Dessert of the day!

Hey everybody,

I want to share with you a traditional Hungarian dessert recipe, which – I can assure you - definitely worth making! It's actually neither simple nor that challenging to make, so I'd suggest all of you give it a try, especially if you have so sweet tooth like I do.

I must admit that I mostly don't know my way around the kitchen, so I've been forced to apply for my mom's help; and I really couldn't ask for a better kitchen assistant. :-) Sadly, I've got used to this Mom-do-the-cooking thing over the recent years and I felt lost when I was alone for the first time without any hot food. But these times are over, and I'm ready to present you an amazing traditional dessert called 'Máglyarakás' originally from my country.

 Literally, it means something like 'bonfire stack'. It may sound weird in English, but when we hear this word, we tend to think of this mouth-watering dessert. Let's see how to make it!

Ingredients: 20dkg kiflis 

                    3 eggs

                    ½ liter milk

                    10 dkg sugar
                    3 dkg butter

                    10 dkg crushed nuts

                    10 dkg sultanas or cherry (what you prefer)

                     ½ dl rum

                     ½ kg apple

                     3 tsp. apricot jam

                                                                                                                          

                                                                Sorry I almost forgot the rum!! :)->

Slice the bread into rounds and put it in a bowl.

Blend the egg-yolks, melted butter, and sugar together. Add the milk to it, and then pour the mix to the bread. Leave them to soak for a few minutes.

Grease a baking pan and take each layer of soaked kiflis in it. Soak the cherry in the rum and sprinkle with the crushed nuts on top.

Slice the apple into thin pieces and cover the top with it. Place in pre-heated oven for 30 minutes.

In the meantime beat the egg-whites with the jam until it's stiff and spread on top.

Bake until the top is light golden brown. Let it cool down before slicing and serving.

Bon Appetit!

Who am I?

picture of my hometown

My name is Rachel and I come from a little town located in the western part of Hungary. Since there aren't many kilometers between my hometown and Graz, I'm commuting quite much. I've been trying to live two lives at once, but I realized that it doesn't work for long. So, I'm about spending most of the time here in Austria in order to focus on my studies, work and simple to have a less stressful life. Despite having problems with commuting, I'm a fond of traveling and I'm a passionate traveler providing that I have enough free time doing it. Let me show you one of my loving things that I came across in a hurry with some personal memories on it; keys! On my key-holder you can see some usual souvenirs with a special meaning. 

The circle-shaped item in the middle of the picture, that I got from my grandmother after her visiting in Mariazell, symbolizes the essence of belief to me. Though I haven’t been there, it's a popular place of Catholics and plenty of people go there on pilgrimage. The other three objects may seem familiar for some of you. On the left side you can see the Sardinian flag with the four Moors recalling memories of my latest holiday in Italy. The skull is from Mexico which carry a pretty other meaning of death that I took to at once. They celebrate their departed ones and remembering them in colorful rituals. To the indigenous people of Mexico, death was thought to be a passage to a new life and they didn’t afraid of it. This conception impressed me a lot! In our European culture people think differently. Lastly, Paris and the Eiffel-tower remind me of my Europe tour and of the multi-faced capital city. Every single journey gave me something different as well as made me more open-minded and more careful about my surroundings. These are one of those things that never can be taken from me and became a part of my life forever. Experiencing new ways of life is a great adventure. Apart from my love for traveling, I have a good sense for music; I’ve been singing ever since I can remember!

 icy winter performance

My passion for music began in the elementary school when I started playing different instruments: flute, guitar and piano. Music means the best way of self-expression and every time I feel edgy, stressed or just wanna have fun I simply do this. Medicine in the first place! You can see me on stage as well…