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From: Barbara
To: phaedrus
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 7:24 PM
Subject: Ladenia or (Greek Pizza)
> Have you ever heard of this type of Greek Olive Oil Bread? Looking for
> some recipes for it. Thanks for your help!! :) :)
>
> Barbara
>
Hello Barbara,
There's a video here:
Ladenia
and recipes here:
Greek Pizza
Ladenia
Dough
More Greek Pizza
Even More Greek Pizza
Phaed
Hot Malasadas
Malasadas were brought to Hawaii by the Portuguese inmigrants who came to work
in the sugar fields over a hundred years ago.
Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Bread-Bakers Mailing List International Breads
Miscellaneous & Tips Sweet Breads & Cakes
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 cup warm water
1 yeast cake -- (2-1/4" Instant Dry Yeast works)
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2 1/2 cups flour
4 Tablespoons. powdered milk
1/2 teaspoons. salt
1/4 teaspoons. freshly grated nutmeg
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4 eggs
4 Tablespoons. sugar
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2 Tablespoons. vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoons. lemon extract
1/4 c water -- or t. or T water
Hand Mixing Method:
Combine and let stand:
1/2 cup warm water
1 yeast cake --(2-1/4" Instant Dry Yeast works)
Mix together in a bowl
2-1/2 cups flour
4 T. powdered milk
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. freshly grated nutmeg
Beat together
4 eggs
4 T. sugar
Mix all above ingredients with these in a large bowl and let rise for 2 hours.
Stir again just before frying.
2 T. vegetable oil
1/2 t. lemon extract
1/4 c or t. or T water
Frying:
Drop batter from the end of a spoon in small spoonfuls into oil heated to about 375 F.
When brown, drain on paper towels and shake in a bag with granulated sugar if desired.
Electric Mixer Method:
Place all dry ingredients EXCEPT the SUGAR in mixer bowl. Using the paddle attachment
mix on #2 to combine well.
Meantime:
Beat eggs and sugar together. Set aside. Mix 1/2 cup warm water, vegetable oil and lemon
extract in small bowl; set aside.
Measure 1/4 CUP water in separate bowl; set aside.
Turn mixer on to #2. Slowly add the egg/sugar mixture, add the 1/2 cup water, oil and lemon
extract. Beat until well combined several minutes. Add enough of the extra 1/4 cup water to
make a smooth batter.
Cover mixing bowl and allow batter to rise about 2 hours. The batter will be ready when the
batter is puffy and you see lots of air bubbles forming at the surface. Stir well before frying.
Follow instructions above for deep frying, etc.
The secret to a less oily malasada is to insure the oil temp has reached 375 F before cooking.
Insert a candy thermometers into the pot while heating the oil. When it reaches 375 F and
maintains that temp for a full minute start frying the malasadas, no more than 4 at a time.
Using a tablespoon to drop the malasadas into the fat creates a 2-1/2-3" malasada.
Yield: About 30 malasada
Source: from the San Diego newspaper
Woolworth's Fluffy Cheesecake
Yield: 12 servings
1 (3-ounce) package lemon gelatin
1 cup boiling water
8 ounces cream cheese
1 cup granulated sugar
5 tablespoons lemon juice
1 (12-ounce) can evaporated milk, well chilled
About 8 ounces graham crackers, crushed
Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Let cool until slightly thickened.
With electric mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar and lemon juice until smooth.
Add thickened gelatin; beat well.
In another bowl, beat evaporated milk until fluffy. Add cream cheese mixture;
beat well.Line the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch pan with crushed graham crackers.
Spoon filling into pan, spreading evenly. Top with more crushed graham crackers.
Chill until firm.
Per serving: 283 calories; 11g fat (35 percent calories from fat); 6g saturated fat;
29mg cholesterol; 5g protein; 41g carbohydrate; 32g sugar; 0.5g fiber; 240mg sodium;
95mg calcium; 142mg potassium.
For two more recipes, see Woolworth's Cheesecake.
Hot Shoppes Hot Fudge Ice Cream Cake
Plain yellow cake, day old - 3" x 3" x 1/2" 2 slices
Ice cream square, 3" x 3" 1 each
Hot fudge, heated 4 Tablespoons
Whipped cream 2 1/2 Tablespoons
Marsachino cherry, half - drained 1 each
Yield 1 serving
Preparation:
1) Place one square of yeallow cake on serving plate.
2) Top with ice cream square and place the second square of plain yellow cake
on top of the ice cream.
3) Drizzle one tablespoon of the hot fudge over each of the four cake corners,
taking care to leave the center of the cake free from fudge.
4) Place approximately 2 1/2 tablespoons of whipped cream in the top center of
the cake square. If desired, use a pastry bag to pipe the whipped cream onto top
of cake in a rosette shape.
5) Top center of whipped cream with a well-drained maraschino cherry half to garnish.
More Hot Shoppes Recipes
I've always liked oysters. I got my taste for them from my Dad. Even before we moved to the Coast,
he'd buy them in jars and get Mom to batter them with cornmeal and fry them up. Sometimes he'd cook
them in a saucepan with milk and butter to make oyster stew.
After we moved to the Coast, they were plentiful, so we had them often. Oysters came from oyster
beds out in the Mississippi Sound where they were harvested by oystermen using long tongs that
would reach down to the beds on the shallow bottom. The harvested oysters were brought in to the
seafood companies where they were "shucked" or opened with special knives and put into jars for sale.
Dad would sometimes bring home some fresh oysters and shuck them himself. He'd shuck one, place
it on a cracker with a dash of hot sauce, and eat it raw. I tried them that way a few times, but
in those days I mostly preferred fried oysters. Years later, I developed a taste for oysters on the
half-shell and now I like them quite a lot. I prefer crisp Northern Atlantic oysters with a squeeze
of lemon juice and a glass of dry white wine, but I also like Gulf oysters with hot sauce on crackers
and a beer.
Another delicious way that we ate oysters (and still do...) was Oysters Rockefeller. This spinach
and oyster dish originated in New Orleans, and the oysters are broiled in the half shell. A bit of
sizzling bacon adds an excellent flavor to a broiled or baked oyster.
Fried oysters are still one of my favorite dishes. Smaller sized oysters, coated with cornmeal or
a cornmeal and flour mixture and deep-fried crispy, with french fries and slaw, are delicious. Fried
oysters and French fries like this are one of the best uses for catsup that I know of. Another great
way to eat fried oysters is to put them between the top and bottom slices of a loaf of French bread
with lettuce and tomato and tartar sauce or remoulade sauce or thousand island dressing. This is
called a "po-boy" or sometimes "poor-boy". Whatever you call it, it's delicious. "Po-boys" can be
made with shrimp or ham or roast beef, too, but the oyster po-boy is a peak experience.
Below are three fried oyster recipes. I like them all three ways, but I've had the mixed flour and
cornmeal coating most often.
Southern Fried Oysters
1 c. self-rising cornmeal
1 c. self-rising flour
1/4 tsp. red pepper (optional)
2 eggs
2 tbsp. milk
2 (12 oz.) containers fresh select oysters, drained
Vegetable oil
Combine cornmeal, flour and pepper, stirring well. Combine eggs and milk, beating well with a fork.
Dip oysters in egg mixture and dredge in flour mixture. Pour oil to depth of 2 to 3 inches in Dutch
oven.Heat to 375 degrees, fry oysters in oil until golden, turning once, drain on paper towels.
6 servings.
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Fried Oysters
1 c. cracker meal
1/2 c. cornmeal
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 (12 oz.) container fresh oysters, drained
2 eggs, beaten
Combine first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl. Dip oysters in egg; then dredge in meal mixture.
Fry oysters in deep, hot oil for 1 1/2 minutes or until golden, turning once. Drain on paper towels.
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Fried Oysters
1 pt. oysters
1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt
Dash of pepper
2 beaten eggs
Cooking oil
Drain oysters; dry thoroughly on paper towel. In a bowl, combine flour, salt, and pepper to taste.
Stir dry ingredients into beaten eggs. Beat until smooth. Cover; let stand 10-15 minutes. Pour oil
into deep skillet to depth of 1 inch; heat to 375 degrees. Dip oysters in batter a few at a time.
Fry oysters in hot oil until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Drain hot oysters well on paper towel.
Keep cooked oysters hot.
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Fried Oyster Po' Boy
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
24 shucked oysters, drained
yellow cornmeal, seasoned with freshly ground black pepper and cayenne, for coating
vegetable oil for deep-frying
2 loaves soft-crusted French bread
sliced tomatoes
shredded iceberg lettuce
Tartar Sauce, remoulade sauce, or thousand island dressing.
In a heavy-duty plastic bag, working in batches of 6, coat oysters with cornmeal,
knocking off excess. In a heavy kettle heat 1 1/2 inches of oil to 375 deg. F. on
a deep-fat thermometer and fry oysters in batches of 6, turning occasionally,
until golden and just cooked through, about 1 1/2 minutes. Transfer oysters with a
slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
Halve loaves crosswise and horizontally, cutting all the way through and spread
each piece with about 2 tablespoons tartar sauce, remolaude sauce, or thousand
island dressing. Divide tomatoes, lettuce, and oysters among bottom pieces of
bread and top with remaining bread, pressing together gently.
Comments:
You can use oysters cooked any of the three ways above, or the strictly cornmeal
coated ones in this recipe. Toast the French bread if you like. One of the best
oyster po-boys I ever had used thousand island dressing instead of tartar sauce.
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Oysters Rockefeller
Ingredients
2 slices bacon
24 unopened, fresh, live medium oysters
1 1/2 cups cooked spinach
1/3 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 dash hot pepper sauce
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon anise flavored liqueur
4 cups kosher salt
Directions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over
medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
Clean oysters and place in a large stockpot. Pour in enough water to cover oysters; bring the
water and oysters to a boil. Remove from heat and drain and cool oysters. When cooled break the
top shell off of each oyster.
Using a food processor, chop the bacon, spinach, bread crumbs, green onions, and parsley. Add
the salt, hot sauce, olive oil and anise-flavored liqueur and process until finely chopped but
not pureed,about 10 seconds.
Arrange the oysters in their half shells on a pan with kosher salt. Spoon some of the spinach
mixture on each oyster. Bake 10 minutes until cooked through, then change the oven's setting
to broil and broil until browned on top. Serve hot.
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