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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

French Bread

How to Cook FRENCH BREAD

INGREDIENTS
  • ½ cup evaporated milk
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp compressed yeast
  • 4 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 egg white (for egg wash)
  • 1 tsp water (extra)
  • Sesame seeds
  • 2 tsp oil
  • Ice
  • 2 tsp dough improver

UTENSILS NEEDED
  • Measuring cups
  • Measuring spoons
  • Measuring glass
  • 2 mixing bowl
  • Rolling pin
  • Can opener
  • 2 baking sheets
  • Dough cutter
  • Pastry brush
  • Spatula
  • Wooden Ladle
  • Sifter

PROCEDURE

1. Place milk, water, sugar, and butter in pan. Stand over low heat until butter is melted. Allow to become lukewarm, add yeast stir until yeast is dissolve.
2. Soft flour and salt into large bowl
3. Make a well in center of dry ingredients. Add milk mixture. Sprinkle over a little flour from sides of bowl. Stand bowl in warm place until milk mixture is frothy.
4. Mix in flour, turn out into floured surface. Knead well. Place dough in lightly oiled bowl. Approximately 20 minutes.
5. Punch down and knead on floured surface for 3 minutes. Return to bowl, place in a warm place until doubled in bulk. Approximately 20 minutes. Turn out into floured surface. Knead well. 
6. Divide mixture into 6 equal portions. Roll each portion into 40 cm (116 in. long) Take 2 roll and form into plate securing each end. Brush plate with combined egg yolk and extra water then sprinkle over with sesame seeds.
7. Bake in hot over for 10 minutes. Then remove from oven and pour the bread with cold water. Remove the excess water from the baking sheet and return the baked bread to the oven. Repeat until bread sounds hollow when tapped on base.

Torta

How to Cook TORTA


INGREDIENTS
  • 10 egg yolks
  • 3 ¾ cup all purpose flour
  • 3 ¾ cup cake flour
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 tsp anise seed
  • 9 tsp baking powder
  • 1 flat bottle pork lard
  • 1 can evaporated milk
  • 1 cup water
  • Raisins
  • Margarine
  • Wax paper

UTENSILS
  • Measuring cups
  • Measuring spoons
  • Measuring glass
  • Mixing bowl
  • Torta Molder
  • Can opener
  • Wire whip
  • Dough cutter
  • Pastry brush
  • Spatula
  • Wooden ladle
  • Sifter

PROCEDURE:
1. Cream the butter, add sugar gradually alternately with egg yolks until light and fluffy
2. Add flour alternately with milk and 1 cup water until well blended. Mix pounded anise seed to battler mixer.
3. Pour 1 flat bottle pork lard, stir and mix thoroughly
4. Measure ½ cup per torta molder line with wax paper
5. Bake until golden brown
6. Brush butter and sprinkle sugar. Set aside

Meat Roll

How to Cook MEAT ROLL


INGREDIENTS
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 5 tsp yeast
  • ½ cup lukewarm water
  • 2 tsp salt
  • Add:
  • 7 cups all purpose flour
  • ¾ cup water
  • ¾ scalded milk
  • 2 pieces egg
  • ½ cup butter
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 3 tbsp dough improver
  • Filling:
  • 1 kg pork meat (boiled and diced)
  • ½ kg chicken breast (boiled and diced)
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup catsup
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 8 pieces egg (boiled and diced)
  • Bread crumbs

UTENSILS NEEDED
  • Measuring cups
  • Measuring spoons
  • Measuring glass
  • Mixing bowl
  • Rolling pin
  • Wire whip
  • Baking sheets
  • Dough cutter
  • Pastry brush
  • Spatula
  • Wooden Ladle
  • Can opener

PROCEDURE
1. Soften yeast with lukewarm water until frothy. Add sugar, melted butter, slightly beaten eggs, scalded milk, and water.
2. Stir slightly. Add flour, mix thoroughly and knead until smooth and elastic. Ferment until double in bulk for 1 hr.
3. Punch down and cut into desired pieces.
4. Bake at 375 °F for 15 – 20 minutes.