SAVORY OATS PANCAKE

It is close to lunch hour but I have no idea what to cook today.  Since  quite some time we did not have pancake  so why not prepare this healthy and fiber rich  Savory Oats Pancake. 

This is inspired by Oat Cheela where it uses besan (chickpeas flour) but replaced it with whole wheat flour and added an egg to the batter. Also no blending of oats required as soaking them for 15 minutes is sufficient.

Initially my batter was quite thick, added little bit more water.  It should be easy to spread, thickness  similar to condensed milk and not watery.  For smooth pancake, you need to  chop the veggies very fine. 

Apply some oil on my pan for frying the first pancake but need not use oil for the rest of the batter.

Savory Oats Pancake best served hot immediately after you have fried them.  My kids love them with ketchup.  If serving small kids omit the green and chili powder.

APAM NASI (STEAMED RICE CAKE)

After a long time, I cooked any traditional treats or kuih (bite size dessert or snack)  for my family. This Apam Nasi was my late mum's favorite.  She used to prepare it when she had leftover rice for our  breakfast. My mum mix the flour just before going to bed and first thing in the morning, steamed these Apam Nasi.

What I noticed, most of our traditional kuih were mostly steamed since at that time an oven was not available even baking was  done using charcoal.

Added only half a cup of sugar but if you want it sweeter use 3/4 cup instead.  Used  red food coloring and the balance as it is but this is entirely up to you.  If you don't have that small plastic molds, use 7 in round pan and steam it for 30-40 minutes.

We enjoyed our Apam Nasi without coconut.   Halve the recipe if you have a small family, my recipe below yield 25 apam.

HONEY OAT BARS

Honey Oat  Bars are excellent for on the go breakfast or quick snack anytime of the day.

It was super easy and pretty quick to prepare.  Use your preferred combo like sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds  or cranberries if you like. In fact the combination are endless.

Honey Oat Bars are free from wheat, dairy free and vegan   so they are good for those with food allergies.

I used chopped almond,. black sesame seeds and raisin for a total of 120 g.  Add 2 tablespoon of honey   if you want it sweeter.

CRUNCHY SESAME COOKIES

Hello friends,

Thanks so much for your wishes and prayers,  am now getting better but once in a while I still cough.  I have completely stopped taking  any medications but  feeling drowsy after few hours  staying

awake.

After about more than a week, there was no activities in my kitchen but am so eager to continue my baking.  So I have chosen to bake this simple Crunchy Sesame Cookies especially for all my readers.

This recipe requires you to roll the cookies into small balls and lightly press down to flatten.  They smell fantastic while baking.  They are crunchy and tasted so good with a glass of milk or coffee.

CRUNCHY SESAME COOKIES
Yield :  30 cookies

3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup corn flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
125 g butter softened
1/4 cup caster sugar
4 tablespoon black sesame seeds

METHOD

Preheat oven @ 170 C.  Sift together all purpose flour, cornflour and baking powder.

Cream butter and sugar, add vanilla essence.

Add sesame seeds and dry ingredients, mix until well combined.

Roll 2 tsp of mixture into small balls.  Transfer onto baking sheet.

Press down lightly with fork, bake for 15 minutes.

Leave on pan for 5 minutes.  Transfer onto rack to cool completely.

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DAIRY FREE AND EGG FREE ORANGE CAKE

When I bake a cake, I make sure to incorporate fruits into the batter, in this case I had used orange juice.  This Orange Cake is a dairy  free and egg free recipe.

It's amazing how this Dairy Free and Egg Free Orange Cake looks 'normal'. The texture is perfectly moist. There is a hint of orange that adds a mild   tanginess  to  the cake. I love how the orange juice perfectly compliments  the  flavor of cake.

The Dairy Free and Egg Free Orange Cake is  darn easy to make, you  don't need a mixer at all, simply combining the wet and dry ingredients to form into  thick but pouring  batter.

Make sure to preheat the oven prior to baking and  lightly grease  the cake pan.  Fill  only up to half  to give room for the batter to rise.