Rewena Bread (copied thread)

[Roderick]

In need of a Rewana recipe. Post a reply
Psalter
16/5/2008 11:28:59 AM
So, all you Wahine out there, crack open that dusty recipe book and give me some gold.

I want to construct a lesson around it... I'm also going to make a tua tua something... so any ideas there would be appreciated.

cudanz
16/5/2008 11:29:44 AM
tua tua fritters are good!

but yeah best leave the rewana up to aunty!

Debs74
16/5/2008 11:46:32 AM
Yeah tuatua fritters rock

Psalter
16/5/2008 11:48:38 AM
I'm not going to do fritters, it has to be something with a sauce that I can mop up with the rewana.

mumma
16/5/2008 11:52:33 AM
Excuse my ignorance.....but who, when, why and what is a REWANA!!!!!!!

Debs74
16/5/2008 12:04:41 PM
As far as I know - it is bread

mebeija
16/5/2008 12:06:01 PM
Maori bread. The BEST bread ever! We buy a couple of loaves from the market each Saturday.

Woman
16/5/2008 12:21:31 PM
Sheesh what happened to manners?
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LyleD
23/4/2005 12:19:10 AM

Ingredients
Place in a bowl:
2 cups flour
1 dessertspoonyeast

Instructions
Mix with warm water to form a batter and leave mixture in a warm place to rise for one hour.

Dough:
Place 4 saucers flour in a bowl and make a hole in the middle. Put in the hole: 1 dessertspoon salt, 4 dessertspoons sugar. Mix to a dough using warm water.

Add the batter from before.
Knead well and cover with a cloth. Put in a warm place to rise for about 6-7 hours.
Turn oven to 150c or 300F. Put in the oven to warm through. Turn oven down to 120c or 250F.

Knead dough again with a little extra flour if needed and break into four pieces.
Knead again and put in oven until it rises.
Switch oven to high for another 15 minutes until golden brown, then down again for another 1 hour.
It should feel light to the touch.
It's a little bit of mucking around, as with most breads, but the results are magnifique!!!

Yield: about 4 medium sized loaves.

Credits
Recipe shared by: Swompe
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traderx
23/4/2005 12:19:28 AM

Takakau (old mans bread)

5 cups flour
2 and half cups milk
5 tsp baking powder

Mix the flour and baking powder and gradually add milk.kneading gently when mixed.

Roll out till about 25 mm thick.
Brush with a little oil and bake in warm oven for about ten minutes.
Butter and eat while still warm.

True takakau consists simply of flour and water so if dispensing wth baking powder knead the dough very well
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traderx
23/4/2005 12:28:34 AM

Rewena paroa (maori bread)

Rewena (leaven)
2 cups of flour
3 medium slices of potatoe
1 tsp of sugar

Boil the slices of potato in 1 cup of water until soft.
Cool till lukewarm and mix in the flour and sugar to a paste. Cover and stand in a warm place till the mixture has fermented.

Bread

5 cups of flour
1tsp baking soda
1tsp of salt
rewena (as above)

Sift the flour and salt into a bowl and make a well in the center.

Fill with rewena and sprinkle baking soda over the top.

Combine and knead the mixture for about ten minutes.

Add a little water if the mixture is too firm.

Shape into loaves or put in greased loaf tins.

Bake at 230 Cent or 450 farenh for 45 to 50 minutes.




dabiarch
16/5/2008 12:29:21 PM
the last one is the best..........but you should keep back 1 cup of the rewena and keep feeding it everyday.......1st day 1 cup of potatoe water (unsalted) 2nd day tablespoon sugar.....keep it in a warm space.......i keep mine covered in the cylinder cupboard.......that way your bug will stay alive and it is ready anytime you want to make another loaf

mahitahi_steve
16/5/2008 1:05:26 PM
Yes the last is the best


OMG mymouth is watering .....

wonder if my hun is in the mood .................. ..................



to get in the kitchen




hold up, to HELP make some .............. ....... bread

Thanx woman, for the recipes mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Psalter
16/5/2008 1:08:59 PM
Thanks woman

However, it seems I amy have been mistaken, I was after the Maori fried bread because I won't have access to an oven... anything there?

Woman
16/5/2008 1:19:13 PM
Rewena Paraoa (Maori Bread)

Ingredients
2 Cups plain flour
3 medium slices potato
1 tsp sugar

Boil slices of potato with 1 cup of water until soft. Cool to lukewarm and mix in the flour and sugar to a paste. Cover and stand in a warm place until the mixture has fermented.

5 Cups plain flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
Rewena (per above)

Instructions -

Sift flour and salt into a bowl and make a well in the centre. Fill with Rewena and sprinkle baking soda over the top. Combine and knead mixture for about 10 minutes, adding a little water if the mixture is too firm. Shape into loaves or place the mixture into greased loaf tins. Bake at 450F (230C) for 45-50 minutes.
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Floaters (Fried Maori Bread)

Ingredients -

5 Cups of standard white flour
5 teaspoons of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 Cups of luke warm water
Cooking Oil
An electric frying pan or a deep pot

Instructions -

Put all the dry ingredients into a bowl and mix together. Make a well in the middle and gradually add the water. Stir together with a knife.

When the mixture starts looking like dough tip it onto a floured bench.

Knead the dough just a little until the dough develops a smooth texture. Roll the dough out to a thickness of about 6cm. Cut into slices, much like scones, pricking each one with a fork.

Heat a pot of oil or fat. Olive oil or grape seed oil is fine, and a lot less fattening.

For best results deep fry the bread in very hot oil. Add the cut dough shapes, turning as they brown. N.B. If the oil is not really hot then the floaters will not raise very well.

Great with lots of jam and/or Golden Syrup.
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You're welcome

[Roderick]

Woman
16/5/2008 1:29:59 PM
Hehe I just went on google looking, and found one from our biggest recipe thread right here in SC!

It's not fried though.
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oceanabreeze
26/7/2003 1:48:51 PM

Rewena ( leavening for Maori Bread )

Original Starter:
3 slices potato
2 cups of flour
1tspn sugar

Boil potato slices in 1 cup water to mashing consistency. Cool. When lukewarm, add remaining ingredients and mix to a fairly firm texture. Add more warm water if required. Cover and leave in a warm place to prove.

Starter Plant:
Take 1 Tblsp of dough from the rewena original starter and put into a jar. Feed one day with half cup warm, unsalted, potato water, and the next day with 1 tsp sugar. Continue alternate daily feeds. Use this as leaven for the rewena bread recipes

After Note: Remember the success to good Maori Bread is all in your palms when kneading.



Woman
16/5/2008 1:41:13 PM
Last one from me, I'd better get back to work.
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Paraoa Rewena

“Heariki Style”

The base leaven or raising agent or potato yeast (Kotero)

Leaven -

1½ pints water

1 large potato

2 cups flour

1 tsp sugar

Boil potato with all the water to mashing stage

When cooked mash potato with flour and sugar

Scrape everything into a jar, bowl or pot (not aluminium) to ferment and cover with plastic or cloth. This could take a day or two

Bread -

1 pint of leaven

6 cups flour

3 tbsp sugar

1 tsp salt

Mix all ingredients together and leave to rest at least 6-8 hours covered in a warm area

The mixture will rise or double in size during this time.

At this point put the mixture on to a bench and knead the dough until it is firm and taught using a lot of flour so that it does not stick to your hands or bench.

Place the bread dough into a greased warm Dutch oven or bread tin and leave aside somewhere warm until the bread rises or doubles in size again about 60 to 90 minutes

Using a Dutch oven bake at 220C

Using tins bake at 200C

Both at 45 – 50 minutes
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Mums simple fried bread

4 cups white flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon baking powder

Combine all ingredients.

Add about 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water and knead until dough is soft but not sticky.
Shape dough into balls the size of a small peach.
Shape into patties by hand; dough should be about l/2 inch thick.
Make a small hole in the center of the round.

Fry one at a time in about l inch of hot lard or shortening in a heavy pan. Brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels and serve hot with honey or jam.

www.genuinemaoricuisine.com/Folders/whanaurecipes.html







baebeegirl
16/5/2008 1:43:00 PM
hmmmm I must try that way. We usually use beer in ours, very yummy indeed

titch
16/5/2008 2:14:12 PM
I have always wanted a recipe for rewena....
I have made takakau and fried bread before.....

so I am now making rewena -yummy

mebeija
16/5/2008 4:05:36 PM
Make sure it's plum jam on the fried bread! And butter!

[Roderick]

Fry Bread recipe needed

baebeegirl
16/7/2008 11:25:17 AM
hey y'all, I know I asked for one recipe already but now I'm after the all time favourite fry bread. ONLY the one where you have to let rise as a dough first before cooking NOT the cheap version.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated

anjewel
16/7/2008 12:10:37 PM
4 Cups of flour
3 Tablespoons of sugar
2 Tablespoons of yeast
1 Ltr of water


Add sugar, water and yeast together, then pour into the flour. Mix into a dough then, leave to rise for 20min. Knead and cut into appropriate sizes. Cook in hot oil till golden brown.



Waireka
16/7/2008 12:11:41 PM
Mmmm...

Painting
16/7/2008 12:34:53 PM
or if you can't wait for yeast to work heres an alternative that replaces yeast with baking powder... keep in mind its about 2 tsp to a cup of flour... tsp = teaspoon ...

Fried Bread - Bushmans Gold

Aleera
16/7/2008 1:35:04 PM
Also don't get the yeasty taste.
Use luke warm milk or a bit of warm water mixed with the milk.
It comes out a little fluffier

Painting
16/7/2008 1:54:16 PM
yep even sometimes beer or lemon fizzy