Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 12:45:44 -0700
From: The O'Briens (obfam@hardynet.com)
I just returned from a three-week trip in northern Italy (a
fabulous place, let me tell you), and I stayed with a family during two of
those three weeks. This was served twice; once for lunch (a BIG meal for
Italians!) and then once as a second course of dinner. I really liked it,
but it was made with a flaky pastry which I shudder to think of the fat/oil
in that, plus they used a vegetable that I am unfamiliar with. So I came
home and made my own version of this veggie-filled pastry, called "salt
cake". (Don't know where it gets its name.)
I just made it for my family with dinner last night and they really liked
it!
I made up my own dough to wrap this in, which some of you may find very
bland. I enjoy it though! :) I used 2 cups flour, 1/4 lite salt, 1/2
tsp. sugar sweetner, 1/4 tsp. baking soda, and 1/2-3/4 tsp. baking powder
mixed with just enough water to make it into a dough. Then I rolled it out
into a flat square and filled the middle; then I wrapped up the ends and
voila`!
Salt Cake or Veggie-filled-pastry
Ingredients:
--Bread dough, flour dough (what I used), "flake-y pastry" (what my
Italian family said they used), or some type of dough to wrap the veggies in
--1 can french-style green beans
--1/4 cup egg beaters
--3 slices FF Mozzerella cheese (Kraft makes the singles)
--1 can mushroom pieces
--1 egg white
Optional:
--1/2 cup chopped tomato
--1/2 chopped onion
--1/2 chopped pepper
Directions:
Make dough; roll out into a large, thin square. Spread green beans in the
middle. Drizzle the 1/4 cup egg beaters throughout the green beans. Break
cheese slices into little pieces; place around on top of the beans and egg.
Place mushroom pieces on top of that; add any other ingredients you'd
like. Pull sides of dough up to cover your veggie-filling, tucking/folding
edges to enclose it. Beat egg white; brush top of pastry with it. (Makes
it nice and golden brown after baking.) Bake at 350 degrees for a
half-hour. (Check 20-25 mins. though, just to make sure it doesn't get too
brown.) Sprinkle with FF parmesean cheese, parsley, and/or garlic. Enjoy!
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