I've been craving hummus for a few days now, so tonight, I decided that despite my super long day (class from 10 to 1, work from 1:45 to 5:45, and then hanging out with one of my favorite people ever, and then out with Rachel.
So after getting home, I stole a recipe from Kristen's blog and made YUMMY pitas, and hummus that actually tasted good. THEN, when I was sick of the garlic (because in true Zimmerman style, I put 3 cloves of garlic rather than just one) I made honey-butter .
I'm not going to lie. Sometimes, I feel like I out do myself.
I'm that awesome... (and humble)
Ok, enough about me, here's the recipe stolen from K-bob, stolen from Joy. Joy of Cooking, that is...
Pita Bread from Joy of Cooking
3 c flour
1 1/2 TBSP sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 TBSP yeast (2 pgks)
2 TBSP butter, melted
1 1/4 c room temperature water
1. Mix flour, sugar, salt and yeast in mixer. Add in butter and water. Mix about 1 minute until ingredients are combined. Knead for 10 minutes.
2. Place dough in oiled bowl, cover with plastic or a towel and let rise about an hour, or until doubled in size.
3. Preheat oven with pizza stone in it to 450 degrees. (I don't have a pizza stone, so I just used a cookie sheet, it seemed to work great)
4. Punch down dough and divide into 8 balls. Cover with plastic and let rest for 20 minutes.
5. Roll out balls into rounds, about 1/8" thick and 8" in diameter. (Thicker ones will be easier to open and fill.)
6. Place rolled out dough on heated pizza stone for 2-3 minutes, flipping half way through the cooking.
Hummus
1 can garbonzo beans (chickpeas)
2-3 TBSP lemon juice
2-3 TBSP olive oil
1 clove garlic (or 3, if you are afraid of vampires, or aren't thinking about kissing anytime soon.)
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp salt
dash of cayenne pepper and black pepper
Place garlic in food processor until finely chopped. Add remaining ingredients and process until desired consistency. Add more/less lemon juice and oil depending on desired thickness.
Nom nom nom nom nom. The only kind of nom-ing that will be happening any time soon.
Elizabeth was craving something soft and not sweet...she's been eating a lot of jello and frozen sweet product since Friday...so we picked up some hummus for her. I could have just made it! The pita also sounds yummy. This is nom nom noming in at its best!
ReplyDeleteEMILY!!! You made hummus and didn't invite me?! I'm hurt, shocked, and dismayed. However, I feel that through time, counseling, and a healthy portion of delicious hummus, I may come to forgive you. Maybe we should have a late night HUMMUS gossip session, since our respective dinner groups seem to be interfering with that goal. Talk to you soon?
ReplyDeletewow. now I'm craving pitas, thanks... b/c of course I only have 1 (not 1.5) Tbsp of yeast left! Curses.
ReplyDeleteHEY! I made these! And they seem pretty legit compared to Middle Eastern ones! Huzzah! And they taste great. Thanks for the rescue text. :)
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