tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399920990328645032024-02-19T12:17:31.693+05:30Jennie BakesBaking and Cooking are not really my passion but then baking comes naturally perhaps on seeing my mum bake those lovely cakes when i was a kid. My mum treasures all those exotic recipes of yesteryears out of which she has handed me a few.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026318603272423210noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339992099032864503.post-88091590342354116062010-05-14T00:31:00.005+05:302010-05-14T17:47:38.153+05:30BUTTER BISCUITS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJniU50f1KMeTHh8_ApLUSDkJ3NMW8vGY8DAoxESzAfA4Yzh6Rpw6BrS4zfGSzdkN0QCH7cGoAi2QsHn0RZMMmbiFITHJL1uKjzctdweBMjLfRxNSRZ9kc2qFozd1GUzlWJTGRvocHhvW/s1600/2010-05-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJniU50f1KMeTHh8_ApLUSDkJ3NMW8vGY8DAoxESzAfA4Yzh6Rpw6BrS4zfGSzdkN0QCH7cGoAi2QsHn0RZMMmbiFITHJL1uKjzctdweBMjLfRxNSRZ9kc2qFozd1GUzlWJTGRvocHhvW/s400/2010-05-13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">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].</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ingredients</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">All Purpose flour/Maida 3 cups</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sugar [Powdered] or Icing Sugar 1 1/2 cups</div><div style="text-align: left;">Butter or Vanaspathi[Vegetable Shortening] 1 cup </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Method</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Knead Maida and Sugar powder and butter/vanaspathi into dough.</li>
<li>If the dough is dry add a little more butter/vanaspathi and knead well.</li>
<li>Spread the dough on a platter or chappathi maker.</li>
<li>The thickness should be about 1/2 an inch.</li>
<li>With the help of a cookie cutter cut the dough.</li>
<li>Place these biscuits on a well buttered cookie sheet.</li>
<li>Bake the biscuits for about 15-20 mins at 150* C.</li>
</ul><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
That's it, your butter biscuit is ready !!!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Ingredients</span></b><br />
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1/2 lb butter<br />
1/2 lb sugar<br />
1/2 lb flour<br />
4 eggs<br />
2 1/2 tsp Baking Powder<br />
1 Tsp Vanilla Essence<br />
1 tsp strawberry essence/rose essence<br />
1/4 tsp almond essence<br />
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]<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Method</span></b><br />
<ul><li>Preheat the oven to 350*F/180*C/Mark 4 </li>
<li>Have a 8" round or square tin ready.</li>
<li>Cream butter and sugar in a processor or hand held beater.</li>
<li>Add eggs one by one.</li>
<li>Sieve the flour and baking powder.</li>
<li>Fold in the flour .</li>
<li>Then divide the mixture evenly into 3 containers. </li>
</ul><ol><li>Add vanilla and yellow coloring in the first mix.</li>
<li>Pink and strawberry/rose essence in the second mix.</li>
<li>Green and almond essence in the third mix.</li>
</ol><div><ul><li>Pour the mixture into the pan one top of the other and cut through the mix with a knife.</li>
<li>Bake it for 50 minutes.</li>
</ul></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026318603272423210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339992099032864503.post-69351291467990691372010-05-08T16:41:00.001+05:302010-05-08T18:13:29.087+05:30CUP CAKES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUCajeeixH9Mg9dfrF1EDcs-fyhcpNRMV_AmS5461oGreHLJBnqZ_kj2eIuXjPDO4ZxEH88kqD6CspRp6YS-hgO_Q7QDUZjticvME8RgDKcT68rNpIrD6cr7jTOSjuAK4DJ4FZ5KVYPOA/s1600/DSC04927.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUCajeeixH9Mg9dfrF1EDcs-fyhcpNRMV_AmS5461oGreHLJBnqZ_kj2eIuXjPDO4ZxEH88kqD6CspRp6YS-hgO_Q7QDUZjticvME8RgDKcT68rNpIrD6cr7jTOSjuAK4DJ4FZ5KVYPOA/s320/DSC04927.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKk8hHZgTQqyeDKUXFV_roPfiN3L1Xs6sk02qbrBNgq-CPgbGQnItw8CsUfs9YaBSiIhLVYBHJ3EJrSeFO1_2Cv96GpoiOhGeK1tmd1yBivodW8ZLrTaca-G2Oj3nuqACav8ZhGhaL1QdZ/s1600/DSC04933.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKk8hHZgTQqyeDKUXFV_roPfiN3L1Xs6sk02qbrBNgq-CPgbGQnItw8CsUfs9YaBSiIhLVYBHJ3EJrSeFO1_2Cv96GpoiOhGeK1tmd1yBivodW8ZLrTaca-G2Oj3nuqACav8ZhGhaL1QdZ/s320/DSC04933.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Chennai had its showers lately and on a lovely afternoon i was tempted to make cupcakes/muffins. Cupcakes are a favourite for people both young and old i followed the recipe from <a href="http://www.wilton.com/recipe/Basic-Yellow-Cupcakes">here</a>. Hunting for the muffin paper was a bit tiresome but i managed to get a friends help to get this . There was no need for the icing coz the batches of cupcake just disappeared............the recipe was so simple and very tasty.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026318603272423210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339992099032864503.post-84972044257967529712010-03-31T20:59:00.002+05:302010-05-08T18:14:20.814+05:30CHERRY COOKIES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFmVGLIC0seQ6IVhI1ASwD9YwDxv0OR2weGbF3N94hS3MKAH8TjihqQ-8CtxIbNZ8OF7iTW26vvkjhHzaUA9Ab6_LRDyLuhTyX9NqDxoInOytBmwOT88J66S4qzw_r9271IXxAPIM4ymB6/s1600/IMG_0003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFmVGLIC0seQ6IVhI1ASwD9YwDxv0OR2weGbF3N94hS3MKAH8TjihqQ-8CtxIbNZ8OF7iTW26vvkjhHzaUA9Ab6_LRDyLuhTyX9NqDxoInOytBmwOT88J66S4qzw_r9271IXxAPIM4ymB6/s200/IMG_0003.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEcXe_c4ne7fqhuLUEM7mSdviM97peuxtyN05c2E9CS1Kl5WZ8U0SHweRSSMbp2ZJmCZMGUwYs4kDisnGJgk-piq4Vaf8hFOvBqfmJK5Nbaoh1M4LzFI3w7yhC3_4hdihBE8mf4QmV2aa/s1600/IMG_0014-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEcXe_c4ne7fqhuLUEM7mSdviM97peuxtyN05c2E9CS1Kl5WZ8U0SHweRSSMbp2ZJmCZMGUwYs4kDisnGJgk-piq4Vaf8hFOvBqfmJK5Nbaoh1M4LzFI3w7yhC3_4hdihBE8mf4QmV2aa/s200/IMG_0014-1.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br />
Ingredients<br />
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7 oz flour<br />
3 oz sugar<br />
3 oz butter<br />
1 small egg<br />
pinch of salt <br />
2 tsp vanilla essence<br />
1 pkt cherries <br />
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Method<br />
<ol><li>Cream butter and sugar together until soft and light</li>
<li> Add the egg and beat for about 5 mins.</li>
<li>Fold the flour and mix well into a soft dough.</li>
<li>Add Vanilla.</li>
<li>Grease two flat baking trays and pipe the cookies.</li>
<li>Press a cherry on each cookie and bake in a moderate oven until top is slightly brown for about 10-12 mins in 350 degree F.</li>
</ol>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026318603272423210noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339992099032864503.post-34492482541908185772010-03-31T20:36:00.000+05:302010-03-31T20:36:39.597+05:30Barbie Doll Cake<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtoSKkm3QXZuHkzawV39n4NvhqGrNMXdi3al9rlwHaXCIAibEP7RBBUy9GCvFWWxuXlrctYo2LacW7GQzd3zcpFp5qO34LJ_tt_q8z7z6QPn8fItYHwel0gqUBOd2D_Y5Ux2LwGfh8JegQ/s1600-h/DSC03380.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtoSKkm3QXZuHkzawV39n4NvhqGrNMXdi3al9rlwHaXCIAibEP7RBBUy9GCvFWWxuXlrctYo2LacW7GQzd3zcpFp5qO34LJ_tt_q8z7z6QPn8fItYHwel0gqUBOd2D_Y5Ux2LwGfh8JegQ/s320/DSC03380.JPG" /></a> </div><br />
The Barbie doll cake which I made for my daughter's Birthday<br />
<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026318603272423210noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339992099032864503.post-1478457018055517732007-10-26T12:50:00.000+05:302008-11-19T16:44:23.435+05:30<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LERh1wtJxRycmAMP9lW4ToS1ZaKbrqEaSAKLYb2Qyn-RtRkW3Blebn785fRMSvolkqsZCnV_2xnAVP7yE9JffXXWUgat4Czy_1asCl2zwMj14b7n6YJK7YGqGzfVwBSFvIhsXIidZKzS/s1600-h/1cake92.jpg"></a></p><br /><br /><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">SPONGE CAKE</span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LERh1wtJxRycmAMP9lW4ToS1ZaKbrqEaSAKLYb2Qyn-RtRkW3Blebn785fRMSvolkqsZCnV_2xnAVP7yE9JffXXWUgat4Czy_1asCl2zwMj14b7n6YJK7YGqGzfVwBSFvIhsXIidZKzS/s1600-h/1cake92.jpg"></a><br /></span></strong></div><strong></strong><br /><br /><div align="left"><strong></strong></div><div align="left"><strong></strong></div><div align="left"><strong></strong></div><div align="left"><strong></strong></div><div align="left"><strong></strong></div><div align="left"><strong></strong></div><div align="left"><strong></strong></div><div align="left"><strong></strong></div><div align="left"><strong></strong></div><div align="left"><strong></strong></div><div align="left"><strong></strong></div><div align="left"><strong></strong></div><div align="left"><strong></strong></div><div align="left"><strong></strong></div><div align="left"><strong>Ingredients</strong> </div><div align="left"><br /></div><ul><li>Flour [ Maida] 1/4 kg</li><li>Sugar 1/4 kg </li><li>Butter 1/4 kg </li><li>Eggs 4</li><li>Vanilla Ess. 1 tsp</li><li> Almond Ess. 1 tsp. </li><li>Baking Powder 1 tsp </li><li>Salt 1 pinch </li><li>Milk 1/4 cup </li></ul><p><br /><strong>Method</strong> </p><ol><li><div align="left">Pre Heat the oven.<br /></div></li><li><div align="left">Add Maida flour and baking powder and salt and sift .<br /></div></li><li><div align="left">Separate the egg whites and yolk and beat separately.<br /></div></li><li><div align="left">Beat the butter till creamy.<br /></div></li><li><div align="left">Add Sugar powder and beat again.<br /></div></li><li><div align="left">Add the yolks and beat.<br /></div></li><li><div align="left">Add the egg whites and then the maida flour.<br /></div></li><li><div align="left">Add milk and essence and fold the batter.<br /></div></li><li><div align="left">Transfer the contents into a pan and bake at 180 C for 30 mins. </div></li></ol>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026318603272423210noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339992099032864503.post-90944176530553480582007-10-25T13:18:00.000+05:302007-10-27T10:07:29.160+05:30DATES CAKEOne 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.<br /><br />Well here goes the recipe.<br /><br /><strong></strong><strong>DATES CAKE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmBj8ovRWT2yexcc9zU7vrtZVAkf5pqozbKOsxz42geOkY1E43mLaQzH_GjXAtOzAJ-hYe6XCIqlzHJbIQg0rjGzDUF0YY2AR3P9j8R1_AIvZ9v-8RZXC_04uv_LyOfxW7CaFop5JhgNL/s1600-h/DSC03370.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125179112597717554" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmBj8ovRWT2yexcc9zU7vrtZVAkf5pqozbKOsxz42geOkY1E43mLaQzH_GjXAtOzAJ-hYe6XCIqlzHJbIQg0rjGzDUF0YY2AR3P9j8R1_AIvZ9v-8RZXC_04uv_LyOfxW7CaFop5JhgNL/s320/DSC03370.JPG" border="0" /></a></strong><br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p align="left"><strong>Ingredients</strong>.</p><ul><li>1 lb Dates<br /></li><li>3/4 cup of water</li><li>1 tsp soda[level tsp]<br /></li></ul><p>Mince dates and soak overnight with water & soda</p><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AtJWB51UTI7_9Sooz4EdE4Ytq7_OV8sLZTDPhzOphFDutqacucPa7rpL6BZp9hSZMUxo0DXD3c6LxCR7QCdb8CX7o1MKX5gieh0D5bJGc4AFJMYhZFnXwwJBRR8lJdW1Y3WW8OhFU9Xr/s1600-h/DSC03358.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125183837061743170" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AtJWB51UTI7_9Sooz4EdE4Ytq7_OV8sLZTDPhzOphFDutqacucPa7rpL6BZp9hSZMUxo0DXD3c6LxCR7QCdb8CX7o1MKX5gieh0D5bJGc4AFJMYhZFnXwwJBRR8lJdW1Y3WW8OhFU9Xr/s320/DSC03358.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><ul><li>1 1/2 tsp Baking powder</li><li>1/2 lb sugar</li><li>6 oz butter</li><li>1/2 lb flour</li><li>4 eggs</li><li>4 oz chopped cashewnuts</li><li>1 tsp all spice [ cardomon, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg]</li><li>1 tsp vanilla essence</li><li>1 tsp almond essence<br /></li></ul><p><strong>Method</strong><br /><br />Cream butter and Sugar.</p><p>Add eggs one at a time and beat mixture well.<br /></p><p>Fold in the flour gradually which has been sifted with baking powder.<br /></p><p>Add essence, date mixture, and cashew nuts.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgje4uAFvW1Odb-kI4CGKLKOzwTSjeo4cGqMppMed_TuyIOk5o1rOBfRZwFGgt1Cbtmv2XYClZxj7POWidJFNloiTiWYvfV1CEbFBEXpf9cNggWfRCH-k-aXNpa9ZgbHt8zzL4WWBQdkmZU/s1600-h/DSC03368.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125184515666575954" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgje4uAFvW1Odb-kI4CGKLKOzwTSjeo4cGqMppMed_TuyIOk5o1rOBfRZwFGgt1Cbtmv2XYClZxj7POWidJFNloiTiWYvfV1CEbFBEXpf9cNggWfRCH-k-aXNpa9ZgbHt8zzL4WWBQdkmZU/s320/DSC03368.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><p>Bake in a moderate oven for 40 mins. ie 180 C or 350 F.</p><p>bon appetit :)</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026318603272423210noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339992099032864503.post-74307883766611025442007-10-19T11:03:00.000+05:302007-10-19T11:09:59.375+05:30IntroI've been thinking for quite sometime to start a blog on cooking though i am not a culinary expert and all the recipes i have are "hand me down" recipes from my mum's cookery file and resemble a lot like the manuscripts from ancient times :)<br /><br />In days to come i sure hope to add some interesting photographs and recipes to show off a bit of my cookery skills.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026318603272423210noreply@blogger.com2