Copilaria intr-o farfurie: Colarezi (Childhood in a bowl: Colarezi)

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 Cand eram copil imi doream cu ardoare sa cresc mare. Sa nu-mi mai spuna mama ce sa fac, sa pot merge unde vreau, sa-mi cumpar tot ce-mi place. Uite ca am ajuns si aici. Dar acum, bineinteles, imi doresc sa mai fiu copil! Ce ti-e si cu oamenii astia, nu stiu ce vor.
Cand ma apuca amocul asa dupa zilele de mult trecute, mainile mele creeaza o mancare a copilariei. Astazi am facut Colarezi. Asa se numeste desertul acesta in zona noastra (Muntenia). Prin alte zone ale tarii se mai numesc frecatei sau razalai.
Colarezi e un desert simplu, chiar foarte simplu. Ingredientele sunt putine: faina, lapte, zahar si vanilie. Dar ce combinatie minunata iese.

Ingrediente

• 1l lapte
• 3/4 cana de faina
• 10 linguri de apa
• 6 linguri de zahar
• un praf mic de sare
• 1 lingura esenta de vanilie

Cum se face

• Amesteca laptele cu zaharul, sarea si pune-l la fiert
• Pune faina intr-un castron si amestec-o cu apa cu mana. Freaca Coca formata intre degete si formeaza bucatele de coca. 

• Poti pune mai multa sau mai putina apa, in functie de cat de mari vrei sa fie bucatile de coca
• Cand laptele clocoteste, pune in el bucatile de coca, amesteca si lasa la fiert cam 10 minute.
• Pune esenta de vanilie si lasa putin la racit.
• Se mananca cald

English version:

When I was a child I passionately wanted to grow up. So  I don't have to do what my mother tell me to do, I can go where I want to and buy whatever I like. But now, of course, I wish I be a kid again! OMG  these people do not know what they want.

When I feel blue like this, my hands have to create a childhood food. Today I cooked COLAREZI (ko-la-rae-dzee). It is a Romanian dessert loved by children. It is simple, very simple. It contains few ingredients: flour, milk, sugar and vanilla. But what comes out is a wonderful combination.


Ingredients

     * 1l milk
     * 3 / 4 cup flour
     * 10 tablespoons water
     * 6 tablespoons sugar
     * a small pinch of salt
     * 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

How To

     * Mix the milk with sugar, salt and put it to boil
     * Put the flour into a bowl and mix it with water by hand. Rub between fingers and form pieces of dough.
     * You can put more or less water, depending on how big you want to be pieces of dough
     * When the milk boils, put the pieces of dough in it, stir and let boil for about 10 minutes.
     * Put a little vanilla and let cool.
     * Eat hot