Here’s a recipe right before Christmas, if you’ve not already baked everything. My dear Cristina gave it to me – and I thank her!
I only adapted it a bit; I can say that it was successful. I’ll also prepare it for Christmas Eve.
This is what you’ll need J for 28-30 sărăţele (or a large baking pan)—
125g sour cream
75g (melted and cooled) butter
6g salt
4g yeast
200g flour
+ 1 egg
+ shredded cheese
+ caraway seeds
How to make them?
Mix the sour cream, the butter, and the salt; then, add the yeast and the flour, being careful not to deactivate the yeast by placing it into contact with the salt.
Knead until you get a compact dough. Cover it and let it sit for one hour. It won’t rise much, but it will get more tender.
Split the dough into four equal pieces to make your job easier. Using a cutting roll, cut the sărăţele and place them into a large baking pan, on baking parchment.
After brushing the egg onto the sărăţele, you can leave them as such (plain) or sprinkle shredded cheese and/or caraway seeds onto them.
How to bake them?
Place the baking pan for 10-13 minutes in the preheated oven at 200⁰C, depending on how crunchy you want them to turn out. I like them fluffier.
They won’t last long, but they will bring smiles along!
Merry Christmas, with joy! ♥
P.S. I’ve lately been using only sour cream (200g) for a portion of sărăţele. The result is fluffier.
For a vegan version of the sărăţele, use the following ingredients for half of a portion (14-15 sărăţele):
80ml Yaygurt
3g salt
2g yeast
120g flour
Make them as shown above. Serve them warm!
