu :)

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