I was driving to an appointment somewhere in what I guess is known as the Greater Los Angeles Area. Except for the smog and congested traffic I do think it is pretty great place to visit.
The road took us past Knott's Berry Farm which I remember having visited 40 or 50 years ago. It was then a picturesque place to stop for a cold Sarsparilla and a slice of warm blackberry pie. Now it is blocks long on both sides of Beach and towering with water rides and monstrous-looking roller coasters. Do people actually ride those things?
Late afternoon I headed back to the Palm Desert on highway 91 and due to several traffic accidents along the way, we moved start and stop about 5 miles per hour. It was way past dark before I got off the freeway and I remember really identifying with that song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" along the rest of the way.
That of course put me in the mood to bake some bread. I had bought some 7-grain breakfast cereal flakes which although expensive tasted like cardboard, so I sent away for an oat groat roller/flaker, determined to make my own from now on. While waiting for its arrival I decided to use up the store-bought flakes by grinding them into flour to make whole-grain onion rolls and pizza crust.
I seasoned the diced sweet onions with green curry paste and rosemary and cooked them while adding yeast and oat flour to the powdered 7-grain cereal flakes.
The only other thing I added besides warm water was a little honey to activate the yeast. Here it is rising:
A little later the dough has doubled in size and formed a crack along the top:
It is ready to shape and bake.
Mmmmm, starting to smell good, time to go check on the onion rolls I made from this dough.
A nicely browned roll to the left and on this side I have cut it open to show the lovely texture.
These are SO good that I am really glad to have made extra dough and put some away in the freezer.
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