apple oat crisp

bismillahirrahmanirraheem..

i made this apple crisp in hurry
and i even forgot the original source for this recipe!
miss kalut sungguh!

• 6 apples (green or red or anything. your choice)
• 2tsp cinnamon + 2tsp brown sugar
• 1/2cup butter
• 1cup flour
• 1cup quick cooking oat -- i used quaker oat
• 3/4cup white sugar

1. preheat oven to 180C.
2. peel and slice the apples and place them in the 9x13 baking dish.
3. sprinkle cinnamon and brown sugar over the apple slices.
4. mix other ingredient until crumbly and pour on top of the apples.
5. bake 40-50mins.

note: i halved the recipe above and bake in 9inch pie plate.

healthy banana bread with dark chocolate chips

bismillahirrahmanirraheem..
assalamu'alaikum wrt wbt

am into healthy breakfast (yes breakfast only :p) nowadays
so.. i made this healthy bread & muffins last weekend
(i got 4 teeny-weeny mini loaf and 10 or more muffins)
and just had the last slice for this morning breakfast!
its healthy. it keeps well in the fridge. and its yummy!

i ate 4 of them while driving on sunday morning. bedal sakan! 

source: moresweetsplease

• 4 very ripe bananas, well mashed
• 2 eggs plus 1 egg white, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 3/4 cups Sucanat (evaporated cane juice/ sugar) 
• 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 oz dark chocolate, chopped or choc chips (about 1/2 cup)

1. Preheat oven to 350° and grease either a large loaf pan, three mini-loaf pans, or a large muffin pan.
2. Mix mashed bananas with eggs and vanilla, and then stir in flour, Sucanat, flax seeds, salt and baking soda until just combined.  Gently stir in chocolate and pour batter in prepared pans.
3. Bake a large loaf pan for 60 minutes, mini-loaf pans for 35 minutes, and muffins for 20 minutes (until cake tester or wooden skewer comes out mostly clean).  Set on cooling racks for 5 – 10 minutes, then remove from pans to finish cooling.

tips:

1. Ripe bananas, please.  Yellow ones just won’t do- they need to be more black than brown.  I wouldn’t bother making the bread if the bananas aren’t ready.  Better to make a banana split or a banana/almond butter/almond milk/cinnamon shake if you feel the urgent need to use up your bananas.
2. Substitutes?  But of course.  Use regular flour if you don’t have the whole wheat, and regular or brown sugar if you don’t have Sucanat.  Skip the flax seeds if you want.  (Just know that you won’t be able to call these Impossibly Healthy if you take out the healthy ingredients.)  If you don’t have dark chocolate, you can chop up other kinds of chocolate (or use chocolate chips)- but again, you lose the right to use the Healthy claim… just so you know.  Dark chocolate wins in the antioxidant department and is less sweetened than its semi-sweet and bittersweet counterparts.
3. Nuts… yes, nuts are lovely in banana bread, especially walnuts.  Toast some and add them in if you’d like.  They’ll bring a healthy fat to the party, which is good but something to consider if you’re looking to take some of the fat out of your life.
4. “Healthy”: Be sure to explain to people that this is a Healthy bread- yes, with a capital H- and while it’s super-good, it’s definitely not a decadently sweet and rich classic banana bread like this recipe.  When you build whole wheat and flax and raw sugar and you strip out butter and oil and a yolk, you’re not getting an indulgent treat.  But you do have my word that this is pretty damned good.
5. Storage: keep this bread wrapped in plastic wrap (or in an airtight container) to stay moist, and eat within a few days.  Enjoy!

note:

my batter is quite thick, i assume due to the not-so-ripe bananas. so, i added few tablespoons of low fat milk and canola oil. alhamdulillah.. it turn out great! 

layali lubnan

bismillahirrahmanirraheem..
assalamu'alaikum wrt wbt

Layali Lubnan means lebanon/ lebanese nights..
some translate it into farina (semolina) pudding pie
whatever name its given.. i soooo love it! am in love with it!
so does my mak. mak borek anak rintik :p

source: homemade-recipes

Ingredients

• 2½ cups water or 625 ml
• 1 tin NESTLÉ® Sweetened Condensed Milk or 397 g 
• 1/2cup fine semolina or 80 g
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon rose water
• 1 tablespoon blossom water
• 1 cup liquid cream or 250 ml, whipped
• 3 tablespoons pistachio nuts, chopped
• 3 tablespoons flaked almonds, toasted

Preparation

1. In a medium saucepan, place water and NESTLÉ® Sweetened Condensed Milk . Stir occasionally to boil.
2. In a separate bowl, beat semolina and eggs together. Add this mixture to the simmering milk, stirring vigorously for 3 minutes or until it thickens.
3. Remove the saucepan from the heat; add rose water and orange blossom water. Stir and pour over individual bowls or a large serving plate. Set aside until it cools.
4. Decorate with the whipped cream all over the top then sprinkle with pistachio and the toasted almond flakes.
5. Serving tips : Serve sugar syrup if desired.

*note: i omit all the decoration simply because i dont have them in my pantry :(

banoffee pie

bismillahirrahmanirraheem..
assalamu'alaikum wrt wbt.

percubaan pertama yg agak kureng menjadi..
gambar pun lupa nk snap. insyaallah akan cuba lagi.
tapi resepi tetap kena sep dlm ni.. takla jenoh nk korek nnti;)

sumber: saveur.com

crust:

• 125g butter cair
• sepeket kecil biskut digestive (250g), dihancurkan halus2.

filling:

• 3/4cwn susu pekat (395g/ 14oz)
• 1/2cwn gula perang
• 125g butter
• 4 biji pisang, hiris nipis
• sekotak kecil heavy cream/ thickened cream (220-250ml)
• sesudu besar serbuk koko <-- li="li" optional="optional">

tatacara:

1. crust: satukan butter cair dan biskut yang dah dihancurkan. tekan pada permukaan loyang. simpan dalam peti sejuk sementara buat filling.
2. filling: cairkan butter dalam periuk kecil. masukkan gula perang dan kacau hingga gula hancur. masukkan susu pekat dan kacau hingga agak likat (dalam 10minit). 
3. tuang filling kedalam loyang berisi crust tadi dan simpan kembali dalam peti sejuk sekurang-kurangnya 1 jam atau sehingga diperlukan (dah dekat time nak makan).
4. when the time has come :p.. susun hirisan pisang diatas filling tadi. 
5. pukul heavy cream hingga gebu, sudukan dan ratakan atas pisang. ayak serbuk koko keatas cream dan hidangkan sejuk2.  

breadmaker dinner rolls

bismillahirrahmanirraheem..
assalamu'alaikum wrt wbt,

2 hari berturut-turut saya buat roti bun ni
anak2 buah dari kelate suka sungguh!
lepas makan nasik lemak, pulun makan roti bun ni pulak
anak2 dara kecik saya pun suka :)
diorang sapu dengan jem stoberi.

sumber: food.com

• 3/4 cup milk, warmed
• 6 tablespoons soft butter (90g)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 3 cups bread flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

1. Place ingredients into bread machine according to manufacturers directions.
2. Select dough cycle.
3. When cycle is complete, shape dough as desired or wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 24 hours.
4. If refrigerated, let dough set out for an hour before using.
5. To shape, divide dough into 24 equal parts and roll into balls in your hand. <-- i made 12 rolls ~ about 60-63g each.
6. Place on lightly greased baking sheet.
7. Cover rolls with damp cloth and let rise for about 20 minutes or until doubled in size.
8. Bake in preheated 400° oven for 15 to 20 minutes. <-- i baked at 180C for 20mins
9. Brush tops with melted butter.

carrot cake with dates & pecans/ walnuts

bismillahirrahmanirraheem..
assalamu'alaikum wrt wbt..

this cake is made for fahri's (my nephew) birthday
upon request by her mama. its for her mama actually :p
but i do make another chocolate cake for the birthday boy:
devil's food chocolate cake slice, a recipe that was shared by kak yani of KG
which i had made more than thrice? or five times? or maybe more??
i lost count as i rarely record the same recipe in here..
definitely the best-est chocolate cake ever!!! thanks kak yani!

this is the second time i made this carrot & date cake
the 1st time, i gave half to my auntie.. and half for my sis..
my sis love it. hence the request ;)
my auntie also love it. she asked me to write down the recipe ;)

source: theprettyblog.com

• 4 eggs
• 315g caster sugar <-- i use 270g only
• 250 ml vegetable oil
• 280g cake flour
• 2tsp baking powder
• 1/2tsp salt
• 1tsp fine cinnamon
• 1tsp fine ginger
• 1/2tsp fine nutmeg
• 1/2tsp baking soda
• 375g grated carrot <-- about 3 medium size carrots
• 125ml seedless raisins
• 50g pecan nuts, roughly chopped <-- i use walnuts
• 125ml finely chopped dried dates (about 10-12 dried dates)

1. Pre-heat oven to 180C.
2. Beat eggs and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add oil and mix well.
4. Sift dry ingredients together, then fold into wet mixture with a metal spoon.
5. Now fold in raisins, dates, pecans and carrots.
6. Pour batter into 2 x 20 cm lined cake tins, then bake for 35-40 minutes until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
7. Remove from oven, then let it stand in the tins for about 15 minutes before turning out. Cool completely before icing.
8. For icing: beat cream cheese and butter together until very light and creamy – about 10 minutes. Add icing sugar and vanilla and beat for a further 2 minutes until smooth and lump free. Spread on first layer, top with second layer, then ice the top and sides of the cake. Sprinkle with chopped pecan nuts/ walnuts.

* my icing recipe which is not so sweet but not so reliable on hot weather:

• 250g cream cheese
• 50g butter
• 150g icing sugar
• 1tsp vanilla essence

breadmaker breadstick

bismillahirrahmanirraheem..
assalamu'alaikum wrt wbt.

setelah sekian laaaaama breadmaker tidak bekerja
pagi sabtu yg lalu dikerahkan sekejap utk menguli doh roti
roti ni utk kak insyirah bawak piknik dgn sister's circle esok (ahad)
insyaallah..

sumber: cookingoncloverlane

• 1 cup warm water
• 1/4 cup oil
• 3 cups of bread flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 3 TBS brown sugar
• 2 1/2 tsp active dry yeast

1. Put these ingredients in a breadmaker 
2. Once the dough cycle is finished, I roll the dough onto a 10 x 12 lightly buttered cookie sheet.
3. Using a pizza cutter, cut the bread sticks into 24 pieces.
4. Let rise for about an hour.
5. Bake at 375 for 10-15 minutes.
6. When breadsticks come out of oven, drizzle this mixture on top:

• 4 TBS melted butter
• 1/2 tsp garlic salt
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve with pizza sauce for dipping.