Muffinful Day :D :D

These are a favourite to a lot of people I know. I would like to dedicate this recipe to all my friends. You can never go wrong in this recipe if you follow it just the way it is written. It is fool proof. Tried & tested. Just go ahead and dig out reasons to treat people around you. They will fall in love with these yummy little treats. Have fun. ( Kids are going to love this one ).

INGREDIENTS


Condensed Milk - 1 tin ( Milkmaid / mithai mate ) - I prefer mithai mate
Butter - 8 tbsp
Vanilla extract - 2 tsp
Refined flour / Self raising flour / Maida - 2 cups
Baking powder - 2 tsp
Soda bicarbonate (meetha soda) - 1 pinch
Milk - 1/4th - 1/2 cup
Cranberry - 50 g + for garnish ( depends on the flavour you are making. Note - Choco chips can also be used )


METHOD

1) Preheat the oven at 250 degrees.
2) Melt the butter and take it in a mixing bowl. Add the condensed milk and the vanilla extract and keep aside.
3) Seive the flour , Baking powder and soda together in a separate bowl.
4) Add the flour mixture spoon by spoon and mix either with a double beater or mix with a wooden spoon.
5) Add 1/4th to 1/2 cup milk of you think the batter is too thick.
6)Add some cranberries in the batter and keep aside some for the top
7) Spoon this cake batter in muffin moulds or direct making muffin liners or silicon moulds, top with cranberries and bake at 180 degrees for about 20 - 25 minutes. ( Note - Do not open the oven once the muffins have been put in.)
8) Check with a wooden tooth pick. If the tooth pick comes out clean, then the muffins are done.
9) Voila !! Beautiful muffins.

 

Do let me know how you like it :) 

Hearty Doughnuts :)

Most of us have seen ring shaped doughnuts and so had I. I was bored of eating round and ring shaped one at M.O.D. Every day I see a lot of kids coming and eating doughnuts. It is a delight to watch them eat doughnuts. They generally tend to mess up their hands (ofc thy wanna eat them by themselves). I thought why not put them on a stick. Its trendy and less messy. There a lot of toppings that can go on them. Sky is the limit to your imagination.

INGREDIENTS

Refined flour / Maida - 200g

Fresh yeast (Try using fresh, It makes all the difference) - 5g

Sugar - 10g

Oil - 10g

Salt - 5g

Warm water (It should not be very hot, It can deactivate your yeast) - For kneading the dough

Oil - For frying

Pulverized sugar + Cinnamon powder - For dusting

METHOD

1) Make the dough on the cooking station. (directly on the platform). It help you work the dough better. Making a good dough is the most important of the steps.

2) Take the flour on the platform and form a heap. Make a well in the centre and add the yeast and sugar. add some water and mix well. Add the oil and salt.

3) Slowly add more water and knead the dough. Work the dough very well. It needs a lot of stretching and pulling. Atleast 5 - 7 minutes of vigorous kneading.

4) Let the dough rest for fermentation (1st fermentation) for about 20 minutes. By this time you dough would have doubled in side.

5) Now punch your dough to again flatten it and remove all the carbon dioxide from it. ( Punch it hard, Remove all the anger you have in you :P)

6) Now use some dusting flour (Maida) and roll the dough to about 1/4th thickness. Use a heart shaped cookie cutter to cut out your doughnuts. ( Tip - once having made the cut outs, Dust them with flour on one side. This side should be down during proofing (2nd fermentation). When you are letting the doughnuts for proofing place them on a greased surface or place. They are easier to handle)

7) Leave your doughnuts for proofing for about 35 minutes. They will double in size. Remember they are extremely delicate so handle them with care.

8) Fry them in oil. (The oil should be preheated in advance) Fry them till golden in colour. Your doughnuts are ready. All you have to do is sprinkle with some cinna - sugar mixture or drizzle some chocolate on them with some edible decorations and you are done. 

Trust me, This is going to be fun :) :) Please let me know how you like it.

Creamed Spinach Stuffed Cannelloni

Italian cuisine is my favourite :) I love making fresh pasta over dry pasta. I feel that fresh pasta adds a very personal touch to the dish. It is not as difficult as it sounds. I have already mentioned the recipe for making the fresh pasta dough in my previous posts. Here is the the link - http://therecipebay.blogspot.com/2011/10/fresh-eggless-pasta-dough.html 

   
INGREDIENTS 

Pasta Sheets
Fresh eggless Pasta dough - 200g 

Creamed Spinach
Oil - 2 tsp
Chopped garlic - 2 tsp
Chopped onion - 1 medium
Chopped spinach - 250g
Processed Cheese - 1 cube / 2 slices
Salt, Pepper - To taste
 
Mornay Sauce ( Bechamel + Cheese.. lot of cheese ) 
Butter - 1 tbsp
Maida - 2 tbsp
Milk - 1 cup
Cheese - 100g
Italian Seasoning ( I use 'Urban Flavors' - Cheese Italian Herb seasoning ) - 2 tsp
Salt - To taste


METHOD
  
Pasta Sheet for Cannelloni
1) Knead the dough as per the recipe and roll out sheets as shown in the picture.
2) Boil the sheets in boiling water which has salt and oil for about 5 - 6 minutes. 

 

Creamed Spinach

1) Take some oil in a pan and saute the onion and garlic.

2) Add the Spinach and cook till the spinach wilts and tastes cooked.

3) Add the cheese slices and let them melt.

4) Place a spoon of creamed spinach on the pasta sheets and roll as in the picture.

 

 MORNAY SAUCE

1) Take butter in the pan and add the maida and stir till mixed well

2) Add the milk to this and keep stirring vigorously so that there are no lumps and eventually the sauce will thicken. 

3) Add the cheese and keep stirring till the cheese melts

4) Add the seasoning and mix well and top this sauce on the cannelloni. 

Garnish with some Basil leaves :) Voilaaaaa 

  

I am sure you're going to love this one. Spinach + Garlic = Perfect Flavours. Superrr Yum !! Have Fun 

Jelly Boats.. Joy Ride :D :D

It is a Delight to serve these to kids and see their faces light up with a sparkling smile :D (Even my eyes twinkle). This is a very simple recipe and Bet, kids are going to love it. Hope you enjoy this one.

INGREDIENTS

3 Oranges

1 Pkt Raspberry / Strawberry Jelly

Flags (For Decoration)

METHOD

1) Cut the oranges into half and scoop out all the flesh and fruit from inside.

2) Make the Jelly as per the pkt instructions.

3) Line the halved oranges in the muffin tray so that they are not wobbly.

4) Pour the Jelly into the Orange cups and set for about 1 hours (or until set) in the refrigerator.

5) Remove the orange cups and cut into half and just add one flag to each. You're done !!!!

Do let me know how you like it. :) Happy Sailing :D

Cookie n Cream Cheesecake

I generally am very fond of cheese cakes :P Its very simple to make them and they look superrrrrly Trendy. They are generally a 'HIT' whatever be the occasion. BTW this an Eggless and No - Bake one. (cheat cheese cake) :P

INGREDIENTS

CRUST (This Crust has 3 different layers - Cracker, Praline, Crumbled Chocolate)

1st Layer

Finely Ground Graham Cracker / Digestive Biscuit - 10 biscuits

Melted Butter - 1/2 Cup

2nd Layer

Ground Praline - 1 Cup

Melted Butter - 1/4th Cup

3rd Layer

Melted Chocolate - 100 g

2 string Sugar syrup / Glucose syrup - 2 tbsp

COOKIE AND CREAM CHEESE CAKE LAYER

Your Favourite Cookie - I used Oreo because I love them, Ground - 10 No.

Cream Cheese (Philadelphia)  - 1 cup

Non Dairy Cream / Fresh Heavy Cream - 1/2 Cup

Sugar - As desired

TOPPING

Whipping Cream - 1/2 Cup

Oreo - To Garnish

Method

You can start off doing this recipe either in the Pie dish or small glasses. The way you like to present.

CRUST

1) Start of making all the three crusts by mixing the respective ingredients.

2) Layer all the three mixtures and press them hard so that they set. Freeze them for about 20 minutes

CHEESE CAKE LAYER

1) Whip the cream with a double beater and add cream cheese and sugar to it. ( Please be cautious as non dairy cream already has sugar so add accordingly)

2) Add the cookies or biscuits.

3) Spoon this mixture on to the crust and set it in the refrigerator for about 2 hours

TOPPING

Top the cream cheese layer with some whipped cream and garnish with Some Biscuit / Cookie Pieces and you are ready to go :) :)

I hope you enjoy making this :D :D