Two recipes from Church

Here’s a couple of recipes I got from my friend Evie at church – a very tasty strudel and a Romanian dish that is a lot tastier than it might seem

Sour Cream Strudel

Serves 10 to 12

For the Dough

1 cup dairy sour cream
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 cups unsifted flour

For the Fruit Filling

1 cup dark raisins
¾ cup chopped nuts
¾ cup coconut
½ cup sugar
¾ cup plus 1 tablespoon peach preserves
¾ teaspoon cinnamon

Combine the Dough ingredients and refrigerate for two days.

After two days, combine all ingredients for the filling. Remove the dough from the fridge and divide in half. Roll out each half into an 8 x 11 inch rectangle. Spread filling on each half f the dough and roll as or a jelly roll. Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until roll is slightly browned. Sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar and cut into ½ inch slices.

Corn Meal Mush with Cheese – Mamaliga cu Branza

Serves 6

1 ¼ cup corn meal
1 ¾ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cup cold water

Mix all of the above together. Put 4 cups water on to boil. Add mixture to boiling water, stirring constantly. When it begins to thicken, cover and cook 30 minutes, stirring occasionally

¼ pound butter
½ pint sour cream
¾ pound cheese (Wisconsin Brick recommended)

Divide butter into 3 equal parts, cheese into 2 equal parts, and corn meal mush into 2 equal parts. Put 1/3 of the butter and ½ of the mush into a casserole, add another 1/3 butter and ½ the cheese, cut into small pieces. Add the rest of the much, butter, and cheese (cut into small pieces) and top with sour cream. Bake for 1 hour in a preheated 350 degree F oven.

Notes From The Hare

I can personally attest to both of these dishes being quite tasty – although the Mamaliga cu Branza does look kind of funky.