How to Use semolina in a Sentence
semolina
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Sprinkle some semolina or flour on the counter or a tray and place the balls on them.
—Caron Golden, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 Oct. 2017
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Sprinkle with a little semolina and feed it through the rollers again.
—The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 1 Jan. 2018
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As for cookies, they're all made with flaky semolina dough.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 July 2019
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In others, cooked semolina is combined with date pastes and set into molds to make a type of fudge.
—Manal Aman, Woman's Day, 27 Feb. 2023
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Use a sharp knife or pizza wheel to cut semolina into 2-inch squares.
—Gail Monaghan, WSJ, 12 Apr. 2018
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Pasta is made from a mixture of water and semolina or flour, which is then shaped and cooked.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
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Pour the yogurt mixture over the semolina mixture and mix well to combine.
—Tejal Rao, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2023
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Those wishing to secure their own flour or semolina must resort to the marché noir – the black market.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2023
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In some cultures, semolina is stir fried with eggs, ghee, and sugar to make a sweet dish called halwa.
—Manal Aman, Woman's Day, 27 Feb. 2023
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In place of the traditional semolina, crumbs from most any white bread will work in this cake, but they should be made at home.
—Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2021
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A little semolina scattered over the stone helps prevent the crust from sticking.
—USA Today, 29 May 2022
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Made with semolina but no eggs, the pillowy bites are draped with a zippy tomato sauce and sweetened with shrimp.
—Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2021
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Return toasted semolina to pot and stir well to combine.
—Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2022
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Each stone or steel was tested the same, preheated for an hour at 500ºF and semolina flour was used to ensure that pizzas didn't stick to the stone.
—Eva Bleyer, Good Housekeeping, 15 Feb. 2023
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There were potato circles, a walnut cream cake, and semolina sticks.
—Lee Cowan, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2023
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As for their previous baking gig, Halsey wrote that their favorite type of bread is semolina.
—Tomás Mier, PEOPLE.com, 13 Dec. 2021
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The other is extruded from a dough of durum semolina and water.
—Maureen B. Fant, Saveur, 28 Sep. 2017
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The family was driven to its new home, where a meal and a Syrian-style semolina cake were waiting.
—Jodi Kantor, Orange County Register, 28 Jan. 2017
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Add semolina, 00 flour, rye flour, caraway and water to the bowl of a stand mixer with the dough hook attachment and mix until combined.
—Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 21 Apr. 2020
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Spread a little oil on a round, flat 12-inch aluminum pan and then sprinkle it lightly with semolina or use a baking spray like Pam.
—Caron Golden, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 Oct. 2017
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Harcha are thicker, griddled biscuit-style rounds that have a crispy crust from a dusting of coarse semolina.
—Casey Barber, CNN, 24 Jan. 2022
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What to try: Basbousa: a dense semolina cake also known as harissa that's soaked in sweet syrup, with Egyptian origins.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 17 Apr. 2023
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Jess Shadbolt, a Jupiter chef and owner, poured boiling water over semolina flour.
—Priya Krishna, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023
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This one mixed bacon with melted gruyere and fontina on semolina, fennel and golden raisin bread.
—Andy Staples, SI.com, 11 Dec. 2017
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Most aid packs include milk, juice, some semolina and some high-energy biscuits.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN, 17 Sep. 2017
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This semolina cake soaked in a floral syrup gets its texture from yogurt that’s been mixed with baking soda and left to sit until doubled in size.
—Tejal Rao, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2023
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Sift flour, semolina, salt and spinach powder together.
—Lee Offenhauer, Orange County Register, 8 May 2017
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Place the semolina, melted butter and sugar in a large bowl and stir until well combined; set aside. Place the yogurt and baking soda in a medium bowl and stir to combine.
—Tejal Rao, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2023
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Cook over medium heat, stirring often to ensure that the semolina doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pot and scorch, until porridge thickens and has a nutty aroma, 15-20 minutes.
—Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2022
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Lidl’s house brand, Preferred Selection, are all bronze-cut (meaning the surface is a little rougher, so sauce clings better) and made with durum semolina.
—Kathleen Purvis, charlotteobserver, 7 Feb. 2018
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