Palacinke. the bed rock of any good house wife.

In a similar vein to my earlier musing on this blog " What is a man without a moustache " I give you " Who can call themselves a Domacica if they cant make palacinke " now domacica roughly translates into English as housewife so before the feminist sisterhood rallies the lynch mob and marches on my home with flaming torches in one hand and a noose in the other LET ME EXPLAIN !!!! In the Balkans the real power resides in the kitchen as a woman's skill in the art of being a domacica was much more relevant and important than a mans whose days were spent staring at an oxen's behind as he plowed the fields, a domacicas skills could bring income into the family home by the way of her baking ( catering for less skilled domacica ) preserving foods and sewing skills that kept the family clothed and maybe even sell a few pieces of lacework, my grandmother was, and my mother and my wife are all great domacica and I thankfully don't have to stare at a oxen's arse, anyway this recipe for palacinke is not our families, as that recipe will be whispered to my daughter and kept in the family for another generation. But its a great recipe none the less.

PALACINKE S ORASIMA I COKOLADOM )

( crepes with walnut and chocolate )  I'm on a walnut thing OK.

Palacinka batter

1     cup plain flour
1/2  teaspoon baking powder
2     tablespoons caster sugar
2     teaspoons vanilla sugar
1/2  teaspoon salt
2     eggs
1     cup milk
1     tablespoon butter

Filling

100g  dark chocolate
2        tablespoons whipped cream
2        teaspoons of Rum ( we will find any excuse to use alcohol )

Topping

3/4 cup ground walnuts
2 tablespoons icing sugar

Sift the flour, baking powder, caster sugar, vanilla sugar and salt into a mixing bowl. Add eggs milk and melted butter, beat well to make a thin batter. Preheat a frying pan lightly greased, pour about 1/4 cup of batter onto the hot pan tilt the pan for the batter to cover the bottom, when lightly golden flip and brown the other side. Repeat with the remaining batter greasing the pan before adding more batter place in a ovenproof dish and cover and keep warm in oven.

Melt the chocolate over low heat in a saucepan, stir in the cream and rum. When well combined remove from heat spread chocolate mixture on left half of palacinka roll to form a cigar shape sprinkle with the crushed walnuts and icing sugar on top.

Enjoy with a nice glass of kruskovac ( pear liqueur )