Mahlzeit - Food without Borders

The last 2 weekends I did experiment with sour dough bread. This weekend, I decided to switch gears and make a Turkish bread with sesame seed. The original recipe I found on the internet. I have a habit of not following instructions from time to time, so it ended up with some modifications. We need 1 egg 500g of all purpose flower 2 tsp active yeast 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup milk sesame seeds olive oil 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp sugar Mix the water and the milk and warm it up, so it is lukewarm. Add the salt, sugar and 1 tsp of yeast. Mix it all up and let it stand for 15 min. In a mixing bowl add the flower and the remaining yeast and mix it all up. Turn mixer on 3. Slowly drip the water/milk/yeast mixture. Keep mixing for about 10 min.  Mix the dough per hand on flowered surface for 5 more minutes. Greece a bowl with the olive oil, put in the dough, cover and let it rest at a warm space for 1 hour. It should double in size. After 1h knead the dough again for 5 minutes, roll it out. Cover a b...

At my shopping trip today I saw some thinly cut beef round bottom slices. The pack usually has 6 slices. Per person one should count with 2 Rouladen = 2 slices. In total we need: Rouladen: 1 small finely chopped onion 6 slices of of your favorite pickles 1/4 slice of bacon, chopped per Roulade Mustard Salt and pepper Veggie Oil Spices: 2 Bay leaves 10 juniper berries 10 whole Allspice 2 cloves of garlic (cut into slices) 1/4 tsp of thyme Sauce: thickening agent to bind the sauce 1/2 cup buttermilk 1/2 cup of  Half and Half Salt and Pepper Cauliflower 1 head of cauliflower Salt and Pepper bread crumbs 2 tbsp browned butter Start to assemble the Rouladen.  On a cutting board lay out the slices of meet. Slightly salt and pepper them. With a knife spread mustard over the full surface.  On the widest part add some finely chopped onions, some bacon and 1 slice of pickles. The roll them up and bind them together. I have special needles for it, but you can take tooth picks as wel...