A little late, the chilled dough has also arrived in Israel. • Just before Chanukah ends, it is a great gospel for those who are tired or those who are lazy to "make" yeast dough after a tiring holiday.

For many years, frozen dough can be found on the shelf in containers and marketing chains for buying and using quickly and efficiently, after defrost of course. It was a wonderful solution from the first moment. Who has the time, patience or ability to fold layers of dough and butter and involve puff pastry? Who has the knowledge to stretch thin dough and make filo? How wonderful it is that there is no need at all to answer these questions. These products have become an integral part of the shopping cart.

And here, news, a new series of cool dough from Shimrit occupies the shelf. This is indeed an important line, as this category of products exists forever in international markets, while we have been delayed and just arrived.

The new series includes:

Chilled and shaggy puff pastry, the only one in Israel without margarine, no preservatives and no hardened fat, rolled in baking paper for easy and quick preparation. Just take out of the fridge, spread on a baking sheet, add savory or sweet stuffing and bake (300 grams).

Chilled and lined filo dough without preservatives, easy to use and does not dry quickly. 14 Filo pages are ready to use, fresh over time and do not tear easily. Just take out of the fridge, spread on a baking sheet, add savory or sweet stuffing and bake (300 grams).

Chilled and quivered pizza dough is completely new in the Israeli market. The dough is free of preservatives, rolled in baking paper and allows to control the toppings on the pizza. Just take out of the fridge, spread on a baking sheet, add sauce and toppings and bake. The pizza dough can be used with extra savory pastries (415 grams).

Chilled crispy dough with no preservatives, rich in refined taste for sweet pastries, rolled in baking paper for easy and quick preparation. Just remove from the fridge, spread on a baking sheet and add a sweet stuffing before or after baking (280 grams).

I will not delve into them all, I will say that they all have components that do not need to be in dough of any kind, but their intention is to produce dough that has such a long shelf life that can survive the cold for such a long time and maintain its shape and texture. After all, anyone who has ever made dough at home probably knows that fresh dough has a tendency to tire, grow old and gray after several days in the fridge. Not only that, but to smell bad. Therefore, it can be concluded that many raw materials were engineered together so that dough is simply at its best even after 30 days.

Shmarit's new dough // Photo: Top Touch

I chose to sample the pizza dough, since pizza dough usually has yeast. And how would they keep the yeast without dying and dying during a month? It's a puzzle and I don't have an answer. So what's in this dough from which to bake a thin pizza? It has mini inflatables, stabilizer and yeast. If you ask me, the dough's swelling ability thanks to the last ingredient in the list is slim.

Shamrit's fresh pizza dough will swell slightly, a few tiny millimeters thanks to swelling materials like ordinary days like baking powder and two other E-numbers that even a detective tracker can't figure out who they are and what.

So what, anyway? Last Chanukah evening, and who has the power to make yeast dough or mix ash pulp. And if you already heat oil for deep frying, then what does it matter what kind of dough, though inferior, fries it in the oil? All the island numbers in the world will dissolve and devote to the hot oil and you will earn sweet fries in two minutes of work, including dishwashing.

Candied dough fryers

List of materials for about 30 frets:

1 packet of dumpling pizza dough

½ cup sugar

2 teaspoons cinnamon

Deep frying oil

Preparation:

Heat oil in a wide pot, squeeze circles out of the dough and fry in oil for about a minute on each side,

Drain from the oil and immediately add sugar and cinnamon.

Recommended retail price: NIS 15-17

Available in marketing chains throughout the country (including Shufersal, Yohananof, Pavilion and half free wines and more) - in the refrigerator next to the pasta (and not in the freezer).