Tuesday, 28 July 2015

Leaf Bread



Leaf Bread

Ingredients

  • 400g bread flour
  • 100g plain flour
  • 20g suger
  • 20g instant dry yeast
  • 20g butter
  • 5g salt
  • 300ml water

Method.
1-     Into mixing ball, add both flours, and then , sugar, yeast and the butter and salt to a corner where there is no yeast and start mixing about 25 minutes and keep on needing until it becomes a smooth dough.

2-    Then leave dough in a greased ball in a warm place until it becomes double in size.This door will be a bit rough dough.

3-   Now spread some flour onto the bench and press the door to make it flat and  cut it into four equal parts

4     Take it press it down with a roller into an oval shape and then leave it on a baking paper to prove  for about 30 to 40 minutes,

5     Then cut a few lines smoothly onto top to make a leaf bread and brush tops with egg and  then sprinkle the spices on top and bake them 180 for 5 minutes.




Sunday, 26 July 2015

Chocolate Buns (Simple Baking)



Chocolate Buns (Simple Baking)

Ingredients


  • 380g Bread flour
  • 125g plain flour
  • 100g Caster sugar
  • 60g Butter
  • 30g Cocoa powder
  • 165 ml warm water
  • 100ml milk
  • 1 Egg
  • 5g Salt
  • 8g Yeast

Filling

  • 300g Chocolate melts
  • 1Tblsp butter
  • 100g Whipping Cream

Method

  1. Add all the ingredients except butter and knead about 5-6 min.
  2. Next add butter and knead 25 min.
  3. Leave to prove.
  4. Melt butter and chocolate and add cream.
  5. Mix well and leave to cool and set.
  6. When the dough is ready put that on to the bench and cut in to equal size pieces.
  7. Roll to a circle and put 1 tsp full chocolate in to the middle and seal edges and roll.
  8. Egg wash and roll on almonds and leave to prove.
  9. Bake on 180c about 20-25 min.
  10. Cool on a wire rack

Thursday, 23 July 2015

Chocolate Chip Muffins



Chocolate Chip Muffins

Ingredients


  • 50g Cocoa Powder
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/2 Tsp Bicarb/Baking soda
  • 80g Butter
  • Pinch of Salt
  • 80g Whipping Cream
  • 80ml Milk
  • 200g Self Raising flour
  • 160g Chocolate chips
  • 80g Sugar

Method

  1. Cream sugar and butter.
  2. Add eggs one by one and mix well.
  3. Add flour and cocoa and mix well.
  4. Add chocolate chips   and put that to patty pans .
  5. Bake on 180c about 20 min.

Tuesday, 21 July 2015

Wholemeal Dinner Rolls



Wholemeal Dinner Rolls

Ingredients


  • 440g Bread flour
  • 160g Wholemeal flour
  • 1 Egg
  • 50g Butter
  • 30g Sugar
  • 6g Bread improver
  • 7g Instant dry yeast
  • 345ml Water
  • 3g Salt

Method

  1. Add flours,yeast, sugar,egg,Bread improver,butter and water and knead 25 min.
  2. Put the prepared dough in a greased bowl and leave in a warm place to double in size.
  3. When ready add flour on to the bench and punch the dough and knead several min until its not sticky.
  4. Cut the dough in to equal size pieces.
  5. Leave 10 min on the bench covering with a damp cloth.
  6. After roll the dough in to an oval shape.
  7. Roll from one end to the other.
  8. Put them on a baking sheet to double
  9. When ready brush the tops with eggs and bake on 180c about 20-30 min.

Saturday, 18 July 2015

Chocolate Chip and Peanut Butter chip Cookies



Chocolate Chip & Peanut Butter Chip Cookies.

Ingredients


  • 75g Butter
  • 1/2 Cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 Cup peanut butter chips
  • 1 cup self raising flour
  • 1 Egg

Method

  1. Add butter, sugar and mix well.
  2. Add flour , and egg and mix until it comes to a soft consistency.
  3. Add the chips and mix well.
  4. Make balls and flatten a bit.
  5. Leave on cookie sheets and bake on 180c or 350f about 15-20min.
  6. Cool on a wire rack and store in an air tight container.

Thursday, 16 July 2015

Blonde Brownies (Simple Baking)



Blonde Brownies (Blondies)

Ingredients


  • 65g Melted butter
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 2 Eggs (lightly beaten)
  • 2 Tsp Vanilla
  • 1 cup peanut butter chips or milk chocolate chips
  • 2g Salt
  • 1 cup dark chocolate chips
  • 320g Self raising flour
  • 11/2 cups almonds or any nut as you wish.

Method

  1. Melt butter and add sugar in to it and mix well.
  2. Add flour, salt and vanilla mix well.
  3. Next add the eggs and mix well.
  4. Add chips and the nuts and mix well.
  5. Flatten the mix in prepared tray.
  6. bake on 180c or 350f about 20-30 min or until a skewer goes through comes out clean.
  7. Cool completely and cut as you wish.
  8. Store in air tight containers.


Monday, 13 July 2015

Bacon and Egg Rolls



Bacon and Egg Rolls (Simple Baking)

Ingredients


  • 500g Bread flour
  • 7g Yeast
  • 1/4 tsp bread improver
  • 60g Butter
  • 20g Sugar
  • 230ml water
  • 3g Salt
  • 1 Egg

For the filling

  • Boiled Eggs
  • Fried or raw bacon.

Method

  • Make the bread dough by adding bread flour, yeast, egg, salt, sugar and water.
  • Knead about 5-6 min.
  • Next add butter and knead about 20 -25 min.
  • Leave the dough in a greased bowl to double in size.
  • When the the dough is ready punch down and cut in to equal size pieces.
  • Roll to an oval shape.
  • Put the bacon and half of the egg.
  • Roll as directed.
  • Leave to prove again.
  • When ready brush the tops with eggs and cut across the  buns several times and bake on 180c about 20-25 min. or until golden brown.