Can we talk all things Bread?

[Jeepers]

Thank you Euphrasyne. I bought a lot of cornmeal in bulk the last trip to the Amish store but wasn't sure what to use it for other than corn bread. 

 

I've been wondering what that bread was that I see the women in the Middle East (Afghanistan) make. They pat it back and forth in their hands and then fry it in a big pan. Is that Naan? Or maybe pita? It does make a pocket. 

 

I'm copy/pasting this.  

[euphrasyne]

Naan is India Indian.  They also make roti and Paratha.

 

Afghanistan has noni afghani.  It has egg, does not use yogurt, and much less yeast.  It is cooked on a tandoor similar to Naan.    You can usually cheat the tandoor by using cast iron.  You can also hold the bread to the flame on the stove for a second to get the customary black dots Naan or other type breads have.

 

This is a sample recipe of noni afghani:

Noni Afghani (Afghan Bread) Recipe - Food.com

[Ambergris]

I have an electric tortilla maker (presses and cooks--think waffle-maker but smooth) and a heavy plastic/resin tortilla press.  Guess which one is still in the box?

I really prefer the flour tortillas, but what we can grow easily here is corn.  So corn is what we have to be used to eating.

 

 

Easy way to grind corn is to nixtamalize it (make hominy out of it) first, mash the hominy, dry the mash, then grind the dried mash.  It's easier to digest all the nutrients that way, too.

[Jeepers]

I thought Naan was Indian bread. I've seen a lot of Indians scooping up food from their plate using the bread as a utensil. Seems very efficient and yummy too. 

 

I have one of those manual tortilla makers. It's really just a flattener I think...still in the box. 

 

I have a lot to learn!

[euphrasyne]

Making a lemongrass Basil curry for dinner tonight so I made onion cheese rolls to go with it.   

 

Half batch of Amish rolls with yogurt instead of sour cream.   Divide into 12. Roll out.  Spread chive onion cream cheese.  Fold over, seal center, pinch edges. Put in greased pie dish, sprinkle tomato Basil feta over.   Rise an hour bake 30m 350f.

[euphrasyne]

I saw this video on Turkish bread today and I'm going to have to try it this week.   It seems really similar to pita bread but more flexible.