7 oz warm water
3 cup bread flour
2 tsp sugar
2 tsp salt
1 tbsp butter/margarine
2 tsp red star yeast
2 tbsp sesame seeds
Directions
The flour is an almost 3 cups -- go light on the measuring and watch
the dough ball. Use the crispy (french) mode.
Servings: 1 servings
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Categories: French
The History of Recipes
Written recipes as an idea can be found way back into distant history, in truth as far back as early Egypt, and maybe further still. However, these, old recipes were just simple hieroglyphic instructions for preparing meals.
In an interesting twist, the most ancient recipe discovered, according to food historians are some stone tablets in Sumerian describing the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made anyone who drank it feel exhilarated. During the time of the Romans a roman called Apicius assembled a number of documents which described recipes cooked by wealthy roman citizens. In his works, he recounts how the meals of wealthy Romans were split into starters, main course and desserts, something that is very familiar to us today. Additionally, he recounts how the early Romans were skilled in the use of a wide range of aromatic flavors, including a few you will know such as bay, fennel and parsley. Moving our culinary historical trip onwards, there were two interesting recipe books which appeared in the 14th Century - a book titled `Forme of Cury`, and another titled `Curye on Inglish`. Perhaps surprisingly, they are not about the spicy food that appears on menues today, but rather recipes for the types of food prepared for the rich. Later on, in the 15th century, knights returning from the crusades brought back many new foods and herbs from the holy lands, including coriander, parsley, and basil. The introduction of these new foods and spices was responsible for an increase in books on cooking, some of which still exist in private collections. When we get to the 20th century, cookery publications were starting to become popular mostly as a result of better eduction, people having more leisure time and having more money to spend. The arrival of TV brings us celebrity TV chefs and the demand for the accompanying recipe books. Which pretty much brings us up to date and the internet revolution, permitting everybody to access massive numbers of recipes just like those on sites such as this. |
We hope you enjoy this Catskill Mountain French recipe.
