Rolled foods, was Taco Crazy!

August 28, 2004

>Do you have a recipe for these? Did I somehow miss it? My family

>loves loves loves burritoes and sandwich wraps. But with going

>gluten-free, the wheat ones are out and the corn ones just don't

>roll well. I know my family would adore having rolled foods

>again.

I reposted it ... as for the corn ones not rolling well, sounds like you

need a tortilla warmer! Basically you put the tortillas in a container

and either microwave them for a minute, or heat them in the oven

for a bit. They soften right up, and you can fold them any way you like.

Again though, just about every culture has a " flat " bead, and they

can be made out of just about any flourlike substance. Making them

with leftover baked potatoes mixed with egg and flourish stuff works

nicely too (see " lefse " ). Potatoes have a great texture.

Another rolled food though is crepes! They are sooo easy to make,

my 10 year old usually does them. I grew up with them, only we

called them " Chinese pancakes " . You can fill them with the classic

canned fruit (eeesh) and top with powdered sugar, or better,

goat cheese and roasted nuts (and basil?) or some of those nifty

new recipes floating around.

Also, you can get " spring roll wrappers " at most Asian stores and

some regular groceries. You soften these in warm water (just dip

them) and lay them on a clean towel, then fill with goodies. They

are like the Moo Shoo Pork wrappers you get at restaurants ... really

inexpensive, but fancy looking to serve. There are lots of recipes

online, or just use leftover anything.

Another favorite rolled food here is sushi. I use seaweed

wrappers ... make some rice in advance (short grain, then add

spiced rice vinegar) in the fridge. When folks get hungry, whip

out a seaweed sheet, layer with rice, add filling (tuna, leftover

hamburger or any beef, lox, pickles, cream cheese, etc.) and roll. They

don't keep well, IMO, once rolled, so I make them fresh. I sliced

some fresh ginger and soaked it in rice vinegar, and it keeps

indefinitely in the fridge that way, and it makes a nice addition

(put it on top, or roll it in). Seseme seeds too.

Heidi Jean

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