breads

New Year Special : Cherry Coffee Cake

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:10:00 +0100

Ingredients
3 cups - all purpose flour
25 gms - active dry yeast
1/4 cup - warm water (105 degrees to 115 degrees)
1 cup - sour cream
1 - egg
3 tbsp - sugar
2 tbsp - butter or margarine, softened
1 tsp - salt

For the Filling:
2 1/2 cups - fresh pitted tart cherries, thawed, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup - sugar
1/2 cup - chopped almonds, toasted
2 tbsp - all purpose flour
salt to taste

Method

In a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in water; let stand for 5 minutes. Add sour cream, egg, sugar, butter, salt and 2 cups flour, beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface, knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down. Reserve 1 cup dough. Divide remaining dough in half. Roll each portion into a 9-in. circle; place in greased 9-in. round baking pans. Combine filling ingredients, spread over dough to within 1/2 in. of edge. Roll out reserved dough to 1/4-in thickness, cut into 1/2-in. strips. Make a lattice top over filling. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. Bake at 375 degrees F for 15 minutes. Cover top with foil; bake 20 minutes longer or until browned.

Bread Seasoned

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:20:44 +0100

Ingredients :
3-4 slices Bread (wheat or plain) but day old
1 Onion (finely chopped)
1 Tomato (finely chopped)
1 tbsp Coriander (finely chopped)
1/2 tsp Lemon Juice
1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
Salt - to taste
2 1/2 tsp Oil
1/4 tsp Cumin & Mustard Seeds

Method :
Chop the bread in very tiny cubes. Keep aside.Heat oil in a large saucepan, add seeds, splutter.Add onion, tomatoes and cook till tender.Add in bread and all other ingredients.Stir well to mix the masalas evenly.Garnish with more coriander if desired.Serve hot.

Making time: 10 minutes
Makes: 2 servings

Best in: Common ailments when spicy foods burn in the throat, and bland ones taste bitter.

Bread Pudding

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:20:41 +0100

Ingredients
6 slices day-old bread
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
4 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
3/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Break bread into small pieces into an 8 inch square baking pan. Drizzle melted butter or margarine over bread. If desired, sprinkle with raisins.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Beat until well mixed. Pour over bread, and lightly push down with a fork until bread is covered and soaking up the egg mixture.
Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly tapped.

Shahi Toast

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:19:45 +0100

Ingredients
Four slices of Bread each cut diagonally into two pieces.
ghee or oil for frying.
Sugar Syrup [mix 2.5 cups of sugar with 1 cup of water and cook syrup for five min ]
rabri ( thickend milk)..1/2 cup
Few Cashewnuts, Almonds, Coconut powder, Raisins, Silver Foil for garnishing.

Method
Fry all the slices in hot ghee till golden brown.
Dip these fried slices into sugar syrup for 30 seconds and take them out in a serving plate.
Spread a layer of rabari...
Spread the shreded almonds, cashewnuts, raisins, coconut powder on mawa layer. Cover with siver foil.
Serve hot or cold, it tastes equally delicious.

Tasty Toast

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:18:18 +0100

Ingredients:
Bread slices, cut each piece into half 3
Eggs 3
Onion finely chopped 1
Green chili, finely chopped 1
Butter or oil 4 tbsp
Salt and pepper powder to taste

Method:
Break the eggs into a bowl, add salt, pepper, chopped onions and
chili and beat well with a fork.
Divide the egg mixture into two parts and keep aside.
Heat 2 tbsp of butter in a frying pan, dip three bread slices into
one part of the egg batter, coat well on both sides of the bread
slices with the egg mixture and fry on both sides until brown and
crispy.

Repeat with the other three slices of bread and the remaining egg
mixture...

Bread Potato Cutlet

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:46:19 +0100

Ingredients :
Bread with its edges cut - 4 or 5 slices
Potato - cooked and mashed - 2 nos
Salt - to taste
Green chilli - cut into pieces - 4
Grated cheese - 1 cup
Coriander leaves - cut - a little
Sooji (Maida) powder - 2 tablespoon
Bread crumbs - as required

Method :
Soak bread slices, take it out and squeeze the water front that.
Mix the grated cheese, cut green chillies, required salt, cooked and mashed
potatoes, the bread, and make a dough.
Make small balls and flatten them in the shape of your choice, (heart shaped,
square, triangular or rectangular, circular etc) dip it in the sooji powder mix
(made with water), and then in the bread crumbs and deep fry them in well heated
oil.

Quick Bread Pizza

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:42:55 +0100

Ingredients :
2 green capsicum deseeded and finely chopped
1 onion finely chopped
2 green chilli finely chopped
8 slices of bread
8 tablespoons tomato chilly sauce
8 tablespoons grated cheese
salt to taste
butter to grease the pan

Method :
In a bowl, mix the finely chopped bell peppers, onions, green chillies and salt
Divide into 8 equal portions.
Place each portion on a bread slice.
Top with tomato sauce and sprinkle grated cheese on top.
Heat a griddle or a nonstick pan and grease with some butter.
Arrange a few bread slices on the pan.
Cover and cook on medium heat for about 2 minute(s) or till the underside has become golden brown and the cheese has melted.
Repeat the procedure with the rest of the bread slices.
Note : As a variation, any left over vegetable can be used

Bread Pudding

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:41:07 +0100

Ingredients :
6 slices day-old bread
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
4 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
3/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method :
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Break bread into small pieces into an 8 inch square baking pan. Drizzle melted butter or margarine over bread. If desired, sprinkle with raisins.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Beat until well mixed. Pour over bread, and lightly push down with a fork until bread is covered and soaking up the egg mixture.
Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly tapped.

Shahi Toast

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:38:34 +0100

Ingredients :
Four slices of Bread each cut diagonally into two pieces.
ghee or oil for frying.
Sugar Syrup [mix 2.5 cups of sugar with 1 cup of water and cook syrup for five min ]
rabri ( thickend milk)..1/2 cup
Few Cashewnuts, Almonds, Coconut powder, Raisins, Silver Foil for garnishing.

Method :
Fry all the slices in hot ghee till golden brown.
Dip these fried slices into sugar syrup for 30 seconds and take them out in a serving plate.
Spread a layer of rabari...
Spread the shreded almonds, cashewnuts, raisins, coconut powder on mawa layer. Cover with siver foil.
Serve hot or cold, it tastes equally delicious.

Bread Pulao

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:12:35 +0100

For 2 servings..

Cut 4 bread slices into small pieces & keep aside.
Boil 2 patatos, & after peeling off cut it in small pieces. Cut a tamato in small pieces.
Heat 3 tbsp. Refined Oil in a container, crackle the cumin seeds(1tbsp), add mustard seeds(1tbsp), & curry leaves. Add patato n tamato in the mixture, add salt & pepper. After 3-4 minutes of cooking at high heat, add breads slices cut into small pieces, deep fry it.. & serve, only HOT.
(onion can also be used, which can be put after crackling cumin seeds)