Sneha's Recipe

Herbed Cheese Scrolls#BreadBakers

In: Appetizer, Bread, Bread Bakers

These Herb, and Cheese Scrolls are bursting with amazing savory flavor and are surprisingly easy to make from scratch. I have made these some many times for hi tea party. You can use an egg wash or just milk wash.

Ingredients
3 Cups All Purpose Flour
1 Tablespoon Baking powder
50 Grams Salted Butter
2/3 Cup Milk
1/3 Cup Water
1 Cup Grated Cheddar Cheese
½ Cup Grated Parmesan cheese
½ Cup Fresh Parsley - chopped
½ Cup Fresh Basil - chopped
1 Teaspoon Dried Tarragon
1 Teaspoon Dried Oregano
1 Teaspoon Dried Rosemary
15 Grams Extra Butter - for brushing the dough
1 Egg yolk + 2 Teaspoons Water - for brushing the scrolls
Method

Sieve the flour and baking powder in a bowl. Rub in butter. Make a well in the center, add in milk and water and mix to form a dough.

Combine cheddar and parmesan cheese and dried herbs in a bowl.

Take the dough on a floured surface and roll out to a rectangle.

Spread butter on top of dough using a brush.

Then spread the cheese mixture.

Start to roll up dough from the short end

into a tight roll.

Cut into equal sizes.

Arrange cut-side up in a greased and lined baking pan.

Combine yolk and water or use milk to brush over the slices.

Bake in a preheated at 210°C for 25 minutes or until golden.

Serve warm. They are delicious, very satisfying and an absolute crowd pleaser.
Labels: Scrolls, Bread, Bread Bakers, Fresh Herbs, Cheese, Dried Herbs, Eggless, Appetizer, International Cuisine

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Mofo Gasy/Madagascar Yeasted Pancakes#EatTheWorld

In: Appe Pan, Breakfast, Coconut Milk

Mofo Gasy (pronounced as muf gas)means "Malagasy bread", is a traditional breakfast from Madagascar, the large island off the southeast coast of Africa. It's also a common street food served as breakfast along with coffee/tea. Mofo gasy can also be made with coconut milk. Variations of the recipe occur based on the regions of Madagascar. On the coast, this bun is made from coconut milk and is known as mokary voanio or mokary coco. Mofo gasy is prepared with sweetened rice flour batter which is yeasted and cooked in greased circular moulds which ressembles quite like our own appe/aebleskiver pan.

Recipe Source Youtube
1 Cup = 250 Ml
Ingredients
2 Cups + 2 Tablespoons RiceFlour
¼ Teaspoon Instant yeast
2 Tablespoons Granulated Sugar
2 Tablespoons Freshly Grated Coconut
1 Cup Coconut Milk
I Egg
Oil /Desi Ghee as required

Method

Take a cup of water in a pan, add the 2 tablespoons rice flour, bring boil and cook until they turns as a thick paste, switch off the flame. Let the rice paste cool completely. In a large bowl add the rice flour, cooked rice paste, instant yeast, sugar then add the coconut milk and mix everything with your hand until it turns semi thick batter.

Keep it in warm place to ferment / doubles in volume for 3-6 hours. Once the batter ferment/doubles in volume, mix the batter well. Beat the egg, add this to the batter, mix well.

Heat an aebleskiver/appe pan over low heat.
Brush the cavities with the desi ghee/oil. Add some batter in each cavity till its full. Cover the pan and let the pancake cook for 2-3 minutes. Take the lid off and turn each bread over and let it cook till done.

Remove from the cavity and place the mofo gasy in a plate.
Repeat steps 8-12 using the remaining batter.

Serve the mofo gasy with maple syrup, honey or icing sugar drizzled over it, with hot coffee or tea.
These are soft and delicious

Labels: Yeasted, Pancakes, Appe Pan, Madagascar, International Cuisine, Coconut Milk, Rice flour, Gluten free, Eat the World, Breakfast, Sunday Funday
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Sending this to Sunday Funday too.

Laoka with Vanilla Rice by Culinary Cam
Lasopy by A Day in the Life on the Farm
Madagascar Yeasted Pancakes (Mofo Gasy) by Sneha's Recipe
Malagasy Coconut Chicken (Akoho sy Voanio) by Palatable Pastime
Malagasy Lasopy by Mayuri's Jikoni
Malagasy Simmered Beef (Hen`omby Ritra) by Amy's Cooking Adventures
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Baked Nevri/Neouri/Nevreos/Sweet Puffs#SundayFunday

In: Baked, Christmas Sweet, East Indian

These half-moon/ crescent shaped sweet puffs, are filled with sweet filling of rawa, coconut and mixed fruits. Nevris are deep fried pastries a traditional East Indian recipe but these are baked not fried. These turn out great and do not give you the guilt feeling when enjoying these traditional Christmas Sweets!

Makes Around 22 Nevris
Ingredients
For The Dough
300 Grams All Purpose Flour
Salt To Taste
2 Tablespoons Sugar powder
2 Tablespoons Desi Ghee - melted
For The Paste / Satta
4 Tablespoons Ghee - at room temperature
Water As Required
2 Tablespoons Level Rice Flour
For The Filling
200 Grams Fine Rawa / Semolina
50 Grams Desiccated Coconut - optional
150 Grams Sugar powdered or to your taste
1 Tablespoons Khus Khus / Poppy Seeds
¼ Teaspoon Nutmeg Powder
5 Tablespoons Rose Water
25 Grams Raisins - chopped
25 Grams Cashew Nuts - chopped
2 Tablespoons Desi Ghee
A Pinch Salt

Method
For The Filling

Dry roast the rawa, khus khus and desiccated coconut till it releases a roasted aroma ( do not brown it). Remove this on to a bowl. In the same pan heat the ghee fry the nuts and raisins for a minute. Add the roasted ingredients and fry for 3 -4 minutes on low flame and till releases an aroma. Switch off the flame. Add the nutmeg and sugar powder and rose water. give it a good mix. Keep aside to cool.
till all is well combined
As the filling is cooling, let's make the dough.

In a large bowl sieve the flour. Add the ghee, salt and sugar, with your fingertips incorporate into the flour until it resembles fine crumbs. Then gradually add in little little water at a time to make a soft dough. Cover with a damp cloth and keep aside for at least 30 minutes to an hour.
Let's make the Paste/Satta

In a small bowl add ghee. Mix the ghee with your palms to make it creamy. Then add rice flour and again mix well. Make a creamy and smooth thick paste. Keep this paste aside.

Let's get back to making the Nevries

Divide the dough into small balls and divide it into equal parts. Divide the dough in same size balls... you should make balls in multiples of 3.

Roll 3 balls into a medium small chapati. We required 3 chapati's for one batch. Cover the rest of the balls while you are rolling the first one into a circle. Slightly flour these and carefully set them aside.

Take one and then apply the a thin layer of paste/satta on it evenly one then place another chapati on top again apply paste/satta.

Then again place a another chapati and apply a thin layer of paste/satta on the chapati and roll these into a tight roll to form a long roll (log shaped).

Cut into 1½ - 2" big pieces and keep covered with a damp cloth.

Then take each piece and place the cut side as shown in the pic.

Lightly press it down

roll to make a thick circle. Place a tablespoon or two of the filling, fold it, brush the edges with water.

The press it edges well or press down the edges with a fork. Place in a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or silpat. Set aside and cover with a damp cloth.

Continue the above with the remaining pieces.

When the tray is full brush the top with milk.

Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 30 minutes. After 15 minutes of baking change the sides of the tray. When they are baked the edges with brown slightly then keep both the elements on ( top and bottom) and bake for an additional 5 minutes only.

Cool them completely and store in an airtight container.

These nevries/sweet puffs are amazing.

My Notes

Any leftover filling can be refrigerated for a couple of month. When ready to used, bring it to room temperature.

Labels: Nevries, Sweet Puffs, East Indian, Baked, Christmas Sweet, Sunday Funday, Karanji

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Holly Jolly Triple Chocolate Cookies by Amy's Cooking Adventures

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Schezwan Water Chestnuts In Lettuce Wraps#SundayFunday

In: Appetizer, Asian Cuisine, Chinese

These crunchy, sweet chestnuts are actually vegetables that grow in marshes.
These crisp lettuce leaves are filled with crunchy water chestnuts that have been tossed in schezwan sauce, making every bite delicious. These wraps in Chinese cuisine are also referred as San Choy Bau, or lettuce wraps, make an perfect appetizer for a Chinese meal or on their own as a light dinner.

Ingredients
2 Cups Water Chestnuts - boiled peeled and sliced
Salt To Taste
2 Teaspoons Oil
1 Tablespoon Finely Chopped Garlic
¼ Cup Chopped Green Bell Pepper/Capsicums
¼ Cup Frozen Peas
½ Cup Finely Chopped Spring Onions - whites & green separated
2 Tablespoon Heaped Schezwan Sauce
2 Tablespoon Water
1 Teaspoon Sugar
A Few Lettuce Leaves
For Garnish
Finely Chopped Spring Onion Greens

Method

Heat the oil in a wok/kadai on a high flame till it smokes.
Add the garlic and spring onion whites and sauté on a high flame for a minute.
Add the sliced water chestnuts, capsicum, peas, schezwan sauce, water, salt and sugar, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes.

Spoon mixture into lettuce leaves & sprinkle with reserved green onions.

Labels: Chinese, Asian Cuisine, Water Chestnut, Iceberg Lettuce, Wraps, Appetizer, Sunday Funday, Healthy, Schezwan Sauce

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Roasted Chestnuts from Culinary Cam
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Seared Chicken with Chestnuts from A Day in the Life on the Farm
Spiced Chestnut Butter (Conserve de Châtaigne) from Palatable Pastime

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Blender Whole Orange Bundt Cake#SundayFunday

In: Bundt, Cakes, Orange

This is a quick and easy recipe to make with a whole orange, just put all the ingredients except the flour in the blender and blend them. A very quick recipe to prepare in no time.

Ingredients
1 Sweet Orange with skin - chop and remove the seeds
3 Eggs
80 ML Vegetable Oil
¾ Cup Granulated Sugar
250 Grams Self Raising Flour

Method

Add orange, eggs, sugar and vegetable oil into a blender jar and blend into a smooth mixture and pour it into a bowl.
Add flour into the mixture and mix everything together. You can use a spatula or a hand whisk. Do not over mix.
Pour the batter into the greased bundt pan.