Friday, 21 December 2012

Lemon Oat Meal Cookies

                                           Lemon Oat Meal Cookies

Ingredients

Butter 8 ounces

Egg yolk 1

Sugar 1 ¼ cup

Flour 1 1/3 cup

Oats 1 1/3 cup

Lemon peeled 1 tsp

Lemon essence ¼ tsp

Cream cheese 3 tbsp heaped

Salt a pinch

Ingredients for topping

Egg 1

Flaked almonds ½ cup

Sugar as required

Method

Beat 8 ounces butter, 3 tbsp cream cheese and 1 ¼ cup sugar until light and fluffy, add in the 1 egg yolk, ¼ tsp lemon peeled and ¼ tsp lemon essence, combine the 1-1/3 cup flour, 1-1/3 oats and pinch of salt, gradually add to the cream mixture and mix well, drop by table spoons 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheet, brush with beaten egg, sprinkle with sugar, topped with ½ cup flaked almonds, bake on no.4 180 degree C for 15 minutes till lightly brown. Remove on wire rack.

Collates

                            Collates

Ingredients

Melted chocolate 100 gm

Fresh cream 1/3 cup

Glazed cherries as required

Method

Boil 1/3 cup cream, add 100 gm melted chocolate, keep stirring and refrigerate chocolate mixture until its thick enough to pipe. Pipe mixture into foil cases, put piece of cheery, refrigerate before serving.

Mexican Chili Pizza

                    Mexican Chili Pizza


Ingredients for Pizza Dough

Flour 8 ounces

Instant yeast 1 ½ tsp heaped

Salt ½ tsp

Sugar 1 tsp

Powder milk 2 tbsp

Salt ½ tsp

Oil 2 tbsp

Egg 1

Ingredients for Filling

Roasted mince 1 cup

Chopped onion 3 tbsp

Sweet corn ½cups

Capsicum chopped 1

Tomato 1 chopped remove seeds

Crushed red pepper 1 tsp

Grated cheddar cheese ¾ cup

Grated mozzarella cheese ¾ cup

Oregano leaves 1 tsp

Olives sliced 2 tbsp

Mushroom sliced 2 tbsp

Pizza sauce 3 tbsp

Ingredients for Pizza Sauce

Tomato blended 4

Tomato paste ½ cup

Oregano leaves ½ tsp

Crushed red pepper 1 tsp

Salt ½ tsp

Orange red color pinch

Oil 2 tbsp

Crushed garlic 1 tsp

Method for Pizza

In a bowl mix together 8 ounce flour, 1 ½ tsp yeast, 1 tsp sugar, 2 tbsp oil, ½ tsp salt, 2 tbsp powder milk and 1 egg, knead into a soft dough with Luke warm water, and leave it in a warm place to rise for ½ hour, put dough in a greased dough cover and leave it to rise for 1 hour, pre heat your oven to 200 degree C, spread pizza dough on 10 inch pizza plate, brush with pizza sauce, sprinkle 2 tbsp cheddar cheese, top with 1 cup mince, 3 tbsp chopped onion, 1 tomato, 1 capsicum, ¾ cup mozzarella cheese, 1 tsp crushed red pepper, 1 tsp oregano, and lastly grated ¾ cup cheddar cheese. Cover and leave it to rise for 30 minutes then bake for 25 minutes until golden.

Method for Pizza Sauce

Blend 4 tomatoes, heat 2 tbsp oil fry 1 tsp crushed garlic till light golden, add in ½ cup tomato paste, cook till boiling add 1 tsp crushed red pepper, ½ tsp salt and pinch of color, cook tills sauce thickens cool and use as required.

Zafrani Caramel Pudding

                                       Zafrani Caramel Pudding

Ingredients

Milk 4 cups

Eggs 4

Rusk 4

Saffron ½ tsp crushed

Sugar 8 tbsp

Ingredients for Caramel

Sugar 5 tbsp

Method

Melt 5 tbsp sugar for caramel till light golden, add in a pan and leave to set for 10 minutes, soak 4 Rusk in 4 cups of milk for 10 minutes, add in it 8 tbsp sugar, put mixture in blender with 4 eggs, blend for 1 minute, put mixture in a pan with set caramel, sprinkle ½ tsp crushed saffron on top, put pan over a pan of water cover and cook over fire for 35 to 40 minutes on medium flame, be careful water should not go inside. Remove cool over night, over turn and serve chilled.

Cherry Almonds Chews

                                            Cherry Almonds Chews


Butter ½ cup

Caster sugar ½ cup

Egg 1

Flaked coconut 1 cup

Chopped almonds ¼ cup

Flour 1 ¼ cup

Cherries (Cut into halves) as required

Almonds essence ¼ tsp

Baking soda ½ tsp

Salt ½ tsp

Method

In a large bowl beat ½ cup butter and both the sugar until light and fluffy, add 1 egg beat well, add ¼ tsp essence, sieve together, 1 ¼ cup flour, ½ tsp baking soda and ½ tsp salt, gradually add to the cream mixture and mix well mix in 1 cup flaked coconut and ¼ cup almonds, drop by cookies scoop 2 inches apart onto lightly greased baking tray, place a cheery half in a centre of each, bake for 15 minutes on 180 degree C until lightly brown, remove to wire rack to cool.

Herbed Chicken and Cheese Tart

                                   Herbed Chicken and Cheese Tart



Ingredients for Short Crust Pastry

Flour 8 ounces

Butter chilled 5 ounces

Egg yolk 1

Chilled water as required

Salt ¼ tsp

Ingredients for Filling

Boneless chicken breast 3 thinly sliced

Cheddar cheese 1 cup

Onion 1 chopped

Crushed black pepper 1 tsp

Dry mix herbs 1 tsp

Garlic paste 1 tsp

Salt 1 tsp

Oil 3 tbsp

Ingredients for White Sauce

Milk 1 cup

Water 1 cup

Black pepper ¼ tsp

Mustard powder ¼ tsp

Salt ¼ tsp

Butter 2 tbsp

Flour 2 tbsp heaped

Method for Pastry

Sieve 8 ounce flour, add ¼ tsp salt, rub in 2 tbsp butter with your finger tip, add 1 egg yolk, mix slightly, knead with chilled water as required until the dough comes together, chill dough for 30 minutes before rolling, pre heat oven to 180 degree C. roll out the pastry into a round on a lightly floured surface and line a 9 inch tart dish with it, prick all over with fork and bake blind for 30 minutes in pre heated oven.

Method for Filling

Heat 3 tbsp oil, add 1 chopped onion, fry till light golden, add 1 tsp garlic paste, with 3 thinly sliced chicken breast, cook for 5 minutes, add 1tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper, 1 tsp mixed herbs, fry well, add in the white sauce and cook for 1 minute, pour the mixture into a baked pastry shells, level the top and sprinkle with 1 cup grated cheddar cheese, bake for 15 minutes till cheese melts and tart light golden. Slightly cool, cut into wedges and serve.

PINEAPPLE WHIRLAROUND(CHARLOTTE)

                    PINEAPPLE WHIRLAROUND(CHARLOTTE)


step 1-line a large bowl with the plastic wrap.cut thin slices of a small size)swiss roll and place on the bottom and sides evenly(just like shireen appa)pour in the filling cover and chill.

step 2-

filling.ingredients.

pine apple 400 gram(crushed)+cream cheese 400gr+cream 1cup.

suger(caster) to test+youghurt 2 tbs heaped+gellatin powder 3and half tsp (some more)+almonds 1/2 cup soacked,peeledand crushed(mota mota)

Method.

chop the pineapple pieces(mota mota)and set them aside.and save the juice.bring the 1/2 cup juice to boiladd jilatin and keep stirring till gelatin crystals are completely dissloved.keep it aside and let it cool to room temperature.

beat the cream and then add a little suger(caster)till it is soft and fluffy.

beat cream cheese+suger and yogurt till the suger is completelly dissolved.add chopped almonds,gelatin in juice and finally beaten cream.mix thoroughly with beater and last u fold the chopped pineapple.

pour this mixture on the prepared bowl cover and chill.to serve place,a plate on the bowl and turn over the pudding gently peeling off the plastic wrap.decorate with dollops of cream or as desired.

Note.if u want then u add strawberries instead of pine apple but with pineapple its test awesome.

one thing more, use the curd cheese instead of cream cheese(in pakistan cream cheese so expancive)