Food Recipes Guide

Posts Tagged ‘butter’

Recipe name: Soda Bread

Preparation Time : Less then 20 mins

Cooking Time : up to 45 mins

Ingredients:

• 4 tbp butter
• ½ cup sugar
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• 1 cup currants
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1½ cups buttermilk

Method:

1. Butter a cookie sheet. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl beat butter and sugar together to combine. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each additition.
2. In a medium bowl whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to combine.
3. Beginning and ending with flour mixture alternately add flour and buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Stir in currants.
4. On a generously flourered hard surface knead the dough about 4 minutes until smooth and not sticky, adding flour as needed.
5. Form into 7½-inch round. Transfer to prepared cookie sheet.  Etch an x in the top of the loaf.
6. Bake about 1 hour 10 minutes or until it sounds hollow when tapped on. Move to a rack to cool completely before slicing.

Soda Bread is ready.
Try it and tell us about your experience of using Soda Bread.

Recipe Name:Chicken Makhani

Preparation Time : Less then 20 mins

Cooking Time : 1 hour and 30 mins

Ingredients:

• 700gms whole chicken

For marinade

• salt

• 1 cup vinegar

• 2-1/2 tsp red chilli powder

• 1 cup yoghurt

• 2 tbsp ginger/garlic paste

For  gravy

• 50gms butter

• 30 gms khoya

• 2 tbsp ginger/garlic paste

• 30 gms cashew nuts, ground

• 500 gms tomatoes, blanched, peeled and chopped

• 8 gms turmeric powder

• 2 1/2 tsp red chilli powder

• 3 gms all spices

• 1 cup cream

Method:

1. Make slits on the chicken.
2. Rub marinade all over it and keep aside for at least 15 minutes.
3. Put it on the skewer and grill for 15 minutes.
4. Let it rest for 10 minutes and then grill again for 10 minutes.
5. Cut into small pieces and keep aside.
6. To prepare the gravy, heat butter in a saucepan and sauté ginger/garlic paste on a slow flame until it begins to turn brown.
7. Add khoya and cashew paste.
8. Stir in remaining ingredients except cream and cook for 20 minutes.
9. Stir in cream on low heat to make thick gravy.
10. Add chicken and cook for 10 minutes.

Recipe Name :Lancashire Hotpot

Preparation Time : Less then 20 mins

Cooking Time : 45 mins

Ingredients :

• 1 Sliced Large Parsnip
• 8 Sliced Large Chops
• 1 Ounce Butter
• 1/4 Cup Flour
• 2 Large Chopped Onion
• 2 Chopped Stalks Celery
• 2 Cups Chicken Stock
• 8 Sliced Ounces Mushroom
• 1/2 Tbp Pepper
• Salt
• 1 Tbp Oregano
• 1 Tps Basil
• 1 Tbp Rosemary
• 1 Tbp Worcestershire Sauce
• 4 Thinly Sliced Potato

Recipe Name :Blueberry Muffins

Preparation Time : Less then 15 mins

Cooking Time : 50 to 60 mins

Ingredients:

• 1/4 c. butter
• 1 c. sugar
• 2 c. flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 c. milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 2 1/2 c. blueberries
• 2 tsp. sugar

Method:

1. On low speed cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
2. Add eggs one at a time and mix until blended. Sift dry ingredients and add alternately with milk.
3. Add vanilla. Mash 1/2 cup blueberries. Stir in by hand.
4. Add rest of berries whole and stir by hand.
5. Grease muffin tins well with butter and grease top surface of pans, as well. Pile mixture high in each muffin cup. S
6. prinkle sugar over tops.
7. Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for 30 minutes.
8. Cool in pan at least 30 minutes.

Blueberry Muffins is ready.
Try it and tell us about your experience of using Blueberry Muffins.

Recipe Name: French Onion

Preparation Time: Less then 15 mins

Cooking Time : 2 hours

Ingredients:

• 1 c Water
• 1 c Milk
• 3 Eggs
• 1/2 c Buckwheat flour
• 2/3 c White flour
• 1/2 ts Salt
• 3 tb Melted butter

Method:

Making batter using blender
Put all ingredients into a blender jar in order given, and blend briefly at medium speed. Stop and scrape down the sides of the blender jar; then blend for another 5 seconds or so. Pour out the batter into a bowl, cover and let rest for 1 hour before using.

Making  Batter by Hand
Beat the eggs slightly add milk, water, salt and melted butter, then gradually whisk in flours. Pour the batter through a strainer and let sit for 1/2 hour before using.

For Crepes
Melt a little butter in a crepe pan and cook. As buckwheat has an enormous capacity to absorb liquid, you might find it necessary to thin the batter more milk or water.