Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Ragi Biscuits - with Zero Maida / APF

Looking for any healthier snacks with delicious bite. I tried this recipe for my hubby.



Ingredients 
Finger Millet - 1 cup
Wheat flour - 1 cup
Unsalter Butter - 3/4 cup , chilled and cut into small cubes
Powdered sugar - 1 cup , can be reduced to 3/4 cup if you feel the sweetness to be mild.
Baking powder - 2 tsp
Vanilla essence - few drops
Milk - little by little to form a dough , i used approximately 3 to 4 tbsp
Oil or butter - for greasing the baking tray

Preparation :
- Preheat oven @ 180'C
- Dry roast the finger millet flour until the nice aroma comes out.
- Once roasted , allow it to cool down.
- Then sieve both the flours along with baking powder and combine them well with spatula or whisk them.
- Now you can go ahead and add rouchougly chopped chilled butter and using your finger , rub it through the flour until it becomes crumble texture.
- Then you can add the powdered sugar , vanilla essence and 1 tbsp of milk at a time to form a smooth dough.
- Cover it and refrigerate the dough for 20 mins so that it becomes firm.
- In the workspace , dust some flour and roll the dough and cut it using cutter or any desired shape. ( I used the glass to cut the biscuits )
- Grease some oil on the baking tray and place these biscuits with 1" apart from each other.
- Bake for about 13 mins to get exact texture ( I got some crunchy texture )


Saturday, March 12, 2016

Eggless Red Velvet Minions cupcake - without condensed milk


Ingredients :
Flour - 1 cup
Corn starch - 2 tbsp
Powdered sugar - 3/4 cup
Butter - 1/4 cup , @ room temperature
Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Buttermilk - 3/4 cup
Red food color - as required
Vanilla - 1/2 tsp
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
Cocoa powder - 2 tbsp

Note : Buttermilk can be prepared with 3/4 cup milk with 1 tbsp vinegar

Preparation :

  • Sieve all the dry ingredients - flour , corn starch , baking powder , baking soda , salt , cocoa powder.
  • Beat butter and sugar until creamy and fluffy.
  • Add vanilla to butter mixture and beat again.
  • Add the dry ingredients little by little and combine them well. 
  • Next add the buttermilk and required amount of red food color. Combine them only until just incorporated.
  • Pour in the batter into the cupcake liners and bake them in preheated oven @ 180'C for about 15 to 20 mins.




Eggless Banana Choco Chip Muffins



Ingredients :
Whole wheat Flour - 1 cup
Brown sugar - 3/4 cup
Banana - 1
Milk - 1/2 cup
Vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 1/3 cup - 1 tbsp
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
Black Raisins - 2 tbsp
Choco Chips - 1/4 cup
Vinegar - 1 tsp

Preparation :

  • Preheat the oven @ 200'C for 10 mins.
  • Add vinegar to milk. Keep it aside for 5 mins.
  • In a bowl , take flour , powdered sugar , baking soda and combine them well.
  • Mash banana using back side of the fork.
  • Add the mashed banana to milk mixture along with vanilla , oil.
  • Finally combine both wet and dry ingredients together.
  • Pour in the batter into muffin liners and bake for 18 to 20 mins @ 190'C.

Note :
I used chopped walnut on top of the batter before baking.