Friday, April 13, 2012

Disney inspired "Jack Jack's Num Num Cookies"


Preheat the oven to 325F and prep the cooking / baking sheet.

Melt a cup of unsalted Butter and mix 1 1/4 cup of Brown Sugar, 1/4 cup of Sugar and 2 Eggs. Mix in a tsp of 

Monday, April 09, 2012

Starbucks inspired "Banana Walnut Bread"


Preheat oven to 325F and prepare a 8x5 loaf pan with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, add 1/2 cup of Vegetable Oil, an Egg, 1 1/8 cup of Sugar, 1/4 tsp of Salt, a tsp of Baking Soda, 1/2 tsp of Cinnamon, 2 tbsp of Buttermilk, a tsp of Vanilla and 3 extra ripe Bananas and mix well.

Add 2 cups of  All purpose Flour and mix well. After pouring into loaf pan, sprinkle 1/2 of chopped Walnuts on top of the batter. 

Bake for 60 minutes or until the knife comes out clean. 

Notes - To make 2 tbsp of Buttermilk, add 2 tbsp of Milk and mix in 1/4 tsp of Lemon Juice. Keep aside for it to curdle. 

Thursday, April 05, 2012

Shahi Tukrey Lasagna

Rabri: Take 1 litre of Milk, 1/2 cup of Heavy whipping cream and bring to boil in a saucepan. Add 1/2 cup of Sugar, 1/2 tsp of Cardamom Powder, 2 tsp of Kewra / rose water and mix until the sugar is dissolved. 

Take 4 tbsp of Corn Flour, 1/2 cup of Milk in a cup and mix well without lumps. Add this mixture to the above boiling milk mixture and cook until it thickens (like batter consistency). Remove from heat and let it cool.

Caramel Sauce: Take 1/2 cup Sugar in a saucepan and heat on low heat until it turns brown. Gently stir the pan few times in between to avoid burning and to mix. Add a cup of Milk and mix well until the caramel dissolves. Add 1 1/2 cup of Milk powder and mix until combined. Reduce to low heat and add 1/2 cup of heavy Whipping Cream, mix well. Once it thickens, remove from heat and let it cool. Fill into piping bag. 

Bread: Take 8 slices of White Bread and remove the edges. Cut them into half and deep fry them until golden brown. Drain and keep aside. Heat a saucepan with a cup of Water. Add 1/2 cup of Sugar, 2 crushed Cardamoms, a tsp of Lemon Juice and mix well until the sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and set aside. 

Assembly: Take a dish and spread a layer of caramel sauce, then a layer of rabri. Place a layer of fried bread and drizzle the sugar syrup, chopped pistachios and then repeat with a layer of caramel sauce, rabri, fried bread and sugar syrup. Layer the final layer with rabri and pipe the caramel sauce to decorate as a top layer. Garnish with chopped pistachios and refrigerate until serving.