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Flour Tortillas

Sent by: Rachel Kull

Ingredients

4 cups (500 gm) flour
2 teaspoons (10 cc) baking powder
2 teaspoons (10 cc) salt
4 Tablespoons (60cc) oil
1 cup (250cc) hottest tap water

Method

Mix all ingredients together, kneading until dough is elastic and all flour is absorbed. Form into walnut-sized balls and cover with towel. Let rest for about 10 minutes.

Roll each ball into a circle and cook on a hot UNgreased griddle or frying pan, flipping once during cooking.

These may be made with some whole wheat flour too–substitute 1 cup white for whole wheat flour.

Comments
If you can’t buy flour tortillas, but have basic ingredients, your family can enjoy a Mexican treat for dinner.

French Bread

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Sent by: Rachel Kull

Ingredients

4 cups flour
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 Tablespoon instant yeast*
1 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon oil
1 1/2 cups hot tap water

Method

Place dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir together. Make a well in the middle of the mixture and add the oil. Add the hot water and stir all together.

Let dough rest for 10 minutes and stir again. Repeat this procedure five times.

Then place dough onto a floured surface and cut into however many loaves you want to make and let rest again for 10 minutes.

If you are making loaves of bread, roll into a rectangle about 1/4 inch thick and roll up like a jelly roll, pinching the seam shut and tucking the ends under. Let rise until double and bake in hot over 375 degrees F. until done.

If you’re making pizzas, roll the dough out to the shape/size you want and decorate with pizza toppings. Of course, the thicker the dough, the softer crust pizza you will have.

*If you don’t have instant dry yeast, dissolve the yeast in 1/2 cup of warm water and decrease amount of water added to flour mixture to 1 cup.
Comments

This French bread recipe makes great pizza dough too! It’s a yeast recipe, but easy enough for anyone to make successfully.

Sesame Crackers

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Sent by: Diane Constantine

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups flour
1/4 cup sesame seeds
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup oil
1/2 cup water

Method

Mix the flour and sesame seeds well.
Blend the salt and oil into the flour mixture.
Add enough of the water tomake pie-like dough.
Roll to 1/8 inch thickness, the thinner the better. Cut into shapes. Place on unoiled pans.
Bake at 350 degrees until crisp and golden. Salt top while still hot. Store in airtight container.

Comments

These are a wonderful crisp treat. They were especially enjoyable where store-bought crackers were not available.

Vanilla Pudding

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Ingredients

2 cups milk powder
6 cups water
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups cooked rice, optional

Method

Mix all ingredients except vanilla. Cook over medium heat, stirring often. Boil gently 1 minute.

Pour into serving bowls and cool or chill. May be served warm or cold.
Comments

This pudding uses the most basic ingredients. For variety add cinnamon or chocolate or top with sliced bananas.

Frozen Lemon Creme

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Sent by: Nancy Powell

Ingredients

1 1/3 cups powdered milk
2 2/3 cups water
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup lemon juice
rind of 1 lemon, optional
graham crackers or cookies rolled into fine crumbs

Method

Roll the cookies or crackers into crumbs and put most in a 9×13 pan. Save some for sprinkling on the top at the end.

Combine the powdered milk and water and put in the freezer with the beaters of your mixer for a while.

Beat until stiff. Slowly beat in the sugar. Slowly add and beat until very stiff the lemon juice and rind.

Carefully spoon or pour the creme into the prepared pan and sprinkle with remaining crumbs. Cover and put into the freezer.
Comments
This recipe is from The Wycliffe International Cookbook and the More with Less Cookbook. It is a very refreshing dessert in a hot climate.