What Should I Make For Dinner Tonight? | Fresh Milled Flour Recipes | Kamut Manicotti Pasta

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Provolone is often less expensive and has a similar texture.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Grana padano offers a similar flavor profile at a lower cost.

kamut flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

All-purpose flour is more readily available and less expensive.

Milling a mix of hard white wheat and kamut to get 4 to 4.5 cups of flour.

Heat water just above room temperature, warm enough to hold your finger in without burning.

Combine flour and warm water in a bowl and let it sit covered for 30 to 60 minutes (sponge method).

After 40 minutes, assess the dough's integrity by wetting hands and checking texture.

Add salt and olive oil to the dough, mixing thoroughly before adding yeast to avoid killing it.

Once incorporated, add the yeast and knead until a window pane forms in the dough.

Oil the top of the dough, cover, and let it rise for about an hour.

Prepare a dry blend for dipping oil using garlic powder, rosemary, parsley, black pepper, basil, and red pepper flakes.

Grate parmesan and mozzarella cheese for the filling and topping of the manicotti.

Make Caesar dressing by blending 2 teaspoons lemon juice, 1-2 garlic cloves, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt, 1/3 cup grated parmesan, and fresh cracked black pepper until smooth.

Shape the bread into baguettes, using oil on hands and table instead of flour to prevent sticking.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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