Mexican Coffee Bun

A delicious bun that is baked after the icing is done !!

 

Ingredients you need for making the bun: Bread flour,Sugar,Salt,Yeast,Butter,Water and Egg

 

Start with adding 2 Cups of Bread flour

 

3 Tbsp of Sugar

 

and 1/2 tsp Salt

 

Sift it all together in to a bowl

 

Then  add 1 1/2  tsp of Dry yeast ..

 

and mix it together.

 

Now crack an egg..

 

and add it to the dry ingredients.

 

Next add 1/4 cup of Water

 

and 2 Tbsp of room temperature Butter

 

Mix it by hand to thoroughly combine the ingredients.

 

Next lightly oil the bowl and place the dough in the bowl.Close it and let it sit and rise for an hour.

 

When the dough is rising we can make the icing .
And for the icing you will need Butter,Powdered Sugar,Eggs,All purpose flour,Instant Coffee and Water

 

Add 7 Tbsp of room temeperature Butter in to a bowl.

 

To this add 1/2 cup of Powdered sugar

 

2 Eggs

and 3/4 cup All purpose flour.Mix it together until just combine.

 

Next add 2 Tbsp of Instant Coffee to 1 Tbsp of water..

 

and add it to the icing.

 

And now let's get back to the dough.This is the dough after 1 hour

 

Divide them in to eight evenly-sized balls of dough.

 

Then roll in to small circles.

 

Next, place a small cube of butter in the center of each  dough

 

and wrap it up.

 

Make sure you seal it tightly.You dont want the butter to leak while baking.

 

Now the fun part ! Transfer the icing in to a piping bag or a Ziploc bag with a small hole cut into one corner and start piping the icing in circles around the bun.

 

Cover almost half of the bun with icing .Don't worry if the piping is not perfect..It's all going to melt in a few minutes ..

Now bake it at 400 degree F for 15 minutes.

 

And there it is.THE MEXICAN COFFEE BUN !!
The icing is all melted and covered the entire bun..

 

It is crispy on the outside ..

 

And soft and fluffy and buttery on the inside

 

Eat them right out of the oven !

 

RECIPE  (Taken from rasamalaysia.com )

Servings : 8
Ingredients for the bun :

• Bread Flour- 2 Cups
• Sugar- 3 Tbsp
• Salt- 1/2 tsp
• Dry Yeast- 1 1/2 tsp
• Egg- 1
• Water- 1/4 Cup
• Butter- 2 Tbsp
• Butter cubes (for filling)

Directions:

• Sift together bread flour,sugar,salt and dry yeast.
• Add a beaten egg in to the mixture.
• Add water and room temperature butter.
• Mix the dough and keep aside to rise for 1 hour.
• When the dough is double the size divide it in to 8 balls.
• Roll it in to small circles.
• Place a cube of butter in each dough.Wrap it and seal it. 

Ingredients for the icing :

• Butter- 7 Tbsp
• Powdered sugar- 1/2 Cup
• Egg- 2
• All purpose flour- 3/4 Cup
• Hot water- 1 Tbsp
• Instant coffee- 2 Tbsp

Directions:

• Combine butter,sugar,eggs and all purpose flour
• Combine instant coffee and water.
• Add it to the mixture and mix it until combined.
• Pipe it on to each dough until it is half covered.
• Bake it at 400 degree F for 15 minutes.
• Serve hot.

 

 

 

 

 

Mock champagne

An excellent party drink with just three ingredients .

You will need Orange pineapple juice,White grape juice and Ginger ale

 Chill all the ingredients before mixing.

Combine 2 parts of Ginger ale and 2 parts of White grape juice with 1 part of Orange pineapple juice.

Garnish with a slice of orange and frozen cranberries or grapes to keep the drink chilled.


RECIPE  ( Taken from allrecipes.com )

Servings : 20  8oz glasses

Ingredients :

• 1 (2 liter) bottle ginger ale
• 1 (46 oz) can pineapple orange juice  ( Can substitute it with Pineapple juice )
• 1 (64 oz) bottle white grape juice

Directions:

• Chill all the juices before mixing.
• Combine 2 parts  ginger ale and 2 parts white grape juice with 1 part of pineapple orange juice
• Add the ginger ale just before party time to maintain its sparkle.
• Garnish with slices of orange and frozen cranberries or grapes to keep the drink chilled.

Chicken wrap

Spicy chicken with salad in a wrap.

Here is what you need for the chicken wrap :Flour tortilla or Chapathi, Chicken, Turmeric powder, Chilli powder, Salt, Yogurt, Pepper, Tomato, Cucumber, Onion and Lettuce

For making the sauce, pour half cup yogurt.

1/4 tsp pepper

1/8 tsp Salt

and 1/2 tsp Garlic paste in to a small bowl

Stir it all together until combined.

Refrigerate the sauce nd let's start making our wrap .

Cut the chicken in to thin strips.

You will need around 2 cups of chicken strips and transfer it in to a bowl.

Then sprinkle 1/2 tsp Salt

1/4 tsp Turmeric

1/2 tsp Chilli powder

and finally1/4 Cup yogurt

Look at all those beautiful colors ...

Stir the mixture together and put that too in the fridge until we finish chopping all the toppings for the wrap.
And speaking about toppings...your options are endless.But here are some basic toppings that you shouldn't miss

You can have sliced onions

Sliced tomatoes..

Cucumber..

Bunch of Lettuce and you can keep going with whatever toppings you like..

Next take the chicken from the fridge and throw it on to a very hot pan.Spread it in to a single layer and let it stay there for a minute.Discard the juice in the bowl.

After a minute turnover the pieces.

Continue to cook it until nice and brown...

And let's start building our wrap !!

First take a spoon of hummus and spread it on to a heated tortilla or chapathi.

If you dont have this leave it .But add this to your list when you go grocery shopping next time...Try Jalapeno hummus.You can use it on wraps,sandwiches,burgers or just can use as a dip for your favorite pita chips.

Then add few strips of chicken

then some slices of tomatoes

Some cucumber

Onions

A handful of lettuce

Finally drizzle a spoon of  yogurt sauce..

Now dont wait ...Wrap it ..Eat it !

Enjoy !

RECIPE

Servings : 6

Ingredients:
For the sauce

• Yogurt - 1/4 Cup
• Salt - 1/8 tsp
• Pepper - 1/4 tsp
• Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp

For Chicken

• Boneless skinless chicken strips - 2 cups
• Salt - 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
• Yogurt - 1/4 cup

 Other Toppings

• Onion
• Tomato
• Cucumber
• Lettuce
• Hummus.

 For the Wrap

• Tortilla or Chapathi

Directions :

• To make the sauce, mix yogurt, salt, pepper and garlic paste and refrigerate.
• To make chicken mix chicken strips with salt, turmeric,chilli powder and yogurt and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Use tongs to take the chicken pieces and cook it on a hot pan,Discard the juice.Cook  it till brown.
• To make the wrap,first spread a spoon of hummus on a tortilla or chapathi.top it with chicken and all other toppings and finally drizzle a spoon of yogurt sauce.
• Serve hot.