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1 Biscuit dough, 3 ways! Butter biscuit dough (makes 70 biscuits) Ingredients250g unsalted butter, softened at room temperature60g icing sugar, sifted1 tsp vanilla extract270g cake flour, sifted90g corn flour White chocolate almond coconut biscuits1/2 cup almonds, roughly chopped200g white chocolate, melted50g desiccated coconut Chocolate log biscuits60g cocoa powder250g milk chocolate, melted Cardamom rose & pistachio […]
Burfee/ Barfi Ingredients500g klim milk powder, sifted160g nestles cream60g ground almonds1 tsp ground cardamom500g icing sugar, sifted¾ cup milk6 tablespoons butter ghee1 tsp vanilla extract or rose waterToasted almonds or pistachios to decorate MethodPrepare a 32cm baking dish with baking paper and set aside.Add Klim to a large mixing bowl along with the ground almonds […]
Chana Magaj Masala Chai Spiced Cake Ingredients For chana magaj 500 g Woolworths chickpea flour 500 g Woolworths ghee 500 g Woolworths icing sugar 275 g full cream milk powder 2 teaspoons ground cardamom 100 g roasted pistachios, ground For Masala Chai Spiced Cake 250g Woolworths cake flour, sifted ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 2 […]
Ghee Ingredients500g unsalted butter MethodPlace butter in a medium-sized pan and allow to melt over medium-low heat. Tip** Allow simmering for 15 minutes in total. At around 5-6 minutes you will notice the melted butter will start to foam. By 10 minutes most of the foam should be gone. The ghee is ready once all […]
Paid Partnership with Defy When defy asked me to test out the new Flame Master Gas Electric Stove from their Eclipse range, I jumped at the opportunity. The new generation Eclipse range revolutionises the art of cooking through inspired innovation, refined design, and better eco-efficiency*. Showcasing their freestanding electric stove with Thermofan+ technology, which has […]
Upgrading penda with some homemade dulce de leche. When I say homemade, I really mean simmering a can of condensed milk for 3 hours. Yep, that’s pretty much it. Peda is an Indian sweet, it’s soft and rich and delicious! As much as I love Indian sweets I sometimes find them way too sweet, hence the […]
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