WHOLE WHEAT  CHOCOLATE CHIPS COOKIES



Whole wheat cookies are not just great in taste as well as these are good biting snacks for toddlers. WW cookies are also healthy and nutritious. We can also add dry fruits & nuts to it, to increase the goodness & nutrient value.
If kids are fussy and finicky then just grind or powder the dry fruits and nuts and add into the dry ingredients. (a clever tip from a struggling mom of fussy kids)


Okey, this is such a easy recipe, you need a handful of easy ingredients, am sure which you already have in your kitchen cupboard. 

These tea time cookies go well with evening tea or morning coffee. Biscuits and cookies are one of the greatest combination for tea time or tea parties. This WW cookies are one of the simplest and easiest cookies you will ever make. You don’t need a pre-mix or any other fancy equipment for making these little healthy cookies, just a handful of ingredients and your choice of nuts & dry fruits. These cookies were my attempt or you can say my experiment which turned out pretty yum that I couldn't resist my self stopping with just one cookie.

Taste and texture: Nothing can beat these cookies in taste as they are made up of WW.
Crispy crust and chewy and soft on the inside.

Without taking more time, I will take you guys to the recipe and ingredients…



 Let’s have a look to the required INGREDIENTS

Wheat flour 1 and 1/4th cup
Cocoa powder 1 and ½ tbsp
Brown sugar 1 cup
White Chocolate chips 1 cup
Raisins ½ cup
Corn starch 1 tbsp
Baking soda ½ tsp
Salt ½ tsp


 1 Whole egg
 Butter ½ cup
 Vanilla essence 1tsp
 Milk if needed


My way of baking METHOD

1. Cream the butter and sugar with the help of a whisker till the sugar is completely blended with butter. Mixture should look light and fluffy.

Cream butter and sugar

Light and fluffy

2. Add a large egg and vanilla extract and keep stirring till all the ingredients are uniformly mixed.

Whole egg and vanilla extract

3. Wet ingredients mixture is ready.

4. Sift the dry ingredients and add into the butter sugar mixture.

Cocoa powder,corn starch,baking soda & salt

Wheat flour

5. Finally add raisins and white Chocolate chips & give it a stir.

White chocolate chips & raisins

6. Do not knead, just combine smoothly to form a dough.

Cookie dough

7. If the dough is really tight and thick, add one or two tbsp. of milk just to loosen the dough.

8. Scoop out the dough, roll into a ball. flatten them with spoon or rolling pin.

9. Place these flatten cookies into a lined cookie tray. (I flatten the cookie balls after baking of 8 minutes, again kept it for further baking.)

Cookie balls

10. Bake these cookies in pre-heated oven for 15-18 minutes at 160 degree C or till they turn slightly golden.

11. Let them cool completely, cookies will be little soft when hot but soon cookies will turn crunchy and chewy when cooled.

Crispy crunchy & chewy

NOTE:  You can flatten the cookie dough before putting it in oven or else let it bake for 5-8 minutes then take out the tray and flatten them with a spoon, again bake them for 10 minutes or until turn crispy. 

Whole wheat flour makes the cookies little dense.

When the cookies are baked, it cracks on top which is quite normal, gives a nice crispy crust on top and bottom and chewy inner side.

Recipe tips

1. All ingredients should be in room temperature specially butter and egg.
2. Here am using wheat flour, alternatively you can use plain flour too.
3. If cookie dough is really tight, add 1-2 tbsp. of milk, one spoon at a time.
4. Time and temperature may vary for different ovens.
5. Adjust the recipe as per your preference.

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you. 
                         !!Bake with love ❤️ ❤️!!


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                                                  RUM RAISIN CHOCOLATES


They are just divine, delicious and flavorful ……yes they are super delicious Rum chocolates with the flavor of “Bacardi” soaked raisin. Whether it is cake or chocolates the combination of rum and raisins are my all-time favorite one. In today segment I will show you how to make delicious Rum and Raisin chocolates, which have a rich flavour dark n milk chocolate & rum-soaked raisins. 

These chocolates are perfect for any party or gifting to family & friends. Delicious and easy to make, they make a great dessert for end of the dinner or lunch.

You can use any shape and size of moulds you like, here I am using sillicon moulds.

Method

1. Combine the rum and raisin in the bowl, mix well and keep aside to soak for 4-5 hours or overnight. Am using Bacardi white rum for soaking.

2. Melt the chocolates using double boiler or microwave on high for 1 minute or until melted. Giving it an occasional stir. 

3. Immediately take the melted chocolate and half fill the mould with it, tap it lightly. Place the mould in refrigerator for 5 minutes to get firm.

KEY NOTE: After half fill the moulds flip the mould so that excess chocolate gets poured out and a thin layer of chocolate will be remain as a chocolate shell.


4. In a bowl take some melted chocolate and add white rum to it, give nice mix to it.

5. After 5 minutes take out the mould & again half fill the mould with chocolate-rum mix, put 2 to 3 soaked raisins in each cavity.

6. Keep the mould in freezer for 4-5 minutes.


7. Fill the mould with the remaining melted chocolate, remove the excess chocolate from the mould. Tap it gently and place in the freezer for 5-10 minutes or till firm.

8. Turn the moulds over and gently push to release the chocolate bars.

9. Keep it in air tight jar or refrigerate.


And it’s done…

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                                          HAZELNUT ALMOND NUTELLA

My homemade version of hazelnut almond Nutella is not only tasty, but healthy and budget free too, better than store bought. You can make this spread with or without hazelnuts. Smooth and silky in texture, the rich flavor of hazelnuts and almonds makes it mouthwatering and delicious. Once you make this spread at home I bet you will never ever buy it from store.

You can have this Nutella with fruits, pour it on the top of oatmeal bowl, goes well with homemade fresh breads or just eat it with a spoon. I LOVE IT❤️❤️

                                       

INGREDIENTS

Dry roasted hazelnuts 100 gms

Dry roasted almonds 100 gms

3 tsp cocoa powder

¼ th cup of brown sugar

soft chocolate ( 50 gms dark chocolate + 50 gms milk chocolate ) 

pinch of salt

½ tsp vanilla essence

1 Tbs honey

¼ th cup of almond milk 

2-3 Tbs of melted butter

INSTRUCTIONS

                   

          

                     

1. Process dry roasted almonds and hazelnuts until smooth and runny. This will take up to 10 minutes.

2. Add other ingredients into processor and process until smooth. Scrape down once in a while.

3. Taste the spread and adjust the recipe to your liking and taste.

4. Continue processing until the mixture is as smooth as you like.

5. In this recipe am using half portion of dark chocolate & half portion of milk chocolate. You can add the particular type of chocolate which you like to add.

          Nutella is ready!!!

                       

NOTES

It may look runny but the mixture will get thicker as it sets. Store it in air tight container.

                              

Keep it in the fridge so that it can last for up to 1- 2 months.

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                                           Oreo Cakey Coconut Blondies

Very simple, one bowl recipe of blondies. Easily customizable with your favorite items. One bowl, number of possibilities of add-ons, want to bake simple or customize…. Just go ahead with your own modifications…. Feel free to make customization to your liking….

All-time favorite & big hit in my house, loaded with Oreo biscuits, flavor of butter scotch Choco chips & loads of butter which makes it soft from inside and gives crunchy top. 

Let’s jump to the ingredients and recipe…

Dry Ingredients

2 cups flour

2/3 cup sugar

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 cup crushed Oreo biscuits

½ cup desiccated coconut

½ cup butter scotch flavored Choco chips

Wet Ingredients

1 cup butter

2 eggs

1 tbsp. vanilla

Instructions

In a large bowl add dry ingredients, mix well and set aside.

Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients.

Combine everything well.

Grease the pan, pour the batter into the pan, spread it out evenly.

Bake at 180℃ for 20-25 minutes. Bake until center is set.

Allow to cool and cut into pieces.

Enjoy and let me know how it turned out  😊

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Red tomato sauce for lasagna

                                               🍅 Red tomato sauce for Lasagna 🍅


Fresh tomatoes, onion, few garlics, combination of sugar and salt & a few more simple ingredients and that’s it. Very delicious and made with the goodness of fresh ingredients & seasonings. You can keep this tomato sauce in the fridge for one week. Nothing can beat this homemade fresh tomato sauce. It’s the base for many delicious and wonderful dishes. If you want to turn this sauce into meat sauce, simply add chicken or meat into this.

I use tomato sauce in many of my recipes. In India, its common to use red sauce in many dishes. Feel free to use your choice of spices & dry herbs. It’s a super quick recipe, easy to make, and you will be happy with the results☺️☺️ Either you can make a chunky tomato sauce or the smooth one. Optional herbs, chili flakes or seasonings can be added to make in your own way. 

 Ingredients & quantity to make this sauce 

• 5-6 Large tomatoes 
• 3-4 tbsp tomato puree
• 1 Large onion
• 5-6 Garlic
• 2 Bay leaves
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
• 1 tbsp black pepper &
• 2-3 tbsp olive oil

Instructions to make this sauce

saute until translucent

add garlic

1. Chop the tomatoes, onions and garlic. In a heavy sauce pan add 2-3 tablespoon of olive oil.  Add chopped onions.
2. Sauté until translucent or soft in texture. Add chopped garlics. Again, sauté until fragrant. Be careful here, we don’t want to burn garlic.





3. Add tomato puree and chopped tomatoes. You can also use canned chopped tomatoes.

Tomato puree

Chopped tomatoes

4. Combine everything well, cover the sauce pan with lid and cook until soft and juicy.
5. Add dry seasonings along with pepper, salt and sugar. You can add chili flakes too for more spice.

Dry add-ons

6. Add bay leaf too, for more flavor. If sauce gets thick, add little water. Simmer about 5-10 minutes or until all the flavors come together.
7. Remove the bay leaf, once the sauce is done.

Homemade red sauce

NOTES

• Customize this sauce according to your taste and liking.
• If you like smoother sauce, then just puree it in a blender.
• You can also use canned tomatoes if you are in a hurry.
• You can make in a large quantity and store it in a fridge for later use.
• This delicious sauce goes perfect with pastas, lasagna, spaghetti etc.
• Use herbs and spices according to your taste.
• It’s always better to use fresh ingredients for more taste and flavor.

                                   How to make Béchamel Sauce

A rich white sauce made with milk infused with herbs and other flavorings, is called Béchamel sauce. This French sauce is made from simple and common ingredients like butter, milk, flour, salt & few spices & that’s it.  Such a basic recipe for, that you can use for variety of different dishes. An easy recipe with fresh & tasty ingredients, which doesn’t take too much time.  The sauce goes perfectly well with pastas, macaroni and grilled vegetables.

There are few rules to keep in mind to make perfect sauce. Rule number 1 to avoid mishaps in the kitchen is use equal parts of butter and flour to make the Roux. The second rule is that the roux needs to be cooked for a few minutes, otherwise the sauce will give the uncooked flavor. As you all know ‘slow and steady wins the race’, exactly this is the third & most important rule. Keep the heat low and slowly make the sauce. The fourth rule of Béchamel is constant stirring. The more you stir, more you get the fine & smooth sauce. And you are ready to go!!!

So here is my way of making, One of the versatile and essential Sause “Béchamel sauce”. I just love ❤️ the word: bay/shah/mehl.

Ingredients

60 gms butter

60 gms flour

600 ml hot milk

1 teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon grinded black or white pepper

1 bay leaf

pinch of nutmeg

Divine Béchamel sauce

Preparation

Melt the butter in a heavy bottomed sauce pan, add flour. 

Constantly stir the butter & flour mixture, but don’t let it brown. 

Whisk until smooth, then slightly pour milk little by little. Do not add all the milk in one go as it may become lumpy. 

Continue to stir as the sauce get thicken. 

Add pepper, salt, pinch of nutmeg and bay leaf. Bring it to a boil. 

Remove from the heat. Also, remove the bay leaf after the flavors have infused.

 Cool this sauce for later use.

What is roux?

Roux

 A hot mixture of equal amount of butter & flour is roux. Roux is  made by melting butter & flour, cook together in to a smooth paste without any lumps. It is used as a thickening agent in the formation of sauces and soups. 

How to use Béchamel sauce?

This sauce is a mother Sause for many creamy recipes. Well goes with lasagna, baked vegetables, pastas and macaroni. 

Recipe notes

Keep the flame low from starting to the end.

You can turn this white sauce recipe into a pasta or cheese sauce by adding cheese.

You can add an onion studded with cloves to this sauce along with other spice while boiling. Remove the bay leaf and onion studded cloves from the sauce once is done.

Milk should be enough warm before adding it to the hot roux. Warm milk helps to prevent lumps from forming. 

Hope you will try this recipe😊😊

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