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Biddy's Flapjacks Recipe

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Ingredients

1 pk dry yeast
1 Egg yolk; beaten with
---DOUGH------
3 1/2 c Flour
1 Egg; separated
1 1/2 c water; warm
3 tb Corn oil
1/2 ts Corn oil
1 ts Sugar

Directions

Step #1 -STUFFINGS---- SQUASH; CALABASA, OR ; PUMPKIN 1/4 c Corn oil 2 md (2 c) onions; sliced 1 c - water; hot & 1/4 t salt 2 tb Sugar 1 lb Butternut squash; calabasa, -or ; pumpkin,----MEAT------- 2 tb Corn oil 3 md (2 c) onion; sliced 1 lb Ground beef or lamb 1/2 ts Salt; or to taste 1/4 ts Pepper; peeled & cut into ; 1/2-in pieces---CHEESE------ 1 lb Farmer cheese 1 Egg yolk; beaten 3 tb Sugar 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon----JAM------- 1 c Strawberry or grape or prune -jam; (lekach) 2 tb Bread crumbs Bichak are popular appetizers for tea or coffee hr.
Step #2 The pumpkin & jam stuffings are on the sweet side while meat & cheese are savory & could be eaten for lunches w/salad & dish of yoghurt.
Step #3 An added attraction is that they may be prepared in large quantities, cooled & frozen for the future.
Step #4 Heat oil in a pan, add onions, & saute over moderate heat until onions turn golden.
Step #5 Add water, salt, sugar, & squash or calabasa or pumpkin & bring to a boil.
Step #6 Cover pan & cook over low heat/flame for abt 20 mins as squash/calabasa/pumpkin becomes soft & disintegrates.
Step #7 Stir now & then, which in effect mashes contents.
Step #8 Continue last mins of cooking, uncovered, to evaporate all liquid & create & thick jam.
Step #9 The mash is still moist.
Step #10 MEAT: Heat oil in a skillet & brown onions lightly over moderate heat.
Step #11 Add meat, & pepper & stir-fry for 5 mins, salt, making certain liquid has evaporated & mixture is dry.
Step #12 Cool.
Step #13 CHEESE: Mix everything together.
Step #14 Set aside.
Step #15 JAM: Mix jam & crumbs together.
Step #16 Set aside.
Step #17 TO PREPARE TRICORNERS: 1.
Step #18 Mix 1/2 c warm water, sugar, & yeast together & proof in a warm place until mixture foams, abt 10 mins.
Step #19 2.
Step #20 Make a well in flour, add yeast mixture, oil, & 1 egg white, & stir them into flour.
Step #21 Add balance of water, or enough water to prepare a soft dough.
Step #22 Knead for several mins & roll this into a ball.
Step #23 Oil top lightly & leave dough in mixing bowl.
Step #24 Cover bowl w/foil or a towel & let rise for 45 mins to 1 hr.
Step #25 3.
Step #26 Punch down dough ball.
Step #27 Pull off abt 1/2 c of dough & roll this into a slightly flattened ball.
Step #28 Prepare 6 balls.
Step #29 4.
Step #30 On well-floured board roll out each ball, 1 at a time, to 12-" pancake.
Step #31 Using empty can or a cookie cutter, 3-" in diameter, cut out circles in pancake.
Step #32 Put 1 tb of whichever stuffing you are using, or variety of stuffings, in center of each circle.
Step #33 Fold over right & left side of circle to meet in the center & bring up bottom to cover stuffing.
Step #34 Pinch ends together to form tricorner pastry.
Step #35 Seal in contents.
Step #36 Paint tops of bichak w/egg yolk.
Step #37 5.
Step #38 Line baking pan or cookie sheet w/lightly oiled aluminum foil.
Step #39 Place tricorners on foil & bake in a preheated 350F.
Step #40 oven for abt 40 mins, or until brown.
Step #41 Serve warm.
Step #42 Makes 48 to 50 bichak.
Step #43 NOTE: Cool bichak, store this in plastic bags, & freeze.
Step #44 To serve, thaw out frozen bichak for 1/2 hr & heat in preheated 350F.
Step #45 oven for 5-10 mins.
Step #46 Recipe: "Sephardic Cooking" by Copeland Mark -- 600 Recipes Created in Exotic Sephardic Kitchens from Morocco to India --.
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