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Recipes with a-peel

LET’S COOK  LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas APPLE  CRISP Traškus obuolinis  pyragas 4 cups apples, peeled, cored, andsliced 1/4 cup orange juice 1 cup sugar 2 cups flour 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. nutmeg Dash salt 1/2 cup butter Preheat oven to  375°.  Lightly oil or spray with nonstick vegetable oil …

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LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas You probably have already celebrated the new year with champagne. No matter.  These beverages can be enjoyed all year around. MILK LIQUEUR Pieninis krupnikas 1  qt.  grain  alcohol 1  qt.  milk 4 cups sugar 2  oranges 2  lemons 1  stick vanilla, or 1  Tbsp.  …

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Christmas Favorites: Christmas Compote Kompotas, Christmas Bread Kalėdų Pyragas, Honey Cake Meduolis, Cranberry Pudding Kisielius

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas. Christmas favorites From “Treasures o f Lithuanian Cooking”, “Popular Lithuanian Recipes”, and other sources. CHRISTMAS COMPOTE Kompotas 4 cups water 1 (8-ounce) package mixed dried fruit 1 cup pitted prunes 1 cup dried apples 1/2 cup golden raisins 4 cloves Juice of 1 lemon …

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An Apple a Day… : Spiced Pork and Apples Pikantiška Kiauliena su Obuoliais, Apple Raisin Dessert Cake Obuolinis Pyragas su Razinom, Apple Cake Obuolinis Pyragas, Apple Squares Pyragėliai su Obuoliais, Apple Cheese Obuolių Sūris

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas. An apple a day… Apples (or obuoliai, if you prefer) have always been a favorite in Lithuanian cooking, especially this time of year. They were plentiful in everyone’s back yard and were easily stored over the winter. SPICED PORK AND APPLES Pikantiška kiauliena su …

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” Soul Food”: “Zeppelins” Cepelinai -Didžkukuliai, Grated Potato Kugel Kugelis – Bulvių Plokštainis, Samogitian “Zeppelins” Žemaitiški Cepelinai, Potato Kugel With Bacon Bulvių Plokštainis su Spirgučiais

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas. LITHUANIAN “ SOUL FOOD” No Lithuanian can resist kugelis or cepelinai. You will find these two dishes in many Lithuanian restaurants and at Lithuanian parties and picnics around the world. Although we have printed their recipes in earlier issues, the ones on this page …

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Souper Soups: Beet Soup With Mushrooms Barščiai su Grybais, Pea Soup Žirnių Sriuba, Mushroom Soup With Bacon Grybų Sriuba su LašInukais, Sorrel Soup Rūgštynių Sriuba

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas SOUPER SOUPS Lithuanians eat soup every day. Soup is their main dinner and supper food. In olden times, soup was also eaten for breakfast. BEET SOUP WITH MUSHROOMS Baršciai su grybais 2 cooked beets, peeled, coarsely grated 1 carrot, finely sliced 1 onion, chopped …

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Heart Cookies and Other Goodies: Honey Cookie-Hearts Meduolis (“Kaziuko Širdelės”), Little Ears Ausytės-Žagarėliai, Butter Cookies Sviestiniai Sausainiai, Honey Cookie-Hearts (Another Version)

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas. Heart cookies and other goodies HONEY COOKIE-HEARTS Meduolis (“Kaziuko širdeles”) 1 cup honey 3 eggs 3 Tbsps. sugar 3 Tbsps. cream 4 oz. butter 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. cloves 1 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda 2 cups flour Note: A little …

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Soothing Beverages to Warm a Winter Day: Hot Cranberry Tea Karšta Spanguolių Arbata, Hot Apple Cider Karšta Obuolinė Gira, Spiced Apple Cider Pikantiška Obuolinė Gira, Hot Holiday Punch Karštas šVentinis Punšas, Mulled Cider Šilta Pikantiška Gira

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas. Soothing beverages to warm a winter day HOT CRANBERRY TEA Karšta spanguoliu arbata 2 cups water 2 orange pekoe tea bags 1/2 cup sugar Grated rind (colored part only) of 1 orange removed with a zester or fine grater, about 1 1/2 Tbsps. 2 …

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Meatless Dishes—For Kūčios and Other Days: Cranberry Pudding Spanguolių Kisielius, Fish Dumplings Žuvies Kukuliai, Mushroom Buns Pyragėliai su Grybais, Cottage Cheese Potato Puffs Kepti Bulviniai Varškėčiai

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas. Meatless dishes —for Kucios and other days Some of the foods eaten at the Kucios dinner (cranberry pudding, fish, herring, hard biscuits with poppy seed milk, etc.) are traditional and no Lithuanian table will be without them on this day But other meatless dishes …

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It’s Apple Baking Time: Apple Cake Obuolinis Pyragas, Apple Hot Cakes Obuoliniai Blynai, Apple Crisp Trapus Obuolių Pyragas, Apple Slices Obuolių Riekės

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas. It s apple baking time APPLE CAKE Obuolinis pyragas 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil 2 cups sugar 2 large eggs 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. each salt, cinnamon, baking soda and vanilla 3 cups Granny Smith apples, thinly sliced, unpeeled (about 2 large …

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