by Priya | May 27, 2015 |
If you have stopped by my blog recently, you’ll have read the buzz about my up coming children’s picture book, right? Well, as fortunate as I am, I have had the opportunity to do some book readings around town thanks to some wonderfully receptive and open minded women who believe that it is best to expose kids to other cultures at a very young age so they will learn to accept differences without questioning them! And my blogger friends, if you have a little princess at home, she will love this book, guaranteed! So for one of my book readings, I wanted to make something that reminded me of my childhood and the simple pleasures that went with it. This biscuit popped in my head as the perfect snack to share which would at once please kids and adults. So without further ado, I present a gluten free version of my sweet & salty biscuits for a perfect tea time snack. You need 1.5 cups of gluten free all purpose flour 2tbsp sugar 2 tsp salt 2 tsp Ajwain seeds 1/4 cup of oil, and milk each 2tbsp of yogurt Method Preheat oven to 350 Ready cookie sheet with parchment paper and non stick spray Mix all the dry ingredients first Add the wet ingredients one at a time and knead into the flour Like we do with cookie dough ensure a smooth surfaced ball and create about 3 or 4 of them Roll them out (about 1/4 inch thick) on a well surface well dusted with GF-APF – be mindful of mending any cracks or splits Take cookie...
by Priya | Feb 11, 2014 |
When we were young, growing up in India and reading all those British novels, Enid Blyton, Agatha Christie or Anne Mather, there was always mention of afternoon tea with scones, and I remember salivating with Fatty, Larry, Pips, Bets and Daisy of the Five Find-Outers when one of their mother’s whipped up scones and biscuits for tea. Always wondered about it – Then moving to the US, I encounter biscuits, a tradition of the South which I dislike I was hoping to like scones a bit more. In 2005 we traveled to New Zealand and we had “scones” Found them too dense and super filling – like dense all purpose flour packed together with butter. One of the best vineyards they said, but still did not cut it for me. Until my friend decided to make these for tea on her birthday. They were full of layers, and truly delicious with the fresh cream and jam she served it with. They were still filling, but wonderfully so. Which got me thinking…Hmm, I could try to make these. So I scoured the net for an “authentic” scone recipe and found the simplest one I could find and tried it the “propah” British way. This is a recipe I put together after reading through many and it allowed me the option of making them eggless. What with my heart shaped cookie cutter, it was so appreciated by my girls and family. What better treat for a great Valentine’s Tea? To make abut 10 Scones Ingredients 1 cup of self-rising flour +2 tbsp 1/4 cup of cold butter (pinched) 2 Tbsp of castor...
