Custard powder cake with wheat flour

Recipe source : Harini of Tamalapaku

Ingredients

1 cup wheat flour
1/2 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar (powdered)
4 tbsp oil
4 tbsp butter
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 cup custard powder (vanilla flavour)

Warm the milk and add the sugar. Mix well till it melts. Add the custard powder slowly and mix well without any lumps. Add the butter and beat well. Add the vanilla essence to the mixture.

Sieve the flours together along with the baking powder and baking soda. Now add the liquid mixture to the dry mixture and mix until there are no lumps.

Preheat oven at 170 degrees and bake the mixture for 40 -45 minutes. Insert a toothpick to see if it comes out well and is cooked.

Cool and serve.

No Knead Cheese Focaccia

Recipe inspiration: Suma of Cakes and More

Ingredients

1.5 cups +2 tbsp all purpose flour

3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
1.5 tsp active dried yeast
1/2 cup warm water
2 tbsp pizza sauce mixed with 2 tbsp water
1 -2 tbsp pizza herbs mix
3 tbsp oil
100 grams mozzarella cheese cut into small cubes

Add the yeast and sugar to luke warm water and keep covered for 5 minutes till it froths. Sieve the all purpose flour with salt and add the pizza herbs to it. Add 1.5 tbsp oil and the pizza sauce mix to the yeast mix and stir gently. Add in the flour and mix well to get a sticky batter. Add in the cheese pieces to it and mix. Transfer to a baking tray and let the mixture cover the entire tray. Spread the rest of the oil over it and cover it with a greased aluminium foil and let it rest for atleast an hour.

Spread some more oil and herbs. Bake in a preheated oven at 190 degrees for 35- 40 minutes until light golden brown.

Coconut cookies

Recipe inspiration: Veena of Veg junction

Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour/ maida

1/4 cup butter -melted

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup coconut powder

1/4 cup milk

1/4 tsp baking soda

Mix the dry ingredients together - flour, coconut powder, baking soda and powdered sugar. Add in the melted butter to it and mix well. Slowly add in the milk as much required to get a soft dough. Make small balls and flatten them slightly.

Bake in a preheated oven at 140 degrees for 25 -30 minutes until done.