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FLOUR what it is made from? In this modern era, there are artificial Hello! sweeteners, artificial egg powders, Thank you for purchasing my brand. chemical raising ingredients, artificial coloring and artificial flavourings of Hopefully, you will be practical all kinds that younever even thought and creative. or dreamt about. I know that you have made an excellent I would like to tell you the choice and would like to provide you following story. some basic background information, and increase your general use There was a millionaire workaholic who of this product. went to his doctor to check his health. He was advised that he was Of course, there are many varieties overworking himself and that he should of flour and for many different take some time to enjoy himself and find purposes,and in a booklet of this size, some recreational activities before the it would be impossible to incorporate inevitable happens. He took the doctor’s all the information. advice very seriously. Generally speaking, there are varieties However, he had no hobbies and after of flour made from grains such as: many hours of contemplation, he finally rice, wheat, cassava, corn, beans, decided that the one thing that he buckwheat, chestnuts, chickpea, potato, always had in his mind was to make etc., etc. Basically, flour can a loaf of bread, like his grandmother be produced from anything. used to make when he was a child. In this booklet, I will discuss the main His mansion was huge, in a categories which are: wheat flour, corn neighbourhood of other millionaires. flour (maize), atta flour and He pondered his next move. chick peas (besam). He dug up his grandmother’s possessions from the basement, For centuries, people baked cakes and and dusted them off. breads at home. However, in the last After much digging, he finally found his 50 years, especially after World War grandmother’s handwritten recipes. II, as people became more financially Oh what a relief! What a pleasure! independent, there was a shift to He finally found a hobby. ready-made bread, cakes and pastries. Since money was not an object, he built a wood burning oven somewhere in his Have you ever taken time to read the back yard, and was eager to begin. list of ingredients on commercially He found all the necessary ingredients baked cakes? Of course, they taste and proceeded to bake some bread. great! But do you really know After a few trials and errors, he finally ended up with two loaves of great No matter the results of your baking, tasting bread just like grandma used it will be better than any commercially to make! To him it was a wonderful made product. adventure, and not wanting to be selfish, he decided to give one of the Within the recipes I am revealing to you, loaves to his neighbour. I would like to point out that should I say 4 spoons of sugar and you cannot The next few days, the neighbour handle this much, reduce the amount. returned thanked him and stated that Should I say a spoonful of salt, reduce the bread was so good that he gave the amount to suit your need. a piece to his neighbour. The flexibility is all yours. Now, all the neighbours wanted Remember, the main ingredient in all a couple of his loaves. the recipes is love. Wanting to satisfy the neighbours of his neighbour, he made enough to Besan flour, satisfy them all. As the word spread around, he realized Also known as gram flour, is used in that the present small oven was not East Indian cuisine. It is actually made large enough and that he needed bigger from ground chickpeas (chana dhal), a ovens to satisfy more neighbours. special variety called Desi which is very small and brown. On his next visit to the doctor dressed Besan flour has a very fine, soft texture in his bakers outfit, he mentioned that and a pale yellow color, and may be his recreational time is filled to capacity used to thicken soups. because the whole suburb loved his This flour is very high in carbohydrates bread. And personally, he was extremely and protein, and contains no gluten. happy to be able to create something all by himself. With this said, I would like to introduce you to some basic recipes, not to satisfy the whole world, just yourself. Remember, there are trials and errors in anything you try to do. It is inevitable. However, I can assure you that this bag of flour you have purchased is one the best flour money can buy. Additionally, with my name on the label, I cannot afford to make any errors. Therefore, bake with my ingredients, I can assure you that they are the best! Atta Flour Is a whole-wheat flour made from hard wheat. Used primarily by East Indians and Pakistanis, it is ideal for bread, chapati, roti, naan, puri or any flatbread and has a high protein content. Atta, obtained from grinding the complete wheat grains, is creamy brown and relatively coarse in texture. Miss Sia, a 14 year old, beautiful young lady that not only has high marks within her school, she is also a Canadian champion in swimming with many medals in the young girls category. In her free time she enjoys cooking and baking. The outcome of her creation has been verified by her two youngest brothers Steven and Nicolas who they told me privately and confidentially that All Purpose Flour their sister’s Chocolate Chip Cookies Is made from the finest Canadian grown is superb. wheat. And we all know that Canadian Sia also is an animal lover and on her wheat is one of the finest and probably visit to me, I let her hold my pet Koukla. the best in the world. As you notice her (Sia at 12 years Old) It has a beautiful fine texture which left hand gently makes it suitable for most of your holds Koukla’s baking needs. feet, so Koukla is the top of the It is also excellent for making world. Oh wait.. dumplings, fried bakes and fritters. Koukla told me There are thousands and thousands that she love of recipes written in magazines, the Sia’s cooking. internet, recipe books, on the back So, lets follow of labels, etc. etc. Sia’s recipe Chocolate Chip Cookie Ingredients 3/4 cup Mr. Goudas cane sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1 cup butter, softened, 2 large eggs, beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 1/4 cups Mr. Goudas all-purpose flour On the separate note with Stevens 1 teaspoon baking soda and Nicolas hand writing I noticed that 3/4 teaspoon Mr. Goudas salt they also like some cashew nuts, a 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips and little bit of raisins, a few almonds, some 1 cup chopped pecans, or walnuts if pistachios and very few walnuts. desired. Keep stirring and folding the chocolate Directions chips and nuts into the dough until they are evenly dispersed. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Mix cane sugar, brown sugar, butter, Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls vanilla and eggs in a large bowl 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie by hand. sheet. The chocolate chip cookies need Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt. to be far apart because the dough If dough is very stiff you can use a spreads during cooking. mixer for this first step. Be sure that the dough Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until is well mixed before moving on. light brown. Stir in chocolate chips by hand. If you leave them in too long, the You’ll need to use a wooden spoon cookies will be tough or crispy and for this and a lot of muscles. centers will be soft. You can add the pecans, or other nuts, at this time if desired. Let cool completely then remove from cookie sheet. Use a flat spatula to remove the cookies from the sheet. If you try to remove the cookies while they are still warm, you can cause a big mess and messy looking cookies. Chocolate chips cookies are very popular in the US and Canada and the aroma of fresh baked cookies gives you a happy family feelings. In 2006, I wrote a booklet called Mr. Goudas Masa Flour, which is the “Latino Masa Creations”, base ingredient in all the above. It was dedicated to the people of Latin America who use a type of (And you know corn flour for their base recipes. what happened to me when I It is a delightful decided to create story full of the best corn flour on the market? comedy, I went masa-minded, even in my with three dreams). I did everything to ensure that wonderful I brought the best corn flour to you. recipes. After all, I did not want to disappoint Please enjoy the millions and millions of the reading and Latin American consumers who try the recipes. depend on my skillful judgement. We will give you the know-how of Have you at any time heard the words: creating these wonderful recipes. Tamales, Arepas, Tortillas, or even Empanadas? The following was narrated by They are not words spoken by Bernadette: people from outer space. Let us see how he began his Latin In fact these words are Latin American American adventure and how the in origin and they represent the staple human brain works. food for millions, just like bread is to North Americans and Europeans. The following story leads us into Latin Food in all its glory.