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FRANK ASHTON CLASSIC ITALIAN AND ADDITIONAL RECIPES: My name is Frank Ashton and I live in the Cleveland Ohio area. I was a high school art teacher for 33 years. I love painting,especially Impressionism; and traveling with my wife; but my other love is for cooking. Over the years I have probably cooked for some 20,000 people. This includes cooking free for many groups to raise funds for worthy causes. Most of my recipes are original from me and some from my mother or my wife Dottie. This has led me to decide to share my original recipes with others. This site has 110 recipes to date! My goal is to be able to give real recipes that really are excellent. One should not expect anything exotic; but I will guarantee they will impress anyone who loves to eat. FIRST GO TO GOOGLE AND PRINT IN THE WHITE BOX FRANK ASHTON ORIGINAL RECIPES AND CLICK ON THAT. Frank Ashton Original Recipes should come up. To print a recipe save it to favorites and then click on the recipe on favorites and you will then be able to print it. THERE ARE OVER 50 VEGETARIAN (MEAT FREE) RECIPES LOOK FOR THE ASTERISK * IN FRONT OF EACH RECIPE OR WORDS VEGETARIAN STYLE

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

NORWEGIAN FLATBREAD (FLATBROD) ASHTON STYLE # 177

If there is one type of Norwegian bread that compares to lefse it is flatbread (in Norwegian pronouned (flattbrod)/  It also is very thin but unlike lefse which is soft in texture, flatbread is crisp like a cracker.  The following recipe is one that has become a traditional type crisp cracker.  It usually about 7 or 8 inches and again very thin.  I hope  you will enjoy it.
INGREDIENTS:
     2 cups cornmeal
     4 cups white flour
     1/2 cup vegtable oil
     2 tbsp sugar
     2 tsp salt
DIRECTIONS:
     1. mix ingredients together in a
         large bowl until well incorporated
     2. pour 2 1/2 cups boiling water stiring
         until well incorporated
     3. cut the dough into about 20 pieces
     4. roll each piece on a floured cutting
         board; elongating the dough and rolling
         the dough VERY THIN
     5. you may wish to salt each side
     6. instead of salt you may use garlic salt,
         parmesean cheese, parsley, oregano
         mixed with parmesean cheese or other
         types of topping
     7. bake at 450 to 500 degrees about 10
         miniutes or so until light brown

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