Tag: bread
Cherry Vanilla Almond Bread
Serve warm with a droll op of butter. Turn any leftovers into French toast.
Buttermilk Biscuits
Buttermilk Biscuits
Who doesn’t love a good buttermilk biscuit? They are extremely easy to make and are much more cost effective than buying them frozen or in a can. Plus, they taste so much better made from scratch. Once you give this recipe a try, you’ll want to dig up The Colonel’s corpse and show him what a real buttermilk biscuit is.
Equipment
- food processor
- rolling pin
- biscuit cutter
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 2 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 8 tbsp cold butter cut into small cubes
- 1 cup buttermilk
Instructions
- Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
- Add the flour mix and the butter to a food processor. Briefly pulse 6-7 times.
- Transfer to a bowl. Pour in the buttermilk.
- Mix until a dough forms.
- Lightly dust a clean surface with flour. Roll out the dough to a 1” thick slab.
- Using a biscuit cutter or a small bowl, press out biscuits. Make sure to press straight down and not twist the cutter. This allows the biscuits to rise. Repeat this process until all the dough is used up.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Place the biscuits on a baking sheet.
- Bake 10-15 minutes. Allow to cool on a rack.
Prego Rolls
Prego Rolls
What a lot of people don’t realize is that South Africa was discovered by a Portuguese explorer in 1488, heavily influencing the country’s cuisine. The Portuguese introduced prego rolls (amongst many other things) to South Africa, becoming a staple at the dinner table. The rolls only have a couple of ingredients and are fairly easy to make if you have the patience to allow dough to rise. Prego rolls are good on their own with butter, but even better as a prego sandwich.
Equipment
- standing mixer with dough hook attachment
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cup warm water
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 tsp active dry yeast
- 1 tsp sugar
- 4 1/4 cups bread flour plus more
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Add the warm water, yeast, sugar, oil, and salt to the bowl of a standing mixer on low speed. Mix for 2 minutes. Pour in the milk.
- Slowly incorporate the flour into the bowl until a ball forms. Knead in the mixer on medium low speed for 5 minutes.
- Take the dough off the hook. Cover with a towel and let rise for 45 minutes.
- Lightly flour a clean surface. Roll the dough out into one long cylindrical shape. Cut that in half. Then cut 6 equal pieces out of each cylinder, for a total of 12 pieces.
- Roll each piece into a ball and cut an X into the top.
- Place each dough roll on a baking sheet. Cover with plastic wrap and allow the rolls to rise for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place the baking sheet on the center rack.
- Bake for 12 minutes until golden brown.
Garlic Naan
Garlic Naan
Naan is the perfect accompaniment to dunk in the gravy of Indian curries. It’s really easy to make and only takes 3 minutes in your oven’s broiler.
Ingredients
- 1 2/3 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tbsp plain yogurt
- 1/3 cup whole milk
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
Toppings
- ghee melted
- cilantro chopped
- garlic powder
Instructions
- Mix together the milk and oil.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, and sugar.
- Add the yogurt to the flour, along with the milk/oil mix. Knead for 5 minutes. Cover in plastic wrap and let rest for 20 minutes.
- Cut the dough into 4 portions.
- Roll the dough flat into an oval shape.
- Poke holes with a fork all over the naan so it doesn’t rise. Brush with ghee. Sprinkle with cilantro and garlic powder.
- Turn on your oven’s broiler. Position the top rack closest to the broiler. Allow a baking sheet to get hot in the oven for 10 minutes. Place the naan on the baking sheet and place in the oven.
- Broil for 3 minutes.
