Bear Paws | Medvjeđe Šape

If there's one thing I remember about Christmas, it's my mum and sister seated around our round wooden kitchen table making šape. Known as medvjeđe šape (bear paws) because of the traditional bear paw moulds they would be baked in, this is a truly traditional Croatian recipe. And the quintessential Christmas recipe.

And! If there's one thing I love about St Stephen's Day (Boxing Day) it's sitting around at breakfast, eating šape with leftover turkey and black coffee! Taste sensation people!

These little biscuits keep for days, so making one batch a couple of days before Christmas will last atleast until St Johns (day after Boxing Day - depending on how many people are walking in and out of your house) and they are better when a touch drier, a day after they are baked. But you do need to have the moulds, which can be bought online, in Croatia or some cousin can lend you a bunch.

This is my mothers/sisters recipe, enjoy!

Let me know if you tried these Croatian teddy bear treats and what you thought?

Dobar Tek! Zivjeli! (Bon Appetit! Cheers and let's live!)