HOW TO MAKE A HOW TO MAKE A ““Pasca”Pasca”

*“Pasca” is  a pound cake filled with cottage cheese and sour cream.

*It is a traditional Romanian desert, usually done for Easter.

How do we do it?How do we do it?

*For making “pasca” we need to make a a dough and a cheese filling.

*Here is how my grandma and I did ours for this Easter

The dough -ingredientsThe dough -ingredients*500 g flour*150 g sugar*300 g milk*3 eggs *25 g yeast*100 g oil*a teaspoon of salt*vanilla, rum*grated lemon peel

The dough -preparationThe dough -preparation*Mix the eggs andsugar together until thesugar melts!

*Put the yeast in a bowl of hot milk!

The dough - preparation The dough - preparation *Now add both of them in a big bowl with the

flour and lemonand mix them to obtain a dough!

*Knead the dough forabout 20 minutes!

The dough- preparationThe dough- preparation*While kneading, add the rum, vanilla , salt and oil!

*After kneading the dough,just leave it there and waitfor it to grow!

The dough- preparationThe dough- preparation

….. It should turn out like this!

The filling-ingredientsThe filling-ingredients

*500g cheese* 300 g sugar* 3 eggs* 200 g raisin* vanilla and rum

The filling-preparationThe filling-preparation* Add the eggs, vanillaand sugar in the bowlwhere you have the cheese!

* Mix them together and finally add the raisins!

Making Pasca!Making Pasca!* Prepare a round piece of dough with a roller and put it in the oven tray!

* Knit two long piecestogether and put themaround the dough in thetrey! * …..…wait……..

Making pasca!Making pasca!*After the dough grewa little, fill it with the cheese filling!*We made a cross on top because this is the tradition in Romania,but you feel free to decorate it as you wish!*Now put it in the oven!(around 45 minutes)

AND OUR PASCA IS READY!AND OUR PASCA IS READY!Enjoy it! Enjoy it!