Round Up Of August Month- Know Your Natural Sweetness - Jaggery & an Awards

Dear Friends

Am very much thankful to Jagruti of Jagruti's Cooking Odyssey who has given her host series to everyone and I was selected my 1st event.I am really excited on my 1st host event and getting new friends and their recipes :) I had really enjoyed seeing all the wonderful entries as far as I had received very delicious 36 entries.It was very lovely experience and helped me to gain confidence in building up together and exciting to see more and more entries and love to talk to friends, post my comments on their entries and lovely time together :) Am very much thankful to all friends who had submitted their entries and I am happy to have such a very wonderful friends who loves to share,post comments and their efforts on blogging events.Am waiting to see more and more entries from you all for my ongoing and future events :)

Here is the round up of this event "Know Your Natural sweetness- Jaggery ".We had declared the results on an Awards selected by Jagruti Madam and she helped me too for an awards :). Hearty Congratulations to everyone and Please take your award and publish it on your blog :) :)

BEST INNOVATIVE AWARD goes to Nayana and her blog Nayana's Kitchen Kreations

 &

BEST INNOVATIVE AWARD goes to Amrita  and her blog Mittu Cooking Love

 

BEST NEW DISH AWARD goes to Jagruti and her Blog Jagruti's Cooking Odyssey

&

BEST NEW DISH AWARD goes to Prashanthy and her Blog Cooking is Fun

BEST TRADITIONAL AWARD goes to Vardhini and her Blog Cook's Joy

&

BEST TRADITIONAL AWARD goes to Gathampari and her Blog Gat's Samayal

TOP CONTRIBUTOR AWARD goes to Jiya and her blog Jiya's Delicacy

&

TOP CONTRIBUTOR AWARD goes to Gathampari and her blog Gat's Samayal

PARTICIPATION AWARD goes to all Participants who has submitted all wonderful entries as my love and Thank you :)

Here are the awards and Please click this image,copy and paste it on your blog.Thank you :) Once Again CONGRATULATIONSSSSSSS!!!!

Friends,Please post new entries on my ongoing event "ANNOUNCING AN INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATION" series owned by Jagruti Madam and hosted by Me.

Awaiting to see more entries on my ongoing event  and get an award :):)

Thank you everyone dear :)

Raisins Bread Pudding

Dear Friends

Hope everyone is busy for long weekend trip(USA) :) I had posted my previous ongoing event Please link any entries to my event.dear.We will announce  the list of awards to bloggers who have posted it on August Month "Know Your Natural Sweetness- Jaggery :) " shortly.

Sorry to tell you everyone as my laptop got fully damaged as Am waiting for it to fix it up.Please bear it with me.Am sorry for the much delay to comment and missed out events.Hoping to get everything soon in a fix!

Let's talk about my new post on Bread Pudding !!! I was being bored of eating simple bread with jam and keeps on staring it. I want to try out something different for my more and more bread lying down on it. I came to know that bread pudding is widely popular dessert in the world wide countries especially South USA,Europe,South America,Asia Pacific,Canada and Mexico.Wowwwwwwwwww I tried it and It came out Awesome and almost full.It can be eaten at Breakfast or Dinner.

A Bread pudding is bread based dessert usually from stale bread and combination of milk,sugar, eggs or syrup and spices can be added such as cinnamon,nutmeg,cardamom,vanilla and dried fruit nuts. It can be also adding rum or caramel sauce or any sweet sauce on it.I didn't add rum to it. :)

Well Here is my recipe goes on below

Ingredients:

• 8 to 12 slices of bread  or your choice as I didn't use stale one.If u have stale ones or leftover bread slices  then you can use it.
• 1/2 cup Milk
• 1 Egg (Replaced with 1/2 cup Condensed milk)
• 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup sugar (You can use brown sugar or white sugar)
• 1/4 Tsp Nutmeg Powder or Grounded Cinnamon
• A pinch of Cardamom Powder (Optional)
• A Handful of Raisins or 1/4 cup of Black Raisins(Currants)
• 1/2 Tsp Vanilla Extract or your favorite extract 

Method:

Please see the picture as given Follow it accordingly.

• Preheat the oven to 350 F or 180 C.
• Tear the bread into bite sized pieces and put it into the Baking Pan(13*9 )inch or any pan.
• Mix all the ingredients given and whisk it well.
• Pour the egg vanilla mixture along with your favorite spices and add raisins into the bread and allow it to soak for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until it is fully soaked.
• Take a sauce pan,pour the water and allow it to boil till it reaches a boiling range.
• If you have extra pan little bigger than your baking pan soaked bread mixture.
• Place a bigger pan or aluminum rectangle foil pan or any size bigger than your baking pan.
• Pour hot water to it 
• Place the bread mixture baking pan on the water bath.
• Please check that the water level should be 2/3 rd half to the baking pan of all the sides as shown in the picture.
• Allow to to bake for about 20 minutes or  until it is light brown and completely cooked.
• Allow it to cool or warm
• Slice it and serve it.
• Can garnish it with powdered sugar or whipped cream or any fruits such as strawberries or banana slices or any syrup such as maple syrup or caramel sauce.

Enjoy it

Here is the final picture of Bread pudding as shown :)

 

Happy Baking :)

Submitting the entry to 

Jagruti's Event Announcement and this event hosted by me 

Announcement Event Series- An International Celebration - U.S.A

 Archana's Event and Vardhini's Event Announcement Bake Fest 

 

Announcement Event Series- An International Celebration - U.S.A

Announcement Event Series- International Celebration- Desserts/Sweets/Bakes for the U.S.A.

Dear Friends

Announcing my favorite event called an International Celebration - U.S.A.

I am excited to post my 2nd event of 2 dishes one for baking or dessert or both for the U.S.A Celebration on September month

 This event is owned by Jagruti of Jagruti’s Cooking Odyssey. Am very happy for choosing the right event on the theme U.S.A. as the USA‘s traditional cuisine uses indigenous ingredients such as sweet potatoes, corn, pumpkin and maple syrup. Chocolate Chips cookies are widely popular in the U.S. Based on there traditional desserts and holidaying /Celebration such as an Independence day, Labor Day, Halloween, St.Patrick's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Worldwide Christmas.please bake any goodies as traditional cakes, cupcakes, pies and cookies Or desserts

Thanks a tons to Jagruti Madam for letting me to host this event and I am very lucky for this.

Coming to the theme of this event, you can bake any goodies or make a dessert or both.

We shall give you an online award for the Most Contributor Award, Best Innovative Award, Best Traditional Award, Best New Dish Award and a Participation Award.

Here are the participation details:

1.On hosting this event for the  USA I am asking you all to send in your recipes for


Example : Classic American Pumpkin Pie or New York style cheesecake.

  2. Entries posted from 1st - 30th September 2012 is acceptable.

3. Please link your entries using the linky tools here.

4. Your entry post should contain the link to this event announcement and Jagruti's Event Announcement.Please put our event logo on your blog and everyone will read it that will be very helpful.It's MANDATORY!

5. Multiple entries are welcome only based on September 2012.No archived and older posts please. If an older entries or non traditional entries or not following the rules, then will be removed or DELETED.

6. Non-bloggers are invited to participate in the event. You can mail me your recipe and a photograph of the dish to the mail id tangymindsachu@gmail.com.

  Looking forward to see your creative and delicious entries.

Link your entries here

Mini Apple Pies :)

Dear Friends :)

Thank you everyone for the wonderful comments on my previous post. :) Am still happy dear. :) I got wonderful gift from my friend that is Pie pan :) I have a very small family and No one can eat that much big one and I have to eat that one, Am sure i ll bake a big pie from that pan during potluck or party and post it soon :) :):) :) So Am deeply thinking why not making a small one.My dearest sis and friend asked Do you have an Apple pie on your blog? I said oops no :( I want to try out differently.I told her I ll bake it soon and It came out well with my 1st attempt in baking mini apple pies from muffin cup or any desired shape muffin pan. Here is the recipe goes on.It ll be very tasty and an aromatic apple flavor with all spices :) You can impress by making different shapes by your kids or friends than regular pies :) It is an Eggless one and one of my brother's favorite Apple Pie.Missing my brother lots.

An Apple pie is a pastry crust which is called as double because it starts off the base and filling inside and top to cover the filling :).Its the most ingredient that is cooking apples and cinnamon and all spices.I used fruit apples.I have given a try to use fruit apples.It came out well.It is purely originated from the English recipe and world wide.It is also one of the U.S.A.'s favorite Apple Pie :)

Ingredients :

For the Crust : (I made very less quantity) You can increase double of the measurements given.

• 1 Cup All purpose Flour
• 1/2 Tablespoon Sugar
• 1/2 Tsp Salt.
• 6 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter (It must be cold. cut into cubes) No melting.
• 4 to 5 Tablespoons Cold Ice Water.
• 2 Tablespoons Melted butter for brushing the top of the pie.

For Filling :

• 2 Red Apples or Green Apples( Washed,Peeled and Cut into slices or chopped into pieces of your choice)
• 1/2 Tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 3 Tablespoons Light Brown Sugar
• 2 Tablespoons Sugar
• 1/4 Tsp Nutmeg powder
• A pinch of Salt.
• 2 Tablespoon Flour ( To avoid over flowing the juice out of it)
• 1  Tablespoon Cider Vinegar or Apple juice.
• 1 Tablespoon Of Lemon Juice.

 Notes: If you are using Red apples, reduce sugar or depends on the sweetness.

Method:

Here is the step by step wise of the picture as shown.

For Making the crust:

• Take a wide bowl,Add flour,salt,sugar,grated butter if you dont have food processor.Knead it well by your hand or pastry blender till you get alike bread crumbs.
• If you have Food processor ,then mix everything and make into crumbs.not too much pulse.pulse it for about 30 seconds.
• Knead well by adding little cold water to it till you get soft ball shaped.Not too dry not too wet.
• Cover it with plastic wrap and keep it in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.

For Making the Filling :)

• Add one by one as given in the Filling Ingredients.
• Mix well.

To Assemble:

• Take out the dough.Sprinkle the flour on the work counter top and make the dough flat on the dusted flour surface at least 1/8 inch 
• Take cookie cutter or any round shaped bowl .Cut into desired circle shape.
• Grease the butter on to the muffin pans.
• Put the shaped dough into the muffin pan and make it into shaped design by pressing it gently with your index finger and thumb.
• Prick it small holes by using fork to allow the steam out.
• Put the fillings inside at least 1 Tablespoon.
• Take out the extra shaped dough and cover it on the top and press it to the edges firmly.
• For strips,make the flat dough into thin and take pizza cutter or knife make into straight horizontal lines.Cut into 6 stripes and cover it on the top as given.
• Take a sharp knife cut into "X" in the center of the pie and it helps to cook inside.
• Brush the melted butter on the top.
• Bake it for about 10 to 12 minutes or until its brown in color.
• Allow it to cool.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.
• Garnish it with whipped cream or chopped fruits or Ice cream on the top.

Enjoy!!!

Happy Baking!!! :)

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Cake Pops - A Special Treat for Everyone :)

Dear Friends!


I am very happy because my blog has reached 100 followers.Without you all,I won't get support and motivate me to do.I am very much heartfelt thanks to you and everyone for dropping very wonderful comments and following me :) Wishing to get more and more and improve my blog dear. I made very special treat for you all today ..Take it as a token of love and affection from us dear.Here is the Cake Pops as I have tried in my 1st attempt :):) :)

A cake pop is so simple which can be baked or any left over cakes are collected.It is crumbled into pieces.A butter cream is being added to it and make into balls.It is attached to lollipop sticks and once firm,dipped into any candy melts. Design it with any choice of your creative ideas on the cake pop decoration :) It sounds fun :)


Ingredients:

• 1 Box of your flavor Cake Mix or any Left over Cake.
• 1 Cup Any Butter cream frosting
• 1 cup Semi sweet Chocolate chips or Cooking Chocolate bar(2 squares)

Notes : If you have Candy Melts packet.Follow the instructions.(Available at Grocers stores)

Tools Needed:

• A sauce pan for boiling the water.
• Lollipop sticks.(I used Bamboo sticks ) as I didn't have
• 1 Heat proof bowl for melting the chocolate
• 1 Bowl for making the cake balls.
• Baking sheet
• Wax Paper or Parchment Paper
• Styrofoam wrapped with gift paper or paper design. or Thermocol stand to hold the cake pops for allowing it to dry.

Method:

Here is the step by step wise of picture as given as I made it as so simple one. :)

• Cut the cake into pieces.
• Put the cake into the food processor to make cake crumbs or you can do it with your hands.
• Put Butter cream to the cake crumbs in a bowl.
• Mix well
• Make into balls by using your hands.
• Take a sauce pan pour water to it.Allow it to boil on medium flame.
• Keep the bowl on the saucepan that is double boiler.
• Allow the chocolate to melt on low flame,.
• Once it melts and keep stirring until  forms a silky smooth
• Alternatively, you can keep the oven proof small bowl  into the Microwave for 1 minute to make the chocolate melt.Keep stirring.
• Allow it to cool.
• Insert a lollipop or bamboo stick to the cooled chocolate as half of the top as shown in the picture.
• Insert the stick into the cake balls.
• Allow it to stand on the wax paper or parchment paper of the baking sheet.
• Keep it in the fridge for about 15 minutes or until it is firm
• Once it is firm,dip the cake balls into the chocolate melt bowl to get fully covered around.
• Allow it to pat by using your hands to get away any excess.
• Make the cake covered chocolates inserted in sticks into the foam or thermocol.
• Let it stand for about 10 minutes.
• Design it with your choice by either decorating it with sprinkles or chocolate shavings or drizzle it with white chocolate or pre made icing flowers or homemade fondant flowers.
• It is ready to serve and bite it :)

Here is the 1st attempt Cake pops as shown :)

Enjoy !! It ll be delightful for your kids and party or get together :) It ll be fun.:)

Happy Baking!!! :)


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Black and White Whoopie Pies!!!

Hi Friends!!!

I want to share it with you everyone.I spoke to Zoe and Anuja 's Simple Baking about Bake Along  and emailed and chatting on FB about it and I am keen interested in joining it too.It is nice one. Also got nice friends too and You can join for free :)
This blog hop is organised by Joyce from Kitchen Flavours, Lena, from Frozen wings and Zoe from Bake for Happy Kids
Here is the badge For Bake Along.It is given as Theme Whoopie Pies You can post it :)

If you want to know more about it,please visit the site Visit their blog i got it from Zoe 's Bake for Happy Kids.

Well here I had tried how to make Whoopie Pies after heard it from the bake along.It is 1st time heard of it and want to have a try and how does it taste :) ?  It looks like sandwich cookies!But it is not like cookies fully because it is very soft alike cake.Whoopie pie is baked good and tasted like cake made up of  round shaped two discs alike with sweet cream or cream cheese or frosting sandwiched between them. It is purely originated in the U.S.A.

I have tried to make it as own recipe as Vanilla Strawberry (White) and Chocolate (Black)  whoopie pie with Vanilla Buttercream frosting :) Here is the recipe as below.You can make any thing such as peppermint or chocolate or cream cheese frosting or store bought cream frosting..It is easy to make it :)

  


Ingredients:

• 1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter(Room Temperature)
• 1 Cup packed brown sugar
• 1 Egg
• 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
• 2 Cups All purpose Flour Plus 1 Tablespoon for covering the chopped strawberries.
• 1/3 Cup Cocoa Powder
• 1 Tsp Baking Powder
• 1 Tsp Baking Soda
• 1/2 Tsp Salt
• 1/2 Cup Buttermilk
•  1/4 Cup Instant coffee for Chocolate whoopie pie.
• Freshly chopped Strawberries - A few

 Notes : You can reduce half of the measurements.

Method:

Here is the image as shown :

• In a wide bowl,Add Flour,Baking powder,Baking soda and salt,Sift it twice
• Using an electric mixer or hand mixer,Beat the butter and sugar on medium heat for about 2 minutes until it is light and fluffy.
• Add a egg and beat well
• Add Vanilla extract and beat well until it is all incorporated.
• Add half of the dry ingredients mixture into the butter mixture.Beat it on low speed.
• Once it is almost incorporated, Add butter milk.
• Continue to beat on low speed until all the ingredients are well incorporated
• I had added few strawberries atleast 6,covered it with flour and put into the white vanilla batter
• Divide the batter into halves one is vanilla and other one is for making chocolate 
• In that bowl,Add cocoa powder with warm water instant coffee to it and mix well.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F or 180 C
• If you don't have a Whoopie Pan set then no problem Take 2 piping bags,transfer the vanilla  batter to it and transfer the chocolate batter to the another piping bag..Cut small holes of the bottom of the piping bag.
• Make small shaped alike dome by pressing it on the greased baking sheet or line the baking sheet with parchment paper.Leave a space 2 inches apart then continue it.

Also an alternative method

• Spoon  atleast 2 Tablespoons of vanilla batter on the baking sheet.Also for chocolate batter too the same.
• If you have a whoopie pie pan,Grease it with baking spray or butter.
• Spoon 2 Tablespoons of batter into each cavity.
• Spread it around the edges
• Batter should be 2/3 full.
• Bake it for about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Allow it to cool on the cooling rack for about 10 minutes

For Making Filling:

Notes: You can buy store bough of your favorite butter cream.

Vanilla Butter Cream 

Ingredients:

• 6 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter(Room Temperature)
• 1 1/2 cups Confectioners sugar
• 1/2 Tsp Vanilla Extract
• A pinch of Salt(If you don' t want over sweet)
• 2 to 3 tablespoons of Warm milk
• A pink food coloring(Optional)

Method:

• Mix all the ingredients except milk.
• Add milk gradually once it is medium consistency.
• Add food coloring if you want.( I did not add )
• Mix well until the color is set.

To Assemble:

• Take a piping bag with a tip 12,Transfer the buttercream to it.
• Pipe it on one chocolate or vanilla cake and sandwich with another cake vice versa..
• I had assembled one cake as white, cream it on the cake,and sandwich it with chocolate cake and alternatively vice versa..You can do it on your choice.

Here is the picture as shown :)

Enjoy it Have a bite!!! Whoa tastes like a cupcake or cake :)

Happy Baking and also Happy Weekend :)

     


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Cinnabon - Homemade Cinnamon Rolls :)

Hi Friends

What an aromatic smell at my home while baking!!! :) Whoa It's cinnamon flavor.I am thankful to my dearest friend as well as my neighbor who took us to Shopping Mall.. After window shopping,She was talking about Cinnabon store, USA..It was so aromatic and feeling like to eat it..Really nice smell and also They are making dough in front of us. Did not ask them :) She bought it and It was very awesome and melting in my mouth after dipped it with cream. At last it was over and my daughter likes it and asked some more.I told I ll try to bake it at home :). I also loved it and can't wait to bake it :) That is how I baked it at home and gave it to her :) Here the recipe goes on! Try for it at home :)


A Cinnamon roll is a sweet pastry roll with yeast dough and mixed with sugar cinnamon butter mixture to it.It is purely originated from Sweden. Here is the ingredients as below

Ingredients:

For Making dough

• 1 Package Dry Yeast
• 1 cup Milk
• 1/4 cup Sugar(1 tablespoon Sugar plus remaining sugar for dough)
• 1/4 cup Warm water for yeast
• 1/4 Tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 tsp of Salt
• 1 Egg(Optional)
• 4 cups All Purpose flour
• 1/2 cup (1 Stick) Unsalted butter divided into two for applying dough and brush on the unbaked cinnamon rolls.

For Filling 

• 1/4 cup Unsalted Butter(Room Temperature)
• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
•  1/2 cup White sugar
• 1 1/2 Tablespoon Freshly grounded cinnamon.(If you want to reduce the strong flavor then add 1 Tablespoon to it)

For Glaze:

• 1 Tablespoon Butter(Room Temperature)
• 1/2 cup powdered Sugar
• 2 to 3 Tablespoons Warm milk.
• 1/4 Tsp Vanilla Extract.

Method:

Here are my cinnamon photos step by step wise :)

For Dough Mixture :

• For yeast: Add 1 packet of yeast to the warm water to it and add 1 Tablespoon sugar to it.
• Allow it to sit for about 5 minutes
• Using Electric stand mixer with hook attachment or using by your hand, Mix All purpose flour,salt,sugar,vanilla extract and egg(optional) together
• Add yeast mixture to it.
• Add milk one by one at a time to get smooth soft dough.
• Take a wide bowl.grease it with oil by using your hands.
• Transfer the dough to the greased bowl.

Now the picture is given as follows.Here is the step:

1. Dough is added to the greased bowl.
2. Cover it lightly not too tightly.. Can be covered it with kitchen towel or plastic wrap.Allow to rise at warm temperature for about 2 hours.
3. Prepare the filling as given except Butter.Keep aside.
4. Grease the butter or oil onto the rectangle baking dish or any pan of your choice.
5. After 2 hours 'It has risen.
6. Bounce back at the center of the dough.It is ready to roll :)
7. On a work counter top surface or table top,Dust the flour and make a rectangle exactly or round shaped dough with a rolling pin.
8. Make it exact thin sheet as how did we do for roti! Not too thin not too thick.
9. Apply the melted butter evenly on the shaped dough.Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture evenly on the melted butter dough.
10. Roll it gently,but not too tightly..
11. Before rolling it fully apply remaining butter on to the ends of the dough.
12. Take a sharp knife,cut at first end and the last end of the rolled dough.
13. Slice it evenly and gently.
14. Allow it to rise for about 1 1/2 hours with plastic wrap or lid, but not too tightly.Best time if you can wait then keep it in the fridge for about 8 hours or overnight after risen.
15. Preheat the oven to 350 F or 180 C. Once risen,Apply butter on the top of all cinnamon rolls.
16. Bake it for about 20 minutes. 
17. Once it is light brown after eye watching it.Take out the pan while it is hot.Carefully use it with your oven gloves.
18. Wrap fully in aluminum foil on the baking pan to avoid over browning.Put back in the oven for about 10 minutes. It is ready.
19. For the glaze mix everything into the bowl except milk.Add gradually 1 tablespoon milk to it one by one to get thin consistency like ribbon formed. Put it to the piping bag and cut small hole and allow it to design on your choice while the cinnamon rolls are warm.
20. Serve it with your morning favorite drink.

Notes: I made the cinnamon rolls unbaked and once risen and kept it in the fridge.Next morning I allowed it to set for about 30 minutes (Room temperature)baked it and Serve it at the same Morning day :)

Here is my Breakfast cinnamon rolls with my favorite drink :) Enjoy it !

Awaiting to hear your comments :) 

Happy Baking!!!! 

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