Butterflake Rolls

Butterflake rolls are soft rolls where butter is applied in between the layers and bake it in a muffin tray.These rolls are so soft and buttery with a rich taste.
The shaping of the rolls can be done in 2 ways either you can make strips out of the dough or make slits on top of the rolled dough.I tried the later version and it came out so good with a cute shape.I made these rolls with plain butter but flavored butter such as garlic,coriander or any other flavor can also be made.Off to the recipe.....................

                                                                    

                                                            
                                         Butterflake Rolls

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   Basic Information

   Recipe Source Karenskitchenstories

   Preparation time 20-25 minutes
   Proofing time 2 hours

   Cooking time 25-30 minutes

   Makes 6-7

    

   Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
Bread Flour or maida	1.5 cups+1 tbs for dusting
Instant yeast	1 tsp
Oil	2 tbs
Sugar	1 tbs
Salt	1.25 tsp
Luke warm milk	3/4 cup+2 tbs for brushing
Melted Butter/vennai	3 tbs (for brushing)

   

    Method 

• Take all purpose flour,instant yeast,salt,oil and sugar in a bowl.To this add the lukewarm milk and mix it to a slightly sticky dough. On a floured surface knead the dough for at least 7-8 minutes till it becomes smooth.If you are using a stand mixer,knead in a low speed for 3-4 minutes.Cover it with a damp cloth and keep it in a warm place for raise for an hour.

•  After 1-1.5 hours the dough would have doubled.Punch down the dough and flatten the dough.Divide the dough into 6 -7 equal portions and keep the roll in a greased muffin tray.Keep each roll in each cavity of the muffin tray.

•  Now with the help of scissors make 4-5 cuts on the rolled dough.Make sure not to cut until the bottom.Brush each layer with the melted butter.

•  Keep the buttered rolls in a warm place for 30 minutes for the second raise. Before 10 minutes of the second raise preheat the oven at 400 F.Brush the rolls with  butter if needed.Bake it for 20 minutes or till the roll turned golden in the preheated oven.Remove it carefully from the tray and cool it on a wire rack.

• Serve it warm.

• Instead of bread flour,whole wheat flour or all purpose can also be used.
• If you want the roll to be on the sweeter side you can use up to 3 tbs of sugar.
• Grease the muffin tray with oil or butter.
• Make 5-6  cuts on the top of the rolled dough.

Enjoy...................

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Eggless Fruit and Nuts Cake/Fruit and Nuts Snack Cake

For this week Bake-A-Thon,I am sharing a simple,eggless snack cake with nuts and tutty frutty.I have already shared a version of tutty frutty cake.But this version I tried from Pavani's blog,which I have bookmarked last year.I made this cake couple of times after she shared in it the blog but I never get a chance to click the pictures.Finally I made the cake yesterday and clicked it for the blog.
In the original recipe oil is used but here I used both oil and butter,also used the brown sugar.This cake is a perfect for kids snack box or evening snack with a cup of tea or coffee.This cake doesn't need any special preparation and its so easy to make.Off to the recipe...........

                                                                    

                                                            
                                   Eggless Fruit and Nut Snack Cake

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time 10 -12minutes
   Baking time 35- 40 minutes

   Makes  2 (6"x 3") loaf or one (8"x 5")loaf

    

   Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose flour/maida	1.5 cup
Butter/vennai	1/4 cup or 4 tbs
Neutral Oil or olive oil	1/ cup
Brown or white sugar	3/4 cup
Sweetened condensed milk	1/2 cup
Baking powder	1 tsp
Baking soda	1/8 tsp
Salt	1/8 tsp
Tutty Frutty	1/4 tsp
Chopped nuts(cashews and almonds)	1/4 - 1/2 cup
Vanilla	1 tsp
Milk	3/4 - 1 cup

    Method 

• Take all purpose flour,baking soda,powder and salt and mix it well.Sieve it for couple of times.Grease the baking pan with baking spray or oil and dust some flour.Keep it aside and preheat the oven in 350 F.
• Now in a bowl take the butter,oil and sugar,, whisk in an electric hand blender or whisker until it becomes creamy and smooth.Add in the vanilla and sweetened condensed milk,mix it well.

• Now to this mixture add in the 1/3 of the sieved flour and milk alternately and mix it well.Finally add the nuts and tutty frutty,fold it well.

• Pour the batter in the greased pan.  Keep it in the preheated oven.Bake it for 35-40 minutes(mine took 39 minutes) or until a tooth pick comes out clean.Let it rest it for couple of minutes and invert the cake to a wire rack and allow it to cool completely.Slice it.

• Store it in an air tight container.

• The sweetness was just perfect with 3/ cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of condensed milk,if you want the cake to be on the sweeter side add around a cup of sugar.
• Chop the nuts finely and add it.
• Slice the cake once its completely cool down.

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Custard Cookies/Custard Powder Cookies

Custard cookies are mouth melting cookies  can be made in no time.These cookies are crunchy and melt in mouth with a perfect sweetness.These cookies are so easy to make,all you need is  to cream the butter and sugar then add the flours and mix it.Bake the shaped dough,cookies are ready in 15-20 minutes.This cookies great as such but it can be sandwiched with vanilla butter cream or nutella.Off to the recipe.......

                                                                    

                                                            
                                                Custard Cookies/Custard Powder Cookies

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time 10 minutes
   Baking time 15-18 minutes

   Makes 14 cookies

    

   Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose flour/maida	1 cup
Butter/vennai	1/2 cup or 1 stick
Custard powder	5 tbs
Icing sugar or powdered sugar	5-6 tbs
Salt	a pinch

    Method 

• Preheat the oven at 350F.In a bowl take the butter,salt and powdered sugar.Cream it well,to this add the all purpose flour and custard powder.

• Mix it well to form a soft dough.Make a smooth ball out of the dough and keep it on a lined baking tray.Gently press each ball with a fork to create some designs on the cookie.

• If you feel the dough is too soft,keep the tray in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.Bake it in the preheated oven for 15-18 minutes.Remove it from the oven and cool it on a wire rack.

• Store it in an air tight container.

• The cookies will be crispy once its completely cool down.Do not bake it more than 18 minutes.
• Instead of icing sugar,regular sugar can be powdered and used.
• If you feel the dough is so soft,keep it in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to avoid spreading.
• Since I used the vanilla flavored custard powder I didn't add any extra flavoring agent.
• The butter should be in room temperature.
• If salted butter is used then no need to add salt.
• Here I used 5 tbs of sugar and the sweetness was just perfect.But if you want a sweeter version use another 1-2 tbs.

Enjoy..................

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Roasted Cashews/Oven Roasted Cashews/Masala Cashews

Oven roasted cashews is a simple yet easy to make snack,perfect for a party snack or starter.The oven roasted cashews uses only couple of teaspoon of oil and its guilt free.Since it has lot of saturated fat consume it moderately.
Here I have used the black pepper powder and salt to spice it up.But you can use red chilly powder and other spices and flavoring agents for variations.Make this roasted cashews with your choice of spices for the Christmas party and enjoy.

                                                                    

                                                            
                          Roasted Cashews/Oven Roasted Cashews/Masala Cashews

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time 2 minutes
   Baking time 10 minutes

   Makes 1.5 cups

    

   Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
Whole cashews/mundiri	1.5 cups
Black pepper powder/milagu podi	1-1.5 tsp
Oil	2 tsp
Turmeric powder/manjal podi	1/4 tsp
Salt	1 tsp

    Method 

• Preheat the oven at 350F.In a bowl take the black pepper powder,salt,oil and turmeric powder.Mix it well.To this add the cashews and mix it well it the spices coated well with the cashews.

• Grease the baking tray if needed and spread the cashews in a  single layer.Bake it for 5 minutes in the preheated oven.Take the tray out after 5 minutes and mix it well and return it to the oven back.Bake it for another 3-4 minutes.Remove it and let it cool down completely.

• Store in an air tight container.

• The cashews will be crispy once its completely cool down.
• Red chilly powder,cumin powder can also be used for varaiations.

Enjoy..................

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Sandwich Bread/White Bread/Classic White Bread

Already I have shared a version of no knead white bread but this version I tried from King Arthur.As this version of white bread sounds so simple and easy I tried it.The output was a very nice and perfectly textured bread.This time I was extra careful and waited till the bread was completely cool down then sliced.I made the loaf in the evening time and wait till next morning to slice.Here I used the bread flour it can be substituted with all purpose flour or wheat flour.Try this simple and easy to make loaf bread and enjoy.

                                                                    

                                                            
                                                 Sandwich bread/White Bread/Classic White Bread

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time 20-25 minutes
   Proofing time 2 hours

   Cooking time 30-35 minutes

   Makes one loaf

    

   Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
Bread flour or  All purpose flour	3.5-4 cups+1 tbs for dusting
Instant yeast	2 tsp
Unsalted butter/oil (room temperature)	3 tbs
Sugar	2 tbs
Salt	1.25 tsp
Luke warm milk	1/2 cup+2 tbs for brushing
Water	1/2 -2/3 cups

    Method 

• Take all purpose flour,instant yeast,salt and sugar in a bowl.To this add the lukewarm milk and mix it to a slightly sticky dough. Now add the butter to the dough and incorporate well and knead to a soft dough.
• On a floured surface knead the dough for at least 10 minutes till it becomes smooth and elastic.If you are using a stand mixer,put everything in the bowl knead in a low speed for 5-6 minutes.Cover it with a damp cloth and keep it in a warm place for raise for an hour.

•  After 1-1.5 hours the dough would have doubled.Punch down the dough and knead for couple of minutes.Shape the dough to a log. 

•  Transfer it to a slightly greased 8 1/2" X 4 1/2" loaf pan.Cover it loosely and keep it in a warm place for 30-40 minutes or till it raised to the rim of the pan.Before 10 minutes of the second raise, preheat the oven at 400 F.Brush the rolls with milk or heavy cream or butter.

•  Bake it for 30 -35 minutes or till a nice golden crust formed.Remove it from the oven and cool it for 2-3 minutes.Remove the bread from the pan and transfer it to a wire rack.Slice it once the bread cool down completely with a serrated knife. 

• Serve it jelly or jam or use it to make sandwich.

• Instead of bread flour,whole wheat flour or 2 cups of all purpose and 2 cups of wheat flour can also be used.
• Here I used 81/2 x 41/2 loaf pan,but for this measurement 9 x 51/2 also works fine.
• Kneading is very important to get a nice textured bread,so knead it very well till the dough becomes stretchy.
• Also dough needs to be sticky,if the dough is sticky do not add too much flour.
• The sandwich picture was taken with one day older bread.
• The amount of water given is approximate,it can be increased if it is needed to get a sticky dough.
• Winter or dry weather conditions need more water.
• First day the bread will be very soft.

Enjoy.............

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Garlic Knots /Eggless Garlic Knots

Holiday season has started and its a perfect time to bake and keep the house warm.To to celebrate this holiday season we group of bloggers participate in Bake-A-Thon.
Bake-A-Thon is an event started by Valli and in December we have a baking marathon.And we will be posting baked recipes every Monday,Wednesday,Friday with week ends off throughout this month.
For the first day I will be sharing garlic knots,one of our family's favorite recipe.As my kids love garlic flavored bread,I tried this garlic knots.The knots came out so delicious with a perfect texture.I have already shared a version of garlic-coriander pull apart bread.Try this garlic knots and serve it along with some soup for a comforting dinner for the winter holidays.

                                                                    

                                                            
                                                 Garlic Knots/Eggless Garlic Knots

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time 20-25 minutes
   Proofing time 2 hours

   Cooking time 25-30 minutes

   Makes 7-8 

    

   Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose Flour/maida	1.5 cups+1 tbs for dusting
Instant yeast	1.25 tsp
Unsalted butter/oil (room temperature)	3 tbs
Sugar	2 tsp
Salt	1.25 tsp
Luke warm milk	1/2 cup+2 tbs for brushing
Water	if needed

 For the garlic butter

Ingredient	Quantity
Garlic/poondu	3-4 cloves (mined or grated)
Coriander leaves	2 tbs(finely chopped)
Unsalted butter/oil (room temperature)	3 tbs
Salt	a pinch

   

    Method 

• Take all purpose flour,instant yeast,salt and sugar in a bowl.To this add the lukewarm milk and mix it to a slightly sticky dough. Now add the butter to the dough and incorporate well and knead to a soft dough.on a floured surface knead the dough for at least 7-8 minutes till it becomes smooth.If you are using a stand mixer,knead in a low speed for 3-4 minutes.Cover it with a damp cloth and keep it in a warm place for raise for an hour.Meanwhile mix the finely chopped coriander leaves ,mince garlic,butter and keep it aside.

•  After 1-1.5 hours the dough would have doubled.Punch down the dough and flatten the dough.Roll it and cut it into strips as shown.Take each strip and roll it to a rope and make a knot as shown.

•   Arrange the knots on a lined baking tray and cover it with a foil.Keep it in a warm place for 30 minutes for the second raise.

•  Before 10 minutes of the second raise pre heat the oven at 350 F.Brush the rolls with milk or heavy cream or butter.Bake it for 20 minutes or till the roll turned golden in the preheated oven.Meanwhile prepare the garlic butter by mixing all the ingredients given and set it aside.Now take the baked rolls from the oven.

• Apply the garlic butter generously to each roll and keep it in the oven for another 3-4 minutes.Turn off the oven and remove it.

• Serve it warm.

Enjoy..............

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