We ’ve long - written about the joys of preparing our own meals , often with farm - new produce grown ourselves . Many citizenry who enjoy cooking as much as we do have start out earning a net income from their home base - cooking , thanks tocottage - food lawsin effect in 42 states , making it potential to deal homemade goods to to the public .
We just finish up giving a intro this workweek in Florida , one of the states with the most whippy cottage - food natural law in the county . Our attendee could pick up some flour , sugar and salt on the mode home and bake a batch of cookie to betray at the Sunday Las Olas Sunday Farmers ’ market place in Ft . Lauderdale . Is this something you ’ve considered doing ?
Cottage nutrient laws have largely come about as a event of the Great Recession , as a agency to encourage small , home - based entrepreneurs . count on your state , these laws only give to “ potentially non - hazardous foods”—those that are either humiliated - moisture products ( cookies , cakes or breads ) or in high spirits - acid foods ( jams , jellies and preserves ) . Additionally , most states clearly define what other products you’re able to sell , the locus where you’re able to deal , and how much you’re able to earn each year . Each state , however , requires sure information be print on your intersection label , include a line that says something like “ Not ready in a state - approved commercial-grade intellectual nourishment readiness nor subject to state inspection . ”
What ’s not cover by cottage - solid food laws are products that involve refrigeration , food military service ( including catering ) or , in most cases , sweeping good . Like selling fresh produce at a Farmer ’ grocery store , your bungalow foods must be betray directly to your customers . hold with you ’re state ’s law for specifics before you begin to sell .
If you love cooking , perhaps it ’s prison term to start selling what you sleep together to make . Below are our recipes for Pita Bread and Pita Chips . Pita chips are an increasingly popular specialty food for thought permitted by many cottage - food laws . In Florida , you may not betray pickles or anything liquid under cottage food law , but the pocket bread chips below are dead legal — just bake , weigh , bag , label and sell . We cover a caboodle more of the detail in our new bookHomemade for Sale .
Recipe: Pita Bread
CourtesyFarmstead Chef , by Lisa Kivirist and John D. Ivanko
Yield:6 pitas
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Preparation
In bowl of galvanizing sociable , mix yeast in warm piddle . permit stand five minutes . arouse in salt and enough flour to make soft simoleons .
With simoleons hook of mixer on low speed or by hand on a floured airfoil , knead dought about 8 minutes until politic and elastic . Do not let rise .
Divide dough into six adequate bit . Knead each piece individually for one minute of arc .
Roll each patch into 5 - inch circle . Sprinkle flour on bake bed sheet . position circle on baking sheet , and lease rise in a warm stead until doubled , about one minute .
snotty-nosed circles and place upside down on lightly oiled baking sheets . Bake at 500 level F for 5 to 10 minutes . Remove from baking sheet and cool on telegram racks .
Recipe : Pita ChipsCourtesyFarmstead Chef , by Lisa Kivirist and John D. Ivanko
Yield:36 crunchy , salty chips
contract each pita into six pie - shaped slices . Mix olive oil , salinity and herbaceous plant . Using pastry brush , brushwood oil mixture on one side of pita slices .
Place slices on cooky sheet and bake at 350 degrees F until they start to crisp , about 10 minutes . Watch closely to avoid making them too crispy or burnt .
Flip fleck over , sweep again with olive oil salmagundi , and broil for about 5 more second until crispy .
When out of oven , sweep one more time light with olive oil .
