Sometimes my experimenting in the kitchen pays off, sometimes…not quite so much.
Take it from me, mashed wasabi potatoes with purple carrots doesn’t work. It should have, but it didn’t. It really, really didn’t work.
I should have taken a picture of the gluey mess that this dish was. Just for the comedic value of how badly it lay on our plates. I’m not sure what was the clincher, but it was like eating funny tasting soupy playdough. (With out the fun of having played with it before hand.)
The Monkeys refused to go near it, purple wasn’t for them. Mr Chocolate bravely tried to plod through it until I told it was ok, he really didn’t have to be so brave. I also gave up after the multiple sips of water in between, just trying to get the sucker down.
So no, I won’t be trying that one again, (and perhaps I shouldn’t have been experimenting on Mr Chocolate’s birthday.)
Lucky for me (and lucky for everyone else involved) these scrolls I have also been experimenting with lately didn’t have the same effect as the purple wasabi playdough.
Pesto Parmesan Scrolls
150g starter
1 tsp yeast
60mls tepid water
100g melted butter
125mls milk
1 1/4 salt
3 cups flour (450g)
parmesan
Add starter, yeast and water- together. Whisk and leave for an hour or so. Mix remaining ingredients together and then knead for 5 minutes on a lightly floured surface or until well incorporated and dough is smooth. Leave to prove for a couple of hours. Roll out to a rectangle. Spoon pesto on, grate some parmesan. Roll up dough, slice into portions. Place on a lined tray, allow to prove for another hour or so. Bake at 190 for 20-25 minutes.