Vegan Challah Bread

  

The fragnance of a fresh baked bread in the house is just so satisfying, And more satisfying is eating it piping hot just baked!!

The only thing that keeps me away from baking breads at times is the time factor to proof it. But the day i give up on my constant laziness i feel proud of myself.

Challah is a special Jewish braided bread. The aroma of this freshly baked challah was really enticing.

I have used flax seeds as a substitute of egg which added amazing nuttiness to the taste.

Flax-Seed Challah Bread (Vegan)

2 1/4 tsp. or 1 package active dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
4 Tbs ground flax seed meal whisked with 5-6 Tbs of warm water.
2-2 Tbs olive oil

Pinch of sugar

1 tsp sea salt.

Mix the yeast and the warm water and set it aside for 5-10 min to activate it.

In a bowl add the all the ingredients and add yest to it, If using a stand mixer knead on medium for about 10 min or by hand for about 15 min.
Once the dough is well kneaded brush with olive oil, cover with a wet kitchen cloth and keep it in a warm place to proof for about 2-3 hours.

After 3 hours punch down the dough and knead again for a few minutes. Make a ball, cover and keep it aside for another hour. The dough should double. 

Divide the rested dough into 3 parts and make rolls. Dust them well with flour and braid them.

Transfer on a baking sheet and bake for about  30 min or until the top is golden brown at 160 deg C

This post is off to Bake Fest- The Pumpkin Farm, Vardhini's -Cooks Joy, & Kalyani’s ”Kitchen Chronicles – Only Vegan” event @ Cook's Joy.

Whole Wheat Olive Thyme Walnut Loaf

Baking bread ... or say a good bread has always been a dream.  I am in love with the fragrance of a bread baking in my oven. I haven't really tried a lot of them yet mainly because of the use of yeast. It takes time to proof the bread and at times i do not have a lot of patience. So i looked up and found out that breads can be made without yeast too :)

This bread takes absolutely no time assemble. Just throw in your ingredients in a big bowl, knead it and put it in the oven ...

You can mix and match your choice of herbs and flavours... u really have a lot of scope to play with your flavours here, so do not hesitate to create your own combination.

Whole Wheat Olive Thyme Loaf.

21/2 cup whole wheat flour
21/2 tsp Baking pwd
3 tbs Ground Flax seeds
1/2 cup water
1 tsp Fresh Thyme leaves
1/4th cup olives chopped
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup milk
1/4th cup olive oil

Preheat the oven at high for about 15-20 min.
Blend the flax seeds with warm water in a blender to a frothy foam,
In a bowl mix in the dry ingredients along with olives, walnuts and herbs.
Add the flax seed mix and then gradually add milk to make a little sticky dough.
Spread it in a greased loaf pan and bake for about 45 min, or until a skewer comes out clean.
Let it get down to a room temperature and enjoy!!

This post is off to Daily Cuppa & Cook's Joy for Bake Fest event.

Sugary Flowers for Mom...

Life events are a bit too overwhelming at times, sometimes you need to take a break and refuel yourself, and yes I took one infact a very long one.., but now craving to be back in action.

Without getting much into details, I would like to talk about my first post.

This post is very special to me, not only because it’s my first one after years of break but because this one is my first guest post for my Moms blog. Ribbonstopastas.blogspot.com

I feel honored to be able to post on her blog, she has been my guide and inspiration in every way in every walk of my life.

I was waiting for the perfect occasion to try my hands on sugar cookies and decorate them, and I found one, My daughter- Kaira’s 5^th birthday. I baked around 90-100 cookies and decorated around 80 of them. It sure is pretty time consuming but a fun activity. As this was my first time I kept it as simple as I could by taking as simple pattern and one color scheme. The End result…. Everyone loved em!! 

So Mom this one’s for you.... 

You can find my Sugary Flowers. @ www.Ribbonstopastas.blogspot.com

CHEESE CHILLI TREATS.

These cheese biscuits are my all time fav snack. Totally sinful in terms to calories, but then, sometimes .. who cares :).

I used to bake these easy biscuits long back. N now i thought id bake some and give it to my hubby to keep in his office for a evening snack :) He took a box full and by evening i got a picture mail by him of a empty container :) he had finished all of them by evening :) yum yum snack, if kept in a air tight jar will last for months (only if u can resist.)

1 cup flour

1/2 cup shredded cheese of your choice

1tbs red pepper (adjust the quantity according to ur taste)

2 tsp baking powder

4tbs butter

1tsp salt (adjust according to the salt of the cheese)

1tsp sugar.

Mix all the above ingredients and for a nice dough.

Pre-heat the oven at 180 deg C , and while the oven gets heated roll your dough into a log or a block and plastic wrap it and put it in the freezer.

After about 15 min remove the dough and cut it into rounds or blocks.

Arrange on a baking sheet and bake for about 20 minutes, or untill crispy brown.

Id suggest you to rotate your baking try to get them evenly cooked.

:)n u done with ur yummy snack!

Enjoy:)