Around The World On Your Plate

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: 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: 2 cups of marinara 1 zucchini sliced 1 yellow squash sliced 1 Italian zucchini sliced 1 eggplant sliced 1 potato peeled and sliced 2 tomatoes sliced 1 red bell pepper sliced Salt and pepper Few sprigs of thyme (optional) Method: Start by preparing a baking dish or a casserole by spreading some marinara sauce onto it. Now take a slice of each of the vegetable and arrange them in a desired order. Once that is done, pour over the remaining marinara sauce on top of it and season with some salt and pepper.  You can also sprinkle some Parmesan cheese if you wish to along with some thyme. Place the tray in the oven preheated at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for about 30 to 35 minutes or until you see the sauce bubbling. You can even broil it for an additional 3 minutes if you want to give an extra crunch to your veggies. Serve it hot as a side or as a meal with some bread.