Farinabread Recipes

CASSAVA FARINE

Steps:

• Peel and grate the cassava.
• Place in a cloth and squeeze out the water.
• Rub between your hands to make fine crumbs. Add the salt and mix.
• Spread a cloth and place the cassava to dry in the hot sun for at least 3 hours.
• Parch over a low fire stirring continuously until golden. Allow to cool.
• Store in an airtight container in a cool dry place.

FARINATA (ITALIAN FLATBREAD)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Brush a 9-inch tart pan with 2 tablespoons olive oil and place in the oven to warm up.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add green onion and garlic. Cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Mix chickpea flour with lukewarm water until smooth. Set aside for 20 minutes at room temperature.
• Skim foam from the top of chickpea-water mixture. Add remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Mix in onion-garlic mixture. Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Add Gruyere cheese and mix well. Remove tart tin from oven and pour in chickpea mixture.
• Bake it in the preheated oven until crispy, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cut into triangles before serving.

HOW TO MAKE FARINATA

Steps:

• Combine garbanzo flour and water in a bowl; whisk until batter is smooth. Cover bowl with plastic wrap or a plate and let stand at room temperature for 2 hours. Skim as much foam as possible from top of batter. Whisk salt, rosemary, and 3 tablespoons olive oil into batter.
• Preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
• Place a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over high heat and heat until smoking hot. Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil in skillet and swirl to coat bottom of skillet with oil. Continue to heat until oil shimmers and a wisp of smoke rises from oil.
• Quickly pour batter into hot oil; carefully transfer skillet to preheated oven.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cake is browned and crusty, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer immediately to a plate, cut into wedges, and serve hot. Garnish with freshly ground black pepper.

FARINA BREAD

Steps:

• Mix together the Farina, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• In a separate bowl mix egg, milk and oil together.
• Add egg mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moistened. Batter will be a little lumpy.
• Grease loaf pan and pour batter into pan.
• Bake at 400 for about 30 minutes or until done.

CREAM OF WHEAT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
• Lightly grease a 9 inch round cake pan, square pan or 12 cup muffin pan.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, cream of wheat, sugar, salt and baking powder.
• In a large measuring cup or separate bowl, whisk together egg, milk and butter or oil.
• Pour your wet ingredients into your dry and mix just until combined.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes. Enjoy!

BANANA FARINA BREAD

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Mix together eggs, oil, and water, then add along with the mashed bananas to the dry mixture.
• Sutr just enough to moisten all ingredients, but do not overmix.
• Pour into a greased 9x13" baking pan in a preheated 350 F oven for about 45 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let cool 10 minutes, then remove from pan and let cool.
• Cut into squares and serve.