Buttermilk Bread

Makes a great sandwich bread!

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INGREDIENTS

1 1/4 cup butter milk
2 tbsp butter,
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp wheat germ
2 2/3 cup bread flour
1/3 cup semolina flour
1 tsp bread machine yeast

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METHODS

Cut butter into small pieces.

Add ingredients to bread machine.

Set a white or regular setting.

Check for dough consistency after 5 minutes.

Submitted by Steve L., justrecipe.com

Masala Zucchini

Masala Zucchini has a nutty and spicy flavor. It’s great as a side dish. For this recipe, I used a popular Bengali spice mixture known as punch poran. Punch poran is a blend of five spices which gives a very unique flavor to Zucchini.

Ingredients

• 2 zucchini large size with skin, sliced in 1/2 inch thick. This will make about 4 cups of sliced zucchini
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
• 1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seeds (Methi dana)
• 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds (rai)
• 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds (saunf)
• 1/4 teaspoon nigella seeds (kalonji)
• 2 whole red chilies
• 1/4 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric (haldi)
• 1/2 heaping teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon mango powder (amchoor)
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Notes

1. First 5 spice mix cumin, fenugreek, mustard, fennel, and nigella seeds known as Punch Poran. You can make your own mix or buy the mix in Indian grocery store.
2. This recipe works best with large and firm zucchini.

Method

1. Mix the first 5 spices to make Punch Poran cumin, fenugreek, mustard, fennel, and nigella seeds. Set aside.
2. Heat the oil in a flat sauce pan over medium high heat. When oil is moderately hot add the spice mix as cumin seeds and mustard seeds crack add whole red chili stir for few seconds. Add turmeric, red chili powder and salt stir and add zucchini.
3. Stir fry for about 1 minute lower the heat to low medium, and cover the pen. Let it cook for about 2-3 minutes, doing this zucchini will leave the moisture that will help to stir fry them.
4. Remove the cover bring the heat to medium high and stir fry for about 3-4 minutes. Zucchini should be tender not mushy.
5. Add sugar, mango powder and lemon juice, stir and mix it well. Turn off the heat Masala  Zucchini is ready to serve.
6. Serve Masala Zucchini with roti, paratha or any bread. This also good with rice.

Variations

You can also use bottle gourd (in Hindi it is known as lauki, or ghia) but do peel the skin before slicing and slice them about the same size.

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Apple Pumpkin Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups raw sugar
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs

• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups peeled and chopped apples
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 cup raw sugar
• 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 24 muffin cups, or line with paper muffin liners.
2. Combine 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, 1 1/2 cups raw sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Mix eggs, pumpkin, and oil in a small bowl. Stir egg mixture into flour mixture until just moistened; fold in apples. Fill prepared muffin cups 2/3 full.
3. Combine butter, 1/2 cup raw sugar, 1/4 cup whole wheat flour, and cinnamon in a small bowl; sprinkle over muffin batter.
4. Bake in preheated oven until golden and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, 18 to 22 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from muffin cups to wire racks.

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