Macedonian Trahana

Ingredients:

1 l milk of cow or sheep
2 kg flour
1 tsp salt

Method:

To make the dough :

Bring the milk to the boil and allow it to cool down. Combine a package of flour with the salt and put it into a baking tin. Make a hollow in the middle and pour in the milk. Knead until you get medium-soft dough. Make small dough balls and place them on clean sheets. Old women have used clean cotton sheets. Cover them with cheese-cloth. Leave in the sun to dry. When they begin to dry up, break them into smaller pieces and let them dry again. When they have dried up, reduce them to powder and sift. Allow the powder to dry in the sun. The whole process takes from 3 to 5 days depending on the intensity of sunlight. Put the trahana into cotton bags or jars where it can have long shelf life.

To prepare trahana meal :

Bring a litre of hot water to the boil and stir in 6 tablespoons of trahana powder. Stir till the mixture thickens. Serve garnished with cheese, bread morsels and butter.

Enjoy your meal!