Dilly Bread

Dilly Bread

1 pkg. yeast or 1 T.

1/4 C warm water

1 C cottage cheese

2 T sugar

1 t minced onion

1 T butter

2 t dill seed

1t salt

1/4 t soda

1 egg

2 1/2 C flour

In a large bowl soften yeast in warm water. Set aside. In small sauce pan, heat cottage cheese and add to it the sugar, onion, butter, dill sees, salt, soda and egg. Add to softened yeast. Add 1 1/2 C flour. Beat for 2 minutes on medium speed. By hand stir on the remaining flour. Mix thoroughly. Cover and let rise to double. Generously grease a round 1 1/2 or 2 quart casserole dish. Stir down dough and turn into greased dish. Let rise in warm place. Bake until light golden brown. (350 degrees for 35-50 minutes) Immediately remove from pan and brush with butter and sprinkle with salt.

This is a strange little recipe but the bread is so good. Mark is not a fan of cottage cheese but you can't taste it at all.

homemade tortillas

Flour Tortillas

4 C. flour

1/2 T. baking powder

1/2 t. salt

1/2 C. oil

1 1/2 C. water ( add more as needed)

In a bowl, mix the flour, baking powder sat and oil. Then add the water little by little until the right consistency. Dough doesn't have to stick to the bowl or your hands. Make little balls and let them sit for 15 minuted. Roll out and cook in a frying pan. Really easy and so good...make me never want to buy tortillas at the store again.

Naan Bread

Naan Bread

Ingredients:
2 cups of All Purpose flour (Plain flour or maida)
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
Pinch of baking soda
2 tablespoons of oil
2 1/2 tablespoons yogurt (curd or dahi)
3/4 cup lukewarm water
1 teaspoon of clear butter or ghee to butter the Naan
1/4 cup All Purpose flour for rolling
Method
Dissolve active dry yeast in lukewarm water and let it sit for 10 minutes or until the mixture becomes frothy. Add sugar, salt and baking soda to the flour and mix well. Mix the oil and yogurt. Add the water/yeast mixture and mix into a soft dough. Knead until the dough is smooth. Cover the dough and keep in a warm place for 3-4 hours. The dough should double in volume.
Heat the oven to 500 degrees with pizza stone for at least thirty minutes so stone is hot and then turn the oven to high broil. Using a baking/pizza stone will help to give Naan close to same kind of heat as clay tandoor.
Knead the dough for about two to three minutes and divide the dough into six equal parts. Take each piece of dough, one at a time, and roll into 8-inch diameter circles. Dust lightly with dry flour to help with the rolling.Before putting the Naan in oven, lightly wet your hands and take the rolled Naan, and flipp them between your palms and place onto your baking/pizza stone into the oven. You can place about 2 Naan on the baking/pizza stone at a time. The Naan will take about 2 to 3 minutes to cook, depending upon your oven. After the Naan is cooked (Naan should be golden brown color on top) take them out of the oven and brush lightly with clear butter or ghee.Makes 6 Naan.

We ate this with some chicken simmered in a simmer sauce and some rice and the delicious Naan.