Vegetable Puffs- A great Teatime Treat, the Super Easy Way!

Super quick and easy vegetable puffs

You look in the frig and find that you have a few leftover vegetables. 

Teatime's approaching and you decide to dig  deeper into the frig and see what else is available. 

I always keep a block of Cheddar cheese and low fat puff pastry so that I can make a some super easy and quick vegetable or chicken puffs as the case may be.

So here are my ingredients for 11 large Vegetable puffs

Some cooked paneer( cottage cheese)

Some cooked peas and carrots

One egg to coat the sealed puffs

Grated cheddar cheese

Light puff pastry

Pre heat oven to 100 degrees c and prepare the filling. 

Separate the puff pastry sheets and fill them with the mix.

Shape and close each of the puffs.

Brush lightly with egg wash. This helps to give the light golden colour and makes the puffs more flaky.

Gently move them into the tray and then into the oven

All Set to bake

Set timer for 20 mins first.Watch carefully while baking.

If required, bake for a further 5-10 mins.

Wait till the colour is a golden brown and the puffs look crisp.

All done

Bring the tray out. Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes

Serve with chilli sauce, mustard and ketchup.

Top with a large mug of tea.

Try them, they make  a great teatime/anytime snack!

An Anytime favourite- Apple, Fig and bread pudding, served with Vanilla ice-cream and honey

I love baking and even more, I like to try out something which I can make and serve without much ado. So today, I'm going to tell you how to bake a delicious, golden brown Apple, Fig and Bread pudding. 

Want even more 'deliciousness'? Serve it hot, topped with a scoop of Vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of honey.

So here it is, the recipe and the method. Do let me know what you think and it would be even better, if you actually try it and let me have your feedback.


Ingredients

Three slices of wholemeal/brown bread
I apple sliced
6 small figs
1 and a 1/2  cups  milk
1 egg
1 tsp   vanilla essence
Brown Sugar- 2  tablespoons


Method 

Pre heat oven to 150 degrees and set timer for 32 mins.

Set the three slices of bread cut evenly into squares on an oven proof glass dish which has been lined with oil/butter.

Add the figs which have been roughly chopped.

Slice apple finely and cover with the juice of one lemon to prevent dis colouration.

Soak the bread slices with the milk, egg, sugar  and the vanilla essence mix which should have been beaten with a fork to achieve a  smooth consistency.


Leave for 3-5 minutes to ensure that the slices are softened.

Decorate with the apple slices.

All set for popping into the  oven

Put into the pre-heated oven and wait till the timer pings on completion of 32 minutes.( You may want to leave it for an additional 2-3 mins if you want more of a golden brown look.)

Bake till top is golden brown

The Apple, fig and bread pudding is ready!

To Serve

Cut into portions and serve in a bowl.

The best way that I can recommend is to add one scoop of vanilla ice cream topped with a teaspoon of honey.

Even more delicious, topped with a scoop of Vanilla Ice cream and a drizzle of honey

Sit back and enjoy with a steaming  Cappuccino.

PS- This is a re run of an older post, but today's Holi, and it could well be use to any/all of you!

You are what you eat.

"You are what you eat" is a line which occurs  to me every now and then.Particularly after I've eaten a whole bar of chocolate or gorged on a big pack of Caramel popcorn at my favourite cinema. 

So on such an occasion, I head to my kitchen and look for the nearest piece of fruit  that's readily available and make sure that I have it, right away if possible.But if something has to be cut or sliced there's no way that I would make the effort. 

But imagine going to a morning 'do' where this absolutely mouthwatering fruit platter was beautifully laid out.All ready and begging to be eaten.

Well that's a different ball game altogether and I certainly didn't complain. Getting busy, just like the rest of my companions and before long this beautiful plate lay empty!

Yes, I really did eat my quota of fruit for that day, along with ensuring that I got a lovely set of photographs just so that I could happily sit back and remember that lovely day in February.

PS Sharing an older post but found it to be very relevant..