Super crumb coffee cake

A soft, tender, easy-to-make coffee cake heavy on the crumbs! The original recipe is from Sallys Baking addiction. Enjoy!

Ingredients

All-purpose flour (maida) - 2 cups.
Sugar - 1 cup
Salt - 1 tsp
Butter - 10 tbsp (1 1/4 stick)
Baking powder - 1 tsp
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
Buttermilk - 3/4 cup
Brown sugar - 2/3 cup
Vanilla extract - 2 tsp
Cinnamon - 2 tsp

Method

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease a 9x9 square pan with butter.

Cut the butter into small pieces and combine the butter with the flour, sugar and salt in a bowl.  Whisk the mixture using a fork until the mixture resembles coarse crumble. Set aside 1 cup of the mixture.

Mix the baking powder and baking soda with the remaining flour mixture.  Add the egg, buttermilk and vanilla and beat it with a beater. Beat until the mixture is smooth, fluffy and looks like frosting.  Pour the batter into the greased pan.  Add the cinnamon and brown sugar to the reserved flour mixture.  Sprinkle the crumbs over the batter and press lightly so they stick.  

Bake the cake until the center is firm and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (50 minutes). Allow the cake to cool completely before serving. Enjoy!

Cinnamon-swirl chocolate chip bread

This bread swirled with cinnamon sugar, topped with more cinnamon sugar tastes like cake and the texture is soft, moist and dense.  The original recipe is from Sallys Baking Addiction. Enjoy!

Ingredients

All-purpose Flour (Maida) - 2 cups

Baking soda - 1 tsp

Salt - 1/2 tsp

Egg - 1 large

Brown sugar - 3/4 cup

Sugar - 1/4 cup

Buttermilk - 1 cup

Vegetable oil - 1/3 cup

Vanilla extract - 1 tsp

Chocolate chips - 2/3 cup

Cinnamon Sugar

Sugar - 1/3 cup

Cinnamon - 1 tsp

Method

Preheat oven to 350 F.  Making the cinnamon swirl by combining cinnamon and 1/3 cup of sugar and set it aside.

In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and set it aside.  In another bowl, whisk the egg, brown sugar and sugar until combined.  Make sure there are no lumps.  Add the buttermilk, oil and vanilla and slowly add the dry ingredients (flour mixture) to the wet ingredients.  Gently mix until they are combined with no lumps.

Pour half of the batter into a greased loaf pan. Sprinkle evenly 3/4 of cinnamon sugar mixture and pour the remaining batter on the top. Sprinkle the rest of the cinnamon sugar on the top and yo can sprinkle some chocolate chips.

Bake the bread until a toothpick poked in the center of the bread comes out clean (50 minutes).  Allow the bread to cool completely before cutting. Enjoy!

Spaghetti Squash

I haven't bought Spaghetti Squash before. One of my friend gave it to me and I really liked it. This is an easy recipe with few Indian spices. Enjoy!

Ingredients

Spaghetti squash - 1

Butter - 2 tsp

Oil - 1 tsp

Onion - 1/2 chopped

Green chili - 3-4 

Garlic paste - 1 tsp

Ginger paste 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Salt

Curry leaves

Cilantro leaves

Method

Heat the oven to 350°F.  Cut the squash into halves and remove the seeds. Place the squash in a baking sheet, and bake until strands of flesh separate easily (about an hour). Use a fork to rake the cooked squash flesh into strands.

Heat the oil and butter in a pan over medium heat. Add the mustard and cumin seeds and add the chopped onions when the cumin seeds splutter. Add the curry leaves and fry the onion until they are translucent and add the garlic and ginger paste now and dry for 2-3 minutes. Add the squash and salt and continue to cook by tossing for another 4-5 minutes. Garnish with Cilantro leaves!