Reader shares recipe for traditional salenjaci pastries
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Nevenka Šantorić, a reader of Index Recepti, shared her recipe for salenjaci, traditional pastries from Croatia often enjoyed during childhood.
These pastries are made with a risen dough and lard, typically filled with jam or fruit spread. Šantorić posted the recipe in the Facebook group Index Recepti, where members regularly share home-cooked meals. The recipe involves repeatedly rolling out dough, spreading it with lard, and folding it over, creating flaky layers.
After several folds, the dough is cut into squares, filled with jam, and baked. The article notes that quantities of some ingredients, milk, water, lard, and jam, are approximate, as the original recipe did not specify exact amounts. Šantorić’s recipe calls for one kilogram of flour, 40 grams of fresh yeast, and 500 grams of lard, among other ingredients.
After the dough rises, bakers should roll it out to half a centimeter thick, cut it into squares, and bake at 180°C for 20 to 25 minutes. The finished salenjaci are best served warm, with coffee or tea.
