Drachena Russian Cottage Pudding Recipes

BAKED POLISH OMLETTE (DRACHENA)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Saute scallions and garlic in oil and place on the bottom of an oiled 8-inch casserole. Mix flour, milk, sour cream and eggs and herbs, butter and seasoning. Place vegetables in casserole. Pour egg mixture on top and cover with crumbled feta. Bake 40 to 45 minutes.

DRACHENA (RUSSIAN COTTAGE PUDDING)

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream 2 Tbsp. of the butter until white. In another bowl mix the egg yolks and confectioners' sugar (do not use granulated!). Stir until the sugar and eggs are white.
• Combine the butter with the sugar-and-egg mixture. Add the salt. Add the flour in gradually, adding milk as you go. Beat thoroughly. The batter should be medium thick, depending on the type of flour. You may need a little less than 2 cups of milk.
• In a heavy pan heat the remaining Tbsp. of butter, but don't let it bubble. Pour in the batter. Bake in a preheated 400-degree oven for 10 minutes. Lower heat to 350 degrees and continue baking for 20 minutes more.

COTTAGE PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• For the cake, combine first seven ingredients (butter, sugar, egg, milk, flour, baking powder and salt). Pour batter into a greased 13" x 9" cake pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until cake tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
• To make the sauce, combine the last five ingredients (sugar, boiling water, butter, flour and vanilla) in a saucepan over medium heat until sugar is dissolved and sauce thickens slightly. Remove from heat. The sauce will be thin.
• Slice cake into 2-inch pieces and place each piece in a bowl to serve.
• Pour a liberal amount of the sauce over each warm piece of cake and serve immediately. Do not pour sauce over entire cake, as it will become soggy.
• Store left-over cake at room temperature for up to three days. Store sauce in refrigerator and warm in microwave when re-use desired.

RUSSIAN BREAKFAST PUDDING (TVOROZHNAYA ZAPEKANKA)

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180 C. Grease an oven proof dish with butter.
• Beat eggs with sugar, add twarog, milk, mix well, then add melted butter, fold in semolina or flour, mix well again. Add blueberries or raisings, stir a little. Pour the mixture into the oven proof dish and bake in the oven for 60 min. Let it cool down a bit before serving.