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jo1972 wrote: »

Not bad thanks EH, getting there

Not eaten yet, had 4 pints of coffee though lol

I raise your 4 pints of coffee with 3 bits of tolblerone!

jo1972

Oh I love toblerone :drool:

EssexHebridean

Lurkio wrote: »

recipe please. Tis the law round here :cool:

Oops - sorry, forgot! Lengthy one I warn you, although it's not actually that complicated!

"Homemade Flour Tortilla Recipe


2 cups of plain white flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vegetable oil
3/4 cup warm water


Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. In another bowl combine the warm water and oil.
Add the water/oil mixture to the flour mixture, one tablespoon at a time and mix the dough with a fork. Once the water is mixed in, add another tablespoon of water and repeat the process until all the water is mixed into the dough.
The dough will be sticky.
Kneading The Dough
Lightly flour a wooden cutting board and knead the dough for about 4 or 5 minutes. Add a dusting of flour when the dough gets sticky.
If the dough sticks to the cutting board while kneading, scrape up the dough and dust the board with a little flour and continue kneading.
Eventually the stickiness will go away and you will have a nice smooth dough.
Place the dough back into the bowl and cover it with a damp towel or damp paper towel. Let the dough rest for 20 minutes.
Divide the dough into golf-ball-size balls by pinching off the dough with your thumb and fore finger. Form each ball into a nice ball shape.
Place the balls on a flat dish making sure they don't touch each other and cover with the damp cloth.
Let the dough rest again for 10 minutes.
Rolling The Tortillas
Preheat a skillet or cast iron pan on medium high heat. You really can't beat cast iron pans for even heat distribution and their ability to withstand high heat without warping.
Lightly dust your wooden cutting board with flour. Take one of the balls of dough and flatten it out on the cutting board to a 4 inch circle. Rub flour on your rolling pin and begin to roll out the dough starting from the center out. Roll the tortilla until it is 6 or 7 inches in diameter and about 1/8 inch thick.
Cooking The Tortillas
Once you have rolled out the tortilla, place it on a preheated skillet. You don't need to add any oil or butter. Cook the tortilla for about 30 seconds. You will notice brown spots all over your tortilla. Flip it over and cook an additional 30 seconds.
Don't over cook it as you want the tortilla to be nice and soft.
Keep your tortillas warm by covering them in a towel on a plate or in a tortilla warmer.
Storing Tortillas
Tortillas are best eaten hot right off the griddle, but you can refrigerate andfreeze them too.
If you freeze the tortillas, wrap tightly in plastic wrap and put them in a ziplock bag. When you are ready to use them, first thaw at room temperature and then wrap them in foil and place them in a 250 degree oven for a 10 to 15 minutes.
I don't recommend microwaving them as this tends to toughen them."


Am treating myself to fish & chips this evening I think as OH is out with the rugby club boys for a night of drinking, drinking, and then drinking some more. It always amazes me that he finds his way home after these nights out, must be some inbuilt psychological sat nav! :rotfl:

Jo - glad you're OK. Be kind to yourself at the moment, if you need to go and buy, and then eat, a whole Toblerone, do so, there are worse evils!

Miss_Piggy_2

Evening all!

Part bake roll with turkey for lunch........Greggs Brie and Cranberry doodah for snack and out for italian for tea....can't wait!!


Just re-read that....doesn't sound particularly healthy...will try and incorporate some veggies tonight!:rotfl:

Miss P
xx

jo1972

I cooked slop

Did, however, run to Costcutters as they have Haagen Dazs on half price...a whole tub of praline & cream just for me....oh and I went wearing my PJs under my jeans and coat, had a total duvet day

Miss_Piggy_2

jo1972 wrote: »

I cooked slop

Did, however, run to Costcutters as they have Haagen Dazs on half price...a whole tub of praline & cream just for me....oh and I went wearing my PJs under my jeans and coat, had a total duvet day

Don't blame you at all!

Had fab time at italian. Had balloons and confetti for me and OH's birthdays.:D I had deep fried mozzarella followed by pasta with a tomato,cream, broccoli and italian sausage sauce. Bleedin' lovely! AND they gave us a mini bottle of Moet to finish!:D
Now I'm stuffed.....

maman

Miss_Piggy wrote: »

Don't blame you at all!

Had fab time at italian. Had balloons and confetti for me and OH's birthdays.:D I had deep fried mozzarella followed by pasta with a tomato,cream, broccoli and italian sausage sauce. Bleedin' lovely! AND they gave us a mini bottle of Moet to finish!:D
Now I'm stuffed.....

At least you got some veggies in MissP. You are certainly living the high life at the moment, I'm delighted for you! Moet half price in Asda at the moment. I bought 12 bottles yesterday, makes great presents:o

Chicken jumbalaya here tonight.

Miss_Piggy_2

maman wrote: »

At least you got some veggies in MissP. You are certainly living the high life at the moment, I'm delighted for you! Moet half price in Asda at the moment. I bought 12 bottles yesterday, makes great presents:o

Chicken jumbalaya here tonight.

I'm envious of your friends/family Maman, if they get Moet for Crimbo!:):T

Chicken Jambalaya.....yum yum!!!! Creole food....food of the gods!:D

jo1972

Miss_Piggy wrote: »

Had fab time at italian. Had balloons and confetti for me and OH's birthdays.:D I had deep fried mozzarella followed by pasta with a tomato,cream, broccoli and italian sausage sauce. Bleedin' lovely! AND they gave us a mini bottle of Moet to finish!:D

Wow, sounds like you had a Fab time Miss P, you are sounding really upbeat at the moment, and I like it :T

maman wrote: »

At least you got some veggies in MissP.

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

:T :T :T :T :T

Miss_Piggy wrote: »

Chicken Jambalaya.....yum yum!!!! Creole food....food of the gods!:D

My OH's fav dish, won't be cooking that again or......I could turn it into something inedible :think:

Nothing to eat here yet, just about to get 2nd pint of coffee. Dunno what to cook for dinner, thought maybe I'll cook a chicken and leave it in for half hour longer than I should do so that it's dried out (after I've removed the legs at the correct cooking time for the kids of course )

Have a great Sunday

Lurkio

ok - so the srp went on, I took DS1 to his mates, returned home and crackling looked amazing. Covered in tinfoil, then took DS2 to get shoes etc... returned home and found that I hadn't turned the oven down :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:


What's to become of it..... daren't look..... will it be terribly dry? burned? what? HELP me jobi-wan.......