ALMOND -PISTACHIO ROLLS

For the pistachio dough

½ kg pistachios

1 cup sugar

1 pinches saffron

½ tsp cardamom powder

For the almond dough

1 kg almonds

1 kg sugar

For decoration

silver foil



Preparation time:20 min, Cooking time: 30 minutes
For the pistachio dough

Put the pistachios into boiling water for 4-5 minutes.

Drain, remove the skin by rubbing on a piece of cloth and grind into a powder.

Mix the sugar in 8 to 9 tbsp of water and boil in a broad vessel until it forms a soft ball. Add the pistachios powder and allow to cool.

Warm the saffron in a small vessel, add 2 tsp of milk and rub until the saffron dissolves.

Add the saffron liquid and the cardamom powder to the pistachio dough.

Roll out the dough and make small rounds.

For the almond dough

Soak the almonds in water for 12 hours. Drain and put into boiling water. Cover and leave for 10 min.

Drain the almonds, remove the skin and drop into cold water so that they do not discolor.

Grind with a little water in a grinder. Add the sugar and cook until the mixture forms into a dough. Leave for 5 min.

How to proceed

Roll out the almond dough and cut into square pieces which exactly cover pistachio rolls.

Place a pistachio roll on an almond square piece and roll up.

Repeat with the remaining pistachio and almond squares.

Decorate with silver foil, cut into small pieces and serve.

ALMOND CAKE

Ingredients:




Pastry
1 1/2 cup flour
1/4 palm butter
4 egg yoghurts
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract

Filling
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup corn starch
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 palm butter
3 eggs
3/4 cup ground almonds
1 cup chopped almonds
1 pinch salt




How to make almond cake:
For the Pasty
In a food processor or in a bowl mix together all the pastry ingredients to form a soft dough.
Place this mixture in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Then take it out and roll it of a size 11 or 12 inches of a pie.
Line a 11 or 12 inch pie or tart pan.
Prick the base and chill for 15-20 minutes.
Preheat the oven at 375 degrees F.
For the Filling
In a pan heat 1/3 of the butter and add the chopped almonds and soughed them over medium flame till brown. Turn off the fire and let the mixture cool. In a separate pan take the remaining melted butter and add the grounded almonds and sugar and now add eggs one at a time beating nicely after each addition till the mixture is light and fluffy. In a separate bowl sift the corn starch with the baking powder and salt and then fold it into the almonds mixture. Pour this mixture into the earlier prepared base and bake for 10-12 minutes or until the batter begins to sat. Now quickly spread the chopped almonds over the top and return the pan to the oven and continue breaking for 20 minutes or until the pastry is brown.

CHOCOLATE ANGEL CAKE

Ingredients:


1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
1/4 cup Hot Water
1 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
3/4 cup Fine Wheat Flour (Maida)
1/4 tsp Salt
12 Eggs White
1 tsp Cream of Tartar



How to make chocolate angel cake:
In a bowl mix cocoa powder and hot water and keep aside.
Preheat the oven at 350F
In a separate bowl sift together flour, 3/4 cup sugar, salt and keep aside.
Beat the eggs till foamy and then add cream of tartar.
Beat till the mixture forms peak.
In the egg mixture add the remaining sugar.
Now then gently add half the sifted flour.
When completely mixed add the remaining half of flour.
Now pour some of this mixture in the cocoa powder mixture and stir well.
When done pour this egg cocoa mixture back to the remaining egg flour mixture.
Mix lightly.
In an ungreased dish pour this mixture.
Bake this dish for 50 minutes or till the tooth pick comes out clean. When baked completely let it cool.
Then with the help of a knife invert it on a plate.
Serve it with fresh berries and vanilla ice cream.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY CAKE

Ingredients:


6 Eggs White
1 Chocolate Cake Mix
21 oz Cherry Pie Mix
For Frosting:
2 Eggs White
1 1/2 cup Sugar
1/4 tsp Cream of Tartar
1/3 cup Water
1 tsp Vanilla Essence



How to make chocolate cherry cake:
In a bowl mix egg whites, chocolate cake mix, cherry pie filling.
Grease 9" X 13" pan and make a layer of flour on it.
Pour the batter into the pan.
In a preheated oven bake the pan for 35 - 40 minutes ot till the toothpick comes out clean.
Take tthe cake out and cool it.
To make the frosting, mix all the frosting ingredients and pour in a double boiler and with a beater, beat for 1 minute.
Then place this boiler on boiling water and again beat for 7 minutes. Remove from heat and beat for 2 minutes on high speed.
Frost the cool cake with this mixture.

WALNUT PALM CAKE

Ingredients:




1 cup butter
2 tsp vanilla
3 cup sugar
3 cup flour
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
1/4 tsp salt
5 eggs
1 cup milk
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup shortening




How to make walnut palm cake:
In a bowl beat the butter and the shortening very thoroughly till the mixture is creamy.
Then add sugar 1/2 cup at a time and beat till very light.
Now add eggs one at a time beating thoroughly after each addition.
Now add 2 cups flour alternately with milk and vanilla.
Finely add 1 cup flour containing salt and baking powder.
Add in the finely chopped walnuts.
Pour this mixture in a pan which has been lightly greased and flour.
Bake this pan in cold oven on middle shelf and turn on the oven to 350 degrees F.
Let the pan baked for 1 1/4 hour and then take out the pan from the oven and let the cake cool in the pan on wire rack.

CHOCOLATE SWISS ROLL

Ingredients:




2 eggs
1 1/2 oz. flour
2 oz. castor sugar
1 tspful baking powder
1 tblspful warm water
1oz. grated sweetened chocolate




How to make chocolate swiss roll:
Grease a swiss roll tin, line with greaseproof paper and then grease the paper well.
Separate the whites from the yolks of the eggs.
Beat the yolks and the sugar together until the mixture is creamy.
Then add the warm water, and immediately after that the chocolate.
Whisk the whites stiffly, and add alternately with the sieved flour and baking powder, folding them in lightly.
Put the mixture in the tin and bake in hot oven for about 12 minutes.
Turn out on to a piece of greaseproof paper well sprinkled with icing sugar, trim the edges and roll it up.
Then put it on a rack to cool

PISTA SANDESH RECIPE

Ingredients:


225 gms Paneer
150 gms sugar
1 tbsp rose water
1/2 tsp green cardamom seeds (ground)
10 Pista (pistachios thinly sliced and crushed)


How to make sandesh:
Combine the sugar and paneer and mix well.
Place the mixture over the heat and stir constantly to avoid lumps.
When the mixture solidifies, splash the rose water on it and remove the pan from the heat. Stir few more times.
Place the cardamom and pistachios in two separate plates.
Now divide the mixture into several portions of the required size and flatten them to give the desired shapes.
Dip each piece into both plates in turn so that the front of the sandesh is coated with crumbs.
Serve cold sandesh.