Jennie Bakes

BUTTER BISCUITS

2010-05-14T00:31:00.005+05:30

As a kid, my grandparents used to get me these biscuits from a nearby bakery and its name was SOOSBERRY. I am not sure if this is the real name .It is also known as Butter biscuits. I used to enjoy every bite of this coz it used to just melt away in ones mouth. Each time I hear the name Soosberry I am reminded of my grandparents house, when they lived at the Railway Colony in Madurai.

Now this is a very simple recipe and any novice baker can try this delicious biscuit. I have used butter, though the bakery bought biscuits are made of vegetable shortening/vanaspathi[ dalda].

Ingredients

All Purpose flour/Maida 3 cups

Sugar [Powdered] or Icing Sugar 1 1/2 cups

Butter or Vanaspathi[Vegetable Shortening] 1 cup

Method

Knead Maida and Sugar powder and butter/vanaspathi into dough.
If the dough is dry add a little more butter/vanaspathi and knead well.
Spread the dough on a platter or chappathi maker.
The thickness should be about 1/2 an inch.
With the help of a cookie cutter cut the dough.
Place these biscuits on a well buttered cookie sheet.
Bake the biscuits for about 15-20 mins at 150* C.

That's it, your butter biscuit is ready !!!!

Marble Cake

2010-05-10T10:38:00.003+05:30

MARBLE CAKE

Ingredients

1/2 lb butter
1/2 lb sugar
1/2 lb flour
4 eggs
2 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1 Tsp Vanilla Essence
1 tsp strawberry essence/rose essence
1/4 tsp almond essence
Green, Pink & Yellow coloring[ i used blue coz i ran out of pink coloring and it was 11pm in the night while i was baking this]

Method

Preheat the oven to 350*F/180*C/Mark 4
Have a 8" round or square tin ready.
Cream butter and sugar in a processor or hand held beater.
Add eggs one by one.
Sieve the flour and baking powder.
Fold in the flour .
Then divide the mixture evenly into 3 containers.

Add vanilla and yellow coloring in the first mix.
Pink and strawberry/rose essence in the second mix.
Green and almond essence in the third mix.

Pour the mixture into the pan one top of the other and cut through the mix with a knife.
Bake it for 50 minutes.

CUP CAKES

2010-05-08T16:41:00.001+05:30

Chennai had its showers lately and on a lovely afternoon i was tempted to make cupcakes/muffins. Cupcakes are a favourite for people both young and old i followed the recipe from here. Hunting for the muffin paper was a bit tiresome but i managed to get a friends help to get this . There was no need for the icing coz the batches of cupcake just disappeared............the recipe was so simple and very tasty.

CHERRY COOKIES

2010-03-31T20:59:00.002+05:30

Ingredients

7 oz flour
3 oz sugar
3 oz butter
1 small egg
pinch of salt
2 tsp vanilla essence
1 pkt cherries

Method

Cream butter and sugar together until soft and light
Add the egg and beat for about 5 mins.
Fold the flour and mix well into a soft dough.
Add Vanilla.
Grease two flat baking trays and pipe the cookies.
Press a cherry on each cookie and bake in a moderate oven until top is slightly brown for about 10-12 mins in 350 degree F.

Barbie Doll Cake

2010-03-31T20:36:00.000+05:30

The Barbie doll cake which I made for my daughter's Birthday

2007-10-26T12:50:00.000+05:30

SPONGE CAKE

Ingredients

Flour [ Maida] 1/4 kg
Sugar 1/4 kg
Butter 1/4 kg
Eggs 4
Vanilla Ess. 1 tsp
Almond Ess. 1 tsp.
Baking Powder 1 tsp
Salt 1 pinch
Milk 1/4 cup

Method

Pre Heat the oven.
Add Maida flour and baking powder and salt and sift .
Separate the egg whites and yolk and beat separately.
Beat the butter till creamy.
Add Sugar powder and beat again.
Add the yolks and beat.
Add the egg whites and then the maida flour.
Add milk and essence and fold the batter.
Transfer the contents into a pan and bake at 180 C for 30 mins.

DATES CAKE

2007-10-25T13:18:00.000+05:30

One of my favourite cake which i loved and cherished as a kid was the Date Cake and i would eat all the crumps in a day. Now my kids also love this cake and they are a hit with their friends and I feel so happy and rewarded when all the little folks come and say a big thanks for the cake sent to school.

Well here goes the recipe.

DATES CAKE

Ingredients.

1 lb Dates
3/4 cup of water
1 tsp soda[level tsp]

Mince dates and soak overnight with water & soda

1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
1/2 lb sugar
6 oz butter
1/2 lb flour
4 eggs
4 oz chopped cashewnuts
1 tsp all spice [ cardomon, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg]
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp almond essence

Method

Cream butter and Sugar.

Add eggs one at a time and beat mixture well.

Fold in the flour gradually which has been sifted with baking powder.

Add essence, date mixture, and cashew nuts.

Bake in a moderate oven for 40 mins. ie 180 C or 350 F.

bon appetit :)

Intro

2007-10-19T11:03:00.000+05:30

I've been thinking for quite sometime to start a blog on cooking though i am not a culinary expert and all the recipes i have are "hand me down" recipes from my mum's cookery file and resemble a lot like the manuscripts from ancient times :)

In days to come i sure hope to add some interesting photographs and recipes to show off a bit of my cookery skills.