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Baked Doughnuts Ingredients 350g plain flour 50g milk powder 7g yeast 1 tblsp sugar 3 Tblsp luke warm water 1 egg Salt 25 g margarine or butter. 100g Sugar 100 ml luke warm water. Butter to brush the tops of doughnuts For cinnamon sugar 2 Tblsp caster sugar Cinnamon powder Method Make the yeast mix. Leave several minutes to prove. Then add margarine, salt. milk powder,plain flour, sugar,egg & yeast in to a mixing bowl and mix it about a minute. While mixing add the  water. Knead the dough for 15 min. If you find the dough is a bit runny add a bit more flour while kneading. Transfer the mix in to a greased bowl and leave in a warm place to double in size. When the dough is double in size punch down and put it on a floured bench top. Spread the dough and cut using a doughnut cutter or large and small round cutters. Leave it to in a warm place to double in size. Bake the dough nuts about 10 min on 160. Take out and brush the tops with butter...

Butter Cake Ingredients 3 Large Eggs 1/4 cup fresh milk 185 g Self Raising Flour 60 g Plain Flour 1 Tblsp Vanila 185 g Caster Sugar 185 g Softened Butter Method Preheat oven 180c. Spray or put paper in to a baking tray. (20cm) Cream Butter & sugar first. Next add vanila. Then add eggs one by one. Beat on high speed about 30 seconds. Add flour and add milk while mixing. Put the mix in to baking tray. Bake 180 about 30 min.

Kimbula banis or the sugar coated sweet buns were one of my child hood favourite. I loved them with a well riped banana specially with ambul kesel. I used to buy them from the bread man for my kids to take to school. The taste & the shape makes it evry bodies choice. Where ever you go you can buy these beautiful buns to accompany your cup of tea. The amount of water depends with the size of the eggs and the flour using. Here I use very strong bread flour. If you are using plain flour use 275ml of water. Add more sugar if you like more sweetness.This recipe makes 16 large buns.   Lankan Sugar Coated Sweet  Buns (Kimbula Banis) Ingredients 700g Bread flour or plain flour 35 g Milk Powder 2 Eggs 10g Yeast 50 g Brown Sugar 100g Caster sugar 50 g Butter Salt 350ml Milk Method Preheat oven to 160 fanforced or 180 normal. Add sugar, flour and salt in to a miximg bowl and mix it. Add 3 -5 tblsp luke warm water and sugar to the yeast and leave it to acti...

Kotththu Roti

Date Cake Ingredients 500 g dates ppitted 1 cup water 100g brown sugar 2 Eggs 125 g Butter 1 1/2 Cups Self raising flour 2 tsp Vanila 1 tsp Bicarb. Method Preheat the oven 180 or 160 fan forced. Add the dates, Butter, sugar & water. Cook it till it boils Add bicarb and leave it to cool down. Whisk the eggs. Add eggs, self raising flour,vanila and mix well. Add the mixture in to a baking tray and bake 40 min.

Sri Lankan fish pasties are a very popular snack. The pastry gives it a real taste when its deep fried. The taste of the fish and potatoes with added spices gives it a awesome taste. I can remember my mum used to make them for alms givings and for as a snack for special occations. Its worth making them for snacking or as a finger food. If you dont like to consume a lot of oil in your food add a teaspoon ful baking powder in to the dough and bake them  on 180 about 20 minutes. You can make several batches at once and freeze them for future use. You can freeze them for 3-4 months with out a problem. If you feeze after frying, just thaw them in the microwave or bake them for several minutes. Sri Lankan Fish Pasties Ingredients For the pastry......... 250 g Plain flour / or 2 cups of plain flour. 115 g Butter (Chilled) 60 ml of chillied Water For the Filling 1 can of Mackeral 2 boiled & Mashed potatoes Salt Onions finely diced Chillies Curry leaves ...