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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Apple sweet heart

Apple sweet heart

Ingredients for short crust

Flour 10 ounces
Butter 6 ounces
Egg 1
Icing sugar 3 ounces
Baking powder 1 tsp

Ingredients for filling

Apples ½ kg
Sugar 75 gm
Water ½ cup
Cinnamon powder ½ tsp

Method for filling

Peel and slice apples. In a saucepan put sugar, apples, water, cinnamon, and cook for 10 minutes.When the water nearly dries add 1 tsp corn flour and remove.

Method for short crust

In a bowl beat butter and icing sugar. Beat in the eggs and fold in sieved flour and baking powder.Form into a dough and keep in the fridge for 30 minutes.Now divide the dough into two portions.
Roll one into 14 inch thick round, put it in a 8 inch pie plate, put the apple filling, roll the second half of dough, cover the top of apples and brush top with a beaten egg.
Decorate as required, sprinkle with 2 tbsp granulated sugar, bake at 190 degree C for 25 to 30 minutes, serve apples sweet heart with vanilla ice-cream or whipped fresh cream.

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Healthy Apple Muffins

Usually I love to bake in weekends especially on Sundays as I spend relaxing day and also get time to experiment new recipes.

I and my husband never touch apples in the refrigerator; I thought why not use them in my baking. So made these apple muffins which came out so perfect.

These Healthy apple muffins are very moist, slightly sweet and have a wonderful homey taste of cinnamon.

Healthy Muffins for a Healthy Breakfast!!!

Ingredients:

For 12 Muffins

Green Apple -1 no

All Purpose Flour – 2 cups

Sugar – 1 cup

Unsalted Butter – 6-7 tsps

Milk – ½ cup

Vanilla Extract – 2 tsps

Baking Powder – 2 tsps

Eggs -2 no

Salt a pinch

Cinnamon powder – 2 tsps

Preparation

In a small bowl take baking powder and salt and mix well.
Add melted unsalted butter, sugar and beat for few minutes until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs and mix well.
Now add milk, vanilla extract, cinnamon powder mix well.
Add flour to the batter and mix well until fluffy.
Fold in chopped apple.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Put paper liners in 12 muffin tins and fill them to ¾ with batter
Bake for 25-27 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
Transfer muffins and let them cool.

Sending this to Breakfast Mela hosted by Srivalli and Dish Name starts with H hosted by Akila