Wednesday 20 April 2011

Choco-Chip Cookies





Ingredients:

115g butter/margarine
50g sugar
110g dark brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
170g plain flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp or a pinch of salt
170 g chocolate chips ( i used nly half of ths as i didn't like lots of chocolate chips n it)

55 g walnuts (jst check while mixing & then add...ths one also i didn't add full)


Method


Preheat the oven to 180 degree or gas 4. Grease large baking sheets.


With an electric mixer, cream the butter or margarine anad two sugars together until light and fluffy.


IN another bowl, mix the egg and vanilla, then gradually beat into the butter mixture.sift over the flour, baking soda and salt and stir.


Add the chocolate chips and walnuts, and mix to combine well.


Place heaped teaspoonfulls of the dough 2 in /5 cm apart on the prepared sheets. bake until lightly coloured, 10-15 minutes. transfer to a rack to cool.

baking time depends on oven...the cookies will turn crispy nly after letting it cool completely...bake till its color turns brown

Sunday 10 April 2011

Cheesy Bites Pizza (Creamy Chicken Mushroom Pizza)

Here comes my post for this month's Sweet Punch challenge. Like always a bit late. :)  The crust was really superb one. Turned out delicious. Creamy chicken mushroom pizza is one among the four new flavors from different parts of the world introduced here in UAE recently.  This is ma first attempt on cheesy bites pizza too (baked a month ago). I did add some corn flakes on the top to make it crunchy...

The rich smoothness of French creamy mushroom chicken ,with a creamy Pesto Sauce ,along wth heart helping of tenderchicken breast wth mushroom,,




Recipe source(crust)-Pioneer Woman

Ingredients

FOR THE CRUST (MAKES TWO CRUSTS):

1 teaspoon Active Dry Or Instant Yeast
4 cups All-purpose Flour
1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
⅓ cups Extra Virgin Olive Oil
_____

TO MAKE THE CRUST:
Sprinkle yeast over 1 1/2 cups warm (not lukewarm) water.
In a mixer, combine flour and salt. With the mixer running on low speed (with paddle attachment), drizzle in olive oil until combined with flour. Next, pour in yeast/water mixture and mix until just combined.
Coat a separate mixing bowl with a light drizzle of olive oil, and form the dough into a ball. Toss to coat dough in olive oil, then cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and store in the fridge until you need it. ***It’s best to make the 
dough at least 24 hours in advance, and 3 or 4 days is even better.

Here is a video which would help u guys to stretch the cheesy bites. its not that tough. All you need is String Cheese










Topping

Mozarella cheese
Creamy chicken mushroom sauce



CREAMY MUSHROOM SAUCE 
Recipe (Shami A Gafoor)
Things You'll Need:
1 skinless chicken breast cut into strips or chunks
1 cup fresh mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
1 onion, sliced and separated into rings
1 Tbsp. olive oil
Pint heavy or light cream depending on preference

Tbsp. corn starch (if needed)



1.Heat oil in large skillet.MARINADE CHICKEN WTH PEPPER AND SALT THEN COAT IN FLOUR. Add chicken and cook until browned and no longer pink on the inside. Remove and set on a plate. Keep warm.MAKE SLICE


To the same skillet, add onions and saute. When onions are cooked, slightly browned and limp, add mushrooms and saute together.

When mushrooms and onions are cooked and tender, return chicken to skillet and heat through. Add cream and bring to a simmer, stirring often to keep from burning and/or scalding.

Sauce shouldn't be too thick, but it shouldn't be runny, either. If you want a thicker sauce, add a little of the corn starch, a sprinkle at a time until you reach desired consistency.

Place Pizza Dough first, then 2-3 tbsp of Pesto sauce , Creamy Mushroom Sauce, Bell peppers and Cheese on top.
If you are using a Microwave Convection oven, bake your dough first & then top with your sauces & cheese and bake again. 


You can use any topping for cheesy bites... some varieties of pizzas which were shared before are:-









Wednesday 20 April 2011

Choco-Chip Cookies





Ingredients:

115g butter/margarine
50g sugar
110g dark brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
170g plain flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp or a pinch of salt
170 g chocolate chips ( i used nly half of ths as i didn't like lots of chocolate chips n it)

55 g walnuts (jst check while mixing & then add...ths one also i didn't add full)


Method


Preheat the oven to 180 degree or gas 4. Grease large baking sheets.


With an electric mixer, cream the butter or margarine anad two sugars together until light and fluffy.


IN another bowl, mix the egg and vanilla, then gradually beat into the butter mixture.sift over the flour, baking soda and salt and stir.


Add the chocolate chips and walnuts, and mix to combine well.


Place heaped teaspoonfulls of the dough 2 in /5 cm apart on the prepared sheets. bake until lightly coloured, 10-15 minutes. transfer to a rack to cool.

baking time depends on oven...the cookies will turn crispy nly after letting it cool completely...bake till its color turns brown

Sunday 10 April 2011

Cheesy Bites Pizza (Creamy Chicken Mushroom Pizza)

Here comes my post for this month's Sweet Punch challenge. Like always a bit late. :)  The crust was really superb one. Turned out delicious. Creamy chicken mushroom pizza is one among the four new flavors from different parts of the world introduced here in UAE recently.  This is ma first attempt on cheesy bites pizza too (baked a month ago). I did add some corn flakes on the top to make it crunchy...

The rich smoothness of French creamy mushroom chicken ,with a creamy Pesto Sauce ,along wth heart helping of tenderchicken breast wth mushroom,,




Recipe source(crust)-Pioneer Woman

Ingredients

FOR THE CRUST (MAKES TWO CRUSTS):

1 teaspoon Active Dry Or Instant Yeast
4 cups All-purpose Flour
1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
⅓ cups Extra Virgin Olive Oil
_____

TO MAKE THE CRUST:
Sprinkle yeast over 1 1/2 cups warm (not lukewarm) water.
In a mixer, combine flour and salt. With the mixer running on low speed (with paddle attachment), drizzle in olive oil until combined with flour. Next, pour in yeast/water mixture and mix until just combined.
Coat a separate mixing bowl with a light drizzle of olive oil, and form the dough into a ball. Toss to coat dough in olive oil, then cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and store in the fridge until you need it. ***It’s best to make the 
dough at least 24 hours in advance, and 3 or 4 days is even better.

Here is a video which would help u guys to stretch the cheesy bites. its not that tough. All you need is String Cheese










Topping

Mozarella cheese
Creamy chicken mushroom sauce



CREAMY MUSHROOM SAUCE 
Recipe (Shami A Gafoor)
Things You'll Need:
1 skinless chicken breast cut into strips or chunks
1 cup fresh mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
1 onion, sliced and separated into rings
1 Tbsp. olive oil
Pint heavy or light cream depending on preference

Tbsp. corn starch (if needed)



1.Heat oil in large skillet.MARINADE CHICKEN WTH PEPPER AND SALT THEN COAT IN FLOUR. Add chicken and cook until browned and no longer pink on the inside. Remove and set on a plate. Keep warm.MAKE SLICE


To the same skillet, add onions and saute. When onions are cooked, slightly browned and limp, add mushrooms and saute together.

When mushrooms and onions are cooked and tender, return chicken to skillet and heat through. Add cream and bring to a simmer, stirring often to keep from burning and/or scalding.

Sauce shouldn't be too thick, but it shouldn't be runny, either. If you want a thicker sauce, add a little of the corn starch, a sprinkle at a time until you reach desired consistency.

Place Pizza Dough first, then 2-3 tbsp of Pesto sauce , Creamy Mushroom Sauce, Bell peppers and Cheese on top.
If you are using a Microwave Convection oven, bake your dough first & then top with your sauces & cheese and bake again. 


You can use any topping for cheesy bites... some varieties of pizzas which were shared before are:-