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- Rec.Food.Recipes Digest #142
- Fri 21 Jun 1991
-
- Col: Palmiers (Ilana Stern)
- Dol: Plum Kuchen Muffins (Carol Miller-Tutzauer)
- M: Beef and Dahl Curry (Shaheen Tonse)
- Dol: Mixed Fruit Muffins (Carol Miller-Tutzauer)
- Dol: Kiwi Muffins (Carol Miller-Tutzauer)
- Col: Genoise (Carole A. Resnick)
-
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- .RH REC.FOOD.RECIPES-#142 PALMIERS Col "13 Jun 91" 1991
- .RZ "PALMIERS" "Elephant ears"
- Making feuilletage (the basic puff pastry) for Palmiers (elephant ears) is
- hard work! I have not made palmiers specifically but have made other
- feuilletage pastries.
- .PP
- This recipe is from "Mastering the Art of French Pastry" by Bruce Healy and
- Paul Bugat (excellent book!)
- .IH
- .SH Feuilletage:
- .IG "5 cups" "flour" "600 g"
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "salt"
- .IG "2 tsp" "vinegar"
- .IG "1 cup/2 Tbsp" "cold water"
- .IG "2 oz" "melted butter" "50 g"
- .IG "1 lb" "cool butter" "450 g"
- (sweet, of course)
- .SH "Additional ingredients for Palmiers:"
- .IG "~1.5 cups" "sugar" "~300 g"
- .IG "1" "egg,"
- lightly beaten
- .PH "To make one 'paton' of 'feuilletage':"
- .SK 1
- Reserve
- .AB "\(14 cup" "25 g"
- flour. Put the rest in a mound on the countertop and make
- a well in the center. Dissolve salt and vinegar in
- .AB "\(34 cup" "170 ml"
- water and pour
- it, and the melted butter, into the well.
- .SK 2
- Gradually stir the flour from the mound into the well. This makes at first
- a paste; then it gets crumbly. As it gets crumbly, add the remaining
- water alternately with the flour.
- .SK 3
- Gather dough into a ball and continue mixing by the 'fraisage' technique:
- smear a little at a time across the counter, then re-gather into a ball.
- Repeat until the dough holds together in a smooth, homogeneous mass. You
- can add water or flour if necessary to keep consistency not too dry or
- sticky.
- .SK 4
- This is the 'detrempe' (an accent over the first e). Form it into a ball,
- dust it with flour, and allow it to rest in the refrigerator for 30
- minutes to relax the gluten.
- .SK 5
- Meanwhile, take the butter and soften it by the fraisage technique (don't
- allow it to melt!) Work in the reserved flour by fraisage until smooth.
- Form into pad about
- .AB "4.5 inches" "11.5 cm"
- square,
- .AB "1.5 inches" "4 cm"
- thick and dust with flour.
- It should be as firm as the detrempe -- if it's too soft, stick it in
- refrigerater for a while.
- .SK 6
- Dust counter with flour and place the ball of detrempe on it. Use the
- heel of your hand to press out 4 corners from the ball, so you have a
- square with a mound in the center. Use a rolling pin to form this into a
- 12 inch square with a 5 inch square cushion of thick dough in the center.
- The cushion is oriented on the diagonal with respect to the larger square:
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- .RE
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- Put the pad of butter on the cushion and flatten it a bit. Fold one set
- of opposite corners of dough across the pad, overlapping, then the other
- set of opposite corners. The detrempe now encloses the butter like an
- envelope. Flatten a little with a rolling pin to about a
- .AB "6.5 inch" "16.5 cm"
- square,
- dust with flour, and put in refrigerator for 30 minutes. This is the
- 'paton'. (A paton of feuilletage, to be precise.)
- .SK 7
- Roll out the paton perpendicular to the last envelope fold, into a
- rectangle about 3 times original length. Fold it in 3 like a letter. This
- is the first turn ('tourage'). (You may have to repair the detrempe where
- butter breaks through, occasionally). Rotate the paton 90 degrees and
- repeat. Dust with flour and rest the paton in the refrigerator for 30
- minutes.
- .SK 8
- Give the paton two more turns. Dust with flour and allow to rest in
- refrigerator at least 2 hours (overnight is better). You can freeze it at
- this point -- if you do, defrost in fridge before use (don't microwave it,
- or you'll melt the butter!)
- .PH "To make the Palmiers:"
- .SK 9
- Dust your countertop and the paton of feuilletage with \fBsugar\fR (not
- flour) and give it two more turns, dusting with sugar between turns. Let
- paton rest 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
- .SK 10
- Dust your countertop and the paton with sugar, and roll the paton out to
- a rectangle a little bigger than
- .AB "12x16 inches" "30x40 cm" .
- Trim edges, then fold the
- short edges a little less than halfway to the center. Brush the center
- strip with beaten egg, then fold the edges again so that they meet in the
- center. Brush one side with egg, and fold in half along center line.
- Dust with sugar and roll gently with rolling pin to seal and flatten. You
- now have a band of dough. Cut
- .AB ".5 inch" "1 cm"
- slices and place cut-side-up on a
- baking sheet, 3 inches apart. Let rest in refrigerator 30-40 minutes.
- .SK 11
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to
- .TE 425 220 .
- Put the Palmiers into the oven and reduce
- heat to
- .TE 400 200 .
- Bake 10-15 minutes, until bottoms are a light caramel color.
- Turn the cookies over and reduce heat to
- .TE 350 180
- for 10-20 minutes longer,
- until pastries are an even caramel color.
- .NX
- Whew! It is a lot of effort, but feuilletage pastries are beautiful
- and delicious.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- difficult.
- .I Time:
- 5 \(12 hours.
- .I Precision:
- measure ingredients.
- .WR
- Ilana Stern
- ilana@ncar.ucar.edu
-
-
- .RH REC.FOOD.RECIPES-#142 MUFFINS-3 Col "14 Jun 91" 1991
- .RZ "PLUM KUCHEN MUFFINS"
- From Susan Ashby, Granny's Muffin House, Bev. Hills, CA: Royal House
- Publishing Co., 1983, ISBN# 0-930440-18-8
- .IH "Makes 12 muffins"
- .IG "2 cups" "flour" "250 g"
- .IG "1 Tbls" "baking powder"
- .IG "\(12 tsp" "salt"
- .IG "\(12 cup" "sugar" "100 g"
- .PP
- .IG "1" "egg,"
- beaten
- .IG "\(12 cup" "milk" "110 ml"
- .IG "\(12 cup" "sour cream" "110 ml"
- .IG "1/3 cup" "butter," "75 g"
- melted
- .PP
- .IG "2 tsp" "grated lemon rind"
- .IG "1 \(12 cups" "chopped plums,"
- peeled and stoned
- .PP
- .IG "1/3 cup" "sugar" "70 g"
- .IG "1/3 cup" "flour" "40 g"
- .IG "\(14 tsp" "salt"
- .IG "\(14 tsp" "cinnamon"
- .IG "3 Tbls" "butter"
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Preheat oven to
- .TE 400 200 .
- Sift the first 4 ingredients together.
- .SK 2
- Add egg, milk, sour cream, and butter, and stir just until moistened.
- .SK 3
- Fold in the lemon rind and plums.
- .SK 4
- Fill paper-lined muffin tins full; set aside.
- .SK 5
- Combine remaining ingredients until crumbly, sprinkle over your muffins,
- and bake approximately 20 minutes.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- moderate.
- .I Time:
- 45 mins.
- .I Precision:
- measure ingredients.
- .WR
- Carol Miller-Tutzauer
- riacmt@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu
-
-
- .RH REC.FOOD.RECIPES-#142 CURRY-BEEF M "21 Jun 91" 1991
- .RZ "BEEF AND DAHL CURRY"
- .KY INDIAN BEEF
- I recently tried an experiment with beef and chana dahl (sorry I don't know
- the English word for chana dahl, not garbanzo beans, but it is a yellow dahl,
- quite spherical, and usually split) as every time I ate chana dahl I felt it
- would be better with meat.
- .IH
- .IG "2 cups" "chana dahl"
- .IG "" "vegetable oil"
- .IG "3" "dried red chilis"
- .IG "1 tsp" "mustard seed"
- .IG "1 large" "onion,"
- peeled & chopped
- .IG "4 cloves" "garlic,"
- peeled & chopped
- .IG "1 inch cube" "ginger,"
- peeled & chopped
- .IG "2 tsp" "coriander"
- (cilantero) powder
- .IG "1.5 tsp" "cumin powder"
- .IG "" "salt"
- .IG "1 lb" "beef" "450 g"
- (fatty OK), cut into
- .AB ".75 inch" "2 cm"
- cubes.
- .IG "1 cup" "milk" "225 ml"
- .IG "2 tsp" "tomato paste"
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Wash dahl and let soak for 2 or more hours in
- .AB "3 cups" "2/3 l"
- water.
- .SK 2
- Heat oil in a pot, when hot add red chilis and mustard seed. When seeds
- pop, add onion, lower heat & cover for 5 minutes.
- .SK 3
- Raise heat, stirring, until onions start to brown. Add garlic,ginger, stir
- for 2 minutes. Add coriander, cumin, and meat. Heat for 5 minutes,
- stirring.
- .SK 4
- Add
- .AB ".5 cup" "110 ml"
- water,
- .AB "1 cup" "225 ml"
- milk, tomato paste and salt to taste (1 tsp?).
- (At this point if you were to let it cook for an hour you would get a
- pretty good beef curry). Bring to boil, lower heat, cover for 15 minutes.
- .SK 5
- Add dahl and simmer for another 45 minutes. Toward the end you should add
- water or raise heat, to get the correct water content, i.e. have the sauce
- just at the same level as the dahl.
- .NX
- Tastes good on the first day, even better on the 2nd. Eat with rice or
- tortillas. Good with Patak's Prawn Balichow too, although they don't pay me
- for saying that.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy.
- .I Time:
- 1 hour 15 mins. + 2 hours soaking time.
- .I Precision:
- measure ingredients.
- .WR
- Shaheen Tonse
- tonse@csa1.lbl.gov
-
-
- .RH REC.FOOD.RECIPES-#142 MUFFINS-4 Col "14 Jun 91" 1991
- .RZ "MIXED FRUIT MUFFINS"
- From "Granny's Muffin House" by Susan Ashby, Beverly Hills, CA: Royal House
- Publishing Co., 1983, ISBN# 0-930440-18-8
- .IH "Makes 12 muffins"
- .IG "2 cups" "flour" "250 g"
- .IG "1 Tbls" "baking powder"
- .IG "\(12 tsp" "salt"
- .IG "2/3 cup" "sugar" "150 g"
- .PP
- .IG "1" "egg,"
- beaten
- .IG "1/3 cup" "shortening,"
- melted
- .IG "\(12 cup" "milk" "110 ml"
- .IG "\(12 cup" "sour cream" "110 ml"
- .PP
- .IG "\(12 cup" "peaches,"
- peeled, stoned and finely chopped
- .IG "\(12 cup" "fresh blueberries"
- .IG "\(14 cup" "seedless grapes,"
- coarsely chopped
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Preheat oven to
- .TE 400 200 .
- .SK 2
- Sift together the first 4 ingredients. Stir in the egg, shortening, milk,
- and sour cream, just until moistened.
- .SK 3
- Fold in the fruits. Fill paper-lined muffin tins full, and bake
- approximately 20 minutes.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy.
- .I Time:
- 35 mins.
- .I Precision:
- measure ingredients.
- .WR
- Carol Miller-Tutzauer
- riacmt@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu
-
-
- .RH REC.FOOD.RECIPES-#142 MUFFINS-5 Col "14 Jun 91" 1991
- .RZ "KIWI MUFFINS"
- From "Granny's Muffin House" by Susan Ashby, Beverly Hills, CA: Royal House
- Publishing Co., 1983, ISBN# 0-930440-18-8
- .IH "Makes 12 muffins"
- .IG "2 cups" "flour" "250 g"
- .IG "1 Tbls" "baking powder"
- .IG "\(12 tsp" "salt"
- .IG "2/3 cup" "sugar" "150 g"
- .PP
- .IG "1" "egg,"
- beaten
- .IG "1/3 cup" "butter," "75 g"
- melted
- .IG "\(12 cup" "milk" "110 ml"
- .PP
- .IG "1 Tbls" "grated lemon rind"
- .IG "1 \(12 cups" "kiwis,"
- peeled and chopped
- .IG "\(34 cup" "walnuts," "120 g"
- chopped
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Preheat oven to
- .TE 400 200 .
- .SK 2
- Sift together the first 4 ingredients. Stir in the egg, butter, and milk,
- just until moistened.
- .SK 3
- Fold in the lemon rind, kiwis, and nuts. Fill paper-lined muffin tins
- full, and bake approximately 20 minutes.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy.
- .I Time:
- 35 mins.
- .I Precision:
- measure ingredients.
- .WR
- Carol Miller-Tutzauer
- riacmt@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu
-
-
- .RH REC.FOOD.RECIPES-#142 GENOISE Col "15 Jun 91" 1991
- .RZ "GENOISE"
- From \fIThe Art of Fine Baking\fR by Paula Peck.
- .IH
- .IG "6" "eggs"
- (large)
- .IG "1 cup" "sugar" "200 g"
- .IG "1 cup" "sifted flour" "125 g"
- .IG "\(12 cup" "sweet butter," "100 g"
- melted and clarified
- .IG "1 tsp" "vanilla"
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Grease and lightly flour one of the following:
- .nf
- .RS
- - two 9 inch layer cake tins
- - three 7 inch layer cake tins
- - one 11x16 jelly-roll pan
- - two shallow 10 inch layer-cake tins
- .RE
- .fi
- .SK 2
- Preheat oven to
- .TE 350 180 .
- .SK 3
- In a large bowl combine eggs and sugar. Stir for a minute, or until they
- are just combined. Set bowl over a saucepan containing
- .AB "1-2 inches" "3-5 cm"
- of
- hot water. Water in pan should not touch bowl; nor should it be allowed
- to boil. Place saucepan containing bowl over low heat for 5-10 minutes,
- or until the eggs are lukewarm. Stir 3 or 4 times to prevent them from
- cooking at the bottom of the bowl.
- .SK 4
- When eggs feel lukewarm to your finger and look like bright yellow syrup,
- remove bowl from heat. Begin to beat at high speed for 10-15 minutes,
- scrapping with a rubber spatula when necessary, until syrup becomes light,
- fluffy, and cool (it will almost triple in volume and look much like
- whipped cream).
- .SK 5
- Sprinkle flour, a little at a time, on top of whipped eggs. Fold in
- gently, adding slightly cooled, clarified butter and vanilla. Folding can
- be done with electric mixer turned to lowest speed, or by hand. BE
- CAREFUL NOT OVERMIX.
- .SK 6
- Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake in preheated oven 25-30 minutes,
- or until cakes pull away from sides of pan and are golden brown and
- springy when touched on top.
- .SK 7
- Remove from pans immediately and cool on cake rack.
- .SH "Variations:"
- To the above recipe add one of the following:
- .PP
- \fILemon or Orange Genoise\fR
- .RS
- Add 1 tsp grated orange or lemon rind and 2 Tbls orange or lemon juice to
- melted butter BEFORE adding to batter.
- .RE
- .PP
- \fIGenoise for Petits Fours\fR
- .RS
- Genoise for petits fours should be a little firmer. Incerease flour to
- .AB "1 \(12 cups" "180 g" .
- Bake in a
- .AB "11x16 inch" "30x40 cm"
- jelly-roll pan.
- .RE
- .PP
- \fINutted Genoise\fR
- .RS
- Add
- .AB "\(12 cup" "75 g"
- finely grated nuts when adding flour.
- .RE
- .PP
- \fIChocolate Genoise\fR
- .RS
- Substitute
- .AB "\(12 cup" "60 g"
- unsweetend cocoa for
- .AB "\(12 cup" "60 g"
- of the flour.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- moderate.
- .I Time:
- 1 hour.
- .I Precision:
- measure ingredients.
- .WR
- Carole A. Resnick
- ak399@cleveland.freenet.edu
-