The Ever Elusive “Egg Batter Dough”
What is a Batter? What is a Dough? And, what is an Egg Batter Dough? Batter and Dough seem to be mutually exclusive, a batter is liquid and pourable, whilst a dough is malleable, and…
The “Humble” Chiko Roll.
In my ongoing research I keep moving forward, or at least try to. Recently I’ve been reviewing my notes on producing an Egg Batter Dough, going back to basics, and looking at what is a batter…
Culinary Traditions underpinning the development of Australia’s Chiko Roll
The Chiko Roll is an iconic Australian fast food item. Essentially it is a savoury pastry roll filled with a meat-vegetable-cereal filling and deep fried. Here we examine the history behind the Chiko Roll and…
The Search Goes On – Egg Batter Dough for Chiko Roll & Corn Jacks
I’ve previously approached this topic, reporting my trials into finding the secret to the ever elusive method of making the dough wrapper for that well known, loved and maligned, Australian deep fried snack, the Chiko Roll. Much…