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Rye bread

Written by: adekun on 7 May, 2008 5:19 am - Filed under: baking — No Comments »

How to make simple rye bread:

• a third rye flour
• two thirds plain flour

It’s not very creative and will have to do for the meantime. Substitute a third of the flour from the plain bread recipe with rye flour. Resist the temptation to add extra flour early on when kneading. Stick with it and it should soon be easier to work with.

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Chicken Pie

Written by: adekun on 27 February, 2008 4:40 pm - Filed under: baking — No Comments »

Pies are unsurprisingly unpopular in Japan. I miss them. With a little work it’s not too difficult to knock one together. Here’s a simple chicken pie recipe.

• 300 g chicken
• one batch Shortcrust Pastry
• one batch White Sauce
• 50 g mixed vegetables
• 100 g mushrooms
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• one beaten egg
• a little onion

Make the pastry, after it has rested, cut it in half. Lighty dust your worksurface with flour. Continue reading

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Plain Bread

Written by: adekun on 2 February, 2007 4:32 pm - Filed under: baking — 1 Comment »

Bread is quick and simple to make. What does take time, is the proofing especially during the winter here in Japan. Here’s how to make plain bread.

• 750 g plain flour
• 1 tbsp easy blend yeast
• 2 tsp salt
• 450 ml warm water

Mixing
Sift the flour, yeast and salt into a large mixing bowl. Mix to combine them. Make a well in the centre and pour in the warm water.
Fold over the flour from the edges to form a dough. Continue reading

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Walnut Oaties

Written by: adekun on 14 January, 2007 10:20 am - Filed under: baking — No Comments »

A simple biscuit/cookie make from oats and walnuts.

• 100 g oats
• 100 g plain flour
• 75 g butter
• 75 g brown sugar
• 1 tbsp honey
• 50 g walnuts
• 1/3 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt

Place the butter, sugar and honey into a saucepan. Over a low heat, melt the butter and stir to dissolve the sugar. Continue reading

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Pizza

Written by: adekun on 27 December, 2006 1:14 pm - Filed under: baking — No Comments »

Home made pizza recipe.

• one batch Pizza Dough
• one batch Tomato Sauce
• 200 g cheese

Punch the dough down and knead for a few minutes, divide the dough if required.

On a floured surface, roll from the centre outwards, giving it a quarter turn regularly. With floured hands, pat the round back a forth until you have the desired thickness. Continue reading

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Pizza Dough

Written by: adekun on 17 December, 2006 9:51 am - Filed under: baking — 1 Comment »

• 175 g plain flour
• 150 ml water
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp easy-blend yeast
• 1/4 salt

Sift the flour into a large bowl. Mix in the yeast and salt. Make a well in the centre,
pour in premixed oil and warm water. Mix together until you have a soft dough, you may need to add more flour. Continue reading

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Shortcrust

Written by: adekun on 13 December, 2006 6:55 am - Filed under: baking — 1 Comment »

A Pâte Brisée recipe in place traditional English shortcrust. Although free, I found Japanese lard to contain skin (not pure lard), which made rolling out very difficult.

• 200 g plain flour
• 100 g butter
• one beaten egg
• 2 tsp water

Sift the flour into a large bowl. Dice and soften (if needed) the butter, add to the flour. Rub together until the mixture forms fine breadcrumbs. Make a well in the centre.
Tip in the egg. Fold over the edges of the mixture. Cut & fold to incorporate evenly. Add the water as needed. Roll into a ball with your hand. Cover and chill for half an hour.

Cold hands make good pastry. I had a disaster in the summer, it just too hot here. Don’t overwork the pastry, try to be quick.

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