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crazy how u can't dip sliced bread in soup. u would think bread taste like bread, ¿ non?

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25. Mongolia

Mongolia, home of Ghenghis Khan who created the biggest empire in history and now modern day consumers of 985 kcal from wheat per person per day.

Mongolia has the lowest population density in the world and also claims the coldest capital in Ulaanbaatar.

My bread this week is sesame bread.

Ingredients

For the dough

280g plain flour

170ml water

0.5t baking powder

0.5t salt

0.5t black pepper

For the filling

3T sesame oil

3T vegetable oil

60g plain flour

Sesame seeds

Method

Mix together the ingredients for the dough until everything comes together. Leave to rest.

While the dough is resting, warm up the sesame and vegetable oil. Once warm but not smoking add in the flour and stir. Continue to cook until mixture bubbles and thickens.

Divide the dough into 8 and roll out to a rectangle about 15cm x 10cm on a flour surface. Spread the filling over two thirds of the dough.

Fold the unfilled third over first, then the filled third. 

Seal the edges and then rolled to about 15x10cm again. Fold in thirds again but without the filling. Sprinkle sesame seeds over the dough and roll out once room. Repeat for the other 7 pieces of dough.

Fry the dough in a little bit of oil until lightly golden, then flip and fry until golden again.

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4. Algeria

Algeria is the largest country in Africa and is located in the North. It was colonised by the French in 1830. It won independence in 1962after the Algerian War lasting 8 years.

Women were allowed to fight alongside men during the war as such have established themselves as equals in society.

"Women make up 70 percent of Algeria’s lawyers and 60 percent of its judges. Women dominate medicine. Increasingly, women contribute more to household income than men. Sixty percent of university students are women."

Algerians consume 1420 kcal/per person per day from wheat. My recipe is Khobz Dar and is a semolina based bread.

Ingredients

500g semolina

125ml oil

1 egg

125ml warm milk plus a little for brushing

300ml water

1 teaspoon dried active yeast

1 teaspoon sugar

10g salt

sesame seeds

Method

Mix the yeast with some of the water and the sugar to activate and leave until frothy.

Mix the rest of the ingredients together in a large bowl until it comes together. Knead for a few minutes until smooth.

Let rise for about an hour and a bit.

Once it has risen, separate into four.

For each quarter of dough, roll until about 5mm think on a lightly floured surface. Aim for a rectangle as much as possible.

Take the longest edge and roll into a long tube and put on a paper lined baking tray.

Once the four strands are on the tray, pinch the top together and begin to plait.

Take the right-most strand and pull it over the third, under the second and over the first. Repeat with the rest of the strands until you run out of dough and pinch the end together.

Cover the plait with a plastic bag and leave to rise once more. Once risen, brush with milk and sprinkle over sesame seeds.

Bake for about 25 minutes in an oven about 400 degree fahrenheit, 200 Celsius or gas mark 6.

Next week it’s Afghanistan, 3661 miles from Algeria.

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