Best 5 Moldovan Bread Recipes

MOLDOVAN BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl mix the warm water, sugar, the yeast, and a cup of flour. Mix it with a spoon until smooth. Let stand for about 15 minutes - you should start to see the yeast begin to work.
• Mix in the oil and the salt. Start adding the rest of the flour, mixing until it is incorporated and the dough comes together.
• Turn out onto a floured surface (I usually use an oiled surface for kneading) and knead until you have a smooth dough, about 10 minutes.
• Place in a greased bowl, cover and let stand in a warm place until the dough is doubled.
• Turn out of bowl onto floured surface. Deflate the dough by kneading gently and let rest 15 minutes.
• Divide dough into six pieces and shape each piece into a rope. Braid three pieces into a loaf; repeat with remaining pieces.
• Place each braid into a greased loaf pan, cover and let rise until nearly doubled.
• Preheat oven to 400 deg F (200 deg C)
• Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• Turn out of pans and brush with a little oil.

OLD FASHION MOLASSES BREAD

Steps:

• Place ingredients in the bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select Dough or White Bread setting, and then Start.
• If the dough does not form a ball on the paddle, add 1 tablespoon of flour at a time until the ball forms. Allow machine to complete selected cycle.
• To bake conventionally, remove the dough from the bread machine pan after the Dough cycle has completed. Shape into a loaf, and place in a greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. Let rise until doubled. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 40 minutes.

EASY MOLDOVAN FLATBREADS

Steps:

• Mix the kefir or whey, the ¼ tablespoon of sunflower oil, vinegar, sugar and salt together in a large bowl. Add the feta, spring onions and dill and mix in well with a fork.
• Sift the flour with the baking soda, then sift again into the kefir or whey mixture and mix in.
• The dough should be soft and pillowy. If it's still a bit sticky, heavily flour your work surface and start kneading the dough and incorporating more flour. The dough will remain very slightly sticky from all the cheese.
• Divide the dough into 6 pieces. Flour your work surface really well and roll each one out into a 15 cm (6 inch) diameter circle.
• Heat the ¼ cup sunflower oil in a large frying pan and fry the breads, one at a time, for 3 minutes on each side, lowering the heat if you see them catching. Alternatively, brush the breads with oil or butter and cook them under your broiler.

MOLASSES BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Spray 9X4 inch loaf pan with non stick spray.
• Sift dry ingredients together.
• Mix liquid ingredients together, then add to dry mixture.
• Blend well with electric mixer.
• Pour into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake for 1 and 1/2 hours.
• Cool for 10 minutes in pan, then turn out and cool completely.
• Delicious with cream cheese.
• Freezes well.

MOLDOVAN CHICKPEA PUDDING

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a food processor and whir until preferred texture is achieved, occasionally scraping down the sides.
• Eat and enjoy!
• Note: the texture I was able to get it to was still slightly chunky, unlike very smooth refried beans. Perhaps it was from using cold garbanzos from the fridge, or perhaps I simply could have processed it longer. In any case, I enjoyed it at the texture which was not completely smooth. Using a food mill would probably enable a smoother texture.
• Note #2: one person who has made and enjoyed it pointed out that it would be good as a dipper for fruits, or on bagels. Great idea! :).