From my childhood days, I have been a great fan of puffs. The flaky crispy pastry with a savoury filling always makes my mouth water. When I was in college, we bought a small oven. We also had a book which covered all the basic baking recipes including the Indian bakery style puffs. I noted […]
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How To Make a Bar...
I have done some Barbie doll cakes, both for my daughter and for clients. At first, the gown of the doll would not be proportionate, but after some practice, I have come up with certain measurements of cakes, which gives a nice perfectly shaped skirt for the doll. The trick in getting it correct in […]
Egg Free Pasta Do...
Pasta is a staple Italian dish made using unleavened dough. There are two types of pastas – Fresh and Dry. There are so many varieties available in the market but making pasta from scratch can be an interesting task. Usually home made pasta dough uses eggs but as I always make egg free dishes, I […]
Home Made Puff Pa...
Who doesn’t love puff pastry. Those who get the ready made puff pastry sheets can whip up easy snacks in minutes but those who don’t get it surely need to make it at home. Home made sheets are so much better (or the best) when compared to commercially available ones. Making home made puff pastry […]
Home Made Mascarp...
Mascarpone cheese is hard to get in Indian stores and even if you get the cost is sky high. When I prepared Italian dessert Tiramisu for one of the challenges, I made the cheese at home after seeing an online post at baking Obsession. Mascarpone cheese is made by curdling fresh cream/ heavy cream. Lemon juice […]
Homemade Eggless ...
Amond paste is an important ingredient in many pastries. This can be used to make cakes, cookies, and used as fillings in tarts, pies and many pastries. It can be readily available in markets but in Madurai, we don’t get it. I needed almond paste to make the German Tree Cake. When I serached the […]
Home Made Ricotta...
Ricotta is an Italian cheese used in a lot of Italian pastries and desserts. Recently I made a Italian Pastry – Sfogliatelle Ricci and Sfogliatelle Frolle for which I needed ricotta for filling. To make ricotta at home you need milk and curd. IT is a very simple process, and the cheese resembles crumbled paneer […]
Home Made Bihari ...
Sattu flour is an important ingredient in Bihari cuisine. There are so many dishes which use sattu and it is made out of sand roasted channa dhal. Sattu paratha, litti, sattu kachori, are some of the dishes made using sattu. I made it at home according to Nupur’s directions and it came out great. It […]