Dutch Coffee Buns............Kofieebroodje

2014 is here already ...........Hope this year brings us all lots of joy, peace and prosperity......
Back to baking too .........and look forward to bake some interesting challenges here. So, I start the year with Baking Partners challenge -  Dutch Coffee Buns...Kofieebroodje. Nothing complicated about this .....yet a soft and sweet bun straight out of the oven in few hours.....

Pumpkin Yeast Bread

I have been baking a lot of breads lately and the experience has been truly amazing. When you look at the baked beauties, its overwhelming. So here comes October, the Halloween month proposing a challenge from the Baking Partners and here is the lovely bread baked with a star ingredient - Pumpkin.

Honeycomb Buns or Bee’s Hive Buns - Khaliat Nahal

From the desert summer to the rains back home, a  2 month get away has made me home sick like never before. Back to base and nose deep into routines,I kept myself away from baking. And,here I rise up to the
We knead to bake Challenge no.9 -  Honey comb buns.
 A Middle eastern delicacy,usually sweet and can be made savory too. Khaliat Nahal literally translates to Bee hive in Arabic.The name takes after the way the buns are baked so close to each other forming a honey comb pattern.

Bialy

A bialy is often described as a bread flatter than a bagel with an indentation - not a hole - on the top, that is generally filled with onions and any other filling of your choice.It is crisper and denser than a bagel and when toasted, is crunchy. 

Hokkaido Milk Bread with Tangzhong

It's been a fun experience making these soft & spongy bread, not just fun, it has just changed my views about store bought bread.Enjoyed this method though an entirely new concept to me - I loved making the rolls,braids,knots and plain bread too.

Classic Croissants

Crisp flaky croissants are always a delight and when it is baked at home its double delight. I have picked this off the shelf at stores many a times over the years, and never thought of making it on my own until, the "We knead to bake " challenge came along. Here it is ......

Pull Apart Bread Loaf - Chicken Filled

Pull Apart Bread Loaf is kinda cute name  and the bread is just as its same suggests. Some pics truly inspires you to cook and couldn't resist myself when I saw one such post from a friend Reshmi Mahesh who blogs at Easy Cook.

Dinner Rolls

The Baking Partners challenge no.4 came into my mail..........and it happened to be Shaped Dinner Rolls...I was very hesitant to do this because I have had two failed experiences behind me. Still the fun part of learning and the bakers rush pushed to me try and here is what I got...