Friday, 8 September 2017

Week 26 - Latvia and Laos

The honey cake never did get made, I think it was because I just could not reason with myself to make such a sugar loaded cake for the three of us! There needed to be a special occasion and despite it being my sister's birthday, she was not a lover of honey.

I researched Laos tourist information sites for this idea; as I struggled to find something that my browser was prepared to display and the library couldn't help. Yet, this little gem came to the rescue. I just made up my own version and we had it once lunch-time.


Friced Rice Ball Salad- nam Kaow 
Fried Rice Ball Salad – Nam Kaow is a mixture of crispy fried rice, preserved pork, green onions, and lime juice. It looks quite simple, just fried rice but its taste is really much awesome than it appearance.


Latvian Honey Cake
Cake
3 eggs
1 cup honey
2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda

Filling
2 (16 oz) sour cream
1 cup white sugar
1 cup chopped walnuts
Nb: this is not a calorie friendly cake!

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Mix together eggs, honey, flour, and baking soda in a large bowl. Spoon 3 to 4 tablespoons of batter onto 5 9x13-inch sheets of parchment paper. Spread the mixture as thin as possible using a wide spatula. There is enough batter for 5 thin layers.

Place one sheet of batter onto a baking pan and bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the baked cake layer from the baking sheet and prick with a fork to enhance filling absorbency. Repeat with the remaining 4 cake layers.

Stir together the sour cream and sugar in a small bowl. Place one cake layer in 9x13-inch baking dish with the parchment paper side up. Carefully remove the parchment paper from the cake layer. Spread 1/5th of the sour cream mixture on the cake layer and then sprinkle 1/5th of the walnuts on the layer. Repeat the process with the remaining 4 layers. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Trim off any ragged edges before serving.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/184203/latvian-honey-cake/

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