Algerian Farina Rolls Recipes

ALGERIAN FARINA ROLLS

Steps:

• Mix the yeast with 1/4 cup of salted water. Let the yeast rest until it rises & becomes bubbly, roughly 5 minutes.
• Place the flour, farina, & salt in a large bowl then stir in the olive oil. Add the yeast mixture to the dry ingredients & stir. Slowly add 1/2 cup of water, stirring well to combine all the ingredients. Make sure you get rid of any lumps.
• Cover the dough in a clean damp cloth & let it rise in a warm place for 1 1/2 hours.
• Optional: Brown the sesame seeds on a pan in a hot oven for 2 minutes before using, this enhances their flavor.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Lightly spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Mix the seeds into the dough, stirring gently. Place small amounts of dough in the shape of balls (roughly 15) on the baking sheet. Brush lightly with the egg & bake for 20 minutes.

COFFEE COOKIE BUNS, AKA MEXICAN COFFEE BUNS, ROTIBOY (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Pre-dough:.
• Heat Water on stove over high heat until hot (does not have to be boiling, just close to it).
• Turn heat down to low and add flour and stir till well combined.
• Place in bowl, covered with plastic wrap and leave in refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
• Sponge:.
• Add all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and knead for 6 minutes. The dough should be a very soft dough--it is ok if it is sticky.
• Shape into a ball, and cover bowl with plastic wrap or damp kitchen towel and leave to rest in a warm place for 90 minutes to rise.
• Final dough:.
• Combine the pre-dough mixture to the sponge dough and knead for 30 seconds.
• Add the caster sugar, salt, milk powder, and vital wheat gluten and knead another 30 seconds.
• Add the eggs, honey, and crushed ice and knead for a minute.
• Add the bread flour and knead for a minute.
• Add the butter and knead for about 10 minutes until elastic--you may need to add bread flour if its too sticky. Add a TBS at a time. I once needed none extra, but another time I actually had to add about 1/4 cup more bread flour.
• Its ok if it is slightly sticky. I learned one trick to kneading dough when it is still a bit sticky -- knead for about 30 seconds, then pick up the ball of dough and throw it down hard in the mixing bowl or on the counter you are kneading on. Pick it up and throw it down hard again like this 3-4 times. Then knead for a 30seconds to a minute and do the picking up and throwing down process again. After 4-5 times the dough does end up being less sticky.
• Shape into a ball, place back into the mixing blowl and cover with plastic wrap or damp towel and let it rest for 10 minutes.
• Grease your hands with some butter or oil, and divide the dough into 22 pieces.
• Now it is time for the salted butter filling.
• Shape a piece into a ball, flatten a bit, and add a piece of butter.
• Pinch the dough over the butter and roll back into a ball.
• Flatten to 1/2 inch and place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper (place the side that you pinch up over the butter facing down because that side might cave in if left face up)--keep each bun about 2-3 inches apart.
• Cover with damp kitchen towel and leave to rest/rise for 45-50 minutes.
• about 15 minutes before it is done resting/rising, pre-heat your oven to 350°F.
• While resting/rising, prepare the topping:.
• Dissolve the instand coffee with the hot water.
• With an electric mixer on low, beat the butter, icing sugar and coffee for 30 seconds to a minute till mixed and smooth.
• Add the eggs and beat for another 30 seconds.
• Add the flour and milk powder slowly and beat on low for 30 seconds and then on high for another minute or so until mixed well.
• Take a piping bag fitted with a round or star shaped nozzle (if using a disposable piping bag, you don't have to use a nozzle -- just cut a small hole with scissors) and fill with the filling mixture.
• Pipe the filling on top of each bun in a twirly circular pattern. (I will post photos so you can see what I mean).
• Do not use a plastic zippy bag as a piping bag -- I tried this the first time I made these and the bag burst while piping. I tried another zippy bag again and it burst again. So I spread the topping as best I could with a spoon and then went out and bought a piping bag the next time I made these.
• You can also find tutorials online how to make a piping bag with parchment paper if you do a search for it.
• Bake for around 18 min, or until lightly golden brown.
• Take out and place on cooling rack -- but you only need to let them rest there for a minute or two -- the topping will still be slightly soft, but will get more crisp as it sits outside the oven.
• Eat while still hot/warm! yumm yumm.

VEGETARIAN MARSHMALLOWS

Steps:

• In about 1/2 hour, begin to prepare a syrup.
• Place in a heavy pan over low heat and stir until dissolved.
• When the mixture start to boil, cover it about 3 minutes to allow any crystals which have formed to be washed down from the sides of the pan.
• Be careful, though, not to let the mixture boil over.
• Continue to cook uncovered and unstirred over high heat to the firm-ball stage (244 degrees F).
• Overcooking makes the marshmallows tough.
• Remove the mixture from heat and pour slowly over the gelatin, beating constantly with an electric mixer.
• Continue to beat about 15 minutes after all the syrup has been added.
• While beating, when the mixture is thick but still smooth, add: 2 tablespoons vanilla extract.
• Put the mixture into an 8 x 12 in pan that has been lightly dusted with cornstarch.
• Dust the top with cornstarch and set aside.
• When it has dried for 12 hours, remove it from the pan, cut it into square with scissors dusted with cornstach, and store the fully dusted pieces in a closed tin.
• Possible variations: Add coconut extract instead of vanilla. pour into pan coated with toasted coconut and roll cut pieces in toasted coconut instead of cornstarch. Use creme de menthe instead of vanilla for mint marshmallows. Use other flavors/liquers (almond extract, orange, Kahlua, etc.) instead of vanilla. Cut marshmallows into shapes and dip in melted vegan chocolate. Tint marshmallows with vegetable colors while beating the creme. Cut into holiday shapes (especially nice for spring- Easter, etc.). Time Includes resting time.

FATIMA'S FINGERS (TUNISIAN EGG ROLLS)

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil over high heat. Meanwhile, prepare the filling: Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add the chicken and sauté until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Add the onion and garlic and sauté until the onion is translucent, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the ras el hanout, turmeric, salt and pepper to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, for another 2 minutes. Transfer mixture to a large bowl and set aside to cool.
• Once the water comes to a boil, add the potatoes and cook until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer potatoes to another bowl to cool. Let the water continue to boil.
• Prepare the hard-boiled egg: Add 1 egg to the boiling water, reduce the heat to medium and let it cook for 10 minutes. Remove the hard-boiled egg from the water and let cool. Peel the egg and chop it into small pieces.
• To the chicken mixture in the large bowl, add the cooled potatoes, chopped egg, mozzarella, parsley and the remaining 1 uncooked egg. Stir to combine the filling.
• Prepare the rolls: Working with one at a time, place one spring roll wrapper on a flat surface. Add a scant 1/4 cup of the chicken filling in the wrapper in one corner, arranging the filling a 4- to 5-inch log. Starting from the same corner, roll the wrapper twice around the filling. Fold in the sides and continue rolling toward the furthest corner. Brush egg wash on the last corner to seal, then roll until the parcel is fully sealed and forms a tight cylinder.
• Add the vegetable oil to a medium saucepan and heat over medium-high until the oil reaches about 350 degrees. Working in batches, add about 3 rolls to the oil and cook, rotating frequently until golden brown and cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes. (If you prefer to avoid deep frying, you can bake the rolls on a rack-lined sheet pan at 375 degrees until golden brown, about 25 minutes, turning them halfway through.) Place cooked rolls on a paper towel for a few minutes to absorb oil before transferring to a serving platter. Serve warm with fresh lemon wedges to squeeze on top.

OLD FASHIONED FARINA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 F.
• Line with paper baking cups or grease the bottom only on a 12 muffin pan.
• In large bowl, combine flour, farina, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• Mix well.
• Add milk, oil, and egg.
• Stir until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Fill prepared muffin cups 2/3 full.
• Bake at 400 F for 15 to 20 minutes or until muffins are light golden brown.

CANNOLI NAPOLEONS

Steps:

• Make the pastry dough in the food processor a day or two in advance-or at least 4 hours-for the best texture. Put the flour, sugar and salt in the bowl and process just to mix. Mix the olive oil, vinegar and the wine together and, with the machine running, pour all but 1 tablespoon in and process for 20 seconds or so until a dough gathers on the blade. If it feels hard and dry, sprinkle in the remaining liquid and process briefly. It should be moist and malleable-incorporate more wine if needed. Turn the dough out of the bowl, scraping any bits from the sides and blade, and knead by hand into a soft, smooth ball. Flatten to a disk, wrap very tightly in plastic, and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
• Put the fresh ricotta in a fine-meshed sieve and set inside a bowl to drain for at least 12 hours or a whole day in advance. Cover the ricotta with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
• To make the cannoli cream, whip the ricotta with the whisk attachment of an electric mixer until smooth. Whip in the 2/3 cup powdered sugar and the Grand Marnier. Chop the chocolate (or chips) into coarse bits-big enough to bite into and to be visible. Coarsely chop the candied peel and almonds to the same size. Fold the chopped pieces into the cream; refrigerate until you assemble the cannoli.
• Cut the pastry dough in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one piece of dough to a rectangle, 14 inches by 11 inches (or as close as possible). With a sharp knife and ruler, trim the edges and divide the rectangle into a dozen squares, about 3-1/2 inches on a side. (If you can only get 9 squares of that size or slightly larger, that's fine!). Set the squares aside, on a lightly floured tray, to rest for 15 minutes before frying. Meanwhile, roll out and divide the remaining half of dough the same way.
• To fry the pastry, pour oil into the skillet to a depth of 1/4-inch and set over medium heat. With the point of a small sharp knife, pierce each pastry square about 10 times all over its surface, as though you were making pin pricks through the dough. (These tiny holes will prevent the pastry from ballooning when fried.).
• Heat the oil until the edge of a square sizzles gently when dipped into it, then lay in as many squares as you can, 2 inches apart. Raise the heat to keep the oil temperature up (but lower it as soon as the sizzling gets too fast). Fry the squares for about 3 minutes on the first side, pushing them under the oil occasionally to heat the top surface. As the tops begin to bubble, press with tongs to prevent big bubbles from ballooning-small bubbles are OK. When the bottom is golden brown, flip the squares over and fry until evenly colored and crisp on both sides, about 2 minutes.
• As soon as they're done, lift the squares with tongs, let excess oil drip off, and lay them to drain on folded paper towels; flip them over to blot the oil from both sides. Fry all the squares this way, adding oil as needed and heating it between batches.
• Assemble your cannoli Napoleons shortly before serving, with 3 nice squares for each. Set one square on the plate, drop about 1-1/2 tablespoons of cannoli cream in the center, lay another square on top-sides aligned-and press gently to spread the cream. Drop on another layer of cream, cover with the third square and press. Finally, shower the top of each Napoleon with powdered sugar (and embellish with drizzles of honey or a sprinkle of finely grated chocolate) and serve.

SWISS CHEESE RYE BREAD

Steps:

• Mix the ingredients except cheese,.
• knead for 2 or 3 min, stretch and fold (letter style, top to bottom, bottom to top and from side to side without tearing) and place in oiled straight-sided clear container.
• Stretch and fold after 15 minutes, cover and rest for another 15 minutes. Stretch and fold once more and return to container.
• Cover container and place in fridge.
• When twice the volume (3 hours) lightly flatten, cover and allow to warrn about 1 hour.
• spread cheese on top and roll into desired shape.
• Preheat oven and an empty pan to 400F, adding water to the pan when oven is up to temperature.
• 45 minutes or until doubled in volume.
• bake for 12 min and rotate loaves, removing pan.
• bake for 15 min more until 205 internally.
• Cool on rack.