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Emergency flour?

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Getting to the bottom of the flour container, but did not have quite enough for what I wanted to make. Did have some oats. Idea! Threw some of the oats in a mini food processor.  Viola some emergency flour! Before: After:

No knead bread.

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Ingredients: 3 - cups flour 1/8 - teaspoon yeast 1 teaspoon salt 1/2  - cup 100 to 110 degree Fahrenheit water. Method: Mix all the ingredients together and cover for a few hours. Let the dough rise overnight. Punch the down and let it rise again   Bake the bread at 450 degrees for about thirty minutes. Check on it at 15- twenty minutes.  Fahrenheit in a heat proof container (i.e. not plastic handles). And then you get:

Piadini aka quesedillas

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Makes 2 units or eight quarter sections. Ingredients: 1 - cup flour. 2 - tablespoons oil. 1 - teaspoon salt. 1 - teaspoon baking powder. Method: In a bowl, Mix all the ingredients well. Let sit in the fridge or cool place for 10 to fifteen minutes. Heat a a pan to medium heat. While you heat the pan, start rolling out the dough into large cicles. (roll out, make a quarter turn, roll out, and repeat to the width of the pan.) One at a time take each of the round circles and lay the in the hot pan ( WITHOUT GREASE OR OIL ). Let set for 40 to 45 seconds. turn it. Let set for 40 to seconds again, turn it Let set for 30 seconds and remove from the pan. Repeat with the other three pieces. Set one piece and cover with your favorite cheese. Take another piece an cover it. Turn down the heat in the pan.  Put the unit in the pan till the cheese melts. Remove and put on a serving plate. Once both units are done, cut into quarter sections.

Frico

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You have some shredded cheese, but no cheese slices... Frico Ingredients: 4 ounces sharp white cheddar or your favorite cheese, grated (about 2 cups) 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour Directions Step 1 In a medium bowl, toss together cheese and flour. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Sprinkle about 1 1/2 tablespoons cheese mixture into skillet to form a 4-inch round. Step 2 Cook until cheese is starting to melt and become firm, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Using a small offset spatula, turn; continue cooking until it is firm and slightly golden, 15 to 30 seconds more. If skillet gets too hot and frico begin to color too quickly, remove from heat for several minutes before proceeding.