Nutella Flower Bread

This gorgeous looking Nutella flower bread has gone viral for quite sometimes in social media. A friend of mine shared this early last year and has been on my "to make list" but i delayed the making worrying the outcome as by looking at it i can imagine the hardwork that gone into it. Finally, i found courage to give it a try and voila here it is and guess what it's not as difficult as i imagined.

Kitchen aid does all the kneading and made my bread making task much easier. The soft and spongy bread filled with creamy and rich Nutella is absolutely a treat both for appearance and taste. I placed a tumbler upside down to secure the dough from moving and to make it easy for me to slice them into portions leaving 3 inches in the middle to create the shape needed. With few rolling and kneading beautiful nutella flower bread are ready to serve.

Ingredients

3 1/2 cups bread flour
2 1/4 tsp active yeast
2 egg yolks
4 tablespoons butter,room temperature
1/4 cup granulated white sugar
1 cup Nutella
3/4 cup whole milk
Pinch of salt
1 egg white,for brushing


Ingredients

In a saucepan, simmer butter and milk over a medium-low flame. Remove from heat.

Add bread flour,yeast,sugar and salt into a stand mixer bowl fit with hook attachment. Stir to combined.

Pour in the milk mixture and knead for 8-10 minutes or till the dough soft and smooth.

Place the dough into a lightly greased large bowl and cover with damp clean kitchen towel and store in a warm place for the dough to rise. This will take approximately 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

Divide the dough into 4 equal portions. Shape the dough into circle and using a rolling pin roll out into 10 inch circle. Using a spatula, spread nutella on the dough avoiding the edges.

Repeat the process by rolling out the second and third portion of dough, Gently place the second rolled out dough over the first nutella spreaded dough and spread nutella over the second dough. Pile the third rolled out dough over the second dough and spread nutella over it. Top with the fourth rolled out dough.

Use a plate to create perfect circle and trim the edges. Place a tumbler/glass facing down in the middle of the dough and cut the dough into 16 sections. This is to create atleast 3 inches circle in the middle of the dough.

Twist each sections and press the edges together two at the time. Brush with egg white and bake at preheated oven 350'F or 180'C for about 20-22 minutes or till golden.

Remove from oven and cool completely

Vegan Banana Bread

Imagine serving a moist and decadent banana bread for tea time in a rainy day that too with a simple and easy methods. The recipe I'm sharing today is a vegan banana bread which doesn't compromise in taste. I have few over riped bananas on my kitchen counter and simply throw them into blender with other ingredients you can find in the kitchen and voila its done.

Moist,sweet and slightly tangy banana bread simply delicious and loaded with flavour. The added yogurt balances the sweetness in this recipe. You can replace yogurt with sour cream for richness and make sure to use over ripe banana for flavourful banana loaf.

Ingredients

1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
1 cup granulated white sugar
3 bananas mashed
1/3 cup soy milk
3 1/2 tbsp vegan yogurt
1/2 cup canola oil or any unflavoured oil
1 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp flax seed,ground
1/2 tsp salt


Methods

Preheat oven at 325'F or 180'C. Grease a 9"inch loaf pan and set aside.

In a large bowl, add all purpose flour,sugar,salt and baking powder. Stir to combined.

In a blender, add yogurt,oil,flax seed,soy milk,mashed bananas and vanilla extract. Blend until smooth.

Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir well to combined.

Pour batter into prepared loaf tin and bake for 30 minutes. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for another 35-30 minutes until a skewer inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean.

Remove from oven and cool on the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Slice and enjoy with a cuppa.