Matzo

Matzo. A call from time immemorial

Businessmen from the Forbes list hike through the Israeli desert once a year on the eve of Passover. The transition ends with the making of matzo with one’s own hands, in compliance with the rules acquired 3,300 years ago. The event symbolizes the exit of the Jews from Egypt.

Matzo is the main sign of the Passover holiday.

600 thousand guys came out of Egypt, with them children, ladies, old people. The people followed Moshe. The finale was so fast that the dough prepared for baking bread did not have time to rise. They went to the call above. We were ready to enjoy little in order to gain freedom.

Therefore, Passover is a holiday of freedom. After all, freedom is not a comfortable state, but an opportunity to control one’s destiny. Pharaoh's slaves, whose food was very meager, voluntarily took on hardships in order to gain freedom.

Eating matzah on Passover represents a process of humility. Refusal of one's own selfish motives. And in this process, a person feels that his life becomes “devoid of colors.” Matzah is “unleavened and scanty bread.”

The recipe for making matzo has not changed since the time of Moshe. Just water and bread. Pour flour in a heap (at the rate of three kilograms of flour per half liter of water). Water must be poured very carefully directly into the center of the slide. The dough is painstakingly kneaded. Use a fork to create holes throughout the body of the cake (so that air can escape during baking).

It is very important: from the moment the water comes into contact with the flour until the final readiness of the matzo, the time should not exceed eighteen minutes. If more time has passed, the matzo is considered non-kosher and is not allowed to be eaten.

Why does a person need this?

By giving up our own egoism, we stop our gross egoistic desires. The essence of these desires is my negative attitude towards the people around me. Envy. Competitiveness. Inability to adore.

The first memories on this path are the absence of the brightest feelings. The colors of struggle and drive are disappearing... This is... matzo... The bread of poverty. But when we, like those Jews who came out of Egypt relying on faith, taking with us only unleavened bread, go through this period of working with our egoism, we receive new colors, new colors, a feeling of joy.

These colors are a skill to adore.

This is our... task?

Then... our life is filled with new meaning. The exit from Egypt is completed. Our life becomes satisfied. And now it’s clear why it was necessary to walk through the desert. And cook the matzah. Naturally, these are only external actions. A game.

Even the smallest action aimed at realizing that selfishness drives us leads to change. Gives a feeling of faith. And the value of matzo becomes clear to us. The need for “bread of poverty.” Not only for members of the Forbes list.

Matzah becomes a “beautiful love cake” for all of us.

Matzo. A call from time immemorial

Why does a person need this?

By giving up our own egoism, we stop our gross egoistic desires. The essence of these desires is my negative attitude towards the people around me. Envy. Competitiveness. Inability to adore.

These colors are a skill to adore.

This is our... task?

Matzah becomes a “beautiful love cake” for all of us.

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What is matzo and how to cook it at home

There are a huge number of different dishes, goods and culinary concepts. One of these is matzah. Maybe you’ve even heard of something, or maybe you’re reading it for the first time, what exactly it is. Matzah is unleavened bread with a long and complex history.

It is closely connected with one of the important Jewish holidays, which is called Passover. This holiday is sometimes mistakenly called “Jewish Passover”; it is celebrated in the spring in memory of the escape of the Jews from Egyptian slavery.

How does matzo differ from regular bread?

This is the most real bread, which is also prepared with flour and water. The only thing that distinguishes matzah from ordinary bread is that in the case of Jewish bread we do not wait for the dough to ferment and rise, thereby ultimately getting thin, crispy bread.

Composition, calorie content and beneficial characteristics

Traditional matzo is not rich in ingredients. To make it, you need wheat flour, water and no salt. The store-bought product consists of flour and 72% water.

Nutritional value per 100 g of product:

fats 1.3 g;
saturated fatty acids 0.2 g;
carbohydrates 71.3 g;
sugar 2.2 g;
protein 12 g;
salt – 0.5 kg water – 250 g Production time: 20 minutes Calorie content per 100 g: 353 Kcal

At the moment, Jewish bread can simply be purchased in grocery stores, but you can also bake it yourself at home.

You need to knead the dough and divide it into 4 parts.

Roll out the dough into thin layers.

Use a fork to create holes all over the surface and cook in a frying pan without oil until a yellowish color appears.

Although the bread itself tastes bland, it can be prepared in different variations for contrast.

Gourmet matzah

1 onion;
100 g ready-made matzah;
200 ml. fat milk;
3 tbsp. l. butter;
dark pepper to taste;
salt to taste;
chicken eggs - 5 pcs.

Production time: 30 minutes.

Energy value: 708 kcal.

Break the matzo into small pieces and soak in milk. Then drain the milk. Beat the eggs into another container and stir. Fry the diced onion in butter until golden brown.

Remove from heat and mix onion with eggs, add soaked matzo and stir. Fry this mixture in the form of an omelette on the remaining oil on both sides.