Onion Bread

- Ingredients for the bread:

2 cups all purpose flour

2/3 cup of water, plus 2 ½ tbs if needed

2 ¼ tsp active dry yeast

1 tsp olive oil

1 cup fried onions, you can use store bought or make them yourself ( recipe follows)

½ tsp sugar

1 tsp salt

cornmeal flour for baking sheet

- Fried onions:

½ cup of all purpose flour

¼ tsp paprika powder, optional

1/8 tsp salt

1 cup of thin sliced onions, cut into quarters and separated

oil for frying

- Making fried onions:

Mix dry ingredients together. Coat onions with mixture and shake of the excess. Fry in medium heat oil until golden brown. Drain on paper towel and let cool.

- Making the bread:

Put all the ingredients ( except the 2 ½ tbs water) in a bowl and knead for 5 min.  Add the 2 ½ tbs water if the dough is still a bit dry. The dough should be firm but not too wet or dry. Shape into a round loaf, cover and let rest for 45 min. in a draft free place. 

Preheat oven to 360 Fahrenheit.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and sprinkle with cornmeal flour.

Place loaf on baking sheet and bake for 35-45 min. Bread should sound hollow when tapped on the bottom.

Let cool.

Enjoy with some salted butter and a glass of wine.

Fried Elderflowers

Ingredients:
15-20 freshly picked Elderflowers with stems, about 4-5 long, this will help with dipping and frying

2 cups all purpose flour

3 eggs

1 dash of salt

2 ¼ cups of milk

Vegetable oil for frying

Confectioner’s sugar for dusting (optional)

1.You can just shake of any dirt or insects of the flower heads or if you really want to wash them, rinse the flowers gently under cold, flowing water and drain them on paper towels or in a strainer.

2. Mix flour, eggs, milk and dash of salt into a smooth and thin batter.

Heat up about ½ inch of oil in a high-sided pan on medium-high.
3. Holding the flower by their stem, dip one elderflower into the batter and let the excess drip off. Fry the elderflower until golden brown. This only takes a few minutes.. Let the flower drain on a paper towel. Repeat with remaining elderflowers.

4. Dust with confectioner’s sugar (optional) Serve warm.

5. If you have batter left over, you can dip apple slices in it and fry them up or just make pancakes.


Makes a great dessert . Enjoy with a nice cup of coffee.