Cashew Cookies

Cookies are great accompaniment snack for evening tea/coffee... Home made cookies are especially too good. Now here is one more version of cookies with cashew nut. You can substitute with almonds or walnuts as well.  These cookies were just melting in mouth and everyone loved it. By the way I had made this quite long back, but some how it got missed. So here it is...

Ingredients:

All purpose flour (Maida) - 1 1/4 Cup

Sugar - 1/2 Cup

Salt - 1 Pinch

Butter/Ghee - 3/4 Cup

Chopped Nuts - 1/2 Cup

How to make:

1. Mix the flour, salt and sugar well. Melt the butter/ghee and add to the flour. 

2. Using cookie cutter make different shapes. If you don't have cookies cutter, make small balls of the dough and flatten with center of your palm.

3. Place in greased baking tray. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 mins.

Raspberry Cupcake (Eggless & Microwaved)

 Now its time for baking some fresh cup  cakes... Tried egg less raspberry cake... Believe me it came out so soft and fluffy.... I used silicon moulds which is so easy to use and clean.  In case you didn't get raspberry, replace it with strawberry . The seeds of raspberry gave nice crunchy taste to the cup cake.

 

Ingredients:

All purpose flour (Maida) - 1 Cup

Sugar - 1 Cup

Milk - 1/2 Cup

Melted butter - 3/4 Cup

Raspberry(crushed & pulped) - 3/4 Cup

Baking powder - 1/4 tsp

Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Almond / Cashew flakes - 1/2 Cup (Optional)

 

How to make:

 

1. Mix the melted butter and sugar until the sugar dissolves. Now mix all other ingredients 1 by 1.

 

2. Pour the mixture in the mould to half of it, so that there is enough space to raise. In case you don't have silicon moulds, you can any ceramic or microwaveable bowls also...

 

3. Microwave it for 2 mins. Generally it will be done in 2 mins. But each microwave is different. So check if it is cooked. If not microwave it for another 30 seconds. Allow it to cool for 5-10 mins and demould it....

Orange Cake (Microwave)

Wanted to try some different cake other than vanila or chocolate and ended up with orange cake. It was different and tasty.... Came out so soft and nice... Tea time cake is ready in few mins......

Ingredients:

All purpose flour (Maida) - 1 1/2 Cup
Orange juice(fresh juice) - 1/2 Cup
Orange rind / zest - 1 tbsp
Salt - 1 pinch
Sugar - 1 Cup
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Baking Powder - 1/4 tsp
Egg - 1 no. (optional)

Milk - 1/4 cup

Butter / Ghee - 1/2 Cup

 

 

How to make:

 

1. Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl and orange zest, egg and milk.

 

2. Mix well and add the melted butter/ghee. Mix faster with spatula for 2-3 mins.

 

3. Greese the microwavable bowl and pour the cake batter in the bowl and microwave it at high for 3 mins.

 

4. Cool it and turn it over, cut into slices and serve.....

 

P.S. If you don't want to use egg, add 1/4 tsp of baking powder and soda more and 20 ml of milk more. And if you wannt you can add some orange colour too.......

 

Cup Cake

This cuppy cake is prepared in less than 5 mins (including mixing time) people... Trust me... So easy and kids will love it... Why only kids, everyone will love it... A quick snack to make and impress... Try it out...

 

 

Ingredients:

 

All purpose flour (Maida) - 2 tbsp

Sugar - 1 tbsp

Cocoa Powder - 1 tbsp

Baking powder - 1 pinch

Baking Soda - 1 pinch

Egg - 1 (Small one)
Milk - 1 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp

Vanilla Essence - 1/2 tsp

Chopped Nut - As preferred

 

How to make:

 

1. Take a microwaveable tea cup and mix all the dry ingredients in that.

 

2. Add the milk, oil, egg and vanilla essence and mix well with help of spoon for 30 secs.

 

3. Once all the ingredients are bend well, add some chopped nuts on top. Keep in microwave on high for 2 - 2.30 mins.

 

4. Hot cuppy cake is ready to smack...! now wasn't it too easy one to make ?

Coconut Cookies

Here is another varity of home made cookies. Cookies without egg and baking powder.. I used gas oven and baked till the colour changed to golden brown.

Ingredients:

All purpose flour (Maida) - 1 Cup

Sugar - 1/2 Cup

Salt - 1 Pinch

Vanaspathi - 1/2 Cup

Coconut - 1/2 Cup

Milk - 50 ml

How to make:

1. Mix the flour, coconut, salt and sugar well. Melt the vanaspathi and add to the flour. Sprinkle the milk and make a smooth dough.

2. Make small balls of the dough and flaten with center of your palm.

3. Place in greased baking tray. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 mins.

Butter Cookies

Long time since I baked something.... So wanted to try cookies and it turned out so good.... Cookies without egg and baking powder.. I used gas oven and baked till the colour changed to golden brown. I never thought making cookies is so easy... Now I'm going to try many more variations in cookies...

 

 

Ingredients:

 

All purpose flour (Maida) - 1 Cup



Sugar - 3/4 Cup (If you like it little salty, lessen the sugar)

Salt - 1/4 tsp

Butter / Margarine - 1/2 Cup

 

 

How to make:

 

1. Mix the flour, salt and sugar well. Melt the butter and add to the flour to make a dough.

 

2. Roll the dough into thick sheet and with help of cookies cutter make your desired shapes.

 

3. Grease the baking tray and place the cookies. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 mins.