Whole wheat oatmeal raisin cookies

Whole Wheat Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Ingredients:

                                              

113 gr. margarine or butter ( softened)                  

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 egg ( room temperature)

1 pack vanilla

3/4 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. cinnamon powder

1 1/2 cups oats

1/2 cup raisins

Methods:

Preheat oven to 175C.

 Step 1. In a clean bowl, mix together wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt , cinnamon powder and vanilla. Set aside.

Step 2. In a mixing bowl,with an electric mixer  cream margarine and sugar till fluffy.

This is done for around 2-3 minutes.

Step 3. Add in the egg and continue mixing just in medium speed.

Step 4.  Add in now the mixed dry ingredients from Step 1, continue to beat till combined.

Step 5. With wooden spoon, stir in now the oats.

Step 6. Followed with raisins, stir in till blended.

Step 7.  In a baking sheet with parchment paper, mold the cookies with the use of an ice cream scoop or tablespoons and drop them into the baking sheet, flattening them a little by patting the top with spoon. 

Bake in for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are brown. When cooked, remove them from the baking sheets and let them cool in the rack.

There you are with your cookies...any varations can be done with these cookies like adding your favorite nuts...Enjoy with hot coffee or tea!! :)

Tuzlu Kurabiye ( savory biscuits )

TUZLU KURABIYE

Ingredients:

1 pack ( 250 g.) margarine softened                                 1 eggyolk ( for swiping )

1 small teacup ( çay bardak ) vegetable oil                        Sesame seeds / Nigella seeds

1/2 small teacup cider vinegar

1 dessert spoon ( tatli kaşik ) salt

3 tbsps. granulated sugar

1 pack ( 11 gms ) baking powder

flour  ( as much as needed ) for me, i used around 20 tbsps

Methods: Preheat oven to 175C

Step 1. In a clean bowl, mix all the ingredients together and knead till you get the desired softness of the dough. The dough must not be sticky anymore in your hands. 

Step 2.With roller pin or your plain hands...flatten the dough into desired thickness and cut with your cookie cutter into different shapes.

Step 3. In a baking sheet with parchment paper,arrange the cut cookies, and swipe with eggyolk and topped with sesame seeds or Nigella seeds.

Step 4.  Bake for 10 minutes or till golden brown. Serve! best enjoyed with TEA... :)

kandil simit

Good day everyone! Today is the observance of Regaip Kandili here in Turkey. I have been receiving lots of food from my neighbors, and in return i just made this kandil simit as a gift  to my neighbors too.

Ingredients:
 1 pack( 250g)  margarine (softened)
 1 teacup ( 84g) yoghurt
 1 teacup (100 ml) vegetable oil
 1 egg (separated.. eggwhite for dipping)
 1 pack baking powder
 2 tsps. granulated sugar
 1 tbsp. refined salt
 2-3 cups flour ( add more when the dough is still sticky)
sesame seeds

Directions:
Preheat oven to 180C. Grease or line your baking pans with wax paper.
In a mixing bowl, mix margarine, oil, yoghurt, eggyolk, sugar and salt together till thoroughly mix. Add flour and baking powder, mix till you can have a nice soft and pliable dough. Roll out into small balls and form them into rings.
In another bowl, prepare the eggwhite for dipping, and another bowl for the sesame seeds.  Deep the simit into your eggwhite then to the sesame seeds. Put your simit into the greased baking pans and bake for 20 mins. or until golden brown. Enjoy while its hot!