Thursday, 30 April 2015

Bacon and Egg Pie Bread (Simple Baking)



Bacon & Egg Pie bread (Simple Baking)

Ingredients


  • 250g Bread flour
  • 6g Yeast
  • 1 Egg (40g)
  • 15g Sugar
  • 50g Butter
  • 120ml Warm Milk
  • Pinch of Salt

For the Filling

  • 150g Bacon
  • 5 Eggs
  • 100ml Cream
  • 5 Medium onions finely chopped 
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Cheese (Optional)

Method

  1. Add bread flour, yeast, egg, sugar, with a pinch of salt and mix adding the milk little by little about 5 min. 
  2. Next add butter and keep on kneading another 10 more min.
  3. Leave the prepared dough in a greased bowl in a warm place until double in size.
  4. Meanwhile fry bacon and onion adding any herb or spice to your taste.
  5. Roll the the dough in to a circle ((to the size of the pie dish) I am using a 24cm dish for this recipe.
  6. Put the cooked bacon and onion in to the dish.
  7. Whisk eggs and cream and pour over and shake a bit. (If you like sprinkle some cheese on top)
  8. bake on 180c about 20- 30 min.
  9. Cool on wire racks before cutting.(Eggs need time to set)


Tuesday, 28 April 2015

Ham and Cheese Scrolls



Ham & Cheese Scrolls (Simple Baking)

Ingredients


  • 450g Bread flour
  • 40g Butter
  • 30g Sugar
  • 5g salt
  • 11/2 Eggs
  • 5g yeast
  • 150ml Water

For the Filling

  • 1 cup Shredded ham
  • 1 Cup Shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1 Cup Spring onions

Method


  1. Add bread flour,sugar,eggs, yeast , salt in to a mixing  bowl and start mixing adding water little by little about 5 min.
  2. Next add butter and keep on mixing another 10 -15 more min.
  3. After put that in to a greased bowl and leave in a warm place until double in size.
  4. When the dough is ready and put the dough on to a floured bench and roll to a log.
  5. Sprinkle cheese, ham, and spring onions evenly and roll to a log.
  6. Cut to the desired size and leave to double in size.
  7. Next brush the tops with eggs and bake on 180c about 15-20 min or until golden brown.
  8. Cool  on wire racks before separating.

Sunday, 26 April 2015

Butter Cookies



Butter Cookies (Simple Baking)

Ingredients


  • 80g Butter
  • 65g Icing Sugar (Add more sugar if you like it very sweet)
  • 65g Corn Flour
  • 120g Plain flour
  • 1 Egg (50g)

Method

  1. Add all the ingredients in to a mixing bowl and use the paddle attachment to mix well.
  2. Next leave in fridge for an hour or so or make cookies as instructed.
  3. Dip a fork in icing sugar and design the cookies.
  4. Bake on 165c about 15-20 min or until golden brown. 
  5. Cool on wire racks before storing.


Friday, 24 April 2015

Lime Syrup Cake



Lime Syrup Cake (Simple Baking)

Ingredients


  • 170g Self Raising Flour
  • 55g Plain Flour
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 Tblsp Lime rime
  • 2 eggs
  • 125g Butter
  • 65ml milk
  • 140g Sugar
  • 1/2 cup caster sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup Lime juice

Method

  1. Cream butter and sugar lime rind together until sugar dissolves.
  2. Next add eggs one by one and whisk until pale in colour.
  3. Next add flours, milk and sour cream . Mix well.
  4. Pour in to a greased baking tray and bake on 180c until a skiver inserted comes out clean.
  5. Mix 1/2 cup water with sugar and lime juice.
  6. Prick the cake  when it is hot and pour the lime syrup on top and leave to cool down.
  7. Serve with cream and ice cream or as it is.

Wednesday, 22 April 2015

Twisted Chocolate Chip Bread Rolls



Twisted Chocolate Chip bread Rolls

Ingredients

For the Main dough


  • 200g Bread flour
  • 50g plain flour
  • 1 Egg
  • 5g Yeast
  • 50g sugar
  • 3 g Salt
  • 1 Tblsp Milk powder
  • 25g Butter
  • 25ml Milk
  • 50 ml water

For the Filling

  • 1 Tblsp Melted butter
  • 1/2 Cup Chocolate chips

For the topping

  • 50g Plain flour
  • 25g Butter
  • 1/2 Tsp Vanilla
  • 1 Tsp Milk powder
  • 1 Tblsp Crystallised sugar

Method

  1. Add Bread flour, plain flour, egg, yeast, milk powder, sugar, salt and milk in to a mixing bowl and mix 2 min.
  2. Next add water little by little and mix 3 more min.
  3. Next add butter and knead 10 more min and leave the prepared dough in a warm place to double in size.
  4. Mix chocolate with butter
  5. Mix the topping ingredients too.
  6. When the dough is ready cut the dough in to equal size portions.
  7. Roll to a rectangular shape.
  8. Put a spoon ful of the chocolate mix in the middle and roll.
  9. Do several cuts across and make a circle.
  10. Leave to prove.
  11. Next egg wash sprinkle the topping and bake on 190c about 20-30 min. 
  12. Cool on wire racks

Saturday, 18 April 2015

Spiced Potato & Onion Bread (Simple Baking)



Spiced Potato & Onion Bread (Simple Baking)

Ingredients


  • 510g Bread flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 Tsp Salt
  • 40g Sugar
  • 7 g Yeast
  • 50g Butter
  • 200 ml Milk
  • Boiled Potatoes
  • 2 Onions

Method

  1. Add the flour, yeast, sugar, salt, eggs and start kneading adding milk little by little for 5 min. 
  2. Next add butter and keep on mixing another 10 more min.
  3. Put that in a greased bowl and leave in a warm place until double in size.
  4. Mean while stir fry onions and potatoes in a little oil and leave to cool down.
  5. When the dough is double in size  put that on to the bench , punch down and cut in to equal size portions.
  6. Roll each in to circles and put the mix in to the middle.
  7. Seal and leave to prove.
  8. Brush the tops with eggs and bake on 180c about 15-20 min.