Can I make Jachnun in a Dutch oven?
Jachnun is prepared from dough which is rolled out thinly, brushed with clarified butter, rolled up and baked overnight. The preparation calls for a Jachnun pot.
Trouble is, I don't own a Jachnun pot, and I don't feel like paying for a pot that I can only use for one dish, that I've never made before, and might decide never to make again. I want to try making Jachnun once.
I do own a cast iron Dutch oven. Can I use that instead? What difference would it make? Aluminium has different heat conductivity from cast iron, but considering I'm sticking the thing in the oven on 100C for 15 hours, what difference would heat conductivity make?
Best Answer
While a jachnun pot is traditional, many recipes mention alternatives:
- "an oven proof pot"
- "grease a pan that has a cover or use aluminum foil"
- "a 9 inch by 13 inch cake pan or casserole"
- "Generally, jachnun is baked in a round oven-safe metal pot with a tight-sealing lid, but I've also had fine results baking it in a crockpot."
- "1 steel pot (pot and lid made of steel)" (included mostly because it's material-specific, but not aluminum)
- "an 8-inch springform pan"
The key to preparation really seems to be the low and slow bake temperature and time. A well-sealed lid may date from a time when this was cooked in the embers of a fire; covering the jachnun rolls while they bake is universally recommended, but a very tight seal does not seem to be critical.
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What temperature do you cook Jachnun?
Place eggs right on the jachnun; the eggs make cute little divots in the loaves. Cook jachnun at 225\xb0F to 250\xb0F overnight. Serve with schug (Yemenite hot sauce), hummus, grated tomato dip, and the roasted eggs, of course.What do you bake in a Dutch oven?
There are so many different uses for Dutch ovens: Dutch ovens are great for both the stovetop and the oven, making them ideal for braising meat; cooking soups, stews, and sauces; boiling water for pasta; frying chicken; and even baking bread.HOW TO MAKE JACHNUN (ISRAELI FOOD)
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