Hamilton Beach MealMaker Express 80200 - Manual (Page 7)

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History of Flatbread
People all over the world have been using flatbread as a wrap for food for
thousands of years. Even though many of these breads are from different
ethnic cuisines, they are still remarkably similar. Most use basic ingredients
such as wheat flour, corn flour, rice flour, or buckwheat flour and water.
Some also use salt, fat, yeast, or baking powder as leaveners. Although the
flatbread concept is not new, it continues to grow in popularity—not only
presenting a delicious solution to today’s cooking, but providing a healthy,
quick one-dish meal for today’s busy families. Discover what you can create
using primitive bread recipes with a modern twist with your Hamilton
Beach Flatbread MealMaker Express.
The world of cooking is becoming a smaller place. Everywhere you look—
from fast-food restaurants to monthly cooking magazines—^you’ll find people
mixing basic foods from different cultures—^from Chinese and Indian to
Italian and Tex-Mex cuisines.
For example, you can make the basic Mexican Flour Tortilla, fill it with Thai
Shrimp, and you have blended two cultures into one delicious meal. Add
sun-dried tomatoes or pesto to that same Basic Flour Tortilla and wrap in
Chicken Primavera for an Italian twist. This concept, called fusion cooking,
is a growing trend in food preparation today. The recipes that have been
developed for the Flatbread MealMaker Express will show you how to take
the basic ingredients from different cuisines and wrap them up into a meal
that your family will have fun making—and eating.
Why stop with wraps? Many of the flatbreads in this book may be used
as other parts of a meal like edible “plates” or as a “scoop” to pick up a
filling. Serve them as a unique bread alternative to accompany a meal. Be
creative with your Flatbread MealMaker Express, it’s easy to create delicious
dishes using a fritatta, an omelet, a pizza crust, and even a dessert like a
crepe—all made in your Flatbread MealMaker Express.
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