is there any kind of food that I can make with these ingredients? I have all purpose flour, water and lots of spices (curry, red pepper, etc). I am a poor college student who is trying to survive;) I appreciate any ideas!
2006-07-06 17:15:42 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Could make your own pita bread
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/4 cups warm water (about 110 to 115°)
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
oil
Put yeast in 1/4 cup of the water; add sugar and let stand for 10 minutes. Sift 2 1/2 cups of flour and the salt into a warm bowl. Form a well in the center; pour in yeast mixture and remaining warm water. Begin to mix with hand, wooden spoon, or dough hook, adding remaining flour as needed. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead for about 10 to 15 minutes, until smooth and no longer sticky.
Oil a large boil; place dough in bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and put in a warm place free of drafts for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Dough should be doubled in bulk. Knead for a few minutes then divide into balls about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Roll balls into circles on a lightly floured surface with floured rolling pin, or flatten into circles with hand. The circles should be about 1/4-inch thick and about 7 inches in diameter. Sandwich the circles between floured cloths and let rise for about 20 minutes in a warm place. Preheat oven to 475°. Sprinkle cookie sheets with flour or oil. Place loaves on baking sheets and bake 5 to 10 minutes. If baking sheets are oiled, turn pita loaves to brown both sides. Remove to wire racks to cool.
For variety, add some curry powder to the mix (maybe 1 tsp), or make pita chips out of them after a day or 2 (best made with somewhat stale bread).
If you have mayonnaise in the house, mix some curry into the mayo. Make up a few meatballs and put them on a fresh piece of pita, then drizzle the curry mayo over the top. Gourmet on a budget.
or, you could do an old UPer trick and make pasties (not to be confused with pastries).
Mix together 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup butter or shortening, 1 tsp salt and blend with forks until crumbly. Add in ice cold water by the spoonful and blend in slowly just until a dough ball forms that will stick together. Roll it out on a floured counter top and cut into 2 rectangles.
For a filling, mix together any leftovr meat and veggies (chicken with canned corn and left over french fries works in a pinch), then add a little gravy or canned cream soup. thinned with a little water or milk. Add whatever spices make you happy. Put the filling over 1/2 of each rectangle, staying 1" from the edges. Fold the other 1/2 of the rectangle over and roll the edges tight to seal. Place on greased baking pan.
Put ONE small slash in the top of the pasty. Then pop in a preheated 375 degree oven for 20 mins. or until golden brown and the filling is bubbly. Works in any pinch.
2006-07-06 17:29:27 · answer #1 · answered by yellow_jellybeans_rock 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Okay here goes! Make some vegetable fritters.
Mix some flour with a little water and mix well, now add a 1/4 teaspoon white or red pepper powder. Add a handful of any finely chopped or grated veggies or any kind you have or even parsley. Add salt to taste and mix again.
Either deep fry or just fry in al ittle cooking oil. Drain on kitchen towels. Enjoy! delicious and I make them now and then and use various ways even adding chopped shrimp or left over tuna.
2006-07-11 09:53:45 · answer #2 · answered by VelvetRose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make a dough with the flour and sugar, and (if you can get some butter or margarine) and if you have cinnamon and sugar, after making dough cut into sections and twist. add butter sugar and cinnamon together (equal parts) brush haevily onto dough twists. cook on baking sheet for 7-10 minutes, or untill golden brown. I used to make these as a sweet treat when i was first married and poor. they are wonderfull!!!!! you could also change cinn and sugar for parsley, salt pepper, etc for some great seasoned bread sticks. maybe dunk them into a little sauce!!!!
ENJOY!!!!!!!!!
2006-07-07 01:32:30 · answer #3 · answered by Bonnie G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's nothing GOOD you can make with all of those, haha.
Go to the store and buy some cheap chicken thighs and drumsticks w/the skin on. Bread the chicken and fry it up!
Cheap, yummy, and lasts a long time :)
(I'm a poor college student too)
2006-07-07 00:20:55 · answer #4 · answered by cutiewithabooooty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well recall when we were small my mother will put in a bowl some flour and 2eggs and some water made it into like batter put some salt and in a pan put some oil to cook when the oil gets hot add mixture like pancake but fry also y ou can add meat to these id just fry drought,
2006-07-07 00:23:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can make damper, All you need to do is mix water and flour together to get a dough, and to make it more interisting add a few spices, then you just bake it. it is sooo nice. then just get a can of soup or something to have with it, tasty and low in fat.
2006-07-07 00:20:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Indian Fry Bread. I used to mix mine with sugar to make like a donut. I guess you can use different spices to make different flavors.
2006-07-07 01:08:32 · answer #7 · answered by noname 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spicy Glue.
2006-07-07 00:20:01 · answer #8 · answered by thearthound 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you could make tortillas- flour,water,salt,and im not sure if its baking powder or baking soda! i think baking soda but not tooo much
2006-07-07 00:20:52 · answer #9 · answered by Monique G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you can make bread, or crust of some sort. If you got some sugar and butter, you can easily make some cookies.
2006-07-07 00:41:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋