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Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour,
3 tsp baking powder,
A pinch of salt,
3-4 tbsp sugar,
2 large eggs; beaten,
2 cups milk,
4 tbsp unsalted butter; melted.

Other-
Waffle Iron

Method:
In a mixing bowl sift together flour, salt, baking powder and add sugar, stir well. Pour the beaten egg to the flour mixture and fold well to that no lumps are formed. Add the melted butter and give it a nice stir.
Depending upon the instructions on your waffle machine, grease it with butter. Pour a large spoonful of batter or as recommended by the machine’s instructions, on one side of the iron. Close the lid and bake as per instructions till the waffle is nice crisp and brown in color. Serve hot with whipped cream and chocolate sauce.

Other serving suggestions-
With Maple syrup
With fresh berries
With your favorite custard

Ingredients:
350gms unsalted butter; softened,
250gms cream cheese; softened,
330gms all-purpose flour,
330gms sugar,
6 eggs,
1 1/2 tbsp vanilla extract,
Confectioner’s sugar for coating.

Method:
Preheat the oven to 160 degrees C or 325 degrees F for for 10 minutes. In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add in the flour and sugar and mix well until soft and fluffy. Beat eggs in another bowl and then slowly add them to the cheese mixture little at a time and beating well each time. Add the vanilla extract and fold again. Grease a 9″ baking tray and pour the prepared batter into it evenly. Bake at the same temperature for 45 minutes or until a fork/toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out easily and clean. When done remove from the oven, cool and then invert into the confectioner’s sugar and dust well.

Ingredients:
For the pastry/tart-
1 cup all-purpose flour,
1/2 cup unsalted butter,
Little less than 1/2 cup of sugar,
3 egg yolks,
30 gms fresh yeast.

For the filling-
1/2 cup strawberry jam,
2 cups fresh strawberries; sliced.

For the Meringue-
3 egg whites,
1/2 cup sugar.

Method:
To prepare the tart crust-
Sift the flour. Cut and fold the butter into the flour like we do it for pie dough. Then fold in sugar and yeast. Beat the egg yolks till creamy and then combine it in the flour mixture. Knead lightly to form a dough.
Meanwhile preheat the oven at 175 degrees C or 350 degrees F. Spread the dough evenly on a 9″ pie plate, spread a little melted butter over it and bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven.

To fill the tart-
Spread a layer of jam over the warm tart crust, spread starwberry slices. In a bowl beat/whip the egg white till they stiffen. Then add the sugar and beat till it is creamy. Spread this layer of meringue on the strawberries and then bake at 170 degrees C or 300 degrees F for 30 minutes.
Remove from oven, cut into desired size pieces and serve.

Ingredients:
2 9″ pie crusts,
1 cup sliced sweet onions,
1 cup sliced mushrooms; blanched,
4-6 slices of bacon,
Shredded cheese as per taste,
Salt and pepper to taste,
Butter.

Method:
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C or 400 degrees F for few minutes.
Melt butter in a skillet and fry bacon till it is cooked and crisp. Season with some salt and pepper. Drain and keep aside. In the same skillet saute the onions and mushrooms for some time. Season with salt and pepper, remove and set aside.
Now place one pie crust into a deep pie dish. Then place a layer of the onions, mushrooms and bacon. Top with cheese, season with salt and pepper and then place another crust over it and seal properly. Prick the upper crust with a fork to let the steam escape. Now place it in the oven and bake for around 40 minutes or till you see the crust has become brown. Remove and let it cool. Serve.

Ingredients:
2 cups maida (refined wheat flour),
2 cups milk,
1 cup granulated sugar,
1 cup milk powder,
1 flat tsp baking powder,
Few drops of vanilla essence,
Few drops of strawberry essence,
2 tbsp beetroot juice or strawberry pulp or few drops of pink color,
3/4 cup vegetable oil.

For the icing-
4 tbsp cream,
2 tbsp honey.

Method:
Seive maida and baking powder, add sugar, milk powder to it and mix well. Slowly add milk and mix rigourously so that no lumps are formed. Then add oil and mix only in one direction. Divide this batter into 2 equal portions. Add vanila essence to one and strawberry essence, beetroot juice or strawberry pulp or few drops of pink color to another. Mix well. Grease the baking dish, sprinkle some flour and dust well to coat the entire dish. Spread the vanila layer at the bottom and then pour the strawberry layer over it. Bake in the microwave oven for 9-10 minutes at 100d C.
Meanwhile mix together cream and honey and beat till creamy and stiff. Top the cake with this icing when it cools down.