Ritual cookies for Christmas Eve - Danijela Žikić - Recipes and Cookbook online
Ritual cookies for Christmas Eve - Danijela Žikić - Recipes and Cookbook online

Ritual cookies for Christmas Eve - according to old customs in the village of Vražogrnac (near Zaječar) ceremonial buns are kneaded for Christmas Eve. Mom inherited the custom from her paternal grandmother. Buns symbolize progress, health, birth year.

Ritual cookies for Christmas Eve, ingredients:

  • 1 cube of yeast
  • 500 ml of warm water
  • 1 spoon of salt
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar
  • 100 ml of oil
  • about 1 kg of flour

Ritual cookies for Christmas Eve, preparation:

  • Mix the cream cheese and sugar in warm water.
  • Add oil and salt. Mix it up.
  • Add flour and knead a soft dough. Let it grow.
  • Tear pieces from the dough and make shapes.
  • Children, a house with household members, a garden, a barrel, corn, a vineyard and domestic animals are made.
  • Arrange in a baking tray and bake at 250 C for about 30 minutes.
  • Take the finished buns out of the oven, sprinkle a little water and cover with a clean cloth. Serve with Christmas Eve dinner.

Preparation time: 60 minutes
Number of persons: 5

Danijela Žikić

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