Do you have a simple russian recipe?

[luvmyfam444]

Dd has to make something for a class project - so I'm looking for something simple she can make - but tasty too -

 

[gina2000]

Vodka with some lemon?

Ummmm....hmmmm..........pierogi? They're actually called pierozhka in Russian....

Caviar....salted fish.....herring....cucumber salad....stuff that kids don't traditionally like to eat.

Russian food is tough for kids.

 

[Gigi22]

Borscht? Beet soup.

 

[nmmom95]

How about this?

RUSSIAN APPLE DESSERT
1/2 c. granulated sugar
1 c. flour
1 c. brown sugar
1/3 c. butter
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. chopped nuts
Sliced apples
Fill a buttered pan with apples mixed with the granulated sugar. Mix other ingredients and sprinkle on top of the sliced apples. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Serve with lemon sauce.

 

[minniebeth]

This is what all three of my kids have helped make/bring in for heritage projects:

http://whatscookingamerica.net/Cookie/RussianTeacakes.htm

Russian Tea Cookies, aka something else for every other heritage too

The only thing they wouldn't be good for though is if you have nut allergy restrictions. You can also make them without the nuts and they are still delicious.

 

[merekc]

Blini - you can google a recipe. They are basically like pancakes. They will travel well enough for school. You can add a couple of toppings to make it more exciting. They can be served plain or with jam, sour cream, salmon, caviar, etc.

 

[Mickey'snewestfan]

Could you send a drink? When I was in Russia I drank a lot of tea with plum jam dissolved in it. Delicious!

Could you do the same with decaf tea? Or is that too lazy?

 

[luvmyfam444]

thanks so much! I'll check them out!

And no - lazy is okay - the teacher always drinks I believe

 

[Mickey'snewestfan]

the teacher always drinks I believe

I think I know what you meant, but this isn't exactly what you want to hear about your child's teacher!

 

[luvmyfam444]

How about this?

RUSSIAN APPLE DESSERT
1/2 c. granulated sugar
1 c. flour
1 c. brown sugar
1/3 c. butter
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. chopped nuts
Sliced apples
Fill a buttered pan with apples mixed with the granulated sugar. Mix other ingredients and sprinkle on top of the sliced apples. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Serve with lemon sauce.

Do you make the lemon sauce?
I printed this - sounds great even when I'm not workng on a project...

 

[luvmyfam444]

I think I know what you meant, but this isn't exactly what you want to hear about your child's teacher!

HA HA HA! You are right! ALLOWs drinks Glad I only posted that here! GEE!

 

[OceanAnnie]

Vodka with some lemon?

Ummmm....hmmmm..........pierogi? They're actually called pierozhka in Russian....

Caviar....salted fish.....herring....cucumber salad....stuff that kids don't traditionally like to eat.

Russian food is tough for kids.

If you are in a pinch, I have seen these in the freezer section at the grocery.

 

[EMom]

Yeah, it took me a while to get used to the jam in tea thing, but since they kept serving it to me, I eventually got used to it. As far as blini goes, they love that. I remember once, we were dining with someone who spoke no English and my Russian was limited. The blini came with something that looked for all the world like Eagle Brand milk. I tasted it, and yep.....Eagle Brand milk-ish. Yet, I knew it was homemade and indeed not Eagle Brand milk. I knew enough to ask in Russian if the stuff was made of milk and sugar and he informed me it was. So I told DH it was pretty much Eagle Brand milk and at that point, he decided to eat it. (DH often lets me be the "taster" as I am a more adventurous eater.) DH applied a thin layer of the stuff and the Russian said, "Nyet, nyet, nyet!" and then the Russian plopped a big old dollop of the Eagle Brand milk-ish stuff on it. "Da!" DH said to me that he could feel his arteries clogging, but he ate it up. It was yummy.

Russian desserts are usually nothing to write home about, but the apple cake is good. Actually, I love Russian food, but much of it isn't the sort you could easily make and take for a class project. Oh, the pelmini and perogies! (But their perogies aren't like the Polish ones....those are more like pelmini.) Oh, the scrumptious soups. DH did get stunned once when he ordered petite sturgeon at a restaurant and when they brought it out it was 2-3 feet long, all curled around a platter. He thought "petite" meant it would be little, but then I asked him if he had any idea how large an ADULT sturgeon was.......because the thing on his plate WAS petite. But it's not as if you're going to be hauling sturgeon to class. If you had a Russian store by you, I'd say go in and buy miniature chocolate bars. DD did that and the kids loved them. They usually have gorgeous wrappers.

Anyway, for ease, the apple cake is good. I think apple is "yablaka" in Russian.

 

[OceanAnnie]

I skimmed the post. I thought it was something you as a parent were going to bring. I gotta stop skimming.

 

[LuvOrlando]

Rugalah is one of my favorite pastries and the kids in school will love it. It's made with a simple dough and jelly, Polaner is my favorite for baking.

 

[nmmom95]

Do you make the lemon sauce?
I printed this - sounds great even when I'm not workng on a project...

I don't make the lemon sauce, but I will eat nearly anything with baked apples in it.