Vanilla Buns - a quick tea-time muffin! Maida - 55 grams Sugar - 55 grams Butter- 28 grams Egg - 1 Baking Powder - 1/4 teaspoon Vanilla Essence - A few drops Milk - If necessary to bind. (about 3 tablespoons to get the dropping consistency) Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy. Beat egg into it and add gradually into the mixture Sift flour and baking powder together and fold into the creamed mixture with sufficient milk to give the dropping consistency. Add the essence. Mix lightly, but well. Half fill paper cups. Bake at 375 - 400 degrees F for 15 - 20 mins or until firm. Makes about 6 buns. Raisins or chocolate chips may be added for an interesting variation.
Eggless Jam Buns – biscuit like bun-jam combo! These can be made, to give children for Navarathri!! Maida - 240 grams baking powder - 1 tsp butter - 90 grams Sugar - 120gms Milk to mix - 50-60 ml Jam Sieve flour, baking powder and salt together. Rub in the fat and add the sugar. Mix to a stiff dough with milk. Knead lightly and divide into equal sized pieces - 17,18 Roll them into rounds and make a slight depression in the centre with your thumb. Add a little jam and place them on a greased baking tray. Bake at 200 degrees C for 15 minutes.
Food Processor Almond Cookies: This can be kneaded wih handbeater also. If using FP, all ingredients are kneaded together. Maida - 225 gms Butter - 180 gms Sugar - 180 gms Ground almond - 120 gms Almond essence Milk - very little to mix, only of necessary Cream fat & sugar until soft. Work in flour, almond powder, essence & enough milk to make a firm dough. Allow to stand in a cool place for 5 mts. Make small balls & press into discs between palms. Keep a thin almond slice on top (optional) Bake at 200 deg C deg F for 12 mts. Cool & store airtight. Makes 3 dozs.
Eggless FP Chocolate-Carrot Muffins - melts in the mouth Melted butter - ½ cp Condensed milk - ½ cup Golden syrup - 2 tsp (or honey) Castor sugar 2 tbsp Grated carrot - ¾ cup Self raising flour - ¾ cup (or 3/4 cup maida +1/2 tsp baking powder) Cooking soda - ¼ tsp Cocoa powder - 2 tbsp Chopped walnuts & raisins - each, 2 tbsp Vanilla essence Icing sugar –to garnish Transfer to a greased muffin tins or cake tin. Bake at 180 deg for 15-20 mts, if muffins or more time for a big cake.. Remove from oven & cool on a wire rack. Sprinkle with icing sugar & serve warm.
Cashew Biscuits - less sugar BUT more taste! This can be made without FP also, by mixing all ingredients together. FP makes the job easy! Cashews - 1 cup Maida - 2 cups Butter - 1 cup Sugar - 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp Baking powder - 1/2 tsp Just to crispen the nuts, bake them in a tray at 140 deg C for 10 mts. Cool & powder with 2 tbsp sugar. Now mix all ingredients to a dough in the FP. Make 35-40 portions & make small discs. Place on a well greased baking tray. I made some designs on them with cookie cutter - optional. Bake in a preheated oven at 160 deg C for 20 mts. Cool & store airtight.
Oats – Chocolate cookies - Make this using FP as well! Maida - ½ cup Oats - 1 ½ cups Oil - ½ cup Baking Powder - ½ tsp Baking soda - ¼ tsp Powdered sugar - 1 cup Cocoa powder - 2 tblsp. Mix powdered sugar and oil & beat till fluffy and smooth. Sieve maida, baking soda,baking powder and cocoa powder. Add this to the sugar and oil mixture along with the oats. Knead and make a nice dough. Then just take small balls and place it on your palm and press. Bake in a preheated oven at 180deg C for 10 - 12 minutes or till done. They are nice to look at and are very crunchy. If using FP, mix oil & sugar first thoroughly & then add the other ingredients.
Oats-Atta-Chocolate chip cookies - awesome taste! Oats - 1 cup Wheat flour - 2/3 cup Softened butter - ¾ cup Grated apple - ½ cup Brown sugar - 4 tbsp Chocolate chips - ½ cup Vanilla essence Knead all ingredients except chocolate chips in FP & finally add the chips. Chill in the refrigerator for 15-20 mts & divide into 12 portions. Keep each portion between your palms & pat to 2" circle. Place on a greased baking tray & bake at 160 deg C for 25 mtes or till golden. Remove, cool & store airtight. <TABLE style="WIDTH: 80%; mso-cellspacing: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="80%"><TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; PADDING-TOP: 0in"> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%; mso-cellspacing: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; PADDING-TOP: 0in">
Oatmeal Cookies - crispy & crunchy with a sweet oatmeal flavour! Please go to OATMEAL MIX Oatmeal mix - 3 cups Milk - 1/4 cup Egg - 1 Vanilla essence - 1 tsp Cinnamon+clove powder - 3/4 tsp (optional) Raisins - 1/2 cup I used EGG REPLACEMENT. In a small bowl, combine milk , vanilla & egg (or egg replacement). Put oatmeal mix, spice powder in a bowl & add liquid all at once & stir uuntil JUST BLENDED. Stir in raisins. Drop small amounts in greased baking sheet & bake at 180 C for 15 mtes. Remove, cool & store airtight. Makes 30-36 no:s.
Lemon Cookie - Makes about 2 dozen. Sift together: Maida - 2 cups Baking powder - ½ tsp Salt - a pinch Blend together: Sugar - 1 cup Finely grated lemon rind- 2 tbsp Butter -3/4 cup Finally adding: Fresh lime juice - ¼ cup Vanilla essence - 1 tsp Now add flour mixture. On a lightly floured work surface, halve the dough. Flatten each half into a 10-inch disk, and wrap each in plastic. Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes. Roll, cut cookies & bake at 160 C for 12-15 mtes. Sprinkle sugar on removing.
Eggless Peanut Cookies - do you love peanuts like me?? Mix either with hand or in a FP: Maida - 1 cup Coarsely powdered peanuts - ½ cup Melted butter - ½ cup Powdered sugar - 1/3 cup Make lime sized balls & sllghtly flatten. Arrange in a baking tray. Bake at 180 C for 20 mtes. Keep inside oven for 10 minutes and outside oven for 15 minutes; only then it becomes crisp. <HR style="COLOR: white" align=center SIZE=1 width="100%" noShade>