Busy bee strikes again..

This new year has been chockablock with so many things that i never had a minute to even sit and look at my blog..I started cookery classes at kochi as well as Muvattupuzha..So. less talk, more work...This is one of the recipes I will be doing for my next class next week..

MINI PUFFS WITH SWEET/SPICY FILLING

Ingredients:

Water                                      ¼ cup

Milk                                       ¼ cup

Butter                                      ¼ cup

Salt                                         a pinch(1/8 tsp)

Nutmeg/vanilla                       a pinch

savoury/sweet

Maida                                      11 tbsp

Soda bicarb                              ½ tsp

Baking powder                         ¼ tsp

Eggs                                         3

Method:

Mix together the flour,soda bicarb, and baking powder.

Mix together water, milk,butter,salt, and the nutmeg or vanilla.  Boil this , add the flour mix and remove from heat.

Cool for 5 minutes. Then add an egg, beat well, then add the next egg. Beat till well mixed.

Pipe/scoop  little mounds of the batter onto a greased  baking tray and bake in a preheated oven for 20-25 minutes.

When cool, slice in half and add some filling in between and serve.

Savoury filling

Cheesespread /mayonnaise                   4 tbsp

Chives/spring onion chopped               1 tbsp

Onion chopped fine                              1

Cheese grated /chopped                        2-3 tbsp

Milk                                                     2 tbsp

Pepper                                                   ½ tsp

Salt if needed

Mix well and use

Sweet filling

Chocolate                                              100 gm

Cream/milk                                          2 tbsp

Melt chocolate in a double boiler, then remove from heat.  Add cream and stir well. Use as sweet filling for mini puffs.