BANANA DRYFRUITS BREAD

INGREDIENTS :

• 3 ripen bananas
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup self-raising flour
• 1/2 cup steamed wheat flour
• 3 pinches of baking soda
• 4 pinches of baking powder
• a handful of raisins,apricots and figs
• 1/3 cup of crushed walnuts
• 1/2 tbsp vanilla essense

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1. Mash the 3 bananas thoroughly, add the sugar and milk. Then, melt butter and add it to the bowl. Mix it smoothly for a few minutes with only a few small lumps.

2. Crack the eggs and beat the mixuture again until smooth.

3. Now add the flour together, with the baking soda, baking powder and mix them until a smooth mixture is formed.

4. Add the raisins and crushed walnuts to the mixture and give it a stir.

5. Now, add the vanilla essense and give it another stir. The batter is now ready.

6. Butter the sides of the cake tin on the insides and pour the batter into it. Top it with handful of crushed almonds.

7. Heat the oven to 180 degrees and place the tin in the oven. Cook for 40 -50 minutes. Check whether the crust is turned brown and prick with a toothpick in the middle of the cake. If the toothpick comes out dry and easy, switch off the oven. Remove the tin and allow it to cool for 10 minutes. Then Transfer it to a tray and make slices slowly. 

The banana dry fruits bread is now ready to be served.

 

FALUCHE DU NORD

Faluche are the small flat bread with a white crust from North France, this bread is used for making sandwiches or else to eat for breakfast with butter and jam.This bread is vegan.

Tried this yummy simple bread for 

Thank you Priya akka for this yummy selection.

Recipe Source: http://en-2-coups-2-cuillere-a-pot.blogspot.fr/2008/05/ooo-faluche-du-nord-ooo.html 

INGREDIENTS :

All purpose flour/Plain flour/Maida - 2 1/4 cups 
Water - 1/2cup 

Salt - 1/2tsp 
Active Dry yeast - 1tsp 
Oil - few tsps

METHOD OF PREPARATION :


1. Dissolve yeast,salt in warm water and keep aside until it turns frothy.
2. Meanwhile mix the flour in a large bowl, slowly add in the yeast mixture, oil and knead to a smooth and soft dough.
3. Transfer the dough to a greased bowl .Keep it in a warm place for 1 1/2 hour.
4.Sprinkle enough flour in a working surface.Then roll the dough with enough thickness.
5.With a round shaped cutter, make medium sized round shaped bread.
6.Place it in a flour dusted baking pan and keep it for an another hour.
7 .Heat the oven to 200 deg.c.
8 .Brush the top of the faluche with the oil.Now sprinkle some flour on the top and bake for 10-15minutes.

Faluche should have a white crust .

Linking it with Sangee's Monday Love2bake  and Vardhini's Bake Fest . guest hosted by divya.