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Showing posts with label Breads and Parathas. Show all posts

Jun 13, 2020

Whole Wheat Flour Focaccia Bread


INGREDIENTS
:
Whole Wheat Flour - 2 Cups
Active Yeast - 1 Packet
Sugar - 1 TSP
Water - 1 Cup + as needed
Oil - 2 TBSP (any neutral oil)
Salt - As needed 

OPTIONAL:
Fresh basil - 1 TBSP (chopped)
Garlic - 1TBSP (Shredded)
Dried Italian Herb Seasoning - 1 TSP

TOPPING TO THE BREAD:
Bell Pepper
Onion
Cherry Tomato
Jalapeno  

PROOF THE YEAST:
To 1 cup of warm water add active yeast and sugar.Combine well.
Let it sit for 5-10 minutes, until the yeast is  foamy.

KNEAD THE DOUGH:
To the foamy yeast, add the whole wheat flour, salt, oil, fresh basil, garlic, Italian seasoning and water as needed. Knead well  for 10 minutes and make it as a soft smooth dough.

FIRST DOUGH RISE:
Grease the bowl with oil and place the dough. 
Spread some oil around the dough and  wrap the bowl with a  damp cloth.
Let it sit for 1 hour, to double the size.

SECOND DOUGH RISE:
You can see the dough has doubled the size.
Place a parchment paper on top of baking tray and spray some oil.
Punch the rised dough and fold it together, move it to the baking tray.
Spread the dough with hand allover the tray or roll it desire shape and move it to tray.
Place the topping on top of the dough as you like.
Cover it with damp cloth and let it sit for 1 more hour for second rising.

HOW TO BAKE?
Preheat the oven to 400`F.
Dough should have risen well by now.
Place the baking tray inside the oven and bake it for 25 minutes or until you see golden brown edges.
Remove it from oven and brush it up with olive oil to get more flavor.
Enjoy ur bread!!






Oct 9, 2011

Muffins



INGREDIENTS:

Oat flour- 3 cups
Flax seed flour- 1/4 cup
Sugar-1/2 cup
Baking soda-1/2 tspn
Baking powder- 11/2 tspn
Salt-1/2 tspn
Apple-1 (skin peeled & grated)
Banana-1(mashed)
Oil-2 tbspn
Milk-11/2 cups
Almonds-1/4 cup(chopped)
Dry grapes-1/4(chopped)

HOW TO COOK?

Blend Oat flour, Baking soda, Baking powder, Salt, sugar together in a bowl.
In a separate bowl,put flaxseed flour and mix with little water then combine with milk and oil.
Mix this mixture with Oat flour mix and stir until just blended.
Add the grated Apple, mashed Banana, crushed Almonds and Dry Grapes.
Batter will be thick.
Spray some oil in muffin cups and fill the batter 2/3 full.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool the pans for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.

Mar 9, 2011

Naan



INGREDIENTS

All purpose flour- 3 cups
Milk-3/4 cup
Water- 1 1/2 cup(approximately)
Yeast-1 Tablespoon
Salt-1 T.spoon
Sugar-1T.spoon
Oil

HOW TO COOK?

Take 1 cup of warm water and add the yeast followed by sugar,salt,milk and little oil.
Add this mixture with all purpose flour to make a dough.(Never mind the dough will be too sticky!).Rest it for 15- 20 minutes.
Preheat the oven for 500 degrees.
Apply some oil in your hand,take some dough(tomato size) and dust it with all purpose flour and roll it.
Place it in a tray and cook it for 3 to 3 1/2 minutes.Take it out and flip it other side cook for 1 minutes. Apply butter and serve.

Feb 11, 2011

METHI PARATHA


INGREDIENTS

Wheat flour-2cups
Onions-1/2(finely chopped)
Green chilly-2(finely chopped)
Cumin Seeds-1 T.spoon
Ginger garlic paste- 1/2 T.spoon
Methi leaves(finely chopped)
Cumin powder-1/2 T.spoon
Pepper powder-1/2 T.spoon
Salt
Oil

HOW TO COOK?

Make Chapatti dough and rest it for 10 minutes.
Heat pan, add oil once oil is hot add Cumin seeds,Green chilly, Onion(one by one).Add Ginger garlic paste and saute til onions are done.
Add the methi leaves followed by cumin powder and pepper powder. Cook till methi leaves are done.
Take a big ball of chapatti dough and press it as if you making for chapatti(little thick), stuff 2 t.spoon of cooked methi leaves and seal the edges.Roll the dough as you do for chapatti.
Cook it in a thawa.