Recipe: Puff Pastry Pizza Pockets Puff Pastry Pizza Pockets are like mini pizzas with your favourite toppings wrapped in a crispy, flaky pastry. Hubby and I love these pockets as we are able to combine our two favourites – pizza and puff pastry. Sharing Puff Pastry Pizza Pockets Recipe With Sunday Funday Group For this weekend Amy suggested “Let’s make pizza! Share your favourite homemade pizza or a twist on pizza using classic pizza ingredients in another dish!” I opted for a twist of the pizza by including our favourite toppings in a puff pastry. Initially, I wanted to make actual pizza but I couldn’t stop thinking of the pizza pockets we get as a snack on the British Airways flight. I simply love…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Egg Free Peanut Butter M&M Cookies Egg Free Peanut Butter M&M Cookies are melt in mouth, slightly crunchy and scrumptious. Perfect for the Holiday season on your cookie plate, to share with friends and family or even for gifting. Generally the dough for peanut butter cookies has an egg, making them soft and chewy. Without the egg you will not get the chewy texture but they are slightly crunchy. Memories I had baked a huge batch of Egg Free Peanut Butter Cookies with chocolate chips in the month of August 2013. My eldest son’s wife loves cookies. She almost always misses breakfast but will grab a cookie or two before heading out to work. When my son came to visit us, I baked…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Orange Cinnamon Swirl Bread Orange Cinnamon Swirl Bread is a sweetish, airy, soft, fragrant yeast bread with orange juice, orange zest, milk, butter, cinnamon and sugar. Enjoy it slathered with some orange marmalade or toast it , butter it. Makes an excellent bread to enjoy on Thanksgiving Day or Christmas for breakfast. Like me if you have a dough kneader machine, the process of making bread from scratch becomes an easy task. With oranges in season right now, use them and allow the sweet fragrance to waft through your kitchen. Sharing Orange Cinnamon Swirl Bread Recipe With Sunday Funday This weekend theme has been suggested by Camilla. She wrote “November 17th is National Homemade Bread Day. Share a favorite recipe for the bread.…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Blueberry Muffins, Egg free Blueberry Muffins, Egg free are easy to make, lemony and bursting with fresh blueberries. Addition of yogurt makes the muffins light,soft and moist. Making these muffins is super easy. I bake them often especially when I am having friends over for tea or I when I want to give some edible gifts to them. I love how on baking the blueberries burst open and spread that lovely purplish pinkish colour, making the muffins appear beautiful. A little sprinkle of sugar on top makes it a bit crusty. I bake Blueberry Muffins with eggs and without eggs. However, thought of sharing the egg free version. Sharing Blueberry Muffins, Egg free Recipe Sunday Funday For this Sunday Amy requested us to…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Pistachio Saffron Muffins Pistachio Saffron Muffins are simple to prepare, fragrant, delicious, and free of eggs. They are ideal for any celebration, whether it’s a festival or a special event. I often bake these for Diwali. However, I am redoing the old post for Mother’s Day. Both my mum and mother in law had a sweet tooth. Whenever possible, I would bake pistachio saffron muffins for them. Memories I made Pistachio Saffron Muffins for the first time during the Gujarati New Year celebration on November 6, 2013. And the muffins disappeared pretty fast. New Year In Different Parts Of India Not all communities in India celebrate New Year at the same time. For starters I think the Gujarati community is the only one that…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Cranberry Brie Bites Cranberry Brie Bites are super easy to make, perfect as holiday appetizer or bites and versatile. Right from the type of pastry to the filling, one can opt to use what they have at hand or customize it their family’s liking. And did I mention they taste really good even when they become cold? Many brie bite recipes use crescent roll dough, flaky pastry dough or shortcrust pastry. I have used phyllo pastry. Not only do these bites turn out ultra crispy but also are a little more healthier than the fat loaded shortcrust or flaky pastry. I would have loved to use ready made phyllo tart shells. But I don’t get them in my small town. But no worries, as…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Chocolate Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies Chocolate Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies are soft, minty, chocolatey and super easy to make. These cookies are a perfection addition to your cookie and candy tray. Even better, gift them. A fun baking project to enjoy with your family during the holiday season. More About Chocolate Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies I usually make these chocolate thumbprint cookies for parties or just to enjoy one or two with my afternoon tea. Yup, I need one cookie with my tea, everyday! Forget about diet during teatime! When I’m not baking them for the seasonal holidays then I don’t add the crushed peppermint. For kiddies parties I add some sprinkles, sparkling sugar or use Hershey’s kisses. I wanted to use Hershey’s Peppermint Kisses but…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Za’atar Swirls Za’atar Swirls are flaky, flavourful, delicious and easy to make snack or appetizer. Basically you need puff pastry and za’atar and you’re good to go. Bake them for parties or gatherings . I have made them into small pies but you can easily shape them into bigger ones to enjoy as a light meal option with some salad on the side. What Is Za’atar? Za’atar pronounced as ZAH-tar is a popular Middle Eastern seasoning blend. It is made from dried herbs, sumac and sesame seeds. A versatile blend, it can be used in soups, salads, meats, fish, breads, crackers, etc. Actually, the possibilities are endless. I love this seasoning blend. During my trip to Dubai in summer, I got addicted to the…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Basil Garlic Pull Apart Bread Basil Garlic Pull Apart Bread is an easy to make, fun savoury bread full of garlic and basil flavours. Ideal for any dinner get together like Thanks Giving, Christmas or just when friends and family get together for a meal. Don’t need to slice the bread. Serve the whole loaf and everyone can pull apart a slice or two. Memories The first time I made basil garlic bread was way back in Oct 2012. I had gone to Nairobi and came back with a whole bunch of fresh basil from my niece’s garden. Besides using some for pasta and pesto, I decided to use some for making bread. Back then I added the garlic and chopped basil to the…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Blackberry Cobbler Blackberry Cobbler is a perfect summer time dessert, easy to make and super delicious. It is sweet, juicy, slightly tart with a golden biscuit topping. Best served with a dollop of vanilla ice cream. Trust me, it is not a difficult recipe to make at all. Go for individual servings or one tray bake. The choice is yours. I am a lover of individual servings. Therefore used ramekin bowls. I must admit I was a bit hesitant to make a cobbler all this time, thinking that if the biscuit layer doesn’t turn out good, the dessert will be a flop. So mostly I would make Apple Crisp especially when I have guests over and need an easy dessert. This time I had…
