The end of woes - or so I hope

[wiseheart]

Today, Vodafone sent us a techie again; thankfully, not one of those young titans who're full of themselves and treat everyone beyond 30 as if they were mentally disabled. This was a middle-aged guy who didn't leave until he found everything that might possibly be wrong. It took him more than an hour, he localized two or three different problems and solved each and every one of them. So, it appears that we might be okay from now on. *knocks on wood*

I needed something to occupy myself with while I was waiting for him, so I baked a Ribislkuchen; basically noadvertising's red currant traybake, but with Grandma's Gitterkuchen recipe, because I didn't want to throw out the egg yolks. Eggs are expensive over here and besides, I'm not for wasting perfectly good foodstuffs.

Behold my Ribislkuchen:



It is very yummy, too, with a crunchy bottom and soft filling. Mum enjoys it very much. I also cooked Mary Berry's Chicken Panang Rice Fry again, a stir-fry with chicken breast strips, grated courgettes and basically any leftover veggies that were in the fridge, this time tomatoes and a leftover boiled potato. If you want to know, it was also very yummy. It's amazing what a few spices can do with the simplest ingredients.

I worked a wee bit on my kiddie oven mitts. #3 is finished and I made good headway with #4. I hope to finish the whole project over the weekend, so that I can turn my attention to Christmas-y stuff.

Oh, and I almost forgot! I've managed to actually write a bit during the last week and a half, despite all that stress. That's one really good thing that happened to me.

Comments

[meathiel]

Fingers crossed the TV problem is now solved once and forever!!!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Amen, sister!

[red-day-dawning.livejournal.com]

Hope the tech fixed the problem.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

It seems so... for now.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Good luck with the TV stuff.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thanks. A bit of luck would be welcome after all our ordeals.

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

I hate when people assume that because I have grey hair I am running on my last functioning brain cell.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

You know what Miss Marple said in this context: "Young people think that the elderly are stupid. But the elderly know that young people are stupid."

I don't remember which novel it is from, but I liked it very much. *g*

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

Now I am very much interested in Grandma´s Gitterkuchen dough! When we are three and more, the cake is gone the same day. When we are only two, the surface of the cake gets like- wet? So a grid made of dough might absorb the sticky wetness..Btw, we do not throw away egg yolks. We are still in the roasted elder period. I cannot stand the sight and smell of Kaiserschmarren and sugary berries any longer....

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Do you want just the dough or the walnut filling as well? It is very practical, as it uses the egg whites...

BTW, what is the roasted elder period?

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

Both, if possible. I feel confident enough now to do different cake recipes! When the elder is ripe (first one in the middle of August, usually lasts about a month) hubby begins to cook his famous roasted elder twice a week, which is always too sweet to my liking. We call it the roasted elder period. It´s worse than Christmas with all its cookies, I swear!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I'll translate it for you on Wednesday — the only day of this week that promises to be event-free... or so I hope. *fingers crossed*

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Okay, here we go. I'll translate it into German because it's much easier for me — I'm sure you won't mind. *g*

Omas Gitterkuchen

Zutaten zum Teig:
500 gr Mehl
200 gr Zucker
200 gr Fett oder Butter (ich benutze immer Margarine, es funktioniert prima)
3 Eigelb
3 EL Créme Freche oder Milch (ich benutze immer Créme Freche)
1 Msp Natron (das vergesse ich meistens; macht überhaupt keinen Unterschied)

Zutaten zur Füllung:
2 Eiweiß (ich benutze alle drei die übrig bleiben)
150 gr Zucker
200 gr gemahlene oder gehackte Walnüsse (ich benutze gemahlene)
1 EL ungesüßter Kakaopulver

Marmelade nach Belieben (möglichs säuerliche)

So wird's gemacht:

- Aus den Teigzutaten einen Mürbteig kneten. 1/3 davon aufheben, den rest ausrollen und auf ein Backblech legen (Backblech ausfetten oder mit Backpapier auslegen — oder sicherheitshalbe beides).
- Eiweiße mit dem Zucker zum festen Schnee schlagen, Walnüsse und ein EL Kakao einrühren.
- Den Teig mit Marmelade anstreichen, die Füllung daraufgeben und glatt strechen.
- Den restlichen Teig zu dünnen Nudeln rollen und damit ein Gitter auf dem Kuchen legen.
- So lange backen bis die Füllung bräunlich wird.

Omas Rezepte sind recht arm an solchen Sachen wie Backtemperatur und Backzeit. Ich habe den Kuchen auf 180-190°C gebacken (im vorgeheizten Backrohr) und einfach hin und wieder draufgeguckt ob die Füllung schon gebräunt ist.

Viel Spaß!

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

All of what you bake looks delicious! Glad the tech got your TV problems sorted out and hope it stays working well for a long time. So frustrating when things break or do not work as intended.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

It really is; and you are so frigging helpless!

[medievalrosalie.livejournal.com]

I don't think I've seen those delicious-looking things you baked! A red current tray bake? So... a slice? Is that what we would call it here? Harder than a cake but softer than a cookie or biscuit?

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Yes indeed, it's a red currant try bake.

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

Vielen Dank, ich liebe Rezepte mit Nuss! Und ich mache es mit der Backtemperatur genauso. Da die Temperatur bei den Öfen immer verschieden ausfällt, verlasse ich mich auch lieber aufs Auge!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Dies ist ein altbewahrtes Rezept. Oma hat es von einer anderen alten Frau bekommen, als wir noch in Siebenbürgen wohnten.