As a kid, my grandparents used to get me these biscuits from a nearby bakery and its name was SOOSBERRY. I am not sure if this is the real name .It is also known as Butter biscuits. I used to enjoy every bite of this coz it used to just melt away in ones mouth. Each time I hear the name Soosberry I am reminded of my grandparents house, when they lived at the Railway Colony in Madurai.
Now this is a very simple recipe and any novice baker can try this delicious biscuit. I have used butter, though the bakery bought biscuits are made of vegetable shortening/vanaspathi[ dalda].
Ingredients
All Purpose flour/Maida 3 cups
Sugar [Powdered] or Icing Sugar 1 1/2 cups
Butter or Vanaspathi[Vegetable Shortening] 1 cup
Method
- Knead Maida and Sugar powder and butter/vanaspathi into dough.
- If the dough is dry add a little more butter/vanaspathi and knead well.
- Spread the dough on a platter or chappathi maker.
- The thickness should be about 1/2 an inch.
- With the help of a cookie cutter cut the dough.
- Place these biscuits on a well buttered cookie sheet.
- Bake the biscuits for about 15-20 mins at 150* C.
That's it, your butter biscuit is ready !!!!
MARBLE CAKE
Ingredients
1/2 lb butter
1/2 lb sugar
1/2 lb flour
4 eggs
2 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1 Tsp Vanilla Essence
1 tsp strawberry essence/rose essence
1/4 tsp almond essence
Green, Pink & Yellow coloring[ i used blue coz i ran out of pink coloring and it was 11pm in the night while i was baking this]
Method
- Preheat the oven to 350*F/180*C/Mark 4
- Have a 8" round or square tin ready.
- Cream butter and sugar in a processor or hand held beater.
- Add eggs one by one.
- Sieve the flour and baking powder.
- Fold in the flour .
- Then divide the mixture evenly into 3 containers.
- Add vanilla and yellow coloring in the first mix.
- Pink and strawberry/rose essence in the second mix.
- Green and almond essence in the third mix.
- Pour the mixture into the pan one top of the other and cut through the mix with a knife.
- Bake it for 50 minutes.
The Barbie doll cake which I made for my daughter's Birthday
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One of my favourite cake which i loved and cherished as a kid was the Date Cake and i would eat all the crumps in a day. Now my kids also love this cake and they are a hit with their friends and I feel so happy and rewarded when all the little folks come and say a big thanks for the cake sent to school.
Well here goes the recipe.
DATES CAKE
Ingredients.
- 1 lb Dates
- 3/4 cup of water
- 1 tsp soda[level tsp]
Mince dates and soak overnight with water & soda
- 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 lb sugar
- 6 oz butter
- 1/2 lb flour
- 4 eggs
- 4 oz chopped cashewnuts
- 1 tsp all spice [ cardomon, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg]
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 tsp almond essence
Method
Cream butter and Sugar.
Add eggs one at a time and beat mixture well.
Fold in the flour gradually which has been sifted with baking powder.
Add essence, date mixture, and cashew nuts.
Bake in a moderate oven for 40 mins. ie 180 C or 350 F.
bon appetit :)
