I recently took a beginners Cake Decorating Class which lasted for six weeks on a Tuesday evening. If you follow me on Instagram you may have seen some of the bits I made in class each week. If not then here is a little post sharing my cake decorating journey and how I got on in my classes.
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Last night the Great British Bake Off 2016 kicked off and in honour me and my little princess baked a cake and in true beauty baking bella style we decided to create our own recipe of a healthier (if thats possible) cake recipe that my little girl could enjoy as well as I on my healthy eating journey. I don't believe in diets and weigh-loss programmes, I believe eating well and weekly exercise is key to create a healthy and balanced lifestyle.
I love Baking! I have loved baking since I was a little girl, I was always in the kitchen with my mum and Nene's (Grandmother's) cooking and baking up lots of turkish food and sweet pastries, cakes and all sorts. I find baking so therapeutic and calming and one day I would love my little babies to enjoy cooking and baking with me. Melis is already showing signs that she likes being in the kitchen with me as she asks me all the time if we can make cakes.
It has been a long time since I did some baking and I forgot how much I loved it!
This time my 3 year old daughter asked to help and I must admit even though it took twice as long I thoroughly enjoyed seeing how happy she was helping me bake cakes.
So we decided to share a few photos, the recipe we used and the finished cakes below for you all to see.
We hope you are all enjoying your Easter Holidays with your families and eating lots of chocolate eggs :)
When the weather is grey, wet and cold, I just love staying indoors and doing some rainy day baking and cooking. This recipe is for a traditional turkish style olive bread, one of my favourites and the smell of this bread baking reminds me of when I used to live at home. My mum used to always make this when she had time and it would always seem like a treat where we would sit in front of the TV with a pot of cinnamon tea and enjoy her freshly baked olive bread.
There are so many ways to make this bread and if you ask any turkish family I guarantee their recipe will be slightly different, you can add halloumi/hellim instead of olives which is another favourite of mine. Even though this is a yummy recipe its not quite like my mums but I think thats why this comfort food is so special to me, my mums cooking will always be the best.
Here is my recipe perfect for all the family to enjoy for breakfast or for you mid afternoon snack with a nice cup of tea...
INGREDIENTS
(8 Muffin Sized Rolls)
80 grams Black Pitted Olives, cut in half
1 small Onion, sliced and chopped
7 grams Dried Active Yeast
360 grams all purpose Plain Flour
300ml luke warm water (add more if needed)
Half tsp Salt
1 tbsp Dried Mint
1 tbsp Olive Oil
Sieve the flour, yeast and salt together in a large bowl.
Add the water slowly to combine these ingredients and knead the dough for about 10 minutes until the dough is smooth and slightly elastic. Cover with a warm tea towel and leave in a warm place (like on a radiator or warm cupboard) until the dough has doubled in size.
Once the dough is ready add the remaining ingredients and cover again with a towel and return to a warm place just to let the dough rise slightly again.
Pre heat the oven to 200 degrees fan oven.
Once this final preparations is ready take the dough and take it apart in muffin size chunks and roll into a large ball and flatten slightly on a baking tray. Bake for about 20- 30 minutes until cooked and the top is a lovely light golden brown.
Bon Appetite!
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Happy Valentine's Day to you all :) Hope you all have a lovely day Living, Loving and Laughing with all those you love.
January has been a very busy month for me which meant that I haven't found much time to do any of my baking..so I took this an excuse to bake my mother a birthday cake :) I decided to do what I do best but on a larger scale, a Giant Cupcake. This was my first attempt and it turned out surprisingly well. So below I am sharing the ingredients and some tips to create a beautiful birthday cake.
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