Kołocz Śląski - sweet cheese bread

Hello mordki ! It means cutely faces in Polish! If you are wondering what that weird font at the top means, well those are Polish signs ! :) Let me show it to you what it describes :

Today I would like to share with you recipe - very yummy recipe - that I have found and tried from one of my favorite YouTube bloggers In Ania's Kitchen http://inaniaskitchen.blogspot.com/2013/05/sweet-cheese-bread-kolocz-slaski-recipe.html  - it is recipe for Polish kołocz śląski - which in English is sweet cheese bread. I have always ate it in Poland, my grandmother made it... but this was my first take on it and I must admit I am in love...

It was very very simple to make ! I took some photos in process - so if you do not mind I will share recipe here and steps how to make that yuminessness !

Those are ingriedients you will need :

 

For the Cake:

packet of active dry yeast

1/2 cup sugar

pinch salt

3/4 cup milk ( I microwaved it to be warmer )

3 cups flour

2 egg yolks

2 eggs ( big SHOUT OUT to my neighbor Victoria for borrowing me 2 eggs in bright morning ! It is nice to know I am not the only person awake at crazy morning times!)

2 tsp of vanilla extract

1/4 cup butter, melted in microwave ( it is exactly one of the cube if you are wondering!)

Cheese filling for layering:

500g pressed cottage cheese ( I used regular cottage cheese - did not had pressed one but still came out awesomely)

2 eggs plus egg whites from the cake

1/4 cup of sugar

Topping (that nice yellow crusting on the top of the bread !):

1/4 of cup butter

1/4 cup of sugar

1/4 cup of flour

 

Now this is how you make it !

Dissolve your yeast in warmed out milk and let it stand for couple of minutes. It is going to start to have characteristic yeast smell - you will know it is working its magic !

 

Next step is to separate your eggs. 2 of the egg whites put aside for cheese filling. I love how eggs are yellow and round and pretty ! Yes I am weirdo !

 

Now you know, every time I get to use my kitchenaid mixer I am happy ! You probably remember how we redone it and spray painted it  right here kitchen-aid-makover-dyi.html. Using it I have bet the eggs with sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy. 

 You will get that nice ring around - when it is fluffed enough .

 

Now it is the time to add yeast/milk mixture and the rest of above cake ingredients to the mixer bowl. Use your dough hook and mix well until it is smooth.

Take a clean bowl, and spray it with non stick, and then transfer the dough into it !

Can you tell I love the red color? Well I do! Cover your bowl with plastic wrapping foil, and allow it to rise for about hour or hour and half.

Now again separate your eggs. Yes you see it right ! I was watching Ania video while doing it on my ipad !

Now it is time to combine the egg whites left from the cake ( you remember it from one of the above steps !) and beat it up until it is well beat!

Add the pressed cottage cheese ( or like me regular cottage cheese just make sure to remove all the liquid or most of it by pressing hard on it ! ) to the mixing bowl and add to it sugar. Add to it egg yolks and mix it with wooden spoon!

 

Now grab your bread baking form ( I did not had spring form - so I used my regular one ). Make sure to spray it with non stick spray on sides and at the bottom. Now it is time to separate the dough you previously made into two parts ! First part spread of the bottom of the pan fitting it nicely ! On top of it put your cheese mixture !

Cover it with remaining half of the dough, and then cover it with plastic wrap foil. Let it rise for about 30 minutes on the side !

Now we will make that yummy topping crusting ! In a mixing bowl mix together cold butter ( cut into small cubes ), sugar and flour ! Blend it with fork or pastry blender if you have one ( I do not have one :( )

In meantime, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Grab your risen bread, and sprinkle the topping with the mixture!

Now your lovely bread goes into oven for about hour ! The smell will be amazing, you can check if it is browning to much and cover it with foil if it is. Yes I know you are ready to pull it out of the oven !

 

MMMMMMMMMM, but we need to let it cool down, before we will pull it out and cut it !

Now it is my favorite time! Tasting time !

 

Yes you see it right! That is yummy cheese layer ! 

Thank you Ania for lovely recipe ! Will make it again definietly !

Polish Shepherds Pie

Hello on Friday morning !

:) Today I would like to share with you our family ( Polish family of course) Shepherds Pie - that we call in our house zapiekanka ! Let me first show it to you so I can make you hungry right away !

Yes I knew it you will want it ! And you won't believe how easy it is to make, and how many spin offs of it you can do !

My hubby just loves it, and asks me for it all the time ! 

Here it is what you will need ! Well sort of because you can add and take what you like ! Oh bare in mind this is just 3 large portions of food, you can add more ofcourse and make more... and more... and more...

Quick backstory on my orange baking dish ! It is by Rachael Ray and I got it for my bestest British friend ever ! Yes I do have a friend! Did you thought nobody likes me? Well there is some weirdos that do !

Anyways I bought her that set ( it comes with 2 - one larger and one smaller ) for her upcoming birthday ! Unfortunately my braincicles were not thinking ! As I got SHOCKED in post office - how much would it cost me to send it to her to UK ! $80 ! Yes you read it right ! All sad I messaged her that I bought her this but can not send it to her :( ( as my money do not grow on tree :( but if you know the recipe for money growing tree - let me know ) and she was so sweet and she gifted it to me ! I told about it hubby ! And he said do not get ideas! Now you will buy her everything just to keep ! heehee - oh and I got her different gift easier shippable !

Coming back to recipe !

You will need

- potatoes - for my dish I used about 7 medium ones

- Polish sausage ( I used one link )

- Sour cream ( probably about 1/4 container )

- corn ( either cream corn or whole corn -  it does not really matter)

- some salami/pepperoni 

- singles cheese

- some shredded cheese to put on the top of it !

- pinch of salt, pinch of pepper, and some Italian herbs if you like !

- olive oil for browning sausage, and some butter to rub it in your baking dish !

( optionally you can add browned onion to - but I do not as hubby does not like onion to much ! )

Lets start from peeling your potatoes and cooking them ! ( I cut them in small pieces so they cook faster) add a pinch of salt to them !

Now you can start preheating your oven to 375 degrees F. Let those potatoes nicely boil and cook !

In meantime cut your sausage in pieces, and brown it in the pan in olive oil.

Rub your baking dish in butter/margarine whatever you have on hand

Are your potatoes ready? Now lets mush them like for mashed potatoes, and I like to add to them about 1 spoon of butter !

Now we are going to do our first layer with them ! Use only half so you have for another layer later!

Now you get to sprinkle your Italian herbs on top of them !

 Now put your sausage on the top of it !

Now put your cheese on it ! Yeay for cheese!

Now you get to spread some sour cream on top of it !

On sour cream we will put some corn/ or cream of corn - dependably what you like ( I had cream of corn on hand but I like it more with regular corn as it is more crunchy ! but hey if you want to make that uncle happy the one with no teeth - go with cream corn ! )

Now on top of our cream corn we will put our second layer of potatoes !

 Now on top of it we will put our salami/pepperoni !

I bet your oven is preheated right now ! If it is ! Cover your dish with foil ( so it does not get all over the place ) and pop it in for 25 minutes !

After 25 minutes! Pull it out and admire for second !

I know you noticed it ! It is missing cheese more cheese ...

Sprinkle your shredded cheese on top of it !

Now this goes into oven for about 5-7 minutes ! Just observe if the cheese is getting nice and bubbly !

Now you can pull it out ! And so so enjoy !

Another back story ! While making it I posted photo of it to my facebook ( if you want to be my facebook friend message me :> we will see what we can do heehee ) - and one of hubby soldiers/coworkers messaged me is he bringing in the dish ! Hubby was quick to respond - yes... but not sharing ! Well I hope he shared just a little? But if he did not I am sure you can understand...

Sending you hugs !

Linking to :
 http://thebestblogrecipes.com/

May Goodwill Finds - cooking thingies !

My dear readers, I could not stop myself today, and while the weather was ugly I headed to Goodwill in bright morning ! ( After that I went to Polish store and got some Kiszka - I will write about that tomorrow/day after !). I was so excited to find so many cooking finds ! End up spending $20, but I think it is all wroth it - well you be the judge ! Lets start with me showing of !

Yes you see it right ! It is grilling/sizzler by Iron Chef Bobby Flay - and I paid $4.25 for it ! As you can see it is brand new , somebody did not even bothered to remove sticker from the bottom saying "made in Mexico " So of course I googled it right away from home !http://www.kohls.com/product/prd-1069564/bobby-flay-grill-to-table-sizzle-pan-with-trivet.jsp finding it in Kohls on sale for $35 ! Would I spend it there... NO - I never been to Kohls !

The second find is this corer apple peeler slicer from Pampered Chef ! Yes and I did not had to go to party and of course I paid very little for it. I am excited for trying it soon for apple pie :) Here the link to the new one for 32$ http://www.pamperedchef.com/our_products/catalog/product.jsp?productId=229&categoryCode=CE and above mine for whole $4.25. Did I said I love my little Goodwill?

I guess some pampered chef fanatic or big spender or consultant or God knows who donated bunch of brand new stuff in box, as my third find is Pampered Chef as well. It is cookie maker ! It was little more expensive but I found it worth it for brand new one in foil! I paid $8.25 and new one $32.50 here http://www.pamperedchef.com/our_products/catalog/product.jsp?productId=27475&categoryCode=BK

Then another of mine cooking finds, is this awesome cake stand ! It is made from glass, and in perfect shape! I do not know the brand ( it is not marked anywhere ) but I liked it so so much ! I can see already pile of donuts inside ! :) I paid for it$6.25 - do you know how much something like that new costs? I have no idea but bought it because I loved it ! ( the top is taped to the bottom - that is why looking weird on photo !)

My last little find is this Vera Bradley ipod case thingy ! I just had to have it for my little ipod ! It felt so naked before ! No it did not , I am just looking for excuses... but it is not such a bad sin for a $1.25?

So did you liked my finds? Did I do good? It was not that big wallet damage that $20 ! But I am so excited about my new cooking thingies ! 

I never get any questions, do you have any? :) Would you like to know anything ? If not that is ok to :) Thank you for visiting me !