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Spinach & Chia Bread Loaf

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Are you too always looking for healthier options for breakfast? If that is the case, I am sure you would love this spinach and chia bread loaf which is loaded with vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants. Enjoy it as a simple toast slathered with some butter or relish by converting it into a sandwich with your favorite stuffing. The recipe of this bread is quite easy & simple and while I have added few chia seeds to it, you can add any seeds of your choice or let it remain plain with only spinach. Not wasting any time further, let's begin with the recipe. Yum Spinach & Chia Bread Loaf Ingredients Plain flour - 3 cups + extra for dusting Milk powder - 1/2 cup Instant dry yeast - 2 1/2 tsp (7 gms) Olive oil - 3 tbsp Sugar - 1 tsp Salt - 1/2 tsp Spinach puree - 1/2 cup Luke warm water - 2 tbsp Chia seeds - 1 to 2 tbsp Yum Spinach & Chia Bread Loaf Method 1. Sift flour and milk powder in a bowl. Mix in yeast, sugar, salt and chia seeds

Wholewheat Blueberry & Rosemary Focaccia

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It had been quite a while since I had baked anything; my last baking adventure I remember was when I made these delicious, crunchy and crumbly Chocolate Marble Icebox Cookies  some 15-20 days back. So, the baking bug inside me was again ticking me to get up and provide some workout to my long resting hand and shoulder muscles (if you didn't know, baking is quite a good exercise and a relaxing therapy for your tired minds 😊). Yesterday only, I had bought a pack of fresh blueberries and rosemary from the supermarket with an idea of making a summer drink ..... but, as you know mind often plays fluky games 😉...so, I left the idea of the drink and got into the kitchen to bake this beautiful blueberry and rosemary focaccia bread and enjoyed it with my evening tea. If you too are fond of baking, go ahead and try this delicious bread and I promise, you will make it quite often.... Wholewheat Blueberry & Rosemary Focaccia Ingredients Wholewheat flour - 2 cups All purpose

Chocolate Marble Icebox Cookies

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Icebox cookies , also known as refrigerator cookies get their name from the fact that they are baked from a dough which is first refrigerated for hours to firm up and then sliced up into cookies just before being popped in the oven for baking. One of the most easiest cookie recipes on earth, one can come up with a variety of flavors and textures depending on his/her imagination. Today, I am here with the most basic of these recipes, the chocolate & vanilla marble cookies. Let's get started with the ingredient list. Chocolate Marble Icebox Cookies Ingredients (yields 4 dozen) All purpose flour - 4 cups Unsalted butter - 1 cup Confectioner's sugar - 1 + 1/2 cups Eggs - 2 Cocoa powder - 1/2 cup Vanilla essence - 2 tsp Chocolate Marble Icebox Cookies Method 1. First cream butter and sugar together until the mixture becomes light & creamy. 2. Add in the vanilla essence and eggs one by one, whisking for about 2 minutes after each addition. 3. Next,

Classic Vanilla Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Looking for a high tea munchie or a kid's party snacker, these classic vanilla chocolate chip cookies make for a perfect choice. Crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside with the overloaded goodness of chocolate, they are sure to add that heavenly 'cookielicious ' charm to your menu. Prepare a big batch of the dough and store in the freezer; and whenever you have your guests coming, simply grab a portion of it and pop in the oven...it gets baked in just no time. Want to know the recipe? here you go..... Ingredients All purpose flour - 1 + 1/2 cup Powdered sugar - 1 cup Softened unsalted butter - 1/2 cup Baking powder - 1/8 tsp Cornflour - 1/4 cup Salt - 1/2 tsp Egg - 1 Vanilla essence - 1 tsp Chocolate chips - 1 cup Method 1. First in a bowl, combine butter and sugar. Whisk it well until they both combine well. This process is called creaming. 2. Next add in the egg and vanilla essence. Whisk again. 3. Sift together all purpose flour, baking