eggs, cakes and cottage cheese Easter - traditional Easter treats. In the holiday they will be on the table in almost every home. But if you want to diversify the feast, we will help you. We have prepared for you a selection of original themed recipes that will decorate the Easter table, will surprise and delight your loved ones.
Egg ice cream
Egg - the main symbol of Easter and the main dish. Every year we come up with, how to decorate eggs, that was not just elegant and festive. Here are a few ideas from Layfhakera:
- How to decorate Easter eggs.
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- VIDEO: Neskuchniy ideas for decorating Easter eggs.
Dishes from chicken eggs, no surprise, but the fruity ice in the form of eggs - can be.
Ingredients:
• 500 ml of water;
• 250 ml of fruit juice with pulp;
• 200 g of sugar;
• 1 tbsp. l. fresh lemon juice;
• packet of gelatin.
preparation
To make fruit ice at home, dissolve gelatin in water: Soak for 5 minutes and then heat with the sugar over low heat until dissolved. Then slowly enter the juice there. Mix and after a minute, remove from heat. Strain the mixture through a sieve, and when cool, add the lemon juice.
As a form to fill, use large plastic eggs (they are sold in baby stores). Proceed in the bottoms (where at present the egg air cell), small holes and using a small funnel pour in the eggs cooked juice.
Insert in the holes the plastic wand and send the eggs in the freezer for 2 hours. Popsicles ready!
chocolate eggs
Slavs traditionally paint eggs in red, and here, for example, in Italy instead of chicken exchanging chocolate eggs. We suggest you go ahead and cook that's such an unusual dessert.
Ingredients:
• chocolate eggs without a toy inside.
For the "protein":
• 150 g of cream cheese;
• 130 g of fatty cream;
• 30 g of powdered sugar;
• 0,5 hours. l. lemon juice;
• 0,5 hours. l. vanilla extract.
For the "yolk":
• 20 g butter;
• 2 hours. l. freshly squeezed orange juice;
• 1 tbsp. l. apricot jam.
preparation
With a small knife, nail file, remove the top of the chocolate eggs. Let the edge is uneven, as if splinter shell. While preparing the filling, eggs keep in the refrigerator, so as not to melt. Connect the cream cheese, powdered sugar, lemon juice and vanilla extract and beat until smooth. Separately whip cream (better if they are cooled), and then the resulting mixture gently connect, whisk them together. With a spoon fill the creamy mass of chocolate eggs and send them in the fridge for 30-40 minutes, the cream froze.
At this time, prepare the syrup for "yolk". In a saucepan, combine butter, orange juice and jam. Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is smooth. Make the cream filling in a small depression, and pour a little of cooled syrup.
Before serving keep eggs in the refrigerator.
Fruit pizza
There are several versions, when and where the tradition of decorating has gone, to give and to eat eggs at Easter. One thing is clear: the ancient custom, and the symbol - bright. This colorful open flan, made in the form of eggs, will be the star of the holiday table. In particular, he will appeal to children.
Ingredients
For the cake:
• 450 g flour;
• 170 g butter;
• 100 g of sugar;
• 2 chicken eggs;
• 2 tbsp. l. cream;
• 2 tbsp. l. lemon peel;
• 2 hours. l. lemon extract;
• 0,5 hours. l. salt;
• 0,5 hours. l. baking powder.
For the cream:
• 250 g of cream cheese;
• 70 g of strawberry jam.
For filling:
• Fresh or canned fruits and berries (strawberries, blueberries, grapes, pineapples, kiwis, peaches, tangerines, etc.);
• water;
• packet of gelatin.
preparation
First ispechom cake. To do this, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Softened butter connect with sugar and lemon zest, whisk mixer until uniform. Then add one egg, whisk again; then the second, again beat. Without stopping to whisk, add the lemon extract and cream. Turn off the mixer and sprinkle in the dry ingredients. Again a little whip with a mixer or a halo, and then Domes dough with hands. Send him a couple of hours in the refrigerator. After that roll in an egg shape about 1.5 cm thick and bake the cake in at 180 ° C for 15-20 minutes.
To prepare the cream, beat cream cheese and jam. If desired, the mixture can be a little more sweetened. We get the cream Spread cooled cake. Fruit slice and place on top of the cake: combine, play with colors to get a colorful picture. Dissolve gelatin in water, following the instructions on the package: usually a powder, first soaked in cold water and then slightly warmed. With the help of a brush cover with fruit on top of the gelatin.
This will give them a glossy shine and protects against zavetrivaniya.
"Chickens"
Where eggs and chicken there. It symbolizes prosperity, fertility and family comfort. Images of chickens are also often appear in the symbolism of the Passover. Therefore, this appetizer in the form of cute chicks just hatched many will like.
Ingredients:
• 6 eggs;
• 2 tbsp. l. mayonnaise;
• 2 hours. l. mustard;
• 1 small carrot;
• pinch of salt and black pepper.
preparation
Boil eggs hard-boiled. Peel and cut the "hat."
Carefully remove the yolks.
Yolk and mash using a blender, mix with mayonnaise and mustard. The resulting mixture was salt and charge a pastry bag. Stuff it with a slide protein.
Top cover with a "cap" of the protein. Of boiled carrots take legs and a nose for a chicken and pepper serve as eyes.
Before feed is recommended to keep the stuffed eggs in the refrigerator.
Design options, "the chickens".
Easter nest
These savory muffins, woven in the form of nests, represent and comfort perfect for the Easter table. Cook them can even a novice cook.
Ingredients:
• 500 g flour;
• 300 ml milk;
• 100 g butter;
• 2 chicken eggs;
• 2 tbsp. l. Sahara;
• 1,5 hours. l. salt;
• 2,5 hours. l. dry yeast;
• colored eggs;
• decorative Easter sprinkling.
preparation
Connect the yeast, warm milk and half of the flour, using corolla knead the dough as pancakes. Let it stand. When it rises, sprinkle in sugar and salt, beat two eggs, add the butter and flour residues. Knead the dough. Leave for a couple of hours, again hybrids and again leave for a few hours. The dough should increase in volume by half. Thereafter, roll the dough sausage 2-3 cm thick and a length of 30-35 cm. Fold it in half and plait overlapping, as shown in the photo.
The resulting braid to connect the ring. Put rolls on baking, the laid baking paper.
Lubricate the egg yolk and sprinkle with grit Easter, and in the center put on a small colored egg. (Eggs can be nevaronye - hardboiled are cooked in the oven.)
Bake at 180 ° C for 25 minutes.
Sweet mini jacks
If you do not like the oven or simply do not have time for this, do this such tiny nests. Children will appreciate the taste, and even adults, and simplicity of the recipe.
Ingredients:
• Round packet of biscuits;
• colorful candy-coated tablets;
• liquid food coloring.
For the cream:
• fatty 250 ml (30%) of cream;
• 100 g of powdered sugar;
• packet of gelatin;
• water.
preparation
You can use ready-made whipped cream (just to mix them with the dye), and you can whip them into a thick foam on their own. To do this, the cream should be fatty and cold. You can even hold the whisk of the mixer in the refrigerator to speed up the process of beating. When the cream will begin to acquire the consistency of a mousse, add a little sugar and continue beating. Pre divorced gelatin in water (soaked and then heated) introducing into a cream whipping without stopping it. At the end of churning, add green food color.
Fill the cream into the pastry bag or a syringe and apply to cookies in the form of leaflets (using the appropriate nozzle). Top with two or three pills.
Easter bunnies
Hare (or rabbit) - a traditional Easter symbol in Western culture. This animal is associated with fertility and abundance. His figures decorate the house, paint it on postcards and in Munich even have Easter bunny Museum. Chocolate bunnies and jelly give children at Easter.
For the holiday table can bake muffins in the form of leverets. The recipe is simple.
Ingredients:
• 400 g flour;
• 200 g sour cream;
• 200 ml of water;
• 40 g butter;
• 2 tbsp. l. powdered sugar;
• 1 h. l. salt;
• 1 egg;
• 1 package of dry yeast.
preparation
Mix the butter, sour cream and water, heat them in a small saucepan over low heat. Do not allow to boil. Make a hole in the mound of flour, to break the egg, pour the chilled sour cream-oil mass, add the icing sugar and yeast, salt. Knead the dough (as long as no longer stick to hands). Allow the dough to rest. Then divide into small pieces and sformuyte oval buns.
Use scissors to make the ears, but with the help of toothpicks - eyes.
To eyes in rabbits not "swam" during baking, you can leave a toothpick in the dough and remove after cooking. Bake rolls in the oven at 180 ° C for 15-20 minutes.
Stuffed "carrot"
Rabbits love carrots, but because this symbol is also actively used during the celebration of Easter. In many countries make bags of carrots in the form and fill them with sweets to treat the children. Adults are certainly more than enjoy hearty snack, stylized carrots.
Ingredients:
• yeast dough;
• salad with crab sticks;
• gel food coloring;
• greenery.
preparation
For simplicity, ready to buy yeast dough. Salad (it can be any salad to your taste) can be done independently or as buy in the store. The amount of ingredients depends on how many carrots you plan to do. Thinly roll out the dough and cut it into strips. These strips roll into bundles and wrap around the cone baking.
The resulting curls grease brush diluted food coloring orange. Bake at 180 ° C until ready. Remove the cone and starting to get a salad rolls.
Garnish with greens or lettuce leaves and serve.
Snack-carrot
Another variant of the Easter snacks.
Ingredients:
• 230 g of cream cheese;
• 50 g of cheddar cheese;
• pack of salty crackers;
• a feather 3 chives;
• 1 tbsp. l. mayonnaise;
• 1 h. l. white vinegar;
• 1 h. l. Worcestershire sauce;
• 0,5 hours. l. mustard powder;
• 0,5 hours. l. garlic powder;
• parsley and other greens;
• salt and spices to taste.
preparation
All ingredients except greens and cheddar cheese, connect (bow for that chop) and mix thoroughly.
Pour the resulting mass into a large dish as carrots. Cheddar rub on a fine grater and sprinkle on top. Parsley and other greens make "the tops."
Serve with crackers.
Spring sandwiches and canapés
Easter has always been associated with spring, despite the fact that this festival is celebrated every year on different dates. If it still happens to snow and freezing after winter weather manifestations are very rare. Therefore Easter table can be supplemented by a snack of fresh vegetables. If you arrange them, they will create a spring mood.
Ingredients:
• Fresh vegetables (tomatoes, including cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, lettuce, carrots and others);
• pitted olives;
• baguette or crackers;
• cream cheese or mayonnaise;
• salt, garlic and other spices to taste.
preparation
Thinly slice a baguette and drain it in the oven until crisp. If you do not have time, you can use ready-made crackers. Mix cheese with garlic and spices and spread this bread. On top of the sandwiches lay halves of cherry tomatoes - the wings of a ladybug. Of olive halves make her head, the remaining halves of olives, finely chop and put in tomatoes - it will be spots on the wings.
Also fresh vegetables can make canapés or just beautiful cuts. It is not necessary to own carving. Just a little imagination, and everything will turn out.
As you can see, everything is quite simple and accessible to everyone. We hope our ideas will inspire you to the original Easter!