Bread and patty for greek "souvlaki"

[cooky]

Both bread and patty for Souvlaki, share the same recipe up to one point.

Ingredients:
- 700 gr. flour (white, black or mixed)
- 400 gr. water
- 1/3 of measure oil
- 30 gr. yeast
- 1 tbs salt (not full)

Pour into TM bowl yeast, water, salt and oil, mix for 1,5 minute at 37 Celcius degrees, speed 1.
Add flour to the bowl and press  for 3 minutes.

Bread.
Remove the dough from the bowl, and put it in one or two tins like the one in the photo (I use 2 tins)

Leave it there, cover it with a towel/cellophane so that it is warm, until it doubles its size.
Then we bake it at approx 160-180 degrees for approx 45 minutes. (Times and degrees approximate)

Patty.
Remove the dough from the bowl, split it into little balls (approx 12-14), at the size of a tangerine. Cover them with a towel/cellophane and store them at a warm place, until their size becomes double.
We get each ball, press it with our palm until it turns to a round disk. Create little "holes" with a fork over its surface.
Then we pour a small quantity of (extra virgin) olive oil in a frying-pan and fry each patty for 2-4 minutes from both sides, until it becomes slightly brown.


This patty is cut into pieces.
You can eat these for a snack, with Olivier salad, with cheese, with many sauces and in general you can make up combinations.

The recipe for the Souvlaki is not listed here  (it requires tzatziki, tomato, potatos, onions, pork, salt, pepper and often many other ingredients)

[Thermomixer]

Thanks, they look great.  Souvlakis are big in parts of Australia.  We can use the bread for Greek dips too ??

[cooky]

Thanks, they look great.  Souvlakis are big in parts of Australia.  We can use the bread for Greek dips too ??

Well, I'm afraid I don't know what is this "Greek dips"

[Thermomixer]

LOL - laugh to you drop - Australians consider Tzatsiki , taramasolata, skordalia, melitzanosalata - to be traditional, but found this site http://www.chrisdips.com.au/products/traditional/avocado.html where anything seems to be traditional -some look more mexican

[cooky]

LOL - laugh to you drop - Australians consider Tzatsiki , taramasolata, skordalia, melitzanosalata - to be traditional, but found this site http://www.chrisdips.com.au/products/traditional/avocado.html where anything seems to be traditional -some look more mexican

I see
Well,
if you like, I can provide you with some recipes (from the greek cookbook of TMX) to make your own stuff!

[Thermomixer]

Yes please -it would be good to get authentic Greek recipes - thank you v much.

[brazen20au]

would love that, thanks cooky!

[cooky]

Hi,
in order to continue the recipe for "souvlaki", let's now make Tzatziki.

You need:
400 gr yogurt
1 chopped cucumber (and very well squeezed, so that it has as less juice as possible)
3-4 cloves garlic
a bit of salt
3/4 of the measure oil
dill cut into particles
1/2 of measure vinegar (this is optional, I never use it in this recipe)

We place in Thermomix bowl the garlic, the salt and press button TURBO, until it's well chopped. If it;s stuck all around the inner side, remove it with the slice and put it back on the knives. Repeat until everything is well chopped.
We add the cucumber, yogurt, oil and vinegar and set TM to speed 1,5, until the ingredients mix well.

Empty this in a bowl, store in refridgerator and serve with dill (if you like - I don't)


Thus, you have Tzatziki, with which you can fill in the patty.
Then  you can fry potatoes, cut tomatos, and onions, and grill pieces of meat (chopped into cube pieces) (the one that you like - usually souvlaki is made out of pork, but you can also use chicken or even beef).
You get the patty, place the pieces of meet, along with a portion of tzatziki, potatoes, tomato, onion.
There is not one recipe for souvlaki. Everyone arranges what he likes and adds the specific ingredients.
It's tasty - but be careful! If you will kiss anybody afterwards, or speak to someone (i.e. lesson) you better not eat tzatziki!!!!
You can also replace tzatziki in souvlaki with mustard.

Bon appetit!

[brazen20au]

mmmm we make tzatziki fairly authentically here then! thanks cooky

[Lellyj]

Thankyou Cooky.  I used the method described here together with the ingredients/quantities from this recipe http://www.changinghabits.com.au/_webapp_144478/Home_Made_Pita_Bread.  My teenagers thought the homemade pita was "awesome".

[ahoney]

Thanks cooky! this looks great! what is black flour?