Wednesday, May 18, 2011

April Cooking Club

This month we had fun with all ladies .We made Turkish Pide Bread ,Rock Cookies ,Black Lentil Salad .We made them together all of them was delicious .Thank you for attending and helping .

 

See you next month . 
 

 Turkish Pide Bread 
 For dough 
1 cup warm water 
1 cup warm milk 
2 tablespoon yeast 
1 teaspoon salt
3 1/2 flour 


For stuffing 
6 oz feta cheese 
6 oz mozzarella cheese
1 green pepper-1 red pepper
2 tomatoes 
6-7 green onions 

Put water, milk ,salt in a bowl add flour then put instant yeast and mix them, make smooth dough .Cover plastic wrap top of bowl and leave it in warm place .While you are waiting chop tomatoes,peppers and green onions in a small pieces put them in a bowl add feta cheese and mozzarella cheese and mix everything . Take your dough make 4 ball . Take one ball give canoe shape and place in a baking tray . Put 2 tablespoon or a little more stuffing mix ,fold end of the canoes for not to spill(see picture ). Make all dough ball like this . Then crack 2 eggs mix and with spoon put a little bit egg in each pide .It gives golden color and keep together stuffing mix . Bake in the oven in 400 F for 30 minutes or until gets golden color . Serve it when it is hot .
































Rock Cookies 

 2 stick butter 
1/2 cup oil 
3 eggs
1 cup sugar 
1 cup raisen 
1 cup chooped walnut 
1 teaspoon baking powder  
3 cup flour 
First crack eggs add room temperature butter , sugar , oil and mix then add walnut , raisin and flour top of the flour ad baking powder . Mix it well it must be sticky cookie dough . Take one tablespoon cookie dough leave it baking tray (see picture ) ,you can chose your size and shape if you want .Bake it in the oven 380 F for 30 minutes . Serve it when it is warm with coffee or tea .Delicious .












Black Lentil Salad 
 2 cup black lentil
1 cup jasmine rice 
2 carrot
1 bunch parsley 
1 bunch green onion 
1 lemon juice 
1/2 cup olive oil 




First cooked black lentil and rice in a separate bowl with water without oil and  salt .They must be cool down not hot .Chop green onion and parsley , grated carrot . Put lentil , rice and add chopped greens add 1/2 cup olive oil and 1 lemon juice salt if you want other spice then mix it well . It is ready to serve .