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This focaccia recipe is easy to make and easy to adapt. Try adding herbs such as rosemary or thyme, or perhaps some chopped dried tomatoes, ham, olives, etc.. You don’t need to knead very strong !!!!! we are using the autolysis method. INGREDIENTS 500g strong white bread flour 300 ml water at 20º 40 gr of high-quality cream butter ( an intermediate state between liquid and solid butter) 40 gr of olive oil 10 gr of salt  15 gr of fresh yeast (or 1 sachets dried easy blend yeast ) herbs ( rosemary, thyme) or ham , olives, dried tomatoes, or chocolate and pistachios ( why not ?) Water, olive oil and salt to prepare the brine. METHOD 1. Place the flour, butter, salt, yeast, olive oil and the water into a large bowl.  2. Gently stir with your hand or a wooden spoon or a spatula to form a homogeneous dough. 3. Tip the dough out of the bowl and put it onto an oiled work surface. 4. After 10 m, do a simply folded quickly ( 1 m more or less). Repeat this operati...

Cottage pie or shepherd's pie is a meat pie with a crust of mashed potato. The dish is commonly made with beef or lamb, the latter being known as "shepherd's pie". You can read more about cottage pie in this article of  The Guardian What do you need  ( 8 serves more o less) 3 tbsp olive oil 2 onion, peeled and finely chopped ( I prefer spring onion) 3 clove garlic, peeled and finely chopped 3 carrots, chopped 1 celery stick, chopped ( normally English people put more celery, but in my opinion Catalonia people aren't used to using it ) 1 kg lean minced beef a large glass of red wine 3 sprigs of fresh thyme 3 bay leaf 3 tbsp tomato puree  400 ml beef stock 4 tbsp of Worcestershire sauce  For the topping 2 kg potatoes, peeled and chopped 1/2 glass of milk 100 gr cheddar o emmental, grated 50 gr butter Side dish steamed vegetables : carrots, peas, brocouli etc.. coleslaw What do yo do: Preheat the oven to 180º Heat the ...

Versió catalana ! This summer I took a liking to berries ! more delicious if not sell greenhouse! This jam apart from being very simple to make, Is made using fructose and therefore you do not need huge amounts of sugar to make it. In addition, the berries are the fruit with low glycemic index, suitable for Low Carb Diets! So you can really enjoy without the guilt Ahhh! As it is not always easy to get these fruits you can make using frozen berries, this also works very well! Ingredients 1 kg of berries 8 tablespoons fructose Juice of one lemon 6 g agar (you find any super!) ) Preparation Clean fruit, cover with fructose and let stand overnight The next day, prepare the lemon juice Sterilize jars and lids. Put the fruit in a pot on the fire. Stir occasionally. Mix the lemon juice with the agar and add the fruit Bring to a boil 3-5 minutes. Don't stop stiring Sterilize the jars in the microwave (lids sterilized the fire) Fill the jars with water ...

I saw this recipe on canal cocina in the show “La cocina natural de Annabel”. Immediately, I thought that this one would be a success. It’s a perfect recipe to start baking bread. It doesn´t need leavening time or difficult mixing operations. It 's leavens in the oven and simply it’s mixed with a large spoon. Usually in Britain and the USA measures are made with cups, teaspoons and tablespoons. However, I weigh and measure all ingredients and I have adapted it to a rectangular mould.    To   make a loaf: 200 ml boiling water 200 ml cold water 210 gr strong white flour 210 gr wholemeal flour 25 gr honey 5.5 gr dry yeast. I show you a picture so that you know which one it is.   7 gr salt 150 gr sunflower, pumpkin, or sesame saltless seeds and not fried. Spray Butter or a little butter and flour to grease...