Cretan Bread Rings With Herbs Or Spices Recipes

CRETONS

Steps:

• Place the ground pork, milk, onion and garlic into a large saucepan. Season with salt, pepper, cloves and allspice. Cook over medium heat for about 1 hour, then stir in the bread crumbs. Cook for 10 more minutes. Adjust seasonings to taste. Transfer to a small container and keep refrigerated.

GARLIC BREAD RING

Steps:

• Grease Bundt Pan.
• Mix together last five ingredients.
• Make walnut sized balls of dough.
• Roll in wet mixture.
• Pile in pan.
• Let rise till double.
• Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.

EASTER BREAD RING

Steps:

• BREAD:.
• In a large bowl, combine 3 cups flour with the sugar, yeast, orange zest, and salt. Mix until well blended.
• In a saucepan, heat the milk over medium high heat until just boiling. Remove from the heat; add the shortening and stir until melted. Stir in the orange juice and vanilla. Cool to 120°F Pour the milk mixture and the beaten eggs over the flour mixture.
• Mix until a soft and sticky dough forms. Slowly stir in enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough. Knead for 8-10 minutes. Place in a lightly greased bowl, cover with plstic wrap and place in a warm draft free spot and let rise 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Punch down dough, cover with plastic and refrigerate overnight.
• Grease or line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Remove the dough from the refrigerator; punch it down. Divide dough in half. On a floured surface, roll each piece into a rope, about 24-inches long. Twist the ropes together; place the dough on prepared baking sheet. joining the ends together to form a ring shape.
• Push the hard boiled eggs, on their sides, between the spaces in the twisted rope around ring. Cover bread with a piece of lightly greased plastic wrap. Let rise until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 -2 hours.
• Heat oven to 350°F Place the bread in the oven and bake for 5 minutes. Bat egg with 1 tablespoons milk. Brush bread with egg wash; return to oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown. Cool on wire rack.
• GARNISH:.
• Place a few drops of liquid food coloring in a small dish. Using a cotton swab or small paint brush, carefully color each dyed egg. Let dry fully before drizzling on Orange Glaze.
• ORANGE GLAZE:.
• In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients: stir until smooth. Drizzle over cooled bread.

CAULIFLOWER STEAMED WITH HERBS AND SPICES

Steps:

• Wash, drain, and cut cauliflower into 1 inch flowerets, including stem.
• Combine chili powder, ginger, tomato, green chili, tumeric with the yogurt in A small bowl.
• Spray with pam, use nonstick pan, use a little water, whatever you do to nonstick yourself.
• Put cauliflower into pan then pour spices over the top.
• Cover pan tightly and cook over LOW heat for 10-15 minutes (Cauliflower will steam in the spicy mixture).
• Stir in half the cilantro leaves, increase heat to medium, and cook with lid off, for another 5-6 minutes, to drive off excess moisture.
• Turn off heat and sprinkle with garam masala and remaining cilantro.
• Make sure all liquid is driven off.
• Serve with basmati rice.

EASY GREEK BREAD RINGS WITH SESAME SEEDS (KOULOURIA)

Steps:

• Mix the flours and the salt in the bowl of a stand mixer equipped with a hook. Set aside. Pour the water into a larger glass measuring cup and stir in the yeast and the sugar, until the yeast is dissolved. Let the liquid rest for 5 minutes until the yeast becomes foamy.
• With the motor running, add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and beat on medium speed for about 5 minutes, until it forms a soft, elastic dough. The dough should be easy to handle and it should pull away from the bottom and the sides of the bowl. If the dough is too dry, add a tablespoon of water; if it is too wet, add a tablespoon of flour. Grease the bowl with olive oil, place the dough back into the bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and allow it to rest for one hour, or until it has doubled in size.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F Convection/Fan.
• To make the coating, fill a bowl with about 2 cups of room temperature water. Add the sugar and mix well to dissolve. Put the sesame seeds in a separate, shallow bowl.
• Brush some olive oil on to a clean work surface. Turn out the dough onto the surface, cut it into 10 pieces, and form smooth balls of uniform size.
• Roll each ball by hand in to a long roll (like a sausage). Bring the two edges together to form a circle. Try to make the 10 circles all the same size and shape so they bake evenly.
• 7. Dip each bread ring into the bowl with water and sugar, gently shake off the excess water, and dip the ring (on both sides) into the bowl with the sesame seeds. Place the coated ring on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 12-15 minutes, or until golden. Remove from the oven and place on a rack. Brush gently with some melted butter while they are still hot and serve!

SWISS-ONION BREAD RING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Sprinkle 1/2 tsp poppy seeds on the bottom of a greased 10 inch fluted tube pan.
• Cut the bread dough into 1 inch pieces, you should have about twenty pieces.
• Place half of bread pieces evenly into the prepared tube pan.
• Sprinkle with half of the cheese and onions, and top with 1 tsp poppy seeds. Drizzle with half of the melted butter.
• Repeat layers.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Immediately invert onto a wire rack.
• Serve warm.

CHEESE TOPPING WITH HERBS AND SPICES

Steps:

• Grate the Cheese and small dice the onion and capsicum.
• Mix all the ingredients together.
• Toast the bread on one side adding the topping on the uncooked side and grill until the cheese is starting to bubble.
• For Vegetables, sprinkle the topping over and pop under the grill until its melted.
• For a different flavour swap the Italian herbs of Cajan.