Thumb print cookies get its name from the indent made with thumb in the centre of the cookies. The indent is then filled with jam and baked. But nowadays, a blunt end of an object is used to make the indent. I used the back side of a pen to…
BAKES
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Eggless Bake Well Tarts
I saw the recipe for bake well tarts in a cook book which came along with the oven my mom bought long time ago. It has a short crust pastry base, a layer of jam and the tart is filled with a sponge called as frangipane. The frangipane has almonds…
Eggless Christmas Fruit Cake
Wishing You All A Very Happy Christmas There are so many recipes for Christmas fruit cake in the blogosphere. But I was searching for an eggless cake and I came across the recipe at Divine Taste. The recipe was quite interesting because Anushruti had added boiled potato in the cake.…
Pumpkin Scones
I prepared pumpkin puree last week. So I just wanted to bake something using it. I always love the colour of bakes using pumpkin. I saw this recipe at joy of baking. I was immediately drawn towards the colour and texture of the scone. It was eggless too. The scone…
Mexican Wedding Cake/ Russian Tea Cake
These cookies are called by different names. Italian Butternut, Southern Butter Ball, Snow Drop, Viennese Sugar Ball and Snow Ball are some of its names. I bookmarked this recipe from Joy Of Baking.com . These are best for festive occasions. As Christmas and New Year are near, I will be posting…
Litti
Today is the fourth day of week long Blogging Marathon#11. Litti is the most famous dish of Bihar. It is stuffed with sattu (roasted gram flour) and spices. It is baked in oven. The crust is very crispy and the filling is delicious. It is usually served along with choka…
Eggless Chinese Steamed Buns/ Vegetarian Cha Sui Bao
Sara of Belly Rumbles challenged the Daring Kitchen members to try out the famous Chinese Steamed Buns. I used a mixture of tofu and green peas for the filling and it came out beautiful. There are so many videos on Youtube on how to pleat and fold the buns. It is…
Grilled Corn
This is a very simple yet tasty preparation using sweet corn. I prepared one just for experiment purpose and as I liked it very much, I prepared another for my daughter and hubby. Even they liked it very much. So it has now become our family favorite. For children avoid…
Caramel Peanut Squares
For this month’s Sweet Punch, Ria asked us to bake a dish of our choice. I bookmarked this recipe from a cook book before long. I thought this was the perfect time to try out the recipe. Yesterday, I made these with the help of my daughter and it turned…
Eggless Bibingka -Filipino Rice Cake
For this month’s DB challenge Catherine Enfield of Munchie Musings introduced us to two Filipino desserts. Sans Rival which means without rival and a rice cake named Bibingka. As sans rival is completely based on eggs, I decided to do an eggless version of bibingka. Catherine’s recipe asked for glutinous…