Sfinti(saints-ritualic Sweet Bread For March 9)
articol scris de alison blog alison-trials.blogspot.com
MARCH 9 ,marks the day of the “40 Martyrs (Mucenici or Macinici or Sfinti in Romanian) for orthodox christians. The 40 martyrs were 40 Christian soldiers who refused to be converted by Roman governor Agricolae and were condemned to incarceration and later killed in torture, because they refused the conversion. On this day, special types of pastry are prepared across Romania, in the shape of the number “8” , which marks a stylization of the human form or infinity and the survival of martyrs into eternity.there is also a tradition to drink in this
day 44 glasses of wine...
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in moldova ii numim "sfinti" si inainte vreme se faceau in toate casele,azi,in tot mai putine,apelam la comenzi la patiserie sau ii luam de la magazinul de piine din colt.evident ,ei ar trebui sa fie de post,eu i-am facut insa "de dulce".reteta aluatului este de la cozonacul simplu,nu ma prea pricep la rasucit aluatul si sincer nu cred ca o voi face vreodata...construim niste cordoane lungi,de cca 40 cm,cu o grosime de 1,5-2cm si le impletim in 2 apoi le dam forma de 8,ungem cu ou batut sfintii,ii lasam cca 30-40 minute la crescut in tava si-i dam la cuptor la foc mic,cca 30 minute,cind sunt rumeni ii scoatem si-i pregatim dupa bunul plac.ii pensulam cu miere fluida acum,fierbinti,dupa care ii trintim cu fata-n jos in nuca macinata sau cum i-am facut eu,i-am insiropat,reci fiind,intr-o solutie suprasaturata cu miere si i-am decorat cu nuca de cocos si seminte crude de floarea soarelui,nuca macinata am uitat-o la mama si in oras nu am voie sa merg,decit la anumite ore,stiti voi cum e cu arestul la domiciliu in caz de boala...:)asta-i tot,pofta buna!si nu uitati cele 44 de pahare!cheers!
