Proja
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Proja is a Serbia
n dish made of cornbread
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It used to be popular in times of widespread poverty, mostly before the 1950's, but is now a common everyday meal. It is often mistaken with projara, a somewhat fancier variant of proja.
The ingredients should be mixed together, and baked in a greased pan (which should be 5 cm high) until golden. Best served with Sauerkraut
(Kiseli kupus) and Pavlaka.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n dish made of cornbread
Cornbread
Cornbread is a generic name for any number of quick breads containing cornmeal and leavened by baking powder.-History:Native Americans were using ground corn for food thousands of years before European explorers arrived in the New World...
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It used to be popular in times of widespread poverty, mostly before the 1950's, but is now a common everyday meal. It is often mistaken with projara, a somewhat fancier variant of proja.
General Recipe for Proja
- 8 cups corn flour
- 2 cups oil
- 1 baking powder
- 1 glass mineral water
- Salt
General Recipe for Projara
- 5 cups corn flour
- 3 cups flour
- 3 eggs
- 3 cups oil
- 1 baking powder
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 glass mineral water
- Salt
The ingredients should be mixed together, and baked in a greased pan (which should be 5 cm high) until golden. Best served with Sauerkraut
Sauerkraut
Sauerkraut , directly translated from German: "sour cabbage", is finely shredded cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria, including Leuconostoc, Lactobacillus, and Pediococcus. It has a long shelf-life and a distinctive sour flavor, both of which result from the lactic acid...
(Kiseli kupus) and Pavlaka.