Christmas Savoury Strudel |
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Braided Sweet Potato Bread |
Turkey Stuffing |
Spicy Cranberry Relish |
Tofu Turkey |
Holiday Nut Roast |
Cranberry Fritters |
Greek Christmas Bread |
Great Gluten Turkey |
1. Heat the oil, shallot, onion and celery in a heavy pot. Saute
until the vegetables begin to soften, then add bread cubes,
sage,
marjoram, thyme celery seed, paprika and pepper to taste. Mix
well.
Cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes over medium-low heat.
2. Add hot vegetable stock to pot and mix well. Cover and cook
over
low heat for 30 minutes or longer, stirring frequently, until
bread
cubes have broken down. (The secret to a good stuffing is in
the slow
cooking and the frequent stirring.)
1. Bring cranberries, honet and 1/2 cup of water to a boil in
a
saucepan. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes, then uncover and
simmer 10
minutes longer, stirring occasionally.
2. Quarter unpeeled orange and chop it finely in food processor.
Add
to simmering cranberry mixture with remaining 1/2 cup of water
and
spices. Stir well and simmer an additioal 20 minutes, stirring
occasionally. Chill before serving.
Mash tofu well. (For optimal results, blend a firm
Chinese style tofu with a smaller portin of Japanese
style, such as Mori-Nu Firm.)
Mix tofu with all ingredients except tamari, sesame oil and
dressing.
Line an 11" colanderwith a single layer of moistened cheesecloth.
Transfer
tofu to colander. Press tofu to flatten, and fold
edges of cheesecloth over it. Place a cake tin or
other flat object over the surface of the tofu and
weigh it down with a heavy object (about 5 lbs) to
press the liquid from the tofu.
After the tofu has drained for 1 hour, hollow out to
within 1 inch of the colander. Fill the cavity with
your favorite stuffing. Pack in stuffing and cover
with the remaining tofu. Pat down so surface is flat
and firm. Oil a roast or turkey pan, place pan over
colander, and flip over so that flat surface of filled
tofu faces down. Remove cheesecloth.
Mix sesame oil and tamari to use as a basting
liquid. Baste tofu with liquid. Bake covered at 400
deg. F for 1 hour. Remove cover, baste, and return to
oven to bake uncovered until top becomes golden brown,
about one hour more. Baste again at least once during
remaining cooking time.
Heat the oil in a fairly large saucepan, add the
onions and cook them, with the lid on the pan, for
about 10 minutes, until they are tender but not
browned. Add the garlic, the tomatoes together with
their liquid, the basil and the wine. Let the mixture
simmer gently without a lid on the pan, stirring from
time to time, until the liquid has disappeared and it
is quite thick - this will take about 20 minutes. Add
the mushrooms and cook for a further 5 minutes or so,
or until the mushrooms are tender and any liquid which
they make has boiled away. Remove from the heat and
season to taste.
When the filling mixture has cooled, you can assemble
the strudel, which can then be cooked straight away,
or kept in the fridge for a few hours until you're
ready, or in the freezer for at least a month. I find
it easiest to assemble the studel directly on to a
large baking sheet, which means you don't have to lift
it later.
Set the oven to 200 C/400 F/
If you have the type of filo pastry which is long and
narrow -- about 30 x 20 cm (12 x 8 inches) -- lay two
sheets side by side, overlapping them slightly where
they join. If you have the type which is quite large
~- about 30 cm (12 inches) or so square -- lay out one
sheet. Either way, brush the surface with a little
melted butter and then sprinkle with a third of the
nuts. Put another layer of filo pastry on top, brush
with butter, and scatter with nuts. Repeat with
another layer, then a final layer of filo pastry,
which you just brush with butter. Now tip the tomato
filling mixture on top and spread it to about 2.5 cm
(1 inch) of the edges. Fold the edges over, to enclose
the edge of the filling then, starting from one of the
widest edges, roll the whole thing up like a Swiss
Roll, trying not to let it break (although it's not
the end of the world if it does). Brush with melted
butter and garnish with some shreds or shapes of filo
pastry.
Put the strudel into the oven and bake for 30 minutes,
or until golden brown. Transfer carefully to a
serving dish with the aid of two fish slices.
Mix all ingredients together. Mix should hold a
shape. Add more four as needed.
Bake in a greased 9X9 pan at 350 degrees for 45
minutes.
Serve with gravy:
Dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Combine the
sugar, cardamom, salt, egg, milk and oil in a large
bowl. Mix well. Add the yeast mixture, flours,
raisins and nuts. Mix well. Add enough extra flour to
make soft dough. Turn the dough out onto a floured
surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 5
minutes. Shape into a round loaf.
Put the dough into a lightly-oiled 8-inch-round cake
pan. Cover with a damp towel and let rise in a warm
place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Bake in a
350-degree oven 35 to 40 minutes, or until brown.
Serves 15