Palachinki Blintzies

You need:

• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup of milk
• ½ cup flour
• 1 pinch of salt

Instructions:

In a bowl, combine and whisk all the ingredients together. Heat a frying pan. Lightly butter the pan or spray with cooking spray. Pour about 2-3 tablespoons of the mixture. Quickly spread the mixture out evenly. Fry for about a minute on a medium heat and flip over. When done, use a topping of your choice. This makes about 8-9 Palachinki. It is the easiest pancake recipe!

Buhtichki (Cakes)

You need:
2 pounds of flour
1 packet of dry yeast

1 cup of water
1/2 teaspoon salt
cooking oil

Instructions:
Dissolve yeast in ½ cup warm water.
In a deep dish knead the dough using the dissolved yeast and the other  ½ cup water. The goal is to get a soft dough. Cover and allow to rise. At room temperature it takes about 1 hour.
Buhtichki / Cakes are fried in a deep pan. To make the shapes, grease your hands in oil and form circles by stretching and pulling from all sides. Fry the buhtichki on both sides. These cakes do not take a lot of fat. They make a wonderful breakfast! This is the same dough that is used to make pizza.

Banitsa with Canadian Bacon

You need:

1/2 pack of filo dough
3 eggs
1/2 lb Bulgarian cheese (or feta cheese)

4 oz sliced Canadian Bacon
3 tablespoons butter, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 plain yoghurt, ½ cup carbonated water

Instructions:

Mix the crumbled cheese, plain yogurt, eggs and the carbonated water together. Melt the butter in a cup. Butter the bottom of a casserole pan. Lay 3 sheets of filo dough  together. Spread some butter. Lay the feta cheese mixture on top. Add a few pieces of the Canadian Bacon. Lay another 3 sheets, spreading butter again. Repeat until all of the mixture is used. Use the vegetable oil for the top layer.Bake in the oven until golden (about 30 minutes on 350 F).

Pirojki (Пирожки)

You need:

4 cups of flour
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
¼ oz dry yeast

¾ cup of warm water
6 tablespoons vegetable oil to fry the ground beef

1 pound ground beef

½ chopped onion

Instructions:

First, make the dough. Cover it and set aside in a warm place for an hour to rise. In the mean time, prepare the stuffing. For meat stuffing use ground beef, ½ chopped onion and salt. You may add any spices you like. Fry together until well done. Once done, take out the dough and roll it into a large pancake (thickness of 3-4 mm). Cut out circles of the dough and put stuffing in the middle. Press the sides together and form a cylinder. Repeat for each Pirojka. Deep fry them until they get a nice golden-brown crust, or bake them for about 40 min.

Cheese Rolls (Kashkavalki)

You need:

• 3 cups of flour
• 2 cups of plain yogurt
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1-2 teaspoon of salt
• 3 teaspoons of vegetable oil
• 1 cup of shredded blend of Cheddar, Mozzarella, Monterey Jack cheese
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• ½ cup of warm milk

Instructions:

In a large bowl, combine the flour, the salt, the oil and the cheese. In a separate small bowl, mix the plain yogurt with the baking soda. Wait for a few seconds and then add to the flour mixture. Mix well forming soft dough, adding the warm milk and the melted butter together, slowly. Divide the dough into small pieces forming each one of them into circle. Place them next to each other in a greased baking sheet, or pan. Bake at 375 degree F for 30 minutes.

Banana Bread

You need:

• 4 Bananas

• 1 stick melted butter

• 1 cup sugar

• 2 eggs

• 1 tsp. vanilla

• 1 tps. baking soda

• Pinch of salt

• 1 1/2 cups of flour

Instructions:

Cream the butter and sugar. Blend in the bananas, vanilla, and eggs. Whisk together the dry ingredients. Add to the bread mixture and mix until just combined. Pour into a loaf pan. Bake at 350F for 60 minutes. The banana bread is done when a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Mekitsi (Fried Bread)

You need:

• 16 oz. plain yogurt
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 lb. flour
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 cup of vegetable oil
• Powdered Sugar, Honey, or Jam

Instructions:

Pour the baking soda into the plain yogurt. Wait a minute to start fizzing.

Sift the flour on a dry surface. Using the flour, salt, and the yogurt mixture knead soft dough. Do not use water. Without waiting for the dough to rise, make pitas and fry them in the medium heat in the hot oil. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, or arrange with honey, or jam of your choice.