I got a pack of Zaatar spice during our BM meet at Chennai, courtesy Priya. So what is zaatar? It is a middle eastern spice powder made with dried herbs such as oregano, thyme and marjoram, roasted sesame seeds, salt and sumac. Making it at home was difficult as…
For the second day of pull apart bread series, I made a chocolate filled bread just for my daughter. Though she loves spicy breads, chocolate has a special place in her heart. And I didn’t want to miss it too. This was my second attempt at making a pull apart…
Sun-Shaped Pull Apart Bread There is something magical about breads. Right from mixing it to kneading, shaping, looking at it rise and then baking it to golden perfection, each step mesmerises me. If I were to choose between cakes and breads, I would choose bread every time. Pull apart breads…
I never ever let an occasion which needs a cake skip by. Whenever I have to visit someone, I happily make a cake for them. This time, it is my sister whom I was visiting. She got married recently and had been back to Madurai. I made this for the…
From the day I posted the Eggless Black Forest Cake Recipe, I have been getting numerous queries on White Forest Cake. So what is white forest cake? It is the opposite of Black Forest Cake. With white chocolate cake, the layers are filled and frosted with whipped cream and decorated with…
This month’s Bread Baker’s challenge host Mireille, who blogs at The Schizo Chef, chose the theme stone fruits. Any stone fruit like mangoes, plums, peaches, apricots or nectarines can be used to make bread. In Madurai, as we get only mangoes during this season, I opted to use mangoes in…
For the final day, here is one more shaped bread made from a picture from Pinterest. I love embroidery and I should say that my favourite type is the Kutch embroidery. It is complicated and most of them who learn struggle to understand the basic concept. I used to teach…
For the second day of shaped breads, here is one more easy to make but gorgeous looking dinner rolls. You can serve it as it is or with some veggies and soup on the side to make a filling meal. Do you remember my Twisted Knotted Rolls I posted two…
For the final week of May, I am here with an interesting theme. I have been enjoying bread baking recently and the kneading of the dough seems to be soothing my nerves. It feels like I am doing meditation for the whole 10 minutes of kneading and I don’t feel…
For the final day, a recipe with one of my daughter’s favourite ingredients. As I am doing Kid’s Delight, I couldn’t skip chocolate. I wanted the recipe to be an easy one as well as loved by my daughter. So decided to make scones. Usually scones are served warm with…