I finally did it.

kept this recipe for a little bit over a year. every now and then, I pay it a visit and modify it a bit. Today was the day to test try this recipe and it was a success :)

I can’t believe how easy and delicious it was. My dad loved it

here’s how it goes:

Ingredients:

Crust:

1. 2 Cups of crushed Light Digestive biscuit
2. 1/3 to 1/2 Cup of sugar
3. 1 Stick of butter

Filling:

1. 2 Large cans of sweetened condensed milk
2. The Juice of 20 limes (3/4 cup), you can increase it to 1 cup if you want it more tart, but I prefer 3/4 cup
3. Half a cup of yogurt Read the rest of this entry »

Can’t believe I’m Cooking again. So excited :)

Vol Au Vent shells.. I’ve had those shells for more than 2 months. everytime I think about using them I return them back again to the freezer and try something else. I was talking to my friend and she told me that she’s coming now and she wants tea and something nice and sweet. so I decided to give them a try.

its a puff pastry hexagonal peice that’s hollowed in the middle. When its baked, the whole thing puffs up leaving a hollow space in the middle for you to stuff it with any sweet or savoury filling you want. I made tiny pie like desserts with them. Turned out just perfect! loved them even more the next time when all the sauce got absorbed by the puff pastry.

alright, so I just opened the fridge and started assembling what might go along together, building the taste as we go.

Ingredients:

1. 3 pears
2. 3 apples Read the rest of this entry »

This is a 5 minutes pudding like sweet that tastes exactly like cinnabon’s original. I was baby sitting the neices yesterday. I gave them directions and they make the whole dish. that’s how easy it is. 

Ingredients:

1. 1 big can of sweetened condensed milk or 2 if you want it extra moist
2. 1 TBS Cinnamon
3. about 1/2 to 1 cup of milk
4. 1-2 flake bars
5. Kiri cheese – or any other cream cheese. (I used about 9 or 10 pieces)

Directions:

1. in a food processor, mix the condensed milk, cheese and milk together
2. add cinnamon and half of the flake to the mix
3. if you’re using brioche, I’d say add 1/4 stick of butter and mix it with the cheese. but I think Croissants will taste even better and you don’t need butter.
4. place the criossants in the deep dish (if you’re using Brioche, tear it apart into 8 peices and arrange them to fill the dish) and pour the mixture on top
5. sprinkle the rest of the flake on top and place it in the oven for 15-20 minutes in 170 heat. Keep an eye on the dish to make sure you don’t burn it. because I did ;) but it was fixable, thank god.

That would be it. Enjoy your meal :) and please excuse the bad picture. not used to cooking somewhere other than home.

Bon Appetit!

Basma.

There are recipes that you really can’t cut the fat from. sponge cakes are one of those recipes.

just had a slice, LOVE IT. it ranks number 2 on my all times favorite sponge cakes :D..  my number one is my aunt’s sponge cake. No one can top it.

Recipe:

1. 1.5 cups of white flour
2. 2 sticks of butter (i removed the last 1.5 cm from the second stick)
3. 3/4 cup of sugar (you can add as much as you like)
4. 3 eggs separated
5. 1 tsp vanilla
6. 1 tsp almond flavor
7. 1/4 tsp salt
8. 1 tsp baking powder
9. about 3/4 cup of milk.

Directions:

1. sift flour, salt and baking powder together and set them aside
2. melt the butter and mix it with the sugar then mix it with the other dry ingredients then add the milk.
3. in another bowl. beat the egg whites until soft peaks form.
4. beat the egg yolks until they’re creamy then mix them with the flour mixture
5. fold in the egg whites gradually
6. bake it for 40-45 minutes in a 175 degree, preheated oven

*** different flavors: Once you find a recipe you’re comfortable with, try creating different flavors. example: 1 tsp orange zest with 1/3 cup orange juice. cardamon, saffron, lemon. then we have fruity icing like icing sugar with the juice of any citrus fruit.

 Bon Appetit!

Basma.

Got tons of recipes and pictures to share :), will try to add them as soon as I have time.

I’ve made this cake last week. turned out good. loved the way it smelled

Recipe:

1. 2 cups flour
2. 2 tsp baking powder
3. 4 eggs
4. 1 to 1.5 cup of sugar (you can go as much as 2 cups)
5. 2 tsp vanilla extract
6. 1 tsp almond essense
7. 1 cup of skimmed milk
8. 1/3 stick butter
9. a pinch of salt

Directions:

1. in a sauce pan, heat the milk and butter and set them aside
2. beat the sugar and egg together until they’re well blended and creamy. the color has to be less yellowish and more white.
3. add the vanilla and almond to the mixture and keep mixing on medium speed.
4. mix the flour, baking powder and salt togethter and set aside
5. gradually add the hot milk to the egg mixture while the mixer is still on and then add the dry ingredients.
6. Grease a tube/ring pan and fill it with the batter. the pan should be not more than half full in order to give the cake enough space to breathe and expand.

heat: 175 degree celcius. for 45 minutes.

Bon Appetit!

Basma