BakingBalkan Flatbread (Lepinja)
Soft, thick Balkan flatbreads with a lightly crisp crust, made for tearing apart and soaking up sauces.
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BakingSoft, thick Balkan flatbreads with a lightly crisp crust, made for tearing apart and soaking up sauces.
MainsTender chicken in a sweet paprika and sour cream sauce, spooned over homemade mlinci that catch every last drop.
BakingNo hole, filled after frying, and marked by a pale stripe around the middle that tells you the lid was on. Germans judge a Berliner by that stripe before they taste it.
DessertsThe Lake Bled custard slice: a thick layer of vanilla custard, a cloud of cream, and two sheets of puff pastry. It needs a long chill, and there is no shortcut.
Hot drinksKept below a simmer the whole time, because boiling drives off the alcohol and leaves a stewed, syrupy shadow of the wine you started with.