Fruity pancake

Replace apple with raisins, chopped prunes, dates, figs and chopped almonds in the apple pancake recipe


Dates

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Kindness cookies

I found this recipe in cooks.com, the reason I like it is


1.minimum use of oil

2.use of honey instead of sugar and

3.absence of baking powder



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1/3 c. honey

1 tsp. oil

2 eggs

1 tsp. grated orange rind

1/2 tsp. salt

1 1/2 c. oatmeal

1 cookie sheet

You may also add 1/2 c. raisins or other dried fruit, 1/2 c. chopped nuts, or 1/2 c. grated carrots or zucchini



Mix the honey, oil, and eggs. Add the grated orange rind, salt, and oatmeal. Drop spoonfuls of cookie dough on the oiled cookie sheet.

Bake in 400 degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes.



Serves 8. Be kind! Share your cookies!

Honey-jam sauce

Ingredients:

Any jam of your choice-2tbsp
Honey                          -2tbsp
water                           -2to 3 tbsp

Method:
Since pectin is added to jams for setting first jam and honey should be mixed well with a spoon to make a solid paste. Add  boiling water to this gradually as ur  mixing and reheat.

Apple Pancake

Ingredients:
1tbsp oats
2tbsp wholewheat flour
2 tbsp jaggery/sugar/honey
1 cup milk
2 eggs beaten
1 apple grated
1/2 tsp vanilla extract(optional)
Pinch of salt for taste
Butter for frying

Method:

Mix well all ingredients except butter to batter consistency.  Heat tawa, grease first with little butter and pour the batter, cook till holes appear and cook on the other side.
Serve hot with sweet sauce

Dont have a double boiler?

You may come across recipes where you are asked to melt chocolate, cheese or butter in a double boiler.

U need not go and purchase a new kitchen item for this. A milk cooker will do the job. Even if you dont have a milk cooker just heat water in a big pan and place a preferably thick walled utensil in this and use it as a double boiler. The advantage with this arrangemnet is u will be able to use utensils of any size depending on the quantity of cooking

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Buttermilk masala

Ingredients:
1 inch of ginger chopped
1/2 tsp shahjeera
1 tsp pepper
1 sprig of curry leaves
1/2 cup chopped coriander
1/2 cup chopped mint
1tsp sendha namak

for tempering
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard
1 tsp cumin seeds
pinch of asafoetida

blend the first four ingredients in mixer to a fine paste without adding water, add coriander, mint and salt and blend again just for uniform mixing.

Season the mixture with the tempering ingredients.

All ingredients in the masala are good digestives.
Oil and salt serve the purpose of preservation too.