A Spoonful of Thought

Ingredients: 2 cups maida 1 cup powdered sugar 1/4 cup coco powder 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 3 tbsp butter 1.5 cups milk 2 tsp vinegar 2 tsp vanilla essense 2 tsp red food color 1/2 cup white choco chips 1/2 cup water Recipe: 1. In a blender, powder the cup of sugar. 2. In a sauce pan boil the milk. Switch off the flame. 3. Add the hot milk in a mixing bowl. Add butter and let it melt and mix in milk. 4. Let the milk to cool down till lukewarm. Add vinegar to warm milk. 5. Add vanilla essense and red food color. Mix well. 6. Add a sieve over the mixing bowl. Add maida, coco powder, powdered sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. 7. Sieve the dry ingredients and add them to the wet ingredients using cut and fold method. 8. If the mixture is very thick add water as required and mix well. The batter should be thick pourable consistency. 9. Add white choco chips to the batter and mix well. 10. Preheat the otg for 10 mins at 180 degrees. 11. Pour th

Ingredients: 200 gms fine semolina/chiroti sooji 2 tsp dry instant yeast 3 tbsp butter 1⁄2 cup cold milk 1 tbsp sugar salt as per taste 1 large egg (optional) Recipe: 1. Take a big mixing bowl, measure and add sooji. If you don’t have fine semolina, then you can grind it in the mixer to get a fine consistency. 2. Heat the butter in a large heavy pot. Turn off the heat. Add the milk, and sugar. Mix well with a spoon or spatula until thoroughly dissolved. DO NOT overheat, it should be warm to touch. 3. Optional Step: Add egg  to the mixture and beat well into the mixture.  4. Add the dry yeast and let it all sit for 5-7 minutes. 5. Add the above mixture to the flour bowl and mix well for about 1 minute. The dough will be very sticky. Cover the pot and let it rise for an hour or until it doubles in size. 6. After an hour deflate and knead the dough by hand for around 1 to 2 minutes, add little flour if it does not come together. 7. Transfer the dough to an airtight container and let it si