October 16, 2011

World Bread Day 2011 - My Beetroot Bread

World Bread Day 2011 -
My Beetroot Bread-A step by Step recipe :


Yes ! The Bread Party is here again !
The World Bread Day is taking place today :  October 16th 2011.
I want to thank again zorra from kochtopf Cooking site for organizing all these wonderful events and for hosting So many Breads around the world in her site for all these years. It's the Best Bread Cookbook ever every year again.
 
This Bread is So easy to make, So soft, very Tasty and has a nice color . Just a perfect Bread with any spraed you like, or eat this Beet Bread with butter like I did... :) . A great surprise !
Beetroot Bread
 לחם סלק

What you'll need :
2 tsp dried yeast (=6 gr)
100ml double cream (or 38% fat cream)
200ml milk
1/2 tsp sugar
125g (4oz) cooked plain beetroot grated finely and drained well
450g (1lb) AP flour
1/2 tsp oil (not olive oil)
1 tsp salt

H O W :
1. Slightly warm the cream + the milk.
2. Sprinkle the yeast into the cream-milk, add the sugar, mix and leave for 15 minutes.
3. Put the beetroot and flour into a mixer bowl and stir in the salt and oil .mix (by hand).
4. Make a well in the centre and add the cream-milk- yeast mixture.
5. Mix well to form a dough (which at this point will be a spectacular pink in colour!).
6. Knead the dough for 10 minutes (with your mixer). (add 3-4 TB flour id needed)
7. Place in a clean oiled bowl.
8. Cover and leave in a warm place for 1 hour until doubled in size.
9. Knock the dough back and knead for few minutes.
10. Divide the dough into 2 parts (430 gr each one) and form into round loaves.
11. Place on a baking sheet and leave to stand for 30-35 minutes. (It's better to sprinkle flour on top of each Bread).
12. Bake at 190C  for about 35-40 minutes until the loaf sounds hollow when tapped on its base.
Idea for this recipe (with changes) from this recipe.

Few Tips for you :
*When you use cooked beet you'll get a yellow Bread .With uncooked beets you'll get a pink bread (but
please, don't try the uncooked version here)
* You can use single cream instead of double cream and the milk (there is no single cream here in Israel).

My Beetroot Bread - here is how it's done:
The Beet (only 1 -there will be leftover) before cooking :



















Cook the Beetroot in pure water (don't add salt or sugar) until soft, for 30-40 minutes:













Here is the cooked Beetroot (Cool it, then grated finely, draine well before adding to the flour):

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Now add the Beets to the flour:


















Add the cream-milk-yeast mixture (after letting it stand for 15 minutes, only few bubbles. it's OK):


















Knead for 10 minutes:










After the dough is doubled in size.. after kneading it again, divide it into 2 (430 gr each one) and form into 2 round and nice loaves :












... leave to stand for 30-35 minutes :














Here is the baked Bread:



































































Bake Bread for World Bread Day 2011

Chanita Harel© כל הזכויות שמורות על תכנים ותמונות שלנו התפרסם היום בבלוג האוכל של חניתה הראל ורן פודפורנו זה שלנו This content(+FoodPorn)belongs to Chanita Harel at My Mom’s Recipes And More. All writing and photography copyright © 2005-2011 unless otherwise indicated. All rights reserved.http://momsrecipesandmore.blogspot.com

October 3, 2011

My mom's Top secret chocolate spread recipe:

My mom's Top secret chocolate spread recipe was found here few weeks ago,while I was cleaning our house. It was written by mom so many years ago on a small piece of paper (down in the 2 photos).
I remember this chocolate spread. Mom use to make it when we were kids.Everybody loves it now and then. Realy , there is NO reason to buy a chocolate spread .Home-made is always better ! :-)
 ממרח שוקולד של אמא
Mom's Chocolate spread
1/2 cup white sugar (=100 gr)
1/4 cup water (=60ml)
1 TB cocoa
100 gr chocolate (bitter)60 or 70%
150 gr butter

H O W:
1. In a small Casserole  mix and cook the sugar, water and cocoa.
2. Bring to boil and remove from the heat.
3. Add the chocolate (broken into pieces) and the butter.
4. Mix well till the butter and the chocolate are completely melted.
5. Chill for few hours. (The spread will thicker).


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October 1, 2011

Creamy Tomato Gazpacho - The Best Ever !

After reading about the NYT Gazpacho soup (here is the NYT soup picture by Andrew Scrivani) I couldn't hold myself and went to my kitchen...after few minutes I've got the very best gazpacho I could  imagine. This recipe is So simple and so good ! . Best eaten fresh .It's my End of the summer soup ..
Eevey good recipe starts with Tomatoes .. !


Here is the ready to eat Creamy Tomato Gazpacho:

Creamy, Garlicky Tomato Gazpacho With Crunchy Pecorino
/ The New York Times -Dining and Wine Published: July 9, 2010
מרק ג'ספצ'ו מתכון בעברית

You will need for 4 servings :
6 tablespoons grated pecorino Romano (I use parmesan Cheese)
2 large tomatoes (about 1 pound), cored and roughly chopped - I use 500 gr = 4 tomatoes
1 1/2 cups (12 ounces) plain sheep’s-milk or regular yogurt
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, more for serving
12 basil leaves, roughly chopped, more for serving (fresh from my window garden)
2 large garlic cloves, peeled and roughly chopped (I use 3 cloves)
2 scallions (white and light green parts), roughly chopped 
2 ice cubes
1 3/4 teaspoons kosher salt, more to taste
1 1/2 teaspoons red wine vinegar, more to taste
Pinch cayenne pepper
Ground black pepper to taste (I didn't add it)
H O W :
1. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Spread 2 tablespoons cheese into a thin layer in skillet; let melt and brown on bottom, about 30 seconds to one minute. Use a spatula to flip cheese; let cook until evenly browned on both sides, about a minute more.
Transfer fried cheese to a paper-towel-lined plate. Repeat with remaining cheese, working 2 tablespoons at a time. Break fried cheese into large pieces.

2. To make soup:
Place tomatoes, yogurt, olive oil, basil, garlic, scallions, ice cubes, salt, vinegar, cayenne and black pepper in a blender.
Purée until smooth. Taste and add more salt and vinegar, if necessary.
Pour into small bowls and garnish with pieces of fried cheese and chopped basil. Drizzle soup liberally with olive oil.
Full recipe by the NYT here.


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