Solospampuff Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F; put the butter into a single serving oven proof dish and place in oven until the butter is melted.
• Dice the Spam and mix with all the remaining ingredients, being sure to stir out most of the lumps.
• Pour into the dish and bake for 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Sift the dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Add the shortening and water, work them in with your hands to make a soft, pliable dough. Add more water, 1 teaspoon at a time, if the dough feels too dry. Gather the dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap. Put the dough in the refrigerator and chill for at least 1 hour so it will firm up a bit and be easier to roll and cut. (Dough can be prepared 1 day ahead, refrigerated.)
• Unwrap the ball of dough and put on a lightly floured surface, cut in half. With a floured rolling pin, roll each piece of dough into a circle, about 1/4-inch thickness. Using a paring knife or pizza cutter, cut the dough into triangles as you would a pizza. You should end up with 6 or 8 triangles per circle.
• Heat 2-inches of oil to 375 degrees F in a heavy skillet or deep pot over medium-high heat.
• Fry a few of the sopapillas at a time, keeping an eye on maintaining the oil temperature. As the sopapillas puff up and rise to the surface, flip them over with a slotted spoon, skimmer, or chopsticks; about 2 minutes on each side. Carefully remove the sopapillas from the oil and drain on several layers of paper towels or a brown paper bag. Cool slightly. Serve hot with honey or cinnamon sugar.

Steps:

• For the Solomo Kleftiko: In a small bowl, blend the mayonnaise, dill, lemon juice and pepper, to taste, with a fork. Open grape leaves on a table or a flat work surface placing 2 to 3 next to each other, 2 below them overlapping, 1 below overlapping the 2, to make the shape of a big grape leaf, large end towards you. Put a piece salmon on the grape leaves, spread with some seasoned mayonnaise and top with some of the feta. Roll the grape leaves, from the end closest to you, over the salmon, then fold in both sides and finish rolling. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Coat a large saute pan with olive oil. Set the pan over medium heat and fry the packages until the salmon is cooked through. Transfer to serving plates and garnish with a slices of lemon.

Steps:

• Remove heads and tails from herring.
• Soak herring in cold water for 12 hours or overnight, changing water once or twice.
• Thoroughly clean and skin the herring, taking care to remove all bones.
• Cut into 1 inch squares.
• Tie the pickling spice in a cheesecloth bag.
• In a large saucepan, combine the vinegar and sugar.
• Add the spice bag and boil for 5 minutes.
• Cool.
• In a large glass container, alternately layer the herring and onion slices.
• Pour the cooled marinade over the herring.
• If you want a spicier taste, add the spice bag to the mixture.
• Keep refrigerated.