Eggless Ginger Bread Cookies - Christmas Special

Christmas season is always exciting to me as my high schooling was throughout in a Christian Institution; I used to take part in Christmas carol, dramas / plays and used to dress like Santa. 

Let's go into treats for Christmas now,

For this Christmas I baked Rich plum cake and Ginger bread cookie.  I have adapted the recipe from here.  I have made some changes to suit my preference; I have added jaggery syrup instead of molasses and included wheat flour to make it healthy. It came out crunchy and tasty; not an exaggeration to say that our house was filled with the aroma of spices in the cookie and increased our festive mood!

This is a perfect sweet treat to celebrate Christmas; try and share with your loves ones.

                         Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas. 

                    May this joyful season greet you with health and happiness.

PREP TIME

30  min

COOK TIME

15

TOTAL TIME 

45mins

                                                                                                                                                   

Recipe for Whole Wheat Ginger Bread Cookies 

Recipe type: Cookies

Cuisine: Western

Yields: 25 to 30 cookies approximately

Ingredients:
Whole wheat flour - 1 cup
All purpose flour – ½ cup
Butter - ½ cup(room temperature)
Brown sugar -  ¼ cup
Honey / molasses / jaggery syrup - ¼ cup
Baking powder - ½ tsp
Baking soda - ½ tsp
Salt - ¼ tsp
For spice mixture:
Cinnamon - 2 small pieces
Dry ginger - 2 small pieces
Cloves - 4 to 5 nos
Cardamom - 2 to 3
Pepper - ¼(optional)

Coconut Bun / Dilkush / Coconut stuffed buns / Thengai Bun

This recipe is my entry to the event "Shhh!!! Cooking Secretly" challenge conducted by Mayuri Patel of Mayuri's Jikoni.  For the month of August, I have paired with Sujata Roy of
"Batterupwithsujata" and the ingredient given by her is Coconut and Almond.

I planned to prepare Coconut buns which is typically a bread / bun stuffed with sweet filling mainly coconut, nuts, tuitty-fruity, raisins and sugar.

This is in my to-do list since long time and my husband's favorite as well; hence I wanted to try this at home and surprise him.  It came out very soft and tasty😋 and the compliments I got made me happy too😃

You should try this delicious bun at home and surprise your loved ones.

Let's check the recipe now.

                               

PREP TIME

2 hrs

COOK TIME

20  mins

TOTAL TIME 

2 hrs 20 mins

                                                                                                                                                   

Recipe for Coconut Bun / Dilkush / Coconut stuffed buns

Recipe type: Breads

Serves:  4 to 6 (approximately)

Makes 1 large bun

Ingredients:
All purpose flour - 2 cups
Instant yeast - 2 tsp
Milk - ½ cup (Luke warm)
Sugar - ¼ cup
Salt - ½ tsp
Butter - ¼ cup
Egg - 1(beaten) Vegetarians can avoid egg and proceed with the recipe.

For stuffing:

Coconut- 1 cup

Sugar - 3 to 4 tbsp

Almonds - 10(finely chopped)
Raisins-10
Tuitti frutti- 2 tbsp

Cardamom powder - ¼ tsp

Directions:

In a bowl, sprinkle yeast, sugar and warm milk; mix and allow it to stay until frothy for about 5 to 10 minutes. This means yeast is active and ready to use.

Take a wide bowl and add all purpose flour, salt and mix thoroughly.

Make a well in the center of the flour and add the yeast mixture , egg (if using ), butter and slowly start mixing  until the dough sticks together.

Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth.

Knead by hand for 5 to 7 minutes and shape into a ball and set in a lightly oiled bowl.

Cover loosely with a towel or cling film, and keep it  in warm place until doubled in size, about 1 to 1 1/2 hour.

Coconut filling:

Add grated coconut, tuity fruity, chopped almonds, raisins, sugar and cardamom powder in a bowl and mix well.   Keep aside. Your filling is ready.

Punch down the dough and divide the dough into two balls.

Using rolling pin, roll them into a circle with  1/2 “ inch thickness and placed it in greased tray.  Spread the filling over that. 

Cover it with another rolled dough and seal the edges properly so that the fillings doesn't come out while baking.  

Place the sealed buns in warm place for another 30 minutes for raising / proofing.

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.

Before baking, brush the buns with beaten egg or butter(for vegetarians) for the glossy finish.

Bake at 180 degrees C for about 20 to 25 minutes, until it is browned evenly.

Transfer to a rack to cool thoroughly before slicing.

Using a serrated knife, cut into slices.  Enjoy!

Note:

The baking temperature and time will vary depending on the oven specification and bread thickness.

As fresh coconut is used in this recipe, try to finish it on the same day or keep it in the fridge if there is any leftover.   Reheat in microwave oven before use.

You can also use store bought sweetened coconut flakes.

Pumpkin Jaggery Cake / Pumpkin Cake - Eggless, Butterless & Sugarless!

This recipe is my entry for the event "Shhh!!! Cooking Secretly" challenge conducted by Mayuri Patel of Mayuri's Jikoni. For this month, I have paired with Priya Suresh of Priyaeasyntastyrecipes and the ingredient given by her is Pumpkin and Jaggery.

I have used both the ingredients and prepared a soft, moist & delicious cake. This is an idea I got from a website with slight changes to suit my preference; the outcome is very pleasing!

You can indulge in this cake without feeling guilty as this is Eggless, Butterless & Sugarless! Sounds interesting isn't! 

Try this healthy & tasty cake and give your feedback!

Ingredients:

All purpose flour - 1 ½ cups
Pumpkin - 1 cup (grated)
Jaggery - 1 cup 
Oil -  ½ cup
Milk - ¾ cup
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
Baking Powder - 1 tsp
Baking Soda -  ½ tsp
Cinnamon powder - 2 tsp
Salt - a pinch

Cakes & Bakes

Here is a collection of mouthwatering baked delicacies which includes puddings, breads, cakes, muffins / cupcakes and cookies. Though I am not a professional baker, my interest in baking insist me to try different baked goodies. 

Find the recipe of your interest, try it out and enjoy!

Eggless Bakes
Eggless Orange Tuitti Frutti Loaf Cake / Eggless Orange Cake / Orange Flavored Tuitti Frutti Cake
Pumpkin Jaggery Cake / Pumpkin Cake - Eggless, Butterless & Sugarless

Mango Chocolate Marble / Bundt Cake - Eggless & Butterless Version

Mango Loaf Bread / Mango Cake (Eggless)
Dates Cake (Eggless & Butterless) / Eggless Dates Cake

Coconut Cookies (Eggless)
Oats Chocolate Biscotti(Eggless)

Tuitty Frutti Cookies / Christmas Cookies (Eggless)
Chickpea Crackers / Savory Crackers
Baked Date & Chocolate Rolls / Breads (Eggless)

 Breads

Jewish Challah Bread / Three Strand Braided Challah
Baked Date & Chocolate Rolls / Breads (Eggless)
Banana Raisin Bread / Banana Bread
Coconut Bun / Dilkush / Coconut stuffed buns / Thengai Bun

Paneer(Indian cottage cheese) Stuffed Braided Bread / Stuffed Braided Bread - Eggless

Pizza & Pasta Recipes
Chicken Tikka Pizza / Home Made Chicken Tikka Pizza
Wheat Paneer Tikka Pizza / Whole Wheat Pizza / Paneer Tikka Piizza / Home Made Pizza

Bun Pizza (with homemade pizza sauce)

Baked Vegetable Cheesy Pasta / Baked Cheesy Pasta

Cakes

Easy Fruit Cake / Easy Christmas Cake (No soaking, No alcohol cake)

Rich Christmas Cake / Plum Cake Recipe
Chocolate Fruit Cake / Chocolate Christmas Cake

Apple Bundt Cake / Apple Cake

Molten Chocolate Cake / Chocolate Lava cake

Honey Drizzled Semolina Cake

Zebra Cake
Beetroot Chocolate Cake

Pear "Upside Down" Cake
Kit Kat Cake
(Tri-colour) Check Board Cake

Rainbow Cake / Layered Rainbow Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Chocolate Shortbread
Brownies Recipe
Blondie Brownies

Chocolate Orange Brownies 

Carrot Date Cake

Apple Oats Cake
Avocado Brownies

Muffins / Cupcakes

Orange Cranberry Muffins
Healthy Breakfast Muffins

Banana Date Muffins

Banana Crumb Muffins

Mummy Cupcakes (Halloween Special)

Chocolate Cupcakes

Double Chocochip Muffins

Hokkaido Chiffon Cupcakes

Ragi Cupcakes / Ragi Chocolate Cupcakes
Gingerbread Cupcakes - Christmas Special

Cookies / Short breads

Coconut Cookies (Eggless)
Oats Chocolate Biscotti(Eggless)
Spooky Witch Finger Cookies (Halloween Special)
Chickpea Crackers / Savory Crackers
Peanut cookies
Choco Chip Cookies
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Crunchy Oats CookiesTuitty Frutti Cookies / Christmas Cookies (Eggless)
Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies Recipe / Sugar Cookies - Christmas Cookies

Baked Puddings

Baked Caramel Custard (Pudding)

Baked Chocolate Pudding / Brownie Pudding

Coconut and Lychee Crème Caramel

Umm Ali - Egyptian Bread Pudding

Baked Date & Chocolate Rolls / Breads (Eggless)

Here is a healthy, soft Bread Roll / Braided Bread stuffed with tuitty fruity, chocolate chips and dates (you can also add nuts with this).

Preparing bread at home is quite interesting and easy; even beginners can try this without second thought. I have adapted the recipe from Treat n Trick, one of the famous blogs for baked goodies. 

Actually this recipe is given for Bread Roll, but I also tried the Braided Bread, out of my interest and it came out very well. Every one liked it as well.

Also check my Jewish Challah Bread / Three Strand Braided Challah recipe which I posted earlier! Soon I will be posting more healthy & yummy stuffed baked goodies! 

This is my first food photo using my Nikon D5300; looking forward to your feedback!

Chickpea Crackers / Savory Crackers

Hi friends,  Here is my Chickpea Crackers for October Month's Home Baker's Challenge.

This month Priya suresh is hosting the event and she has selected Savory Crackers as a challenge.  I love to prepare this Chick pea crackers which is spicy and also crispy with Indian flavors. This recipe is adapted from here.

Thanks to Priya Suresh for starting the group and also for hosting this month's event and challenge. To know more about Home Baker's Challenge click here.

Why not give a try on  Guilt - free Crackers for this Diwali?

Ingredients:

All purpose flour - 1 cup

Gram flour/chickpea flour/ besan - ½ cup

Salt - ½ tsp

Chilly powder - 1 tsp

Garlic powder - ½ tsp ( optional)

Olive oil - 3 to 4 tbsp

Water - 3 to 4 tbsp

Sesame seeds - 1 tbsp ( to sprinkle n top)

Eggless Orange Tuitti Frutti Loaf Cake / Eggless Orange Cake / Orange Flavored Tuitti Frutti Cake

This  kid-friendly tuitti frutti cake flavored with orange make a tasty, anytime snack!

Recipe source: Tarladalal .com
Yield : 10 to slices

Ingredients:

All purpose flour - 1 ¼ cups
Baking powder - 1½ tsp
Baking soda - ½ tsp
Condensed milk, sweetened - ¾ cup
Milk - ¼ to ½ cup
Butter,melted - 4 tbsp
Fresh orange juice - ¼ cup
Orange zest - 1 tsp
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
Tutti frutti - ½ cup
Butter - ½ tsp for greasing
All purpose flour - for dusting the pan