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gwynyth earlier about bread. And I asked her if she wanted the naan recipe I use, and dug it out and gave it to her. And then I said, "Hmm. I haven't made this in ages. I think I'll make naan if I have the stuff for it."
My yeast had a best used by date in late August, 2001. Yes, it has been ages since I made bread, hasn't it? But it proofed up all right, and I have bread dough rising in all its garlicky goodness in the kitchen.
I love kneading dough. The feel of it is so tremendously soothing and comforting. Almost as smooth as wedging porcelain, which I haven't done in ages. Someday . . .
I have weird friends. And I will soon have naan, too.
Addendum: O bliss. I have naan. And for the first time when I made it it puffed up like proper naan. O bliss. So good.
gwynyth earlier about bread. And I asked her if she wanted the naan recipe I use, and dug it out and gave it to her. And then I said, "Hmm. I haven't made this in ages. I think I'll make naan if I have the stuff for it."My yeast had a best used by date in late August, 2001. Yes, it has been ages since I made bread, hasn't it? But it proofed up all right, and I have bread dough rising in all its garlicky goodness in the kitchen.
I love kneading dough. The feel of it is so tremendously soothing and comforting. Almost as smooth as wedging porcelain, which I haven't done in ages. Someday . . .
- I say "Oh gods. I was reading Chick tracts earlier. I read the one that suggested that the Catholic practice of the Eucharist was derived from the sacred cookies of the Egyptian sun god, Osiris. I just had to share the joy and laughter."
Tesla [
oneironaut] spppft.Tesla says "The man does his research!"
I say "Mind, 'The Sacred Cookies of Osiris' is a terrific album title."
Eastman [
annwyd] now has the urge to bake Sacred Cookies of Osiris.Eastman says "'Sacred Cookies' would be a pretty cool band name."
I say "Get an ankh-shaped cookie cutter. And make 'em chocolate, with green sugar sprinkles on top."
Eastman heee!
I say "Black and green are Osiris's colours."
Tesla says "If you truncated the band name to 'Sacred Cookies' you'd have to name the first album 'Hot Gooey Osiris'."
Eastman says "Sounds good."
Eastman says "What kind of music would Sacred Cookies play?"
Tesla says "Or possibly 'Nothing Says Loving Like Osiris in the Oven'."
Eastman DIES.
Tesla says "Heavy on the sistrum."
I have weird friends. And I will soon have naan, too.
Addendum: O bliss. I have naan. And for the first time when I made it it puffed up like proper naan. O bliss. So good.
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Mmm. Naan....
It looks like a remarkably flexible recipe, too -- did you read the comments? Apparently it works with yogurt or soy milk in place of the milk, or with 50% whole-wheat flour, or basted with olive oil instead of butter; other suggestions were to mix in rosemary or basil or lots of garlic, or to use it for pizza dough! Also, it can apparently be cooked in a skillet rather than on the grill.
Hmm.... Could do it with whole-wheat flour, and mix in sun-dried tomatos and a bit of basil, and baste with olive oil, and call it California-style naan. *evil grin*
- Brooks, wondering about naan in the shape of ankhs.
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The shape would be tricky, I suspect, given the behaviour patterns on the dough. You could probably make green ones, though, either with food colouring or basil (or both), and that might be good enough for the purpose.
Also, you are a very, very strange man.
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(Or the bite-sized version, naankhlets!)
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And that's not good. :)
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Wow, just got a mental image of Set tricking his brother into lying down in a baking pan instead of a coffin... ;-)
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Maybe the first spin-off band could be Osiris and the Cakes of Light. Or, it gives a new spin to the phrase "Osiris Risen."