Chocolate Lovers » Brownies

Brownies

Cuisine : International

Time Of Preparation : 15 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 35 Minutes
Serving : 10 Persons

* Ingredients

1/4 cup Milk
1 cup Corn Oil Afia AFIA
1/2 tsp Salt
2 cups Flour
1 tsp Vanilla
1 3/4 cups Sugar
1/2 cup Cocoa Powder
1/2 cup Almonds - or walnuts, toasted and cut into pieces (optional)
4 Eggs - beaten

* Directions

1.Preheat oven to over 190C. Grease a 22.5 x 33 cm rectangular-baking pan.
2.In a large bowl mix together eggs, sugar, oil, milk, flour, salt, cocoa and vanilla. Beat well with wooden spoon until dough is smooth. Add almonds or walnuts and mix well.
3.Pour mixture into pan and bake for 30-35 minutes. Remove from heat, cut into rectangles and serve hot with ice cream.

Tips
" You may use more cocoa if you prefer, but if it is sweetened, reduce quantity of sugar stated in the ingredients "
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Chocolate Lovers » Black Forest

Black Forest

Cuisine : International
Time Of Preparation : 40 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 40 Minutes
Serving : 8 Persons

* Ingredients

2 cups Flour
3 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Vanilla
1/2 cup Chocolate Chips - dark
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Cocoa Powder
1/2 cup Nuts - toaasted and chopped
10 Eggs - seperated
1/2 kg Whipped Cream
1 can Cherries - about 250g

* Directions

1.Preheat oven over 190C. Grease and flour a 26 cm baking pan. In a plastic bowl sift flour, baking powder and cocoa.
2.Using an electric beater, beat egg yolks hardly for 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla and continue beating until mixture turns white.
3.Add flour mix to egg yolks and mix gently using a wooden spoon until well mixed.
4.Using electric beater, beat egg whites until stiff then add to batter. Continue mixing gently and slowly using the wooden spoon.
5.Pour batter into pan and bake for 30 -35 minutes or until a knife comes out clean when inserted in the middle of cake.
6.Remove from oven and leave to cool. Invert on a round platter. Cut cake crosswise into three equal parts and put each part on a platter.
7.Drain cherries and preserve juice. Pour 1/3 quantity of juice over one cake then spread 1 cup whipped cream on top of it. Spread 1/2 quantity of cherries and ½ quantity of nuts.
8.Repeat the same above step then top with last cake. Cover top and sides of cake with whipped cream and decorate with whipped cream flowers and cherries then sprinkle shredded chocolate on the surface

Tips
" Never open the oven door before about 30 minutes from inserting the cake in oven to allow cake to rise and increase in volume. "
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Sandwiches » Light Sandwiches » Cheese sandwich

Cheese sandwich

Cuisine : N/A
Time Of Preparation : 10 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 5 Minutes

* Ingredients

150 g Feta Cheese
2 Tomatoes - slices
1/2 bunch Rocket - chopped
1 tsp Lemon Juice
8 slices Toast Rich Bake - toasted
Salt and Pepper

* Directions

1. In small bowl, put feta cheese and mash with a fork then add rocket and lemon juice, season with salt and pepper.
2. Spread 4 slices toast with cheese mix and top with tomato slices and rocket. Cover with other toast slice and serve.
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Sandwiches » Dinner Sandwiches » American sandwich

American sandwich

Cuisine : N/A

Time Of Preparation : 10  Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 10 Minutes
Serving : 4 Persons

* Ingredients

8 slices Turkey - breasts
1/2 cup Mayonnaise
1 tbsp Dijon Mustard
8 slices Cheddar Cheese - smoked cheese
2 Tomatoes - slices
8 Toast Rich Bake - toasted
Lettuce - for garinish

* Directions

1- In small bowl, combine mayonaise and mustard.
2- Spread mayonaise mix over 4 toast slices topped with lettuce, cheese , tomato and2 turkey slice. Cover with other toast slice. You can make it a double sandwich.
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Childrens Food » Toddlers Food » Snacks » Apple and cinnamon cake

Apple and cinnamon cake


Cuisine : N/A
Time Of Preparation : 30 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 60 Minutes

* Ingredients

3 tsp Butter - softened
3 Eggs
1 pack Vanilla
1/2 cup Milk
1 cup Sugar
2 cups Flour
1 pack Baking Powder
2 Apples - yellow, shredded
1 1/2 tbsp Cinnamon

* Directions

1. Heat oven to a medium heat (180 degrees)
2. In a large bowl, add butter and sugar and mix using an electric mixer until mixture is fluffy. (make sure the butter is soft not melted)
3. Add eggs and vanilla and whisk until well combined. Add milk and continue whisking for 3-5 minutes until all ingredients are well combined.
4. Sift the flour, baking powder and cinnamon and add to previous mixture and mix slowly until combined.
5. Add grated apples and mix slowly using a wooden spoon to keep air inside dough.
6. Put dough in a non stick cake pan. Bake cake on the medium self of oven for an hour or until a knife is inserted into the cake and comes out clean. Remove from oven and leave cake to cool for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and put in serving plate

Tips
" - Never open the oven door before about 30 minutes from inserting the cake in oven to allow cake to rise and increase in volume
- If an aluminum pan is used, the pan must be brushed with butter before putting the dough. "
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Childrens Food » Babies Food » Apple Puree

Apple Puree

Cuisine : Egyptain

Time Of Preparation : 2 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 10 Minutes

* Ingredients

1 Apple - cut into pieces
1/4 cup Water

* Directions

1.In a small saucepan with a heavy base, put apple and water over heat and leave for 8 minutes or until apple is tender.
2.In a blender, blend the apple until pureed.

Tips
 " If the baby is used to eating, you can just mash the apple instead of blending "
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Appetizers » Hot » Baked vegetables with eggplant

Baked vegetables with eggplant

Cuisine : International
Time Of Preparation : 15 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 50 Minutes
Serving : 4 Persons

* Ingredients

 1 Green Pepper - cut into thick slices

1 Red Peppers - cut into thick slices

1 Yellow Pepper - cut into thick slices

1 Eggplant - medium

200 g Okra

1 Garlic Clove - unpeeled

2 tbsp Lemon Juice

1 tsp Tehina

1/2 cup Mushrooms - slices

125 g Cherry Tomatoes

1/3 cup Basil - fresh leaves

1/2 tsp Sumac

Olive Oil

Salt and Pepper 

* Directions

1- Cut eggplant into 4 pieces. Heat oven over 200, in a baking dish put eggplant and garlic and bake for 30 minutes then remove from oven and leave to cool. Peel eggplant and remove seeds and chop, peel garlic and crush.

2- In same baking dish, add okra and sprinkle with little oil then add pepper, put dish in oven and bake for 20 minutes or until tender. Set aside and leave to cool.

3- In medium bowl, add chopped eggplant, garlic, tehina and lemon juice, mix ingredients well and cover to keep warm.

4- Meanwhile, in small pan, heat little oil and cook mushroom until tender. Add tomato and stir until tender.

5- In serving plate, put pepper and okra then add tomato mix and basil then put eggplant mix on top. Sprinkle with sumac, salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

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Appetizers » Cold » Avocado cocktail

 Avocado cocktail

Cuisine : French
Time Of Preparation : 15 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 0 Minutes
Serving : 4 Persons

* Ingredients

2 Avocado - large size

1 tbsp Lemon Juice

1 can Tuna Fish

4 Black Olives

4 tbsp Mayonnaise

Salt and Pepper

* Directions

1.Cut avocados in two pieces and remove seeds.

2.With a brush cover the insides of each avocado piece with a layer of mayonnaise.

3.Drain tuna and season with lemon, salt and pepper, then stuff each avocado with 1 tbsp of tuna mixture.

4.Using a cooking syringe decorate avocados with mayonnaise and olives

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Breakfast » Cereals » Chocolate fridge Cake

Chocolate fridge Cake

Cuisine : International
Time Of Preparation : 15 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 5 Minutes
Serving : 6 Persons

* Ingredients
150 g Butter
3 tbsp Honey
60 g Raisins
150 g Biscuits - plain
400 g Chocolate - plain
3 tbsp Fruit pops
3 tbsp Rice crisps
3 tbsp Honey pops

* Directions
1.Loosely line a loaf tin (rectangular cake mould) with plastic wrap.
2.Put butter, chocolate and honey in a heatproof bowl over a pan of boiling water. Put pan over low heat until chocolate melts. Remove from heat and leave to cool slightly.
3.Break biscuits into small pieces and mix with raisins, fruit pops, honey pops and rice crisps. Stir in chocolate mixture.
4.Pour mixture into tin and even the surface with the back of a spoon. Loosely cover with plastic wrap and put in the fridge for 2 hours.
5.Remove from fridge and carefully turn the tin upside down on a chopping board. Remove the tin and unwrap the plastic wrap.
6.Leave cake to soften for 2 minutes, then cut into slices and serve.
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Breakfast » Cereals » Chocolate Cookies

Chocolate Cookies

Cuisine : International
Time Of Preparation : 15 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 15 Minutes
Serving : 6 Persons

* Ingredients

1 Egg
125 g Butter - softened
pinch Salt
200 g Flour
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Vanilla
90 g Brown Sugar
60 g Sugar
30 g Cocoa Powder
125 g Chocolate - spread
2 tbsp Honey pops

* Directions
1.Using an electric beater or blender mix butter and sugars until creamy. Add egg, chocolate spread and vanilla and beat well until fluffy.
2.Sift flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, and salt in a bowl. Using a wooden spoon, add flour mixture to chocolate mixture and gently mix them. Stir in the honey pops.
3.Heat oven to 180C. On a baking sheet or baking dish, add about 2 tbsp of cookie mixture leaving enough space between them so they can spread during cooking. Bake for 15 minutes.
4.Remove from oven and leave cookies to set. Move to a serving platter
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