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Wednesday, 18 September 2019

Dulche De Leche Cheesecake



Ingredients -

Biscuit (any butter cookies or digestive cookies ) - 1 pac of 200 g
Almond brittle - 1/2 cup
Cream cheese - 1 cup
Butter - 9 tbsp melted
Dulche De Leche - 1/2 cup
Vanilla essence - few drops
Heavy cream - 100 ml
Gelatin - 2 tsp mixed in 3  tbsp of hot water
Salt - a pinch

Almond brittle -
Almond toasted and chopped - 1/2 cup
Butter - 2 tbsp
Sugar - 1/4 cup
Salt - a pinch

1. In a pan heat butter and sugar over a medium heat, 
    stirring in between.
2. Keep stirring the pan and cooking until it is caramelized 
    and turns golden brown.
3. Add the chopped and toasted almonds, vanilla essence
    and the salt into it.
4. Grease a foil or a plate and pour the mixture over it.
     Let it sit for 10 minutes and break it into pieces . 
     Store in an airtight container, it's ready to use.

Dulce De Leche -

Milk full cream - 1/2 litr
Sugar - 1 cup
vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp

1. In a heavy bottomed pan pour the milk and sugar and
    bring it to boil.
2. when it comes to boil slow the heat and simmer it in 
    a low heat stirring it occasionally.
3. Keep simmering it until it thickens and caramelizes , 
    stirring it more often to avoid sticking. It will taken 
    almost an hour to reduce it
4. Remove from heat and stir vanilla essence.



Cream Cheese -
Full cream milk - 1/2 ltr
White vinegar - 2 tbsp

Boil the milk in a heavy  bottomed pan, when it comes 
to boil , pour the vinegar and stir it until the milk curdles 
and is separated fully. Take a fine sieve or a cheese cloth 
and strain it completely. keep it like that for 15 to 20 minutes
until it is completely drained and ready to use. 
This recipe yields 1 cup of cream cheese. If you want more 
of it the quantity of milk can be increased.

 Cheese cake Method  -

1. Grind the biscuit in a blender until it resembles fine crumb.
2. Add 9 tbsp butter in it and mix it thoroughly.
3. Take a 6 inch springform tin and grease it with butter.
4. Spread the biscuit crumbs in it evenly and pat it nicely.
5. Put it in the fridge to set until the filling is ready.
6. Blend the cream cheese in a big jar until it is mixed 
    well for 1 minute and is creamy and smooth, add the 
    dulce de leche, whipping cream, gelatin, vanilla essence 
    and blitz it until all are incorporated well.
7. Pour it over the set biscuit crust evenly, sprinkle the 
    almond brittle over it generously.
8. Let it set it in a fridge for 4-5 hours. decorate it with 
    some almond brittle and dulce de leche or whipped cream.
    It can be garnished with fresh fruits like cherries, kiwi, 
    apple slices etc.










 






Wednesday, 11 September 2019

Fudgy Chocolate Walnut Brownie




Ingredients -
Butter - 75 g
Castor or granulated sugar - 1 cup
Flour - 1 cup
Eggs - 2
Cooking chocolate - 60 g
Dark coco powder - 1 tbsp
Baking powder - 1 tsp
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
1 Tbsp coffee boiled in 1/4 cup water
Walnuts chopped - 4 tbsp



Method -

1. Melt chocolate in a double boiler over a pot of hot 
    boiling water, it can be melted in a microwave too.
2. Beat butter until glossy, add melted chocolate in it 
    and beat continuously until mixed well.
3. Add sugar gradually in it and mix well.
4. Add eggs one at a time beating after each addition.
5. Sift flour, baking soda and baking powder. Add the 
    flour gradually and softly alternating with coffee.
6. Put in the coco powder and chopped walnuts, stir to combine.
7. Grease a baking tin ( i used a 18 cm by 23 cm rectangular tin)          and pour in the batter in it evenly.
8. Bake it at 180 degree Celsius  for 25 -30  minutes or until baked.
9. A home made scrumptious and delish delight is ready to serve.
10. It can be served hot with vanilla ice-cream in dessert too.