Sirnica, pinca, pinica is a traditional cake eaten for Easter breakfast. It is of warm yellow colour, gently crispy, very aromatic – it is a must in the basket carried to the morning blessing.
Although the apple version is renowned, I wanted to give advantage to a different autumn fruit – the pear. A special touch in this crust pie is the almond and sugar sprinkle. When tasting it, the crunchy almonds and pears are imbued with aroma and flavour of cinnamon.
In early 20th ct. almost all social classes would be drinking red wine (men) or tea (women) and serve liptauer, when hanging out with neighbours and friends. It was then sold in delicacy stores, and today you can prepare it yourself.
Bregovska pita is a Croatian cake made with 8 layers of stuffing. Layer of walnut, layer of apple, then layer of raisins and poppy seeds. And than all that all over again. Who could resist it. 🙂