Around The World On Your Plate

Ingredients: 1/3 cup warm water 2-1/2 teaspoons of active dry yeast 1 cup almond milk 3-1/2 tablespoons of vegan butter 3 to 3-1/2 cups of all purpose flour 1 teaspoon of salt Cinnamon powder and sugar mixture as needed Butterscotch crunches (optional) Method: Mix melted butter with milk and set aside. Heat water to 110 degrees Fahrenheit and add yeast and sugar and set aside to activate. In a mixing bowl, add 3 cups of flour, salt and mix well.  To this add the yeast and butter and milk mixture and knead until it comes together into a soft dough. Once the dough is well formed and kneaded, grease a bowl and place the dough in it and cover it.  Place it in a warm spot in your kitchen and let it rise until double in size.  This may take anywhere from 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. Once the dough has risen, punch down the dough and place on a lightly floured surface. Roll it out to 14 x 8 inch rectangle, sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar mixture eve...

Ingredients: 160g milk 50 grams ripe starter 215 grams all purpose flour 10 grams sugar 5 grams salt 10 grams butter Method: Mix milk, starter, sugar, and flour. Autolyse for 2 hours. Mix salt and knead until dough is not sticky. Add butter in two batches and mix well and knead. Transfer to a greased bowl and cover and let ferment in the fridge for 16 hours. Remove the dough from the fridge and knead once and divide into 8 portions, roll into balls and place on greased baking sheet and let double in size. About 1-2 hours.  Brush with milk/egg/water and sprinkle sesame seeds and bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 25-30 or until golden brown in color.

Ingredients: 196 grams of all-purpose flour 76 grams of milk ( almond milk or any of your choice) 20 grams of water 10 grams butter (vegan butter) 4 grams salt 8 grams sugar 65 grams ripe sourdough starter 1/2 teaspoon yeast Method: Mix sourdough starter and milk and set aside. Mix flour and salt and set aside. To 20 grams of warm water add yeast and sugar and mix. Once the yeast is activated, add the yeast mixture along with sourdough mixture to the flour, add melted butter and knead into a soft smooth dough. Keep it in a greased bowl covered in a warm spot to double. Once doubled, punch down and divide the dough into 8 equal portions and roll them into balls. Place them on a greased baking sheet to double in size. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake them for about 20-25 minutes or until done. Serve hot.

Ingredients 1-1/2 cups of lukewarm water 3 to 3-1/2 cups of OO flour or bread flour 1 packet of active dry yeast 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon olive oil Method: To luke warm water, add yeast and sugar and mix gently and set aside to activate. In a mixing bowl, add flour and salt and mix.  Next add in the yeast mixture and knead into a soft dough.  Knead until it comes together and does not tear when shaped into a ball. Place it in a bowl and grease it with some olive oil and cover and let rise for an hour or so until doubled in volume. Once it has doubled in volume, punch down the dough on a floured surface and divide into three equal portions. Stretch or roll out each piece of dough to form a rectangle and roll in to form a log. Place it in a baguette tray or a baking sheet with a kitchen towel generously sprinkled with flour, create dividers between the towels so the dough does not stick. Cover and place all three on the baking sheet a...

Ingredients: 3-3/4 cups of refined flour (about 500 grams) 2 teaspoon of sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2-1/2 teaspoon of active dry yeast 2 eggs 200 ml of milk 7 tablespoons of butter at room temperature Method: Mix flour and salt and beat eggs and set aside. To warm milk (110 degrees Fahrenheit), add yeast and sugar and mix.  Set aside to activate, about 10 minutes. Once the yeast is activated, add it to the flour along with butter and eggs and knead into a soft smooth dough. Place it in a greased bowl and cover and let it rise in a warm spot until doubled.  This may take anywhere from 1 to 1-1/2 hours. Once the dough has risen, punch it down on a floured surface and divide into two portions. Take one portion and further divide into 6 equal portions and roll them into balls.  Place them in a bread baking pan and cover and let rise in a warm spot until almost doubled in size. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. ...

Ingredients for the bun: 1/3 cup warm water 2-1/2 teaspoons of yeast 1 cup milk 3-1/2 tablespoons of butter 3 to 3-1/2 cups of bread flour 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons sugar Ingredients for the curry: 1 cup onion chopped 2 cloves of garlic minced 1/4 cup of bell pepper chopped 1 medium sized potato chopped 1/4 cup green peas 1/2 cup soya nuggets, soaked and drained 1 teaspoon curry powder salt to taste 1 tablespoon oil Others: 1 egg mixed with water Panko bread crumbs as needed Water as needed Method: Melt butter in milk either on stove top or in a microwave and set aside. Heat 1/3 cup of water to about 110 degrees Fahrenheit and add yeast and sugar and set aside to activate. Meanwhile, mix flour and salt. Once the yeast is activated (foamy), add it to the flour along with milk and melted butter and knead into a soft dough. Add extra flour if needed and knead until everything comes together and forms a soft dough. Place it in a gre...

Ingredients: 2-3/4 cups of all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar 2 sticks of unsalted butter 1/2 cup ice water or as needed Method: Cut butter into small cubes and keep them chilled until its ready to be used. In a bowl, mix all the dry ingredients.  Using a pastry cutter or a fork, cut in the butter until the flour resembles wet sand. Add a tablespoon of water at a time and mix until the dough comes together.  Using cling wrap, pull the dough together into a ball and chill for 30 minutes or until you are ready to use. Sprinkle some flour on to your work surface and gently roll out to desired shape to fit the pan.

Ingredients: 3 cups all purpose flour and extra as needed 1/4 cup semolina or corn meal 1 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup olive oil 2-1/2 teaspoons of active dry yeast 1-1/3 cup warm water 1-2 teaspoons sugar Vegetables and cheese of your choice 2 cups pizza sauce or as needed Fresh basil to garnish Cheese of your choice Method: Begin by adding yeast and sugar to warm water and set aside to activate. Mix the dry ingredients well.  You can also use cornmeal instead of semolina. Once the yeast has been activated, add it to the flour along with olive oil and knead into a soft smooth dough.  The dough may get sticky depending on the flour you use, add extra flour as needed and knead until its smooth and less sticky. Grease a bowl and place the dough in it and brush the top with some oil.  Cover and set aside to rise in a warm spot in your kitchen. This may take anywhere between 1 hour to 1-1/2 hour. For the filling you can use a combination of veg...

Ingredients: 2-1/4 cups of bread flour and extra as needed 1-1/4 cups of milk 2 tablespoons of butter 1 teaspoon sugar 1-1/2 teaspoon of yeast 1 teaspoon of salt Method: Melt butter and mix with 1 cup of milk and set aside. Mix salt and flour and set aside. Warm 1/4th cup of milk and add yeast and sugar and set aside to active. Once the yeast has activated, add to the flour along with milk and butter mixture and knead into a soft dough. The dough maybe a little sticky, but add little flour and keep kneading until everything comes together into a soft, smooth dough. Place it in a well greased bowl to double in size in a warm spot. Once doubled in size, punch down the dough and divide into 10 equal portions and roll it into a ball or shape it into a cylinder.  Once all of them have shaped, using a sharp knife, slit sightly and place for second rise in a warm spot covered. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and milk wash them before baking. ...

Ingredients: 1/3 cup warm water 2-1/2 teaspoons of yeast 1 tablespoon sugar 1 cup milk 3-1/2 tablespoons of butter 3 to 3-1/2 cups of all purpose flour plus extra for dusting 2 tablespoons of milk powder 1 teaspoon salt 1-1/2 cup chopped apples 1/3 cup sugar, or as needed 1 tablespoon cinnamon, or as needed Method: Melt butter in milk either on stove top or in a microwave and set aside. Heat 1/3 cup of water to about 110 degrees Fahrenheit and add yeast and sugar and set aside to activate. Meanwhile, mix flour, salt, and milk powder. Once the yeast is activated (foamy), add it to the flour along with milk and melted butter and knead into a soft dough. Add extra flour if needed and knead until everything comes together and forms a soft dough. Place it in a greased bowl and let it sit in a warm spot in your kitchen to double in size which may take approximately 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. Once the dough has risen: 1.  M...

Ingredients: For the dough 3 to 3-1/2 cups of bread flour 1-1/4 cup warm water 1 packet of active dry yeast 1 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoons of oil 1 teaspoon salt sesame seeds and poppy seeds For the water bath 1 pot full of water 2 tablespoons of honey Method: Heat 1-1/4 cup of water to a temperature of 110 degrees Fahrenheit.  Add a packet of yeast and sprinkle sugar over it.  Set aside for it to activate, about 8-10 minutes. In a mixing bowl, combine salt and 3 cups of flour.  Once the yeast has activated, add it to the flour along with oil and knead into a soft dough.  Add extra flour if needed.  Knead until everything comes together into a soft dough.  Place it in a greased bowl and cover it with a kitchen towel or cling wrap and set it in a warm spot to double in size which may take around 1 hour. After the dough has risen, deflate the dough gently and knead. Place it on the work surface and do not add extra flour...

Ingredients: 1/3 cup warm water 2-1/2 teaspoons of yeast 1 cup milk 3-1/2 tablespoons of butter 3 to 3-1/2 cups of all purpose flour plus extra for dusting 2 tablespoons of milk powder 1 teaspoon salt 3 teaspoons sugar 2 tablespoons of milk (for milk wash) Melt butter in milk either on stove top or in a microwave and set aside. Heat 1/3 cup of water to about 110 degrees Fahrenheit and add yeast and sugar and set aside to activate. Meanwhile, mix flour, salt, and milk powder. Once the yeast is activated (foamy), add it to the flour along with milk and melted butter and knead into a soft dough. Add extra flour if needed and knead until everything comes together and forms a soft dough. Place it in a greased bowl and let it sit in a warm spot in your kitchen to double in size which may take approximately 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. Once the dough has doubled in size, punch it down on a floured surface and divide into 12 portions....

Ingredients: 1 ball of pizza dough for a 12 inch pizza 3/4 cup tomato puree Fresh mozzarella sliced, as needed Salt to taste 2-3 teaspoon of olive oil Basil leaves to garnish Method: Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.  Drizzle some olive oil and add salt to the tomato puree. Generously dust your work surface and roll out the pizza dough to a 12 inch disc. Spread the puree on the pizza dough in a thin layer, top with mozzarella and garnish with basil and bake in a preheated oven for about 15-20 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly and the crust is golden brown in color. Garnish with some more basil leaves and serve.

Ingredients: 1 Pizza dough All purpose flour for dusting 1/4 cup red onion sliced 1/2 cup Tinned pineapple cubed 1/4 cup Pickled jalapenos Shredded mozzarella cheese 2 tablespoon of pickled jalapeno water and pineapple water Crushed red pepper flakes to taste Salt and pepper to taste Method: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Using a nonstick spray, grease the baking tray and set aside. On a well floured surface, roll out the pizza dough either using your fingers or a rolling pin. Transfer it to the baking tray and brush the top with jalapeno water and pineapple water, this is completely optional but gives a lot of flavor to the crust. Next top the crust cheese followed by pieces of pineapple, sliced red onion, and pickled jalapenos.  Sprinkle salt and pepper and crushed red pepper flakes. Place it in the middle rack and bake for around 20-25 minutes or until the crust turns a light golden brown in color. Not...

Ingredients: 2 teaspoons of rapid rise yeast 1-1/4 cup of water (110 F) 1 tablespoon of oil 1 teaspoon of sugar 1 teaspoon of garlic salt 1 teaspoon of minced parsley 3 to 3-1/2 cups of all purpose flour & extra for dusting Method: Mix 3 cups of all purpose flour along with garlic salt and parsley and set aside. Heat water till it reaches a temperature of 110 degrees Fahrenheit and add yeast and sugar and let it proof. This should take approximately 10 minutes depending on the type of yeast. Once it becomes foamy, add it to the flour along with a tablespoon of oil and knead into a soft dough.  Use the remaining half cup of all purpose flour if it becomes too sticky.  Once the dough comes together, place it in a greased bowl and set aside in a warm spot to double. If you are using active dry yeast, this may take up to an hour or more.  With rapid rise yeast, it should be around 30 minutes. Generously flour your work surface and pun...

Potato Pinwheel Buns Ingredients: For the buns: 1-1/4 cup whole milk 2 tablespoons of sugar 2-1/2 teaspoons of active dry yeast 1 teaspoon salt 3-1/2 tablespoons of butter 3-1/2 cups of all purpose flour and extra for dusting For the filling: 2 medium sized potatoes boiled, peeled, and mashed 2 green chilies sliced 1/8th teaspoon asafetida Cilantro to garnish Salt to taste 1 teaspoon mustard seeds 1 sprig curry leaves 1 tablespoon oil Optional: Sesame seeds Lemon juice For the filling: Boil, peel and mash up the potatoes and set aside.  Heat oil in a skillet and add mustard seeds and let them pop, next add in asafetida, curry leaves, and green chilies and fry.  Now add the potatoes along with salt and turmeric powder and mix well.  Add some lemon juice (optional) and garnish with cilantro and set aside. For the buns: Begin by warming up milk to about 110 degrees Fahrenheit, add yeast and s...

Thin crust Pizza Base Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour plus extra for dusting 1 cup luke warm water 1-1/4 teaspoon active dry yeast salt to taste 1 teaspoon sugar 1-2 teaspoon olive oil Start by adding yeast and sugar to warm water and set aside for the yeast to activate, approximately 10 minutes. In a separate bowl, sift together the dry ingredients and make a well in the center. After yeast has activated and it becomes foamy, add it to the flour along with oil and knead into a soft dough. Once the dough comes together, place in a well oiled bowl and cover it with a kitchen towel or cling wrap and let it double in size in a warm place. After an hour, once the dough has risen to double, place it on a well floured surface and punch it down. This makes a total of two  11 inch  pizzas.