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Quick Sourdough {recipe}

18 October 2011

Hi there! I've been in the bread making mood today, but I didn't want to spend forever in the kitchen, so I've made my very easy, very quick sourdough bread. Traditional sourdoughs can take a couple of days to make, but I thought I'd share my shortcut.
I make the dough in the bread machine, but you could just as easily make this with your electric mixer with the dough attachment.

Ingredients

1 cup + 1 tbsp water
1/2 cup plain yoghurt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons oil
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon sugar
4 cups plain flour
1 1/4 teaspoons yeast

1. Add the ingredients into your bread maker in the order listed, set to a dough setting and press start. Alternatively, add ingredients into a large mixer bowl and with your dough attachment knead till elastic.

2. When cycle has finished (mine takes 1 1/2 hours), turn out and shape onto a pizza tray or baking sheet that has been lined with non stick baking paper.

3. Using a sharp knife, make slits through the top of the bread like in the picture. I covered it with a clean tea towel and let it rise a bit more. I actually went to watch my kids at school swimming, then drove home and it was ready to bake. (The school swimming part is optional in this recipe). In fact, you don't have to make slits in the bread either, but I think it looks rather nice.
Bake in a cold oven that has been set to 190C for approx 45 mins.

4. Tap the bottom of the bread and if it sounds hollow, your bread is done. Place on a wire rack to cool and dust with a little flour. Enjoy!

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{recipe} Chickpea Tabouli, Keftedes (Greek meatballs) & Pita

27 August 2011

This is my 3pickles version of tabouli. Simple, tasty and easy to make from ingredients found in the pantry & garden.

Just toss together, finely chopped parsley, halved or quartered cherry tomatoes, chopped red onion, finely chopped mint & a tin of drained chickpeas. Season with salt and dress with extra virgin olive oil and freshly squeezed lemon juice. I like to let the flavours develop for a bit before serving.

I love this salad with Greek Meatballs (keftedes), wrapped in homemade pita bread, then drizzled with Tzatziki or yoghurt and some sweet chilli sauce.

To make the pita bread, just use my Farmer's bread recipe, found here. Instead of placing dough in a bread tin, divide into 8 portions, roll flat onto a floured surface and "dry" pan fry (or use BBQ hotplate). The bread will puff up after about 30 seconds, flip over and continue to cook the other side. Easy.

To make the meatballs, combine beef or lamb mince, finely chopped onion, finely chopped parsley, crushed garlic, a dollop of tomato paste, an egg, breadcrumbs and about 1/2 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda. Season with salt & pepper if you like. Roll into little meatballs (about one heaped tablespoon of meat mixture each). Place meatballs on a plate ,cover with clingwrap and leave in the fridge for at least half an hour to set (so they don't fall apart when you cook them). Shallow fry (I like to use rice bran oil), or if your really good you can place them on non stick baking paper and bake in a moderate oven till done.

Till next time.........

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{recipe} Farmer's Bread

18 May 2011

500 gr unbleached white flour
4 teaspoons instant yeast
2 teaspoons sugar
300 ml lukewarm water
1 Tablespoon oil
2 teaspoons salt

METHOD

1.Put the flour in a bowl.

2.Make a well in the middle.

3. Put the yeast and the sugar in the well. Pour water over. Mix slightly.

4.Cover and put in a warm place for 15 minutes.

5.Knead, adding the salt and oil, to a smooth elastic dough.

6.Cover and put in a warm place for 15 minutes.

7.Knead thoroughly and place on a baking sheet (or in a bread tin).

8.Cover and put in a warm place for 15 minutes.

9.Put in a cold oven and turn oven on to 375 degrees F. Bake 40 to 45 minutes until golden brown.

10.Let cool 20 minutes before slicing.

BREAD MACHINE METHOD (also know as the 3pickles lazy version)

Place ingredients into bread machine pan in the order listed.

Set to "dough" setting and press start.

Continue from step 8 above.

I originally got this recipe from here years ago and have been making it ever since.

You can make lots of different breads from this recipe.

Coming soon :my pizza and pita bread posts.

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{recipe} Hot Cross Buns in the bread machine

21 April 2011

It's Good Friday and for the last I don't know how many years, I have threatened to make hot cross buns in the bread machine. This year I actually did! They turned out pretty well and with very little effort on my part.....loving that eh? I don't want to be overly ambitious, but, you could tweak this recipe to make mocha or choc, choc chip hot cross buns.........mmm, maybe next year. Wishing you a safe and Happy Easter weekend. Don't forget to stay tuned for my first Giveaway, happening straight after Easter. Click here to find out how to enter. (now closed)

Hot Cross Buns

Ingredients
1 1/3 cups of water
2 tablespoons oil
2 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons brown sugar
4 cups plain flour
3 tablespoons milk powder
1 tablespoon mixed spice
1 tablespoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons yeast

Mix -ins
1 1/4 cups sultanas
1/4 cup mixed peel (I didn't have any so I just put in the zest of one lemon)

Directions:
1. Place ingredients into baking pan in order listed.
Program your bread machine to it's dough setting
Press start.
Add your mix-in, 6 minutes into the cycle.
I noticed that my dough looked a little too dry at this point, so I added a tablespoon extra of water.
When cycle stops, remove dough and divide into 15 pieces and shape into rounds.
Place dough close together on slightly greased baking tray.
Cover with plastic wrap and stand in a warm position for 30 minutes or till doubled in size.
remove wrap and pipe a cross on top of each bun.
Bake in a preheated oven at 190 C (375 F) for 15-20 minutes.

"Cross" Batter
2 tablespoons water ( I found I needed to add more water. Just add till you get a good piping consistency)
1/4 cup flour
Blend together to make a smooth batter. Spoon into a piping bag.

These would be nice served with Cumquat jam (recipe here) or Fig jam (recipe here)

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{recipe} Fig Jam (gettin figgy with it) - Bread Machine Recipe

05 April 2011

Last summer we had a major heatwave which resulted in tiny figs that never matured properly.

This summer was so wet that the figs went nuts! We can't keep up with the size of this bounty. Time to make fig jam, this time in the bread machine. This recipe can be adapted to almost any fruit.