I am re-posting one of the recipes from my initial days of
blogging. This was our 2015 New Year day dessert and I thought of changing the
old pictures with new ones. This Lemon Meringue Pie is a very easy to make
delicious dessert with easily available ingredients... A perfect dessert to
include in a party menu!
Wednesday, 7 January 2015
Lemon Meringue Pie
Thursday, 1 January 2015
Tiramisu ~ Heaven on a Dessert Plate!
I always wanted to make Tiramisu, but here in Kuwait we rarely get Mascarpone cheese and it is inevitably always highly priced. When I found the recipe for homemade mascarpone cheese on Vera’s blog I really wanted to make the mascarpone and Tiramisu at home, and so began the search for the perfect Tiramisu recipe. And in February when the Daring Bakers Challenge hosted by Deeba and Aparna was announced, I saw the entire blog sphere was filled with Tiramisu recipes. I knew I could trust Deeba’s recipe blindly as I had already tried several of her other recipes earlier and they were all really good. So when my brother visited last week I made Tiramisu for him and we all really liked it. So here is the Tiramisu recipe I tried from Deeba’s place.
Thursday, 25 December 2014
Passionfruit Satin Chiffon Pie
Hi
everybody, How are your holiday celebrations coming along? Hope you are all set
for Christmas. It’s been a very busy time for the past couple of weeks, hence
couldn’t update my blog even though I had a couple of posts already drafted!
Son had exams and I got busy with him… Now his school is closed so I may get
some time to spend on my blog, hopefully :).... Like every year I made the Christmas Cake, but couldn’t
do the icing yet:( .... Today’s recipe is a Passionfruit Pie I tried recently and if you are still
thinking of dessert for Christmas or New Year you can try this! If you are a
regular reader you know my love for passionfruit by now :P... So here is another
passion fruit recipe to add to my list :)...
For the crust you can either use the Buttery Vanilla Nut Crumb Crust recipe given below or can use vanilla biscuit crust or Ginger Biscuit crust
For the crust you can either use the Buttery Vanilla Nut Crumb Crust recipe given below or can use vanilla biscuit crust or Ginger Biscuit crust
May this Christmas fill
your hearts with warmth, peace and joy!
Merry Christmas from our
home to yours!
Passionfruit Satin Chiffon
Pie
Serves -8
Recipe from 365 Great
Cakes and Pies
Buttery Vanilla Nut Crumb
Crust
Ingredients:
½ cup nuts (can use
pecans, walnuts, almonds or cashew nuts)
1 ¼ cups vanilla cookie
crumbs
5 tbsp butter, melted
Method:
- Preheat oven to 350°F / . Arrange nuts on a small cookie sheet. Bake 5 to 7 minutes, or until lightly toasted and fragrant. Cool and finely chop.
- In a medium bowl, combine cookie crumbs and nuts. Stir in butter, tossing until mixture is evenly moistened. Press crumb mixture evenly over bottom and sides of a 9 –inch pie pan. Bake 8-10 mints, or until crumbs are lightly toasted. Cool completely on a wire rack before filling.
Passionfruit Filling:
Ingredients:
10 fresh passionfruit or ½
cup frozen passionfruit puree, thawed
1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
4 large eggs, separated, at
room temperature3/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp fresh lime juice
½ tsp grated lime zest
½ cup heavy cream
Whipped cream and
passionfruit puree for decoration
Method:
- Cut each fresh passionfruit in half and scoop out pulp and seeds with a spoon. Transfer to a fine sieve set over a bowl; strain pulp through sieve, pressing with back of spoon. Discard seeds. You should have ½ cup passionfruit puree.
- In a cup, sprinkle gelatin over ¼ cup water; let it stand 5 minutes to soften.
- In a medium saucepan, whisk together egg yolks and ½ cup sugar. Whisk in passionfruit puree and lime juice until smooth. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and coats back of a spoon, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in softened gelatin and lime zest until gelatin is completely dissolved. Place the mixture in a larger bowl filled with ice water. Let cool, stirring occasionally, until mixture mounds slightly when dropped from spoon.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat egg whites with an electric mixer to soft peaks. Gradually add remaining ¼ cup sugar. Increase mixer speed and continue to beat until stiff peaks form when beaters are lifted. Remove partially set gelatin mixture from ice water. With a rubber spatula, fold in beaten whites until blended.
- In another bowl, beat cream with an electric mixer until stiff. Fold into passionfruit mixture. Turn filling into Buttery Vanilla Nut Crumb crust. Cover and refrigerate until filling is set, several hours or overnight. Uncover, decorate top with whipped cream, passionfruit puree and lemon zest.
Friday, 12 December 2014
Corona Beer Bottle Cake
A small new venture I have started and..... My first Cake order :)... A surprise gift from a wife to her husband :)... Use the Contact Me form if you need custom made cakes.......
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Sunday, 23 November 2014
Nadan Mutta Roast / Kerala Style Egg Roast
Mutta
(Motta) Roast is a very popular side dish of Kerala, which can be served for
breakfast, lunch or dinner!.... A very simple, easy to make side dish usually served
with Palappam, Vellayappam, Idiyappam or Puttu for breakfast or as a side dish for chapathi or
porotta for dinner or as a quick fix when guests shows up unexpectedly :) :) …
Mutta Roast is also a very popular item in “thattukada” or road side eatery
…. Mutta roast can be used as a stuffing to make Mutta Puffs :)…
Monday, 10 November 2014
The Fashionista Doll Cake
I was wanting to try the Fashionista
Doll Cake for some time and was looking for an opportunity to do so. Last week
it was my birthday and I made the Cake for myself :)… I am quite happy with the
outcome even though I need to perfect some areas... Here are the pictures of my
Fashionista Doll Cake design inspired by Ipoh Bakery :) :)
Monday, 3 November 2014
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
Coconut Burfi / Kerala Coconut Sweets
Coconut sweets / burfi are a traditional Kerala sweet often
made in many homes during the festive season. This was one of mine and hubby’s
childhood favorites. Mom used to make it in two layers, one layer in white and
another one is pink or green. For this recipe you should use freshly grated
coconut and use only the white part of the coconut. Also you should be
extremely careful of the sugar consistency.... This is an easy to make sweet
dish. You can make it not only for festivals but also as an item for a tea
party or can be packed as a nice return gift too....
Wishing You All a Very Happy,
Prosperous and Safe Diwali!!!
Thursday, 16 October 2014
Caramel Cupcakes (Dulce de Leche Cupcakes) with Buttercream Frosting
It’s been a long time my blog was on a sleep mode..... Took a
small break and it got extended for more time than I indented.... It’s hard to
come back to regular blogging after taking a break and I will try to post
regularly from now on :).... These cupcakes have been in my draft for more than a year now. I made it for
our Church’s harvest festival and somehow couldn't post it. The cupcake recipe was already posted some time back with a frosting of Swiss Meringue ButterCream, But this time I decorated it with American Butter Cream Frosting..... You
can use homemade dulce de leche or store bought in the recipe....
Sunday, 7 September 2014
Kerala Style Beetroot Pachadi / Beetroot in Yogurt and Coconut Gravy
Wishing you all a Very Happy and Prosperous Onam
:) :)
It is Onam today and I was hoping to post some Onam sadhya recipes at least this time around! But as usual just after summer vacation I was trying hard to settle down here.... School re-opened for my son and they are getting ready for their first semester exams by next week.... So in between all this, I didn’t even get time to update the blog which was idle for the last 2 months.... I tried my best to reply to the comments and queries, but if I have missed any please let me know.... Today I thought of sharing the recipe of Beetroot Pachadi the way I make it. I don’t know if it is the traditional way.... Some people don’t add coconut, but somehow I like pachadi this way.... Here is a list of a very few Onam special recipes I have posted earlier, if in case you are searching for any :)....
It is Onam today and I was hoping to post some Onam sadhya recipes at least this time around! But as usual just after summer vacation I was trying hard to settle down here.... School re-opened for my son and they are getting ready for their first semester exams by next week.... So in between all this, I didn’t even get time to update the blog which was idle for the last 2 months.... I tried my best to reply to the comments and queries, but if I have missed any please let me know.... Today I thought of sharing the recipe of Beetroot Pachadi the way I make it. I don’t know if it is the traditional way.... Some people don’t add coconut, but somehow I like pachadi this way.... Here is a list of a very few Onam special recipes I have posted earlier, if in case you are searching for any :)....
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