Monday 29 June 2015

Flapjack Slice



Flapjack Slice

Ingredients


  • 350g Rolled Oats
  • 1/2 Cup Almonds
  • 175g Golden syrup.
  • 150g Butter
  • 110g Brown sugar

Method

  • Add butter, brown sugar and sugar and bring to the boiling point in a pan.
  • Mix with rolled oats and almonds
  • Press in to 9x9 inch baking tray.
  • Bake on 180c about 15-20 min.
  • Store in an air tight container when cool.

Saturday 27 June 2015

Sunflower Bread Roll (Simple Baking)


Sunflower Bread Rolls (Simple Baking)

ingredients:

  • 500g bread flour
  • 50g caster sugar 
  • 70g butter
  • 150g sunflower seeds
  • 7g yeast
  • 6g salt
  • 200ml milk
  • 125ml water

Method:


  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Into a mixing bowl add the flour, sugar, yeast, salt to the corner of the bowl and milk, then mix this on medium speed for about 5mins. While it's mixing slowly add the water to combine. After it's all combined add the butter and mic for another 20mins. When the dough is ready, place it in a warm place to double in size.
  • Flour the bench, place the dough on top, and keep adding flour little by little until the dough isn't sticky on the outside. Then kneed the dough for bout 2-3mins until it's smooth and malleable.  Then cut the dough into equal sized pieces and leave it on the bench to double in size. 
  • Then take one piece and using a rolling pin, roll it to a rectangle. Then starting from one end roll the dough into a roll. Repeat this for the rest of the pieces and leave to double in sie.
  • Using egg brush the tops of the buns, then use the sunflower seeds and put them on top of the buns. Then bake for 20-25mins.

Thursday 25 June 2015

Chocolate & Almond Slice



Chocolate & Almond Slice

Ingredients


  • 250g Butter
  • 250 Chocolate Chips
  • 2 Eggs
  • 110g Self raising flour
  • 85g Plain flour
  • 1 Tblsp Milk
  • 75g Sugar
  • 1 Vanilla bean or 1Tsp Vanilla liquid
  • 110g Almond meal
  • 125 g White chocolate for the topping.

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180c.
  2. Add butter, Sugar and vanilla in to the mixing bowl and mix well.
  3. Next add eggs and all the other ingredients except the topping and mix well.
  4. Put that into prepared tray and press well. 
  5. Bake on 180c about 20-30 min.
  6. Cool completely on a wire rack.
  7. Melt the chocolate and put in to a piping bag.
  8. Pour over top.
  9. Cool and cut as you like,
  10. Enjoy with a cup of coffee.

Tuesday 23 June 2015

Plain Yogurt Rolls



Plain Yogurt Rolls

Ingredients

For the first dough


  • 125g Bread flour
  • 50g Greek style yogurt
  • 50ml cold milk
  • 2g Instant yeast

For the main dough

  • 300g Bread flour
  • 7g Salt
  • 100g Yogurt
  • 50g Butter
  • 7g Yeast
  • 100g Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 100ml Milk
  • First dough

Method


  1. Add the first dough,flour, yeast,egg,salt,sugar,yogurt and mix well. Add  milk little by little until it becomes a smooth dough and add butter and knead 15-20 min.
  2. When the dough is ready put the dough in to a greased bowl and leave in a warm place until double in size.
  3. When ready take out and put on to a floured bench and cut in to equal size pieces.
  4. roll the dough in to a log and flatten it and roll to a circle.
  5. Leave to prove.
  6. When doubled in size brush the tops with eggs sprinkle sugar and bake on 180c about 20 min.
  7. Cool on a wire rack.

Sunday 21 June 2015

Nutella Cake (Simple Baking)



Nutella Cake (Simple Baking)

Ingredients


  • 100g Butter
  • 100g Nutella
  • 2 Tblsp Cocoa powder
  • 4 Eggs
  • 1/2 Tsp Baking powder
  • 200g Self Raising flour
  • 200g Sugar

Method

  1. Add Butter and sugar in to a mixing bowl and mix until creamy and fluffy
  2. Add nutella in to it and mix well.
  3. Then add eggs one by one and mix well.
  4. Add baking powder, cocoa powder, self raising flour and mix well.
  5. Prepare a 8 inch baking pan.
  6. Fill the mix and bake on 180c about 35-40 min.

Saturday 20 June 2015

Sri Lankan Fish Buns using whole-wheat flour (Simple Baking)



Ingredients:

  • 400g wholemeal flour
  • 200g bread flour
  • 65g butter
  • 8g yeast
  • 8g salt
  • 1/2 tsp of bread improver
  • 1 tbsp caster sugar
  • 375ml warm water

Filling Ingredients: 

  • 1 large chopped onion
  • 100g Mashed potato
  • Finely chopped leeks
  • 2 cans of mackerel or any other fish
  • 1tsp of salt
  • 1 tsp of pepper

Filling Method:

  • In a hot pan add some olive oil, add all four ingredients, and stir fry, until the mixture is soft and brown in colour.

Method:

  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees .Into a standard mixer add the bread flour, wholemeal flour, bread improver, yeast, sugar and start mixing it, then gradually add the salt and water, then mix this for another 8mins on high speed. Add the butter then kneed for another 10-15mins. Once it's done, place the dough in a warm place until the dough doubled in size.
  • Once the dough has doubled in size, spread some flour on the bench, place the dough on top and flour the top. Cut the dough into  12-14 equal pieces. Then round them up and leave it on the bench to double in size.
  • Take a piece of dough, press it down onto the bench and using a rolling pin, roll the sides of the dough leaving the middle a bit thick. Then take a spoon full of the filling, place it in the center, then bring all sides of the dough into the center and make sure everything is enclosed in the bun. Then shape the bun into a triangle. Place this again in a warm area to double in size. Brush the tops of the bun with egg, then bake this for about 20-30mins.

Wednesday 17 June 2015

Easiest no bake Vanilla Cheesecake



Easiest No Bake Cheese Cake

Ingredients


  • 300ml Whipped Cream
  • 500g Cream Cheese
  • 3 Tsp Gelatine Powder
  • 250 g Sweet Biscuit
  • 150g Caster Sugar
  • 150g Melted Butter
  • 1 Tsp Vanilla
  • Strawberries or any other fruit for decorations

Method

  1. Process the biscuits and add butter.
  2. Use a 20 cm Springform pan.
  3. Press the biscuit mix in to the pan and leave in fridge for several min.
  4. Put the gelatine in to a bowl with 2 tbsp of cold water and leave to soak.
  5. Warm that after in the microwave about 30 seconds. Then leave aside to cool down.
  6. Add cream cheese in to the mixing bowl with sugar. Add vanilla in to it too.
  7. Mix well.
  8. Add gelatine little by little in to the cream cheese and mix well.
  9. Take the base out and pour the cream cheese and flatten it well.
  10. Leave in fridge several hours or overnight,
  11. Release from pan slowly.
  12. Make sure to put the knife in boiling water to get a nice evenly cut piece.

Monday 15 June 2015

Wholemeal Bread ( Simple Baking)



Wholemeal Bread (Simple Baking)

Ingredients


  • 350g Bread flour
  • 150g Wholemeal flour
  • 5g Salt
  • 7g Yeast
  • 30g Caster Sugar
  • 310ml Warm Water
  • 30g Butter

Method

  1. Add the bread flour, wholemeal flour,sugar,salt,yeast and start mixing  adding warm water little by little until it becomes a smooth dough. Knead about 5 min.
  2. Next add butter and mix another 20 min.
  3. Leave the prepared dough in a warm place until it double in size.
  4. Next add the flour on to the bench, punch the dough and roll to a rectangular shape and roll to a log and put in a loaf pan.
  5. Leave to double in size again.
  6. Brush the tops with eggs and bake on 180c about 30-40min or when you tap it gives a hollow sound. 
  7. Cool on a wire rack.

Saturday 13 June 2015

Chocolate Cream Cheese Brownies



Chocolate Cream Cheese Brownies

Ingredients:

For the chocolate brownies


  • 200g Baking dark chocolate
  • 200g Butter
  • 250g Caster Sugar
  • 35g Cocoa
  • 100g plain flour
  • 250 g Cream cheese
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Powder 
  • 3 Eggs

For the Cream cheese Filling

  • 100g caster sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • Drop of vanilla

Method 

  1. Melt chocolate it self in a microwave or over simmering water.. (Can Melt butter and chocolate together but need time to get that back to a thick consistency. )
  2. Add Sugar eggs and butter (If didn't add to the chocolate mix) until creamy and pale in colour.
  3. After add flour, cocoa, baking powder and mix well.
  4. In to a another bowl add cream cheese,egg, sugar and vanilla and mix well.
  5. Into the prepared pan add the chocolate mix leaving about a cup of aside.
  6. Next add cream cheese mix on to the top and put the remaining brownie mix and using a fork swirl around.
  7. Bake on 180c about 40-45 min.
  8. Leave to cool completely.
  9. Cut as you wish always can freeze to take later.

Thursday 11 June 2015

Hot Dog Buns


Hot dog buns


Ingredients:

  • 350g bread flour
  • 15g caster sugar 
  • 8g salt
  • 7g yeast
  • 200ml warm water (may vary) 
  • 25g butter
  • 2 cups chopped spring onions
  • Pack of hot dogs

Method:


  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.  Mix the spring onions with 1/2 an egg and some mayonnaise,  then put it aside. Add the sugar, flour and yeast into a standard mixing bowl and mix for about 1mins on low speed, then add the salt  and gradually add the water. Mix this for about 5mins  on a medium speed. Then add the butter and kneed the dough for about 10mins on a medium speed.  Once the dough is done, place it bowl and keep it a warm place to double in size.
  • Flour the bench and place the dough on top, make sure to keep flouring if the dough is sticky, Then cut the dough into equal size pieces, then roll each of the pieces of dough into a rectangular shape, place a hog dog in the middle and roll the dough over the top of the hot dog to get a cylindrical shape, repeat for the rest of the dough pieces.
  • Using a knife, make a small opening across the top of the roll so you can see the hot dog, then using an egg wash brush the tops of the rolls, and spread some of the spring onion on top, then place these on a tray lined with baking paper into the oven for 20-25mins. 

Tuesday 9 June 2015

Vanilla Madelines (Simple Baking)



Ingredients:

  • 1000g self raising flour
  • 100g butter
  • 5ml lemon juice
  • 80g sugar
  • pinch of salt 
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 tsp of vanilla
Method:
  • Preheat the oven to 170 degrees. Add the butter, eggs ,sugar, vanilla, salt into a bowl and beat it with a whisk until combined. Then add lemon juice, and flour and mix this until smooth and combined.
  • Using a madeline tray, spray it with cooking oil, then add about tablespoon in each mould, tap it on the bench to flatten it out. Then bake in the oven for about 20mins or until then spring back when touched.

Sunday 7 June 2015

Sesame Bread Rolls


Sesame Bread Rolls (Simple Baking)

Ingredients:

  • 600g Bread Flour
  • 30g caster sugar
  • 7g salt
  • 8g yeast
  • 60g butter
  • 1/2tsp bread improver
  • 300ml warm water
  • Sesame seeds

Method:

  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees, Add the bread flour, yeast, sugar, and bread improver into a standard mixing bowl, mix on low speed for about a minute then while mixing add the salt, then add the water little by little, until it makes a smooth dough. 
  • Then while it's mixing on a high speed add the butter and mix for another 20min. Once it's done, place the dough in a bowl, cover it with a cloth and place in a warm area until it has doubled in size.
  • Spread some flour on the bench and place the dough on the bench, then keep adding flour until the dough isn't sticky. Then cut the dough into 8 equal parts or as your desire. Then leave it on the bench for about 10mins without any work on the doughs. 
  • Shape the pieces of dough into round balls and place it in a greased 2inch tray, and leave it to double in size. Once done, brush the tops with egg and spread some sesame seeds on top and bake in the oven for 20-30 mins or until golden brown.


Friday 5 June 2015

Cranberry & Yoghurt Cupcakes



Cranberry & Yoghurt Cup Cakes

Ingredients


  • 200g Self raising flour
  • 100g Dried Cranberries or any kind of a dried fruit
  • A drop of Vanilla
  • 70ml Milk
  • 2 Eggs
  • 120g Butter
  • 125g Sugar
  • 1/2 Tsp Baking Soda
  • 160g Yoghurt

Method

  1. Add the flour, sugar , butter, baking soda and youghurt and mix one minute.
  2. Add eggs vanilla, and mix well.
  3. Next add milk and cranberries.
  4. Prepare 12 hole muffin pan.
  5. Fill each and bake 180 about 20-30 min.
  6. Cool on a wire rack before storing.

Wednesday 3 June 2015

Sugar Free Bread (Simple Baking)


Sugar Free Bread (Simple Baking)

Ingredients


For the over night dough

  • 100g bread flour
  • 1/4 tsp yeast
  • 60 ml Cold water

For the sponge dough

  • 105 g Bread flour
  • 70 ml boiling water

Ingredients for the bread

  • 350g Bread flour
  • 6g Yeast
  • 9g Salt
  • Overnight dough
  • Sponge dough
  • 220ml Water
  • 20g Butter

Method

  1. Make the sponge dough and the overnight dough and leave in fridge over night.
  2. Add bread flour in to the mixing bowl with pre made 2 types of doughs, yeast and start mixing.
  3. While mixing add salt and water little by little and knead 6 min until it forms a smooth dough.
  4. Next add butter and keep on kneading another 20 min,
  5. Leave the prepared dough in a greased bowl in a warm place until doubles in size.
  6. When the dough is double in size cut in to 4 equal parts.
  7. Roll each to rectangles and fold as shown in the video.
  8. Leave to prove again .
  9. When ready brush the tops with eggs,
  10. Bake on 180c about 30 min or until golden brown on top or when you tap it gives a hollow sound.
  11. Cool on wire racks.

Monday 1 June 2015

Oats, Sesame and Coconut Slice


Oats ,Sesame & Coconut Slice

Ingredients


  • 140g Desiccated coconut
  • 70g Sesame seeds
  • 125g Oats
  • 120g Brown sugar
  • 130g Plain flour
  • 1 Tsp. Cinnamon powder
  • 100g Cranberries
  • 2 Eggs
  • A drop of Vanilla
  • 120g Golden Syrup
  • 150g Butter

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180c or 350f.
  2. Grease and put baking papers to overhang.
  3. Weigh golden syrup to the mixing bowl and add all the other ingredients in to the mixing bowl.
  4. Use the paddle attachment and mix well until combines together.
  5. Press the prepared mix in to the baking tray.
  6. Bake about 30-35 min.
  7. Cool on wire rack.
  8. Cut as you wish. Can freeze or use for weeks in fridge.