**White : **White Sauce**
4 : c Milk
1/4 : c Butter or margarine
2/3 : c All-purpose flour
1/2 : Bay leaf
1 : ts Salt
1/3 : c Freshly grated Parmesan
-cheese : -cheese
REST: : REST: :
6 : c Eggplant; finely diced
2 : ts Salt; divided
1 : tb Olive oil; (plus one tsp
-more) : -more)
1 : c Onions; finely chopped
2 : ts Minced garlic
1/2 : ts Cinnamon
1 : pn Ground red pepper
1 : lb Lean ground beef
1/2 : ts Dried mint flakes
1/2 : ts Freshly ground pepper
1/4 : c Tomato paste
1 : cn (28-oz) tomatoes
1/3 : c Fresh flat-leaf parsley;
-chopped : -chopped
1 : pk (6-oz) ziti pasta; cook
-according : -according to pk
0: 1) Place the flour, yeast, salt, and ground cumin in a large mixing bowl
1: Blend well
2: Add the water and mix the dough for 2-3 minutes, until all the water is absorbed and evenly distributed
3: The dough will be damp and very sticky, but no internal dry areas should appear by the end of the mixing
4: If they do, mix a few minutes more, or add a little more water and mix again
5: 2) Let the dough rest 5 minutes
6: Now sprinkle 1 or 2 tbsps
7: flour over the dough and knead, either in the bowl or on a lightly floured surface for 5-10 minutes, until the dough is smooth and elastic and only slightly sticky
8: Add more flour if needed (e
9: g
10: in humid weather)
11: Let the dough rest for 2 minutes more
12: 3) The dough should now be very smooth and easy to handle
13: Knead 30 seconds more, return the dough to the bowl, cover the bowl with a dish towel or large plate, and let rise at room temperature for at least 3 hours; the dough should almost triple in size
14: 4) Flour the top of the dough lightly, punch it down, and remove the dough from the mixing bowl
15: Form the dough into a rectangular loaf and place in a well greasad loaf pan, 9-1/4 in
16: by 5-1/4 in
17: by 2-3/4 in
18: Cover with a towel and let rise 1 hr
19: , until nicely risen
20: 5) Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 35 minutes, until browned on top; the bottom of the bread should sound hollow when tapped with the finger
21: Let the bread cool, then serve
22: From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www
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