Naankhatai नानखटाई

Naankhatai नानखटाई

INGREDIENTS

● Butter - 85gm

● Sugar - 35gm 

● Refined Flour - 85gm 

● Semolina - 2 Tbsp

● Baking Powder - 1tsp

● Cardamom Powder - 1/2 tsp

● Almonds - 7- 8

PROCEDURE :- 

1. Take butter in bowl, beat well  for 3-4 min.

2. Add powder sugar & mix well till sugar mix well with butter.

3. Add all the dry ingredients I.e. Flour, Baking powder & semolina. Mix till it turns into soft dough.

4. Take a small portion, make a shape of naankhatai with the help of palms.

5. Place on a baking dish, put a almonds on top press gently.

6. Bake in preheated oven for 35 min. at 150℃.

7. Remove from oven cool for 15min.

8. Store in a air tight containers.

IN CAKE MAKING IT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO ADHERE STRICTLY TO THE RECIPES

HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS

1. It is not necessary to grease tins for pastry, Whan greasing tins for cakes, puddings, ete nie hydrogenated fat.

2. Dried fruit should always be clanned before it d It must be wished thoroughly, atema removed and spread on a cloth or over a rack covered with m alin Never use wet fruit. A little refined flour may be mixed with the fruit before adding it to cakes, Glace fruits should also be washed and dried.

3. To measure syrup, dip a tablespoon into boiling water, then use it quickly and the syrup will fall of the spoon easily.

4. If creamed fat and sugar tend to curdle after egg is added, add 1 tablespoon of the measured flour.

5. The hottest part of an oven is initially the top shelf. Bake large cakes in the middle of the oven. amall cakes on the top shelf Centre of oven corresponda most closely with the dial setting.

6. Fill tins only foll to allow for rising. For large enkes make a slight depression in the middle no that they will rise flat.

7. To test when cake is cooked: 

a ) Sponge and sandwich cake: Press the centre of the cake very lightly with a finger: the impression should spring back immediately. Always let cake cool slightly before removing from tin.

(b) For large cakes such as fruit and Madeira, insert a fine skewer; it should come out clean.

8. It in necessary to pre-hent an oven for 15-20 minutes before using. Arrange shelves before heating oven. If oven door has to be opened while cakes are baking, it would be done gently as an onrush of cold in may spoil booking.