Flour Tortillas Sun Dried Tomato Red Bell Pepper Garlic Recipes

FLOUR TORTILLAS (SUN-DRIED TOMATO, RED BELL PEPPER, GARLIC &

Steps:

• By Hand:.
• Combine the flour, baking powder,salt, and optional dried pasta sauce mix. Either by hand or with a pastry cutter, cut in the shortening till the mixture is crumbly. If the mixture looks more floury than crumbly, be sure to add just one or two more tablespoons of shortening till it is crumbly. Add about 3/4 cup hot water to the mixture, or just enough to make the ingredients look moist.
• With your hand or a large fork, knead the mixture making sure to rub the dough against the sides of the large mixing bowl to gather any clinging dough. If the dough still sticks to the side of the bowl, add a couple more tablespoons of flour until the dough forms a soft round shape. The dough is ready to roll out now, but it is best to let it rest. Cover it with a dish towel, and let it sit for about an hour or so.
• Take the dough, and pull it apart into 10 to 12 balls. Lightly flour your rolling area, and roll each ball with a rolling pin to about 1/8 inch thickness.
• Place each tortilla on a medium hot cast iron skillet. Cook for about 1 to 2 minutes on each side, or until the tortilla does not look doughy.
• Bread Machine:.
• Combine flour, baking powder,optional dried pasta sauce mix, and salt in bread machine. Cut shortening into pieces about the size of olives, and drop inches.
• Start mix cycle and slowly add tap water. Let cycle run five or six minutes, then stop machine.
• Remove dough from bread machine, cover with a warm wet towel and let sit for 15 minutes, so dough can relax. (Do not skip this step or dough will be difficult to form into tortillas.).
• Pinch off egg-sized pieces of dough and roll into balls. Use a rolling pin to roll them into thin rounds.
• Heat a dry cast-iron skillet to medium. Transfer tortillas to skillet and cook until spots on the bottom are dark brown. Flip tortillas and cook on second side until spots are dark brown.
• Serve immediately. Keep warm in the folds of a kitchen towel if necessary.

MAKE YOUR OWN FLAVORED TORTILLAS

Steps:

• Base: Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the room temperature butter and mix together with forks or a pastry cutter until dough forms loose crumbs.
• Flavor: To make flavor add-ins, blend together water and your flavor addition of choice to form a smooth liquid. If the blended mix is below 1 cup, add warm water to reach 1 cup total.
• Combine: Stir flavored water into the dough until a loose ball is formed. Transfer to a floured surface and knead about 50 times until a smooth dough is formed, adding more flour as needed to prevent the dough from sticking.
• Rest: Place dough in a greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rest 15 minutes.
• Roll: Cut ball into 16 pieces, then roll into balls. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for another 15 minutes.
• Cook: Heat a heavy-bottomed pan, like a cast iron skillet, over medium/high heat. Working in batches, roll a dough ball out 6 to 8 inches then transfer to the pan (leave remaining dough under plastic). Cook for about 2 minutes until bubbles have formed on top and bottom has light tan spots. Flip and continue cooking another 1 minute. Adjust heat as needed to avoid burning. Wrap cooked tortillas in a towel until you've finished cooking them all.

SEMOLINA FOCACCIA WITH BELL PEPPERS, SUN-DRIED TOMATOES, AND GARLIC CONFIT

Steps:

• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment proof the yeast with the sugar in the water for 5 minutes, or until the mixture is foamy, add the flour, the table salt, and the sun-dried tomatoes with 1 tablespoon of the reserved tomato oil, and combine the dough well. With the dough hook knead the dough for 2 minutes, or until it is soft and slightly sticky. Form the dough into a ball, transfer it to an oiled bowl, and turn it to coat it with the oil. Let the dough rise, covered with plastic wrap, in a warm place for 1 1/2 hours, or until it is double in bulk. The dough may be made up to this point, punched down, and kept, covered and chilled, overnight. Let the dough return to room temperature before proceeding with the recipe. Press the dough evenly into an oiled jell-roll pan, 15 1/2 by 10 1/2 by 1 inches, and let it rise, covered loosely, in a warm place for 1 hour, or until it is almost double in bulk.
• While the dough is rising, in a saucepan cook the garlic in the olive oil over moderately low heat for 20 minutes, transfer it with a slotted spoon to a cutting surface, discarding the oil, and chop it fine. In a bowl stir together the garlic, the bell peppers, the remaining 3 tablespoons reserved tomato oil, and pepper to taste, sprinkle the mixture evenly over the dough, and sprinkle it with the coarse salt. Bake the focaccia in the bottom third of a preheated 400°F. oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until it is golden brown, sprinkle it with the red pepper flakes, and let it cool in the pan on a rack. Serve the focaccia warm or at room temperature.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO AND ROASTED RED PEPPER DIP

Steps:

• In food processor, puree peppers, tomatoes, garlic, lemon juice, and parsley until mixture is smooth.
• Add cream cheese, sour cream, and salt and pepper.
• Puree until smooth.
• Serve with pita or tortilla chips, or fresh veggie dippers.