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MOROCCAN HOLIDAY BREAD…BAKING FOR A WORTHY CAUSE… "YES WE CAN"!

“It isn’t bread that feeds you; it is life and the spirit that feed you through bread.”
Angelus Silesius Moroccan Holiday Bread
The addition of maize meal & a cornucopia of seeds gives this superb loaf an interesting flavour & texture.

Sunday morning woke up with a mission; BAKE BREAD! There was no meal idea in mind, the morning loomed large, the kids were out of bed & running wild…& I had to bake bread. While the kids squabbled over the remote & hot-house eggs (which I shall blog about another day), I emptied my bread baking bookshelf onto the table & wondered where to begin. Winter is almost here, the weather isn’t warm enough for a confident rise in yeast…yet, I had to bake bread. I juggled a couple of choices … a Tuscan Schiacciata, a Greek Olive Bread, Portuguese Corn Bread…& eventually settled for a Moroccan Holiday Bread. I had all ingredients on hand, just enough time for the dough to double & rise again…& a bag of sunflower seeds to use. Happily enough, by sheer coincidence, the bread belonged to Morocco, a country in North Africa.
What’s the fuss about? Why bake bread on a Sunday morning with the kids running wild? Actually, time was running out. I’ve been tagged to bake bread by Jeanne @ Cook Sister. Yes, the South African blogger, nibbling at the world, based in London, but found all over the globe at amazing speed. She’s a trained criminal lawyer, & now an avid photographer & food blogger. More about this interesting lady here. I was touched & thrilled to be tagged by her for a cause close to her heart…read on

BAKE BREAD – GIVE DOUGH – FEED AFRICA!

Breadline Africa is a South African-based charity that is seeking to put a lasting end to poverty South Africa (and further afield in Africa) by breaking the cycle of poverty and helping communities to achieve long-term self-sustainability. Breadline Africa was founded in 1993 when a group of community and social workers in South Africa (who had first-hand knowledge of the uniquely African problems that they faced) formed an alliance with like-minded colleagues in Europe (who were well-placed to source donations in valuable foreign currency). Armed with this unique combination of skills, Breadline Africa has been able to raise funds in Europe and use their local knowledge to identify which small, ground-level projects in Africa are most likely to succeed with a financial boost.

On Blog Action Day, Breadline Africa launched their Worldwide Blogger Bake-Off campaign. The aim is to raise $1 million in funds for a project to convert shipping containers into locations for food production and distribution in Africa. It is hoped that these sustainable community kitchens will not only provide food such as bread and soup to those in need, but also opportunities for skills development within poor communities.Bloggers can download the Blogger Bake-off widget and tag five other bloggers to do the same I am tagging these five to bake bread:
Val @ More Than Burnt Toast
Aparna @ My Diverse Kitchen
Manggy @ No Special Effects
Rosie @ Rosie Bakes a Peace of Cake
Nuria @ Spanish Recipes

If you want to get involved in the Blogger Bake-off, check out their website here.
YES WE CAN…there is such great optimism in these 3 words. Ever since I heard Barrack Obama’s speech, the words have stuck to me. Three words, such great hope. They can move people, a nation, the world! Yes we can…bake bread & change the world too!
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MOROCCAN HOLIDAY BREAD
Adapted from ‘The Practical Encyclopedia of Baking’, by Martha Day , pg 483
(Classic Breads From Around The World)
Ingredients:
Flour – 1 1/4 cups
Maize Meal/Cornmeal – 1/4 cup
Salt – 1 tsp
Yeast – 1 tbsp
Lukewarm water – 100ml (orig. recipe has 120ml/4fl oz)
Lukewarm milk – 100ml (orig. recipe has 120ml/4fl oz)
Sugar – 1 tsp
Sunflower seeds – 4 tbsps
Black sesame seeds – 2 tbsps
White Sesame seeds – 2 tbsps
Method:

I’m sending this to Susan @ Wild Yeast for her ongoing event ‘Yeastspotting.’

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