Sunday 30 August 2015

Home made German Croissants (Simple Baking)

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Home made German Croissants (Simple Baking)

Ingredients


  • 625g Bread flour
  • 125g Whole wheat flour
  • 15g Salt
  • 20g Sugar
  • 2Tblsp Milk
  • 5g Bread improver
  • 10g Instant dry yeast
  • 50g Butter
  • 500ml Warm Water
  • Sesame seeds
  • Egg for brushing tops

Method

  1. Add flours, sugar,yeast, milk and mix well.
  2. Next add salt, warm water ,and butter .
  3. Keep kneading for 30 min.
  4. Leave the dough in a greased bowl in a warm place to double in size.
  5. Take the dough punch down and cut in to equal size pieces.
  6. Roll as directed in the video.
  7. Leave to prove again.
  8. After egg wash and sprinkle sesame seeds and bake on 180c about 30 min.
  9. Cool on wire racks.
  10. Can freeze these rolls up to 3 months.

Friday 28 August 2015

Jam Layered Butter Cake



Simple Jam Layered Butter Cake

Ingredients

For the Pastry


  • 60g Butter
  • 125g Self Raising flour
  • 2 Tblsp Milk
  • Strawberry jam for spreading

For the Cake

  • 190g Self raising flour
  • 60g Butter
  • 1/2tspVanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1cup Caster sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk

For the Icing

  • 1 Cup icing Sugar
  • 2 Tsp Butter
  • Drop of vanilla
  • 1Tsp Warm water

Method

  1. Add butter, Flour, milk Mix until combines.
  2. Press in to a pan.
  3. Make the cake batter  by adding butter, sugar, eggs and mix well.
  4. Add flour and milk and mix about a min.
  5. Spread jam on the base.
  6. Pour the cake mix over and bake on 180c about 25 min or until a skewer comes out clean.
  7. Cool completely on a wire rack.
  8. Make icing and spread on the top.

Thursday 27 August 2015

No Knead Rye Bread (Simple Baking)



No Knead Rye Bread

Ingredients


  • 700g Bread flour
  • 220 g Rye Flour
  • 12g Yeast
  • 10g Salt
  • 700ml Warm water

Method

  1. Add yeast, warm water and mix well.
  2. Next add salt , rye flour and bread flour .
  3. Mix well.
  4. Cover and put in fridge about 12-24 hours.
  5. After take out and make loaves as directed.
  6. Leave to prove.
  7. Mix water and corn flour and cook 1/2 min in microwave.
  8. Sprinkle corn flour on the loaf and brush the tops with the cooked liquid.
  9. Cut across. Sprinkle some seeds on top.
  10.  Bake on 200c about 20-30 min or when tap the top gives a hollow sound.
  11. Cool on wire racks.
  12. Can freeze this up to 3 months.

Monday 24 August 2015

Almond Cookies



Crunchy Almond Cookies (Simple Baking)

Ingredients


  • 90g Almond flour
  • 1 Egg
  • 200g Self Raising flour
  • A drop of vanilla
  • 100g Icing sugar
  • 170g Cubed butter

Method

  1. Add sugar and butter and mix well.
  2. After add the flours, vanilla and and the egg. Mix until all combine.
  3. Next make balls coat in sugar and flatten and bake on 180c
  4. Cool on a wire rack.
  5. Store in air tight jars.


Friday 21 August 2015

Jam Buns (Simple Baking)



Jam Buns (Simple Baking)

Ingredients


  • 1kg Bread Flour
  • 3 eggs
  • 12g Yeast
  • 75g Butter
  • 150 g Sugar
  • 200ml Water
  • 200ml Milk
  • 9g Salt
  • Strawberry Jam for filling

Method

  1. Add the flour,milk,sugar,salt, yeast,eggs and start mixing.
  2. After add the water and keep kneading about 5 min.
  3. Next add butter and keep on kneading another 20 min.
  4. Leave the prepared dough in a greased bowl and leave in a warm place until double in size.
  5. Add flour on to the bench and put the dough and punch down.
  6. Divide the dough in to equal size pieces.
  7. Roll the dough and cover with a damp cloth and leave to rest on the bench.
  8. After make circles and put the jam in middle and seal well.
  9. Leave on a tray to prove.
  10. When ready brush the tops with eggs and bake on 190c about 20-25 min.
  11. Cool on a wire rack.

Thursday 20 August 2015

Soy and Linseed Bread (Simple Baking)



 Soy & Linseed Bread (Simp,e Baking)

Ingredients


  • 500g Bread flour
  • 130g Soy and linseeds
  • 8g Instant dry yeast
  • 400ml Warm water
  • 30g Sugar
  • 35ml olive oil.
  • 6g Salt

Method

  1. Add flour,salt, yeast, sugar and linseed and soy mix, oil in to the mixing bowl and start kneading adding water little by little until it becomes a smooth dough. keep on kneading for 25 min.
  2. Grease a bowl and put the dough and cover.
  3. Leave in fridge about 12- 24 hours to prove.
  4. After take out and cut the dough inn to two. 
  5. Roll the dough as instructed.
  6. Leave to prove again. Cut the tops.
  7. Spray oil.
  8. Bake on 190c About 20-30 min
  9. Cool on wire rack.
  10. Can freeze up to 3 months.

Sunday 16 August 2015

French Shortbread Cookies


French short Bread Cookies  (Simple Baking)

Ingredients


  • 140g Softened Butter
  • 1 Egg
  • 250g Plain flour
  • 125g Caster Sugar

Method




  1. Add sugar and butter in to a bowl and cream well.
  2. Add egg and flour and mix until it combines.
  3. Put the cookie dough on to the bench and roll to thickness  that you like.
  4. Cut to the desired shape using a cookie cutter.
  5. bake on 180c about 10-15 min
  6. Cool on wire rack and store in an air tight jar.

Thursday 13 August 2015

Home Made Multigrain Bread Rolls



Home Made Multigrain Bread Rolls

Ingredients


  • 550g Bread flour
  • 5g Bread improver
  • 6g Salt
  • 8g Instant dry yeast
  • 350ml warm water
  • 40ml olive oil
  • 30g Sugar
  • 150g Multi grain

Method

  1. Add bread flour, sugar, yeast and multigrain and mix well.
  2. Next add olive oil , Salt, and water and keep on mixing 25 min.
  3. After put the prepared dough in to a greased bowl and leave to double n size.
  4. When its double cut the dough in to equal size pieces.
  5. Cover with a damp cloth and leave 10 min to rest.
  6. Next roll and leave on a baking sheet to prove again.
  7. Brush the tops with eggs and bake on 180c about 20 min
  8. Cool on a wire rack.
  9. Can freeze these rolls up to 2 months and can thaw them as needed.

Monday 10 August 2015

Simple Quick & Spongy Butter Cake



Simple Quick and Spongy Butter Cake

Ingredients


  • 150g Margarine
  • 125g caster Sugar
  • 150g Self Raising flour
  • 3 Eggs
  •  Few drops of vanilla

Method

  1. Add sugar, margarine, self raising flour, vanilla,eggs and mix well about 5 min.
  2. Transfer it in to a baking pan.
  3. Bake 180c about 25-30 min.
  4. Cool on a wire rack.

Thursday 6 August 2015

Chocolate Milk Bread (Simple Baking)


Chocolate Milk Bread (Simple Baking)

Ingredients


  • 250g Bread flour
  • 3g Salt
  • 20g Sugar
  • 4g yeast
  • 1 Egg
  • 50ml whipping cream
  • 20g Cocoa powder
  • 20ml Melted butter
  • 70ml Milk

Method

  1. Add bread flour, sugar cocoa powder, yeast, whipping cream and eggs and start mixing.
  2. Add oil and milk, salt and keep on kneading 20 min.
  3. When the dough is ready leave in a warm place to double.
  4. After put the doubled dough on to the bench and cut in to four equal parts.
  5. Roll as directed.
  6. Place in a loaf pan to double in size.
  7. When ready egg wash and bake on 180c about 20-30 min or until when tapped it gives a hollow sound.
  8. Cool on a wire rack

Monday 3 August 2015

Tomato & Cheese Buns



Tomato and Cheese Buns

Ingredients


  • 750g Bread flour
  • 30g Sugar
  • 250g Tomato paste
  • 5g Salt
  • 12g Yeast
  • 60g Butter
  • 1 Cup water
  • Fresh tomato slices
  • Mozzarella cheese

Method

  1. Add bread flour yeast ,sugar, tomato paste,salt, butter and water and mix 25 min.
  2. Leave in a warm place to double.
  3. When double in size put the dough on to a floured bench and cut in to equal size pieces.
  4. Next roll them and leave on the bench 10 min covered with a damp cloth.
  5. Press down and make circles and egg wash.
  6. Lay the tomato and top with cheese and leave to double again.
  7. When ready bake on 180c about 20-25 min.


Saturday 1 August 2015

Chocolate Mousse Cake



No Bake Chocolate Mousse Cake

Ingredients


  • 200g Oreo cookies
  • 50g melted butter
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 Cup sugar
  • 10g Gelatine powder
  • 50g melted butter
  • 4 Eggs separated
  • 300g Dark chocolates


Method


  1. Melt Butter.
  2. Melt chocolate and leave to cool down.
  3. Crush the oreo cookies.
  4. Mix butter and processed cookies and press on to the base of the mould or the tray.
  5. Place in fridge to set.
  6. Melt the gelatine as directed.
  7. Add  the sugar and whisk egg whites in a clean mixing bowl.
  8. Whip the cream.
  9. Whip egg yolks and when pale add gelatine and then the chocolate and mix well.
  10. Add the whip cream and egg whites in to the same bowl and mix well.
  11. Pour that on to the prepared  tin and put in the refrigerator to set.
  12. Slowly release to get it out and serve with cream and ice cream.