…g and piping spider webs. 3 cups powdered White Sugar ¾ cup Confectioner’s Sugar /Icing Sugar 6 tbsps. Milk or Water 6 tbsps. Corn Syrup 1 tsp. Vanilla Essence Procedure: In a sufficiently large bowl, whisk together powdered sugar and icing sugar with milk or water until smooth. Stir in corn syrup and vanilla essence. This mixture will be smooth and thin and will easily run in a thin drizzle when you lift up the whisk. The consistency is just righ…
…make sure you sweeten the dough well before moulding into kulkuls. For the Sugar Glaze : 1 cup Sugar 1/3 cup Water Preparation of the Glaze : If you plan to glaze the kulkuls the next day, heat sugar & water in a pan. Stir to dissolve the sugar completely. Bring to a boil & then allow the sugar syrup to reach a one string/thread consistency. Drop the cooled kulkuls into the syrup & shake the pan, or use a spoon to mix & coat the ku…
…ssence ¼ cup Dark/White/Milk Chocolate(grated) 1 cup sifted Confectioner’s Sugar (Icing Sugar) or to taste Procedure : Combine butter, milk, corn syrup and vanilla essence in a saucepan and heat over medium heat until the butter is melted. Decrease the heat to low, add the chocolate and whisk until melted. Turn off the heat, add the sugar and whisk until smooth. Place the mixture over a bowl of warm water and glaze each doughnut. Allow the glaze t…
…be used in recipes which call for citrus syrup. Spread the peels on a baking tray lined with foil or cling film or leave to on a drying rack for 5 hours or overnight depending on the weather conditions. Roll in granulated or castor sugar or store as it is in an airtight container. Store refrigerated. Use your Homemade Candied Citrus Peels in your Rich Christmas Fruit Cakes or Citrus Cakes or in recipes which call for Candied Citrus Peels. …
…Frosted Easter Cookies. Ingredients for Royal Icing: 320 gm sifted, Icing Sugar / Confectioner’s Sugar 2 Egg Whites 2 tsp Lime / Lemon Juice Food Coloring as desired To prepare Royal Icing: In a sufficiently deep bowl, beat the egg whites with lime juice. Add the sugar and beat until smooth. (I used a hand blender). To obtain the right consistency add more sugar or water as necessary. Use the icing immediately or store in an airtight container as…
…: 4 tbsps. granulated Sugar A few tbsps. Water To prepare caramel… Put the sugar in a round 9 inch baking tin. Heat the tin over low heat until the sugar dissolves & turns golden. Turn off the heat & swirl the tin gently so as to spread & coat the tin with caramel evenly. Keep the tin aside. You will need it later to assemble the cake… For the Caramel Layer : 3 Egg Yolks (Reserve the whites for the cake) 2 Whole Eggs 140 gms. Sugar 400…
…y & Blessed Easter.” Ingredients: 175 gms. Self Raising Flour 175 gms. Castor Sugar 175 gms. Unsalted Butter @ room temperature 3 large Eggs @ room temperature 70 gms. ground Almonds 3/4 tsp. Baking Powder 3/4 tsp. Vanilla Essence 3 tbsps. Cocoa Powder or to taste and as per the color you desire 3/4 tsp. Strawberry Essence Red Food Color (paste, gel or liquid) depending on the depth of color desired For Covering the Cake: Your favorite Jam (I…
…; place on a tray to dry for another 2 hrs. Serve at Christmas. Rolling in Sugar : Place sufficient granulated sugar in a deep bowl. Put in few cut jujube cubes at a time. Toss the cubes till it is completely covered in sugar. Tips & Variations : You may make several batches of jujubes using different colors & essences. You may even divide the above mixture in two sections & make two different flavors. You may use a glass dish or alumi…
…ep Frying – Ghee or Oil For the Filling: 150 gms. Mawa/Khoya 75 gms. Castor Sugar or to taste ½ tsp. fresh Green Cardamom pwd. 2 tbsps. slivered mixed unsalted Nuts (Almonds, Pistachios) For the Sweet Syrup: 250 gms. Sugar ¼ litre Water A few strands – Saffron/Kesar A few drops of Kewra Essence or a tablespoon of Rose Water For Garnishing: Slivered Almonds & Pistachios Edible Silver Leaf/Foil/Vark Edible Yellow or Orange food color (opti…
…one more time. Rinse the pot / pan / cooker body. In the same pot, combine sugar with water. Stir to dissolve the sugar. Bring to a boil. Add milk to the sugar syrup to clarify impurities if any. When the mixture is warm; strain out the sugar syrup to discard impurities. Wash the same pan and transfer the syrup into it. Add the strained ginger slices and a pinch of salt to it. Stir well. Cook the mixture until you get a sufficiently thick syrup of…