Parsley and Curry leaf bun

Ever since i came across the recipe in anudivya's blog i wanted to try it.
her buns looked so drool worthy and the way she had shaped the buns looked like a pro
i have just altered the flour used and i have not added gluten,the rest is the same as the original version. the original recipe is here


Ingredients

All purpose flour - 2 cups
wheat flour - 2 cups
Salt - To taste
Baker's yeast - 2 1/2 tsp
Warm water - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 1/4 tsp
Yogurt - 1 tbsp
Olive oil - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 2 tbsp chopped
Parsley - 2 tbsp chopped
Pepper - 1/2 tbsp
Sesame seeds - 1 tbsp

Method

• Soak yeast in warm water along with sugar and let it sit for 15 minutes to foam and activate.
• Meanwhile in another bowl, mix the dry ingredients - flour, salt and pepper.
• Mix the dry ingredients with the activated yeast mixture, add oil and yogurt. Add the herbs and knead on a floured surface. Knead for 13-15 minutes by hand, or use a kneader attachment on the mixer. The dough should be soft and smooth.Cover and let it sit in a warm place for about 1 1/2 hours or till it doubles in size.
• After that, take the dough, fold it over 3 or 4 times, releasing the air bubbles. Pinch into smaller balls, roll them neatly and firmly. Place it on a baking tray with enough room to expand while baking.
• Cover with a cloth and place in a warm place again to rise. This method is called proofing

• Preheat oven to 375 F.
• After an hour, brush them with oil or an egg wash on top. Sprinkle sesame seeds and bake till the buns are golden brown on top.
• Let it cool and slather with a spread/butter of your choice and devour.

sending these across to Low Fat (eggless) baking event by madhuram



also sending these to yeastspotting at wildyeast

Pound Cake

Hey friends

yesterday i had spent a considerable amount of time Baking ! i beginning to fall in love witht he baking process.. i feel so elated when the result turns out good , as though i have done a magic :-)
i had so many recipes bookmarked to be tried and one such is the pound cake from
Finger Licking Food by Namratha...
i have followed her recipe dint change even a thing.. the original recipe is here
but still i will give the recipe
The cake came out awesome and i have been snacking on it since yesterday !

Ingredients

2 cups All-purpose flour

1 tbsp Baking powder

¼ tsp Salt

1 cup Sugar

2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temp

4 eggs, at room temp

1 tsp Vanilla extract

Method

• Centre a rack in the oven and preheat oven to 325F.
• Butter a 9 x 5” loaf pan. Place on a baking sheet.
• Whisk flour, salt and baking powder in a bowl.
  
• Cream butter and sugar in another bowl on high speed for 5 minutes, till light and fluffy.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl. With the mixer on medium speed, add one egg at a time. Beat 1-2 minutes after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract.

• Turn the speed to low, and add the flour little at a time, just until incorporated. Do not overmix it. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan. Place in the centre of the rack in oven and bake for 70-75 minutes. The cake is done when a knife inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and transfer loaf pan to a rack. Let rest for 30 minutes, and then invert onto rack. Cool completely before slicing and storing.
  

Slicing: Slice it with a long serrated knife using a sawing motion. You can slice it thin or thick depending on what you are using it for.

Storing: Wrap the pound cake tightly with cling wrap and let sit on your kitchen counter. This tastes better the longer it sits. If wrapped well, the cake will hold good for 5-7 days at room temperature.

Celebrating my first award with a sweet

I'm so very happy to receive my first award from pavithra
Pavithra you made my day.! i feel very touched !
i was looking at the coconut laddu from a2vegetariancuisine and was planning to make it .. fellow bloggers i must confess that i'm utterly zero in making sweets.. dessert at my dinner parties are always store bought ice creams.. this recipe was very easy and i thought , "why not give it a try?"
i was almost close to finishing the coconut laddu and was about to take some snaps, then a peed into my laptop and there was pavi's surprise.. i was so happy what a coincidence ! thanks again pavithra..

i sticked to the original recipe but changed it a little , i dint have condensed milk and so i used milk powder and mixed it with water and i added about a 1 tbspn of sugar.. thats all the changes i made.
Now lets share my award

This award goes to all my fellow bloggers but as i had to nominate 10...
This goes to ganga, divya vikram, parita , sharmi,vrinda , rekha, poornima nair,pooja,gita and padma
please accept the award and pass it on to your friends !

Potato Buns

I found this recipe in divya's blog ..i wanted to try it out immediately...
it came out so well. an excellent tea time snack !