Skonsi sa kefirom * Scones with Kefir

Skonsi su tradicionalni kolači sa britanskih ostrva i nezaobilazan detalj iz romana Aleksandra Mekol Smita. Vrlo su jednostavni i prave se od bazičnih sastojaka, a obično se jedu dok su vrući uz džem ili kajmak i čaj. Skonsi se obično prave s mlekom, ja ih ovog puta pravim s kefirom koji im pomaže da dodatno narastu i ostanu vazdušasti i narednog dana.

Scones are traditional pastry from the British Isles and a mandatory detail in Alexander McCall Smith's novels. They are simple and made of basic ingredients, and are eaten warm with jam or clotted cream and tea. Scones are usually made with milk, this time I am making them with kefir which helps them rise even better and stay light and fresh even the following day.

Sastojci

Ingredients

600 gr običnog brašna plus još malo za mešenje

½ kašičice soli

2 kašičice praška za pecivo

125 gr putera

5 kašika kristal-šećera

400 ml kefira

Žumance za premazivanje

600 g plain flour, plus a bit more for the kneading

½ teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons baking powder

125 g butter

5 tablespoons white sugar

400 ml kefir

Egg yolk for brushing

Sipati u posudu za mešenje sve suve sastojke i pomešati. Dodati puter pa ga utrljati u brašno, da se dobro sjedini. Potom dodati kefir, izmešati pa po potrebi dodati još brašna, sve dok testo ne prestane da se lepi za ruke, ali i dalje bude meko i vazdušasto.

Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. Add the butter and rub it in the flour. Add kefir, mix and add more flour if needed while kneading, until the dough becomes smooth and non-sticky, yet still soft and light.

Formirati kuglu od testa i iseći je na 4 dela. Svaki deo rastanjiti na oko 1 cm debljine, staviti u pleh obložen papirom, preseći dijagonalno tako da se dobiju 6 trouglića i premazati žumancem.

Shape the dough into a ball and cut it in 4 pieces. Shape and flatten each piece to be approximately 1 cm thick, place on a baking sheet and cut diagonally so that you get 6 triangles. Brush with egg yolk.

Peći na 200 stepeni petnaestak minuta, dok blago ne porumene, a ostanu meki u sredini.

Bake at 200 degrees C for some fifteen minutes until they get slightly brown, yet still soft in the middle.

Ovseni kolačići sa čokoladom * Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ako preteknu, ostaju sveži nekoliko dana.

Unless they all disappear right away, they will stay fresh for a couple of days.

Sastojci:

Ingredients:

250 gr putera
1/2 šolje (od 250ml) kristal šećera
1 šolja tamnog šećera
2 jaja
aroma vanile ili vanilin šećer
2 šolje belog brašna
1 kašičica sode bikarbone
1/2 kašičice praška za pecivo
1/2 kašičice soli
2 šolje ovsenih pahuljica
200 grama čokolade za kuvanje, sitno seckane, ili čokoladnih mrvica

250 g butter

1/2 cup (250 ml) white sugar

1 cup dark brown sugar

2 eggs 

vanilla aroma

2 cups plain flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 cups rolled oats

200 g cooking chocolate (or chocolate chips)

Puter koji je odstojao na na sobnoj temperaturi staviti u posudu za mešanje, dodati sav šećer i sjediniti. Dodati jednu šolju brašna, umešati viljuškom, pa razbiti dva jaja i izmešati.

Place the butter at room temperature in a mixing bowl and add all the sugar. Mix and add a cup of flour, stir with a fork, add two eggs and mix.

Dodati preostalu šolju brašna, vanilu, prašak za pecivo i sodu bikarbonu i so.

Add the remaining cup of flour, vanilla aroma, baking powder and soda and salt.

Sipati sve ovsene pahuljice, umesiti rukom, pa iseckati čokoladu, dodati testu i još malo umesiti da se čokolada dobro rasporedi.

Add all the rolled oats, mix well with a hand. Chop the chocolate (unless you have chocolate chips already), add it to the dough and knead more in the bowl, so that the chocolate is well distributed.

Uključiti rernu na 175 stepeni, i staviti peki-papir na pleh. Kašičicom vaditi testo i ređati na pleh, ostavljajući pritom dovoljno prostora između jer će keks narasti. Peći 12 minuta, ostaviti da se potpuno ohlade pre služenja.

Turn the oven on at 175 degrees and line the tray with baking paper. Scoop the dough with a teaspoon and place on the tray, leaving enough space for it to rise. Bake for 12 minutes and let the cookies cool completely before serving.