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Home made Milk Bread (Very Soft & Easy) Ingredients 610g Bread flour 120 g Sugar 20g Yeast 50 g Milk Powder 2 Eggs 1 cup of milk Salt 100g whipping cream 6g Salt For the roux 1 cup of water. 1/3 cup Bread Flour Method Make the roux. Add four to the water and cook several minutes until it becomes thick. Leave it to cool. Add all the ingredients in to the mixing bowl except milk. Add the prepared roux in to that. Start kneading adding milk little by little. Knead the dough for 15 minutes. After kneading cover it with a damp cloth and leave in a warm place to double in size. Punch down the dough and cut in to 6 equal size pieces. Then spread the dough take one corner to the other and overlap it. Reapeat the same process. Then roll it from one corner to the other. Then put them on a prepared loaf pan to prove till double in size. When it is double in size egg wash. Bake on 180 about 30 -40 min.

Drumsticks are known to have a high content of Vitamin C,iron,potassium & lot other vitamins. There are differant ways of cooking. I will upload some other ways in future, This method is the very common method. Drumsticks Curry Ingredients Drumsticks 1 cup of water 3 Green chillies 1 Tblsp maldive fish flakes Garlic Fenugreek seeds Tumeric Powder Curry powder Curry leaves Pandan Leaves Cinnamon 1 Small onion 1 Cup thick coconut milk Salt Method Clean the drumsticks and cut in to 4-5 inch pieces. Add all the ingredients except coconut milk in to a pot and cook about 10 min. Thrn add coconut milk & cook one minute. Add lime juice if you like.

These cookies are very soft and crunchy. If you take it out before browning its like a little cake. Can freeze this up to 3 months for later use. Ice it when you want,Add colour to give a appealing look. Sponge Kisses Ingredients 125 g butter 1/2 cup Sugar 1/2 tsp Vanila 1 Egg 50 g Plain flour 35 g Self raising flour 100 g Corn flour 30g Custard Powder For the filling 100g Icing sugar 60 g Butter 2 tblsp milk Method Cream the butter and sugar Add  Eggs and vanila  Ceam it until its nice and creamy. Add flours & custard powder Mix it about a minute. Fill in to a piping bag with a fluted nozzle Pipe on to the baking sheet. Bake 180 about 10 min. Add butter and icing sugar add milk by little. Leave the biscuits on wire racks to cool. Once the kisses are cool add the icing and sandwich them.

Club Sandwich Ingredients 4 Slices of Bread Salad Leaves Butter Turkey breast shaved Mayonnaise Bacon Tooth Picks Method Toast the bread. Cook the bacon until crispy. Butter the bread.  Place the fried bacon and cover with another piece of bread after adding mayonnaise. Next add the turkey breast & cover with a another piece of bread. Then add lettuce and cover with the last piece of bread. Cut the edges. Cut in to 4 & secure with tooth picks.

When you have over riped bananas don't throw them away. Try making a bread like this. If you dont like it sweet omit sugar. Its really a good idea for kids lunch boxes and for breakfast with a coffee. Banana Bread Ingredient 3 Large well riped bananas 1 Cup brown sugar  1/1/2 Cups of plain flour 1 Cup Self raising flour 45 g Butter 2 Eggs 100 g Treacle 125 ml Milk 1 Tsp All spice 1 Tsp Bi carb Method Spray 11x3 ior 9x5 inch nch loaf pan. Preheat oven to 180. Add the sugar ,Eggs & Butter in to a mixing bowl. Mix it while adding the banan in to that. Add the treacle and all spice & milk. Then add flour little by little. Finally add 1 tsp bicarb. Bake in a pre heated oven about 40 min. Insert a skewer and check before taking out.

Spicy Curry Buns Ingredients For the dough 350g Bread flour 25g Sugar 1 Egg 1/2 tsp Salt 8 g Instant dry yeast 25g butter 2 Tsp Bread improver 150 ml warm milk For the curry Boiled potatoes Onion Green peas Green chillies Curry leaves Method.... Add all the  ingredients in to a mixing bowl & mix about 12 minutes. Add milk little by little when mixing the dough. While mixing the dough do the curry. For that add theoil in toa pan and fry onion and add spices. Then add potatoes and green peas. Add salt to your taste. Cook several minutes and leave to cool down. When the dough is double in size cut in to equal size portions. Make circles out from the dough and fill with the mix. Gather the ends together and make buns. (Watch Video) Leave to double in size. Egg wash. Bake 180 until golden brown.

Jam Doughnuts Ingredients 7g yeast 2 Tblsp water 30g Sugar 1 Egg white 1 whole egg Strawbweey jam 1/2 cup of milk 240g plain flour 30g melted Butter Bowl of sugar for coating after frying Oil for deep frying. Method Add the flour, melted butter,whole egg, and the yeast mix in to a mixing bowl. Knead the dough about 10 min. While mixing add warm milk in to the dough. Transfer the prepared dough in to a greased bowl and cover it with a damp cloth. Leave the dough in a warm place until double in size. Once it is double in size put it on toa floured bench top and cut in to equal size portions. Make circles. Brush around with egg whites. Put jam in to the middle and cove with another circle. Put it on a tray and leave it to double in size. Once double in size deep fry them until dolden brown. Coat with sugar.

Chocolate swiss rolls are one of my childhood favourites. I loved the lightness as well as the taste. This is one of the recipies I love to bake all the time. When you bake a swiss roll make sure not to over cook it. The other thing to remember is to cover it once you take out of the oven. When you cover it it stops cracking when folding as well as it holds the moist.  If you fill with this butter cream you can freeze this up to 6 months with out a problem. Chocolate Swiss Roll Ingredients 6 Egg yolks 6 Egg whites 1 tblsp Cocoa powder Pinch of salt 50 ml olive oil 100g Self raising flour 120 g Caster sugar 80 ml hot water 1/4 icing sugar 1 cup thickened cream Method Preheat oven to 180.  Grease two 30 cm swiss roll trays. Add the egg whites in to a mixing bowl and beat until stiff. Add half of the sugar in to the egg whites. Transfer the egg whites in to anothe bowl or use another mixing bowl to do the rest of the recipe. Mix the egg yolks w...