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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Croissant and Petit pain su chocolat


The ingredients:
*8 oz flour
*4 oz butter
*1/2 cup water
*1 tbs yeast
*3 tbs sugar
*1 tbs salt
*1 egg
*chocolate

The steps:
*mix the yeast in a little bit of water
*put the flour into a bowl
*add sugar, salt, yeast mixture, and water
*mix everything well
*knead the dough about 20 minutes, until become smooth
*form a ball
*make a crossing incision
*cover, and let rise until it doubles in size about 2/1 hours

Prepare the butter:
*put sheet of parchment papre, onto work surface
*place butter on one side
*cover it with the other side
*flatten butter with a rolling pin
*roll it to form a square
*place into fridge to chill
*sprinkle some flour, and push out the air
*place butter, onto center of the dough
*fold dough around butter to enclose completely
*roll dough, into rectangle
*fold dough, into thirds
*fold the other side the same way, as we did at the 1st time
*after close like a book
*at this time fold into 3 cover, and leave it in the fridge for 35 minutes
NB: repeat these steps 4 times
*and each time dust with flour roll, into rectangle, fold into 3, and place in the fridge for 30 minutes
*after 4 times dust the dough, and roll into rectangle
*let rest 7 minutes
*cut into triangle shapes
*make a small cut in the middle
*roll it up, into croissant shape

NB: Now how to make a little cocolate bread
*cut, into small rectangles
*place a piece of chocolate, into the middle, and roll
*place them all, into a baking sheet
*allow them to rise about 2/1 hours

NB:preheat the oven, it should be 375F
*now beat the egg with 2 tsp milk
*brush them all over with the egg mixture
*place, into center of oven, and bake for 15 minutes

Krachel

Ingredients:

*6 oz flour
*4 tbs sugar
*3 tbs warm water
*3 tbs warm water
*1 tbs melted butter
*1 tbs vegetable oil
*1 tsp yeast
*1 tsp roasted sesame
*1 tsp ground anise
*1 egg yolk
*1/4 tsp baking
~So now~
-mix very well everything together
-form small balls
-flatten out a little bit
-place on a sheet
-cover with a toile, and let rise for 2 hours

~Then~
-brush with egg yolk
-sprinkle with sesame seeds
-bake in a preaheated oven at 370F, for 20 minutes

seffa with rice

المقادير:.2 زلافات من الأرز.3 ملاعق من كبيرة من الزبدة.5 زلافات من الماء.ملعقة كبيرة من مسحوق السكر(سنيدة )

للتزيين:.اللوز (مسلوق، مقشر، ومقلي).السكر صقيل.القرفة

طريقة التحضير:.في طنجرة، فوق نار هادئة، نضع الأرز مع الزبدة و نحرك من حين لأخر.نضيف الماء و نتركه ليتبخر كليا، مع التحريك من حين لأخر، نضيف مسحوق السكر ثم نحركه حثى الذوبان(نضيف الماء عند الحاجة).يصفف الأرز في طبق التقديم على شكل هرم و يزين باللوز المقلي، السكر الصقيل و القرفة

couscous with onions and chicken(teffaya)


*Place the couscous pot on medium fire
*4 tbs olive oil
*1/2 pound chicken
*1 big diced onion
*little bit of salt
*1 tsp ginger
*a pinch of cinnamon
*1/2 tsp peepper
*1 tsp saffron powder
*1/2 tsp smen
*a pinch of saffron, which is threads
*let simmer for 10 minutes
*add 1 pint of water
*mix well, cover, and let cook

*put 1 pounds of couscous(the medium one) in a big bowl
*add a little bit of water, into the couscous
*mix well, and let soak for 5 minutes
*now put it in the couscous pot
The prepare teffaya:
*put 16 oz onions in another pot on medium heat
*2 oz raisins
*salt
*1 tsp saffron powder
*1/2 tsp pepper
*1 tbs cinnamon
*1 tsp ginger
* 1 tsp smen
*2 tbs vegetable oil
*a pinch of saffron
*3 tbs sugar
*4 tbs water
*stir well, and let cook on low heart until tender for 25 minutes
Now back to couscous:
*remove couscous from the heat, and let it cool a little bit
*add on it 2 tbs vegetable oil
*a little bit of salt
*a little bit of water
*put it back to steam for 20 minutes
*after remove from the heat, and check on the chicken sauce
NB: check the onion sauce as well, and has to be thick
* when the couscous done from 20 minutes, add a little bit of water on it
*and 3 tbs olive oil(mix well)
*back to simmer the last 20 minutes
NB: To summarise:
Step1: couscous, and water, steam for 20 minutes
Step2: couscous, salt, and vegetable oil, steam for 20 minutes
step3: couscous, water, and olive oil, steam for 20 minutes
Show you how to serve couscous with teffaya
* add couscous first, into dish, put the chicken on it, and the sauce on the top