Vanilla loaf cake- no oven stove top recipe

sweet,buttery,this vanilla loaf cake fabulous with a cup of tea in the afternoon.
This cake takes only few minutes to mix and one hour to bake.even no oven required.can bake on the stove top.


Usually I don't use frosting for my every day cakes for health benefits. It is very taste its own.no need any frosting.but today i am going to use chocolate fudge icing for it.(i have my left over icing)

for frost this cake,first I leveled the cake and sandwich it .then spread the fudge icing on the cake .then cut in to bars. that's all

i made half of the original recipe.....

Ingredients:

here's you'll need: all purpose flour or cake flour,sugar,butter or margarine, eggs, vanilla essence, milk,fudge icing -optional


Direction:

• Lightly butter and flour a 4 1/2-by-8 1/2-inch loaf pan.
• mix flour and baking powder,sift 3 times.set a side.

• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium-high until very light and fluffy.or you can mix it by hand.

• then gradually add eggs, beating well and scraping down bowl as needed.
  

• add vanilla and beat.

• With mixer on low, gradually add flour, and milk in three addition,beating well to combine.
  

• Transfer batter to pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.about 1 hour.
  

• Fill heavy bottomed pot with 1-2 cups of salt. place the small rack in side the pot and preheat 10 minutes.place loaf pan on the rack. you can use pressure cooker without whistle instead of using pot.

• Cover with lid or another pan( same as bake our bread method here  ) and bake around 1 hour on a medium heat. 
  
  

if using oven:
pre heat oven at 350 degrees F  bake for 45 minutes-1 hour.

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vanilla loaf cake(no oven /stovetop) recipe Ingredients:                                                                                              2 cups all purpose flour /cake flour     1 cup butter /margarine     1 cup sugar     4 eggs     2 tsp.baking powder     1 tsp. Vanilla     2-3 tbsp milk Direction: Lightly butter and flour a 4 1/2-by-8 1/2-inch loaf pan. mix flour and baking powder,sift 3 times.set a side. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium-high until very light and fluffy. then gradually add eggs, beating well and scraping down bowl as needed. add in vanilla and mix. With mixer on low, gradually add flour, beating well to combine. Transfer batter to pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.about 1 hour. Fill heavy bottomed pot with 1-2 cups of salt. place the small rack in side the pot and preheat 10 minutes.place loaf pan on the rack. you can use pressure cooker without whistle instead of using pot. Cover with  lid or another pan and bake around 1 hour on a medium heat. if using oven: preheat oven at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) bake for 45-60 minutes.                                                          nirmani's lanka kitchen

Home Made Bread on a Stovetop

Home made bread recipe

Hey guys,today lam going to share my family favorite bread recipe with you. as I said 
in my older post stove top pizza recipe, I am going to bake this bread on my stove top.
(using my stove top gas cooker).even not use any machine for make the bread dough.

 Actually my mother's sister used this baking method for make her cake years a go, then following by her i use it for bake my home made bread,buns, cakes and pudding.
We can not found big difference in oven baked bread and stove top bread. only thing is stove top bread doesn't have darkgolden color crust on the top.

This bread recipe is very easy to make ..mix all ingredients in a bowl,kneed the dough on your counter top for a several minutes, keep the dough for rising,and bake.

 bread is good with butter, jam or marmaite and can toast or make sandwiches. even you can eat with any type of curries you like. my family love to eat meat,fish or with dhal curry.


Ingredients:

you'll need: all purpose flour or bread flour,sugar,yeast,salt,oil, and warm water/warm milk,milk powder (optional)


Direction:

• In a large bowl,dissolve the sugar in warm water,and sprinkle the yeast and allow to proof.

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• Add milk powder and mix well. then add in 1 cup of flour and mix it. Let it rise on the counter top for 30 minutes.if use warm milk don't add milk powder.
  

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• After 30 minutes mix salt and oil to the batter.
  

                     

       

• Mix in flour 1/2 cup at a time until you finish 2 ½ cup of flour.
  

                           

      

      

• Kneed the dough on a counter top using remain ½ cup of flour for 10 minutes until have a smooth and elastic dough ball. method here and here  on allrecipes.com  

• Place the dough ball in a well oiled bowl,cover with cling film or a damp cloth and allow to rise until double in size ,about 1 hour.              

            

  

  

• Punch the dough down and shape in to the loaf.(see pictures) method here on Farmgirlfare.com
  

 

• oiled the loaf pan and sprinkle some flour. place dough in to the pan and allow to rise for 30 -45 minutes, or until dough has risen 1 inch above the pan.
  

• Fill heavy bottomed pot with 1-2 cups of salt. place the small rack in side the pot and place loaf pan on the rack.
  
• Cover with another pan (see pictures) and bake 10 minutes on a medium high heat. 
  

• After 10 minutes reduce heat to medium and bake another 25 minutes.video  here
  
• Remove bread from the pan and cool on a wire rack for 45 minutes.
  
  

if using oven:

preheat oven at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) bake for 30 minutes.

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Home made bread recipe Ingredients: 3 cups all purpose flour /bread flour ½ tbsp. Instant yeast 1 tbsp. Oil/melted butter 1 tbsp.sugar 1 tsp. salt 1 cup warm water Direction: In a large bowl,dissolve the sugar in warm water,and sprinkle the yeast and allow to proof. Add 1 cup of flour and mix it. Let it rise on the counter top for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes mix salt and oil to the batter. Mix in flour 1/2 cup at a time until you finish 2 ½ cup of flour. Kneed the dough on a counter top using remain ½ cup of flour for 10 minutes until have a smooth and elastic dough ball. Place the dough ball in a well oiled bowl,cover with cling film or a damp cloth and allow to rise until double in size ,about 1 hour. Punch the dough down and shape in to the loaf.(see pictures) oiled the loaf pan and sprinkle some flour. place dough in to the pan and allow to rise for 30 -45 minutes, or until dough has risen 1 inch above the pan. Fill heavy bottomed pot with 1-2 cups of salt .place the small rack in side the pot and place loaf pan on the rack. Cover with another pan (see pictures) and bake 10 minutes on a medium high heat. After 10 minutes reduce heat to medium and bake another 25 minutes. Remove bread from the pan and cool on a wire rack for 45 minutes. if using oven: preheat oven at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) bake for 30 minutes.                                                     nirmani's lanka kitchen

Stove top pizza

stove top pizza recipe

 when  stay in Sri Lanka  we hadn't make bread or buns in our home. there is one bakery in our village. they are making bread in a wood fired oven. those bread are so good and still i can remind that taste.in here we can buy sliced bread ,but very expensive and  too much sugar(sweet) in it. then I wanted to make a bread in home. what about an oven?  (after moved here we are stay in a full furnished little apartment with 1 master bedroom ,bathroom, small veranda and with tiny kitchen ,including one table ,gas stove , double door refrigerator and few kitchen utensils , except  oven.)

so  after doing so many experiment i have found the exact way to make bread on the stove top.as long as i started to make home made bread and buns without using oven ( don't worry...guys these are in my to-do list ), I wanted to try to make pizza. after few Google searches I learnt how to make pan pizza on stove top.my first attempt  was 2 years a go.. till today I am making my pizza on a stove top.

if you don't own a oven like me this is the best method to try.making pizza on your stove top isn't a big deal. its really easy and taking less time more than oven and its doesn't heat up your whole  home in the summer.I used same recipe what I used for oven pizza.but direction is little bit different.

for the pizza dough normally what iam doing is,prepare my dough at night(before going to the bed)and keep in the refrigerator for make pizza on next day morning.

Ingredients:                                                      

for pizza dough

 3/4 cup warm water (105°F-115°F)
 1 tsp. instant yeast
 2 cups all purpose flour
 1 Tbsp. olive oil
 1 teaspoons salt
 1 teaspoon sugar

for the toppings

1 cup sliced sausages
1/2 cup scallion ,chopped
1/2 cup onion chopped
1 cup mozzarella   cheese, grated
1/2 cup pizza sauce
 

Direction:

        pizza dough

1. in a large bawl mix sugar with warm water and sprinkle the yeast. let it 10 minutes to firm.(this point you can check your yeast activate or not)
2. after  10 minutes add olive oil, salt. stir well.
3. add flour 1/2 cup at a time and mix very well. until finish 2 cups of flour.
4.  sprinkle little flour on your counter top and take the pizza dough on it .
5. kneed about 2-3 minute .
6. then place a dough in an oiled bowl , cover with plastic wrap and leave at warm place until double in volume.it will take around 30-45 minute.
7. when double in volume divide the dough in to  2 balls..
8. heat one large skillet on medium heat until  roll out your pizza dough.
9. roll pizza dough out using rolling pin or with your palm to 8 inch circle.
10. reduce the heat of your stove to low heat and place the pizza on the skillet and cover it.
11. bake the bottom until  golden brown and flip it.

1. now take out the skillet from the fire and spread  the toppings.
2. again bake  until  cheese melted and bottom of the pizza is golden brown.

my kid want top up his pizza  with stripped cheese .but my favorite  is simple tomato and cheese pizza. now time for the breakfast.

see that nice hole structure 

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