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Doughnut Cookies (Simple Baking) Ingredients 60g Sugar 50g Butter 25g Eggs 100g Flour 1/2 Baking Powder 1 tsp Corn starch 1 tsp Cocoa  Powder Method Cream butter and sugar and after add eggs , flour, baking powder and mix it until it becomes a smooth dough. Divide the dough in to two. Leave one part in mixing bowl and add corn starch in to that. Next add the other half add cocoa powder in to that mix until smooth and leave in a bowl in fridge several hours or over night. Crush and get the dough to the right temperature and  roll to a log. Cut each log to three and then roll to like a rope. Put the two colours on top of each and roll and cut that to the desired size.  Put them on baking sheets and bake on 170 on the top rack about 15-20 min. Cool on wire racks. Store in air tight jars or use a ribbon to pass all the cookies wrap and present them.

Baked Whole Fish with Spicy Tamarind and Chilli Sauce Ingredients Whole trout or any other kind fish with soft flesh 50g tamarind pulp 1 salad onion or asian shallots 3inches Ginger 1 tblsp brown sugar 5 Red Chillies 50ml Fish sauce Spring onions for filling and garnishing Some shredded red chillies Garlic 30 ml olive oil or any other oil Method Process all the ingredients except spring onions and chillies. Cut lines across the fish until you touch the bones. Transfer the fish on to a baking tray. Fill the cavity with some spring onion leaves. Fill the fish with the processed ingredients. Leave to marinate several hours. Bake on 180c about 10 min. Take out and sprinkle the chillies and spring onions and spray oil and cook further 10-15 min. Serve with plain rice.

Bakery Style Pretzels (Simple Baking) Ingredients For the sponge dough 100g Bread flour 1/4 tsp Instant dry yeast 85ml water For the Main dough 510g Plain flour 10g Salt 55g Sugar 7g instant dry Yeast 300ml cold water 11/2 olive oil For the solution for dipping pretzels 700ml cold water 15g Bicarbonate of soda For brushing pretzels Softened butter For Garnishing Chocolate Herbs Chopped finely Sesame seeds Almonds Garlic or any topping ti your liking Method Prepare the sponge dough and leave in fridge overnight. Add the flour,roux, sugar, yeast, salt and olive oil & knead 15 min adding water little by little. Put the prepared dough in a greased bowl until double in size. Flour the bench top and put the dough on to the flour and punchdown and cut the dough in to equal size portions. Roll the dough and make pretzels as directed in the video. Leave the prepared dough on baking trays to prove. Mix bicarb and water and dip the ...

Mango Ice Cream Slice (Easy Desserts) Ingredients 1kg Mangoes 200ml Full cream milk 350ml Thickened cream 1 Can condensed milk Method Add the mangoes in to a food processor and puree it. Mean while heat the milk and cream and add it to a mixing bowl with condensed milk and beat continuously about 15 min. Next add the pureed mangoes in to the  whipped mix and pour in to a loaf pan (Use plastic wrapping to cover the loaf pan) and freeze several hours or over night. Serve with fruit salad or sliced mangoes on the side.

Watermelon bread (Simple Baking) This bread just tastes like normal Raisins bread. Ingredients 320g Bread flour 145ml Water 5g Yeast 3g Salt Green & Red food colouring 40g Sugar 50g dried Blueberries, Sultana, raisins or cranberries 25ml oil 35g Eggs Method Add the flour in to a mixing bowl , yeast,sugar, eggs, Salt and water. Keep on mixing for 5 minutes. Next add oil and knead another 10 more min. When the dough ready put it in a greased bowl and leave in a warm place to double in size. When double in size divide the dough put in on to a floured bench top. Divide the dough in to two equal parts. Then divide one part in to two equal parts. (Watch video) Next add red or pink food colouring to the larger piece knead well. Leave one small piece as it is and and add green food colouring to the next knead and leave aside. Roll the pink dough and sprinkle the berries equally and roll to a log. Roll the white to a rectangular shape and cover the red as s...

Banana Bread Rolls (Simple Baking) Ingredients For the Roux 50g Bread Flour 35ml Boiling water For the Dough 160g Bread flour 50g Plain Flour 40g Sugar 3g Salt 5g yeast 80ml Cold Milk 30g Butter 30g Eggs Almonds Bananas Method Add the flour , sugar, yeast in to a mixing bowl and mix well. Next add salt and egg, prepared roux and milk and keep kneading for 5 min. After add butter and knead 10 more min. Put the prepared dough in a greased bowl and leave in a warm place until double in size. Put the dough on to a floured bench and cut in to equal size portions. Take one part out and  roll to a rectangular shape. next put the banana in the middle and rool to a log. If you like sprinkle some brown sugar on to the banana and cover the dough and leave to prove. (Watch the video) Next brush the tops with eggs and sprinkle almonds.  Bake on 180 about 15 -20 min.

Omelette Muffins Ingredients 8 Eggs 1/4 cup roasted capsicums 1 Cup Spring onions 1 cup shredded Ham 1/4 cup shredded cheese Salt & Pepper Method Mix all the ingredients together and fill muffin holes  and bake on 180 c about 10-15 min.

Chicken & Ham Bread Rolls ( Simple Baking) Ingredients:  500g of bread flour 180ml of water 1 large egg 20g full cream milk powder 50ml of sunflower oil 6g salt 7g dried yeast 30g caster sugar 70ml of full cream milk For the Filling Roll of luncheon chicken and ham Finely cut spring onions Salad dressing, mayonaise or preferred sauce (optional) Method: Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Add the flour, milk powder, sugar and the yeast, mix this on a low speed for about 2 mins. Add the milk, and water when the dry ingredients finish mixing.  Then kneed this  on a low speed for about 7-8 mins until it becomes a soft dough, while it mixes add the oil and kneed for another 15 mins.  When the dough done and is roughly sticky and soft, leave the dough in a greased bowl in a warm place until the dough doubles in size. When the dough has doubled in size, flour the bench top and place the dough on top, flour the top of the dough and pat it dow...

Nyonya Style Fried Rice (Quick & Easy Meals) Ingredients 200g fresh prawns green part of spring onions for garnishing 1/2 cup dried shrimp soaked in boiling water and washed  Asian shallots or one large onion 4 Red chillies (Fresh or if dried please soak them several hours) Garlic Salt & pepper 1 Tblsp sugar 3 Tblsp light soy sauce with one tsp dark soy sauce 1-2 Tblsp Oil  4 cups cooked rice 4 Eggs Method Process the shrimp. Next process onion ,garlic & chillies. Add oil in to a wok and fry the processed onion mix for 5 min. After add prawns and cook 2 more min. Next add the processed dried prawns and cook two more min. After add the cooked rice & mix well. Next make a well in the centre and add the eggs and leave to settle. After start scrambling it and mix with the rice. Season with salt & pepper. Next add sugar, soy sauces and mix well. Add the spring onions. Mix well.  Serve hot.

Jaggery Cake (Hakuru Cake)  Ingredients 200g Jaggery 200g Cashew nuts 1/2 cup desiccated coconut 200g butter 100g sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp vanilla Rose water or essence 1 tsp mixed spice 1/2 cup thick coconut milk 3 Eggs 200g Roasted semolina Method Add butter in to semolina.Into that add cashew powder, desiccated coconut and coconut milk and mix and leave it aside. Next add the jaggery in to the semolina and mix well. Separate the eggs and add egg whites in to a mixing bowl and beat until it reaches the soft peak. Add sugar and egg yolks in to another bowl and mix well until pale in colour. Next add rose water, mixed spice and mix well. Next add the semolina mix in to the mixer. After add chopped cashews and mix well. Next fold the egg whites in to the yolk mix and pour in to the prepared baking tray (4x10 inch ) and bake on 160c about 30-40 min.

Cheese and Vegetable Stuffed Bread Ingredients 1 Crusty Bread 1/2 of an onion 1cup ham or bacon 1/2 cup cheese Salt & Pepper Several Chillies (Optional) Tomatoes 1 Cup Spring onions Method Cut the Bread diagonally and cut squares with out going deep in to the bottom. Add all the ingredients and season with salt and pepper.  Fill the squares with the prepared mix. Sprinkle cheese on top.  Bake on 180c about 10-15 min. Serve hot.

Heart Shaped Filled Buns (Valentines day simple Baking) Ingredients For the Dough 230g Bread flour + 25g Plain flour 125ml Warm milk 42g Eggs  25g Butter 3 g instant dry yeast 1 g Salt 10g Sugar For the Filling Corn Carrot 1/2 Cup Diced Bacon Green peas Onion 1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese Method Add flour , yeast and sugar and mix well. Next add salt  and warm milk and continue mixing for 5 min. Next add butter and keep on kneading another 10 min. After put the dough in a greased bowl in a warm place until doubled in size. For the filling fry the ingredients in little oil and season with salt & pepper. (Make sure its just 2 min cooking. If not cant balance the colours) Leave to cool down. Take the dough and cut in to equal size portions. Next roll to a log as directed in the video. Cut the the bun in to two and turn to make a heart. (Watch video for more details) Leave on baking sheets to prove. Brush the tops with eggs...

Chick pea, Corn & Zucchini frittata Ingredients 1 Can Chick peas 1 Can' corn  1/2 cup Cheddar cheese 1 cup Green onions 2 Zucchini finely grated (Squeeze them too) Hand full of fresh mint leaves 3 Eggs 1/2 cup milk 3/4 cup self raising flour or plain flour with 1 tsp baking powder Salt & pepper Method Process the chickpeas and in to that add all the other ingredients  and mix well. If you find its too runny add more flour. Leave a pan on the stove to be hot with a table spoon of oil. Put a spoonful of the mix in to the pan. Cook both sides until golden brown. Serve with sour cream or chutney.

Watermelon Cookies Ingredients 50g Butter 40g Sugar 90g Plain Flour 15g Eggs Green and pink Food colouring Black sesame seeds Method Mix butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add eggs and mix well too. Add flour and mix well until it becomes a smooth dough. Next divide the dough in to four and get 1/4 and put that in to a mixing bouland add green food colouring. Roll the dough as directed in video. Wrap and put in fridge several hours. Cut the dough to circles and then to half and put sesame seeds on top. Bake on 150c about 20-25 min.