Sunday, September 20, 2020

Ghee Cake



         
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Ingredients:

  • 3 eggs
  • 2 tbsp ghee
  • 100 gm fresh cream
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda

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Step by Step

  1. Beat sugar, eggs and ghee until smooth.
  2. Then add cream and beat well
  3. Sieve flour, baking powder and baking soda.
  4. And then add the dry ingredients to the wet.
  5. Mix well.
  6. Preheat the oven for 175C for 5 mints.
  7. Pour the mixture in a pan and bake for 20 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean.
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Enjoy Baking
S

Recipe source: Insta

Thursday, April 02, 2020

Rosemary Bread






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Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp dry yeast
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 2 1/2 flour( all purpose)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp fresh Rosemary chopped
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • coarse salt (optional)


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Method:


  1. In a deep bowl add warm water, yeast and sugar. Allow the mixture to set for 5-10 mins.
  2. Add the flour and salt and mix with a spatula.
  3. Add one tbsp of chopped rosemary into the mixture.
  4. Mix together with the spatula until smooth and the dough cleans from the sides of the bowl.
  5. Cover the dough and leave it to rise for 2 hours.
  6. Knead the dough and divide into 2 half.
  7. Let the dough rest about 5 to 10 minutes.
  8. Melt the butter and over the top of the loaves. 
  9. Sprinkle remaining rosemary.
  10. Let loaves rise again until doubled for 45 mints.
  11. Preheat the oven for 10 mts at 200°C.
  12. Bake for 20 mints until lightly browned.
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Enjoy Baking
S

Recipe source:https://ashleemarie.com/




Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Artisan Bread

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Ingredients for No Knead Artisan Bread:

  • 1  and 1/2 cup warm water
  • 1/2 tbsp salt
  • 2 1/4 tsp dry yeast
  • 3 cups of bread flour or flour

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  1. Add one and  half cup warm water in a deep bowl.
  2. Salt into it.
  3. Then sprinkle 3/4 tbsp yeast into it and let it set for 2 minutes.
  4. Add flour into it. 
  5. Using a spatula mix until it completely  comes together and blended.
  6. Cover with a plastic  wrap and let it rise  in room temperature for 2 hours.
  7. Line a cutting board with parchment paper and generously dust with flour.
  8. Move the dough onto the floured parchment paper.
  9. Sprinkle little flour on top.
  10. Preheat the oven at 200C for 10 minutes.
  11. U will need 2 rack . In the middle rack place the bread dough and cut three slices on top of the dough.
  12.  In the bottom rack place a water pan adding in 1 cup of hot water into it.
  13. Bake it for 20- to 30 minutes.
  14. Once done. Remove from the oven and let it cool before cutting it.

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Enjoy Baking
S

Orange Bundt Cake




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Ingredients:
  • 2 1/2 cup flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 4 eggs
  •  1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
  • Orange zest from the oranges  used.
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
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Instructions:

  1. In a bowl whisk flour and baking powder.  Keep aside.
  2. Whisk together eggs and sugar until pale and  fluffy.
  3. Add oil into it when the mixer is running slowly.
  4. Add orange juice, zest and vanilla extract until all well combined.
  5. Add the flour mixture and mix util all combined.
  6. Preheat the oven to 175C for 10 minutes.
  7. Spray the bundt pan or apply butter.
  8. Pour the batter into it.
  9. Bake for 50- 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  10. Allow cake to cool completely.

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Enjoy baking
S

Saturday, February 29, 2020

Date Cake







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Ingredients:
  • 20 Deseeded dates
  • 1 cup milk
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup + 1tbsp Oil
  • 1 1/2 cup flour or wheat flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • a pinch of salt
  • 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
  • Optional 1/4 cup walnut or cashew chopped.
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Method:

  1. Soak 20 dates without seeds in milk.
  2. Leave it aside for 4 hours.
  3. Grind the dates with milk after 4 hours .
  4. In a bowl add the brown sugar.
  5. Add the oil into it.
  6. Using a whisk beat well.
  7. Sieve the flour. To this add the flour and mix well.
  8. Add baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  9. Now combine using a whisk.
  10. Add the date paste gently and mix well.
  11. Optional to add walnut or cashew chopped .
  12. Pour the batter into the lined baking tray.
  13. Preheat the oven to 175°C for 10 minutes.
  14. Lets bake for 35 to 45 minutes.
  15. check with a toothpick if the cake is done.
  16. Slice it only after the cake is cooled.
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Enjoy baking 
S

Friday, February 21, 2020

Chocolate Almond Cake



Ingredients:

  • 175 grams chocolate chip
  • 175 grams butter
  • 125 grams sugar
  • 4 eggs separated
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 50 grams flour
  • 125 grams almond powder( powder the almonds)
  • 1 tsp almond essence
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Toping:
  • 4 tbsp icing sugar
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp of cocoa powder
  • 3 tbsp of water
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Method:

  1. Melt the butter with chocolate chips in a small pan. 
  2. Beat 100 grams of sugar with egg yolks and whisk until pale and creamy.
  3. Add the melted chocolate mixture, beating until well combined.
  4. Sieve the flour and almond powder with baking powder.
  5. Fold into the chocolate mixture .
  6. Whisk the egg whites in a bowl with the remaining sugar until standing into soft peaks.
  7. Fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture and spoon into the tin.
  8. Bake in a preheated oven ,175C for 40 minutes. Let it cool.
Toping:

  1. Melt the butter with the cocoa powder.
  2. Mix in the icing sugar with water into it.
  3. Mix well.
  4. Spread the topping over the cake , only if it the cake is cool.
  5. If needed scatter with the almonds flaks with melted chocolate.
  6. Leave for 2 hours before serving.
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Enjoy baking
S