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Before we were even born, our mothers have been spending all days and nights preparing delicious meals everyday for everyone. Our families depend upon her solely to grow and develop. In no way we can repay her but yes, we can at least try to make this one day special for her. Below are some of the easy to cook recipes that you can prepare for your mothers on this day. Make sure you follow the instructions properly. Good Luck!
Pancakes on Mothers Day
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Finely Milled Wheat Flour
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1 Cup boiled Apple
- 1 Cup of Sultanina (Resin)
- 125gms Butter
- 2tsp Baking Powder
- 2tsp Soda-bi-Carbonate
- 3tsp Cocoa
- 1tsp Nutmeg
Method of Preparation
- Beat the butter until it becomes soft.
- Add sugar and beat unless it becomes very light and puffy.
- Sieve Flour, Baking powder, Soda, Cocoa and Nutmeg. Add the mixture into the butter-sugar mix. Mix all the ingredients with light hands so that all of them blend together.
- Grease the cake container and pour the cake mix into it. Bake the mixture for 1 hour at a 180 degrees C. Remove, when done and let it cool.
- Garnish with Ice Chocolate Icing
Low Fat Blueberry Muffin on Mothers Day
Ingredients
- 1 cup bran cereal, shredded
- 3/4 cup buttermilk, low-fat
- 1 1/4 cup flour, all-purpose
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
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1/2 cup sugar
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2 each egg whites
- 3/4 cup applesauce, natural, sugar-free
- 12 oz blueberries, frozen
Method of Preparation
- Spray a 12 muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray or line with paper baking cups. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine bran cereal and buttermilk; allow to soak until cereal is soft.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice and sugar; whisk until mixed thoroughly.
- Stir together egg whites and applesauce; mix well. Stir blueberries into flour mixture.
- Add bran mixture and egg whites to flour, stirring to combine.
- Spoon batter into prepared muffin pan, filling completely. (The muffins will lose volume as the blueberries thaw during baking).
- Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven 25 to 30 minutes.
- Remove from pan and let cool on a rack.
Chocolate Chiffon Cake on Mothers Day
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup baking cocoa
- 2 Squares chocolate, unsweetened and melted
- 1-3/4 Cups cake flour
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1-3/4 Cups sugar & 2 tsp Vanilla
- 1/3 Cup butter and 1 tbsp Chopped nuts
- 7 Eggs, separated
- 1/2 Cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 Cup boiling water
- 1-1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 1/4 tsp Cream of tartar
- 2 Cps confectioners sugar
- 1-1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 tsp Salt & 3 tbsp Hot water
Method of Preparation
- In a medium bowl, add cocoa and water until smooth; and allow it to cool for twenty minutes.
- In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, baking soda, flour and salt. Add vanilla, egg yolks, oil and cocoa mixture; beat until smooth and blends well.
- In a different mixing bowl, beat egg whites and 1/4 cream of tartar; now fold into egg yolk mixture.
- Pour into a tube pan and bake at 325 degrees F for an hour. Remove cake from the pan.
- For the purpose of icing, in a medium saucepan melt butter. After removing from the heat; stir in chocolate, sugar and vanilla.
- Make it sure to stir in enough water until desired consistency comes; drizzle over cake. Sprinkle with nuts.
Butterscotch Brownies on Mothers Day
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Butter & 1/2 tsp Vanilla
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 Egg & 1/2 cup Walnuts
- 3/4 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/4 tsp Salt
For Frosting
- 1/4-cup Brown Sugar
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 2 tbsp Milk
- 1 cup Confectioners Sugar
Method of Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease an 8x8 inch-baking pan.
- In a medium bowl, cream brown sugar and butter together until smooth.
- Beat in the vanilla and egg.
- Mix the baking powder, flour, walnuts and salt; stir into the sugar mixture.
- Smear onto the pan.
- Now, bake it for half an hour in the preheated oven.
- Chill it completely before frosting.
- Now combine all the ingredients of frosting except confectioner’s sugar in a small saucepan over low heat.
- Now, boil and simmer it for two minutes.
- After two minutes, cool and beat in the confectioners sugar.
- Smear over cooled bars and cut it into squares.
Almond Biscotti on Mothers Day
Ingredients
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1-1/4 cups Sugar
- 1/2 cup Almonds (blanched and chopped)
- 3 Eggs (beaten well)
- 1/2 cup Butter
- 2 tsp Milk
- Dash of Salt
Method of Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Toast almonds for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned and fragrant.
- Let almonds cool and then chop coarsely. Set aside.
- In a bowl, combine beaten eggs and vanilla extract together.
- In a separate bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until it become light and fluffy (approx. 2-3 minutes)
- Combine sifted flour, salt, baking powder to the butter and sugar mixture.
- Mix the ingredients of the two bowls in a large one, to make dough.
- Add the chopped almonds and divide the dough in half.
- Line a baking sheet with foil and grease the foil.
- Spread the dough into two 12-in. x 3-in. rectangles on foil.
- Brush with milk and sprinkle a little sugar.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown and firm to the touch.
- Reduce heat to 300 degrees F and remove rectangles from oven. Lift rectangles with foil onto wire rack; cool for 15 minutes.
- Place on a cutting board; slice diagonally 1/2 in. thick. Place slices with cut side down on ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Turn cookies over; bake 10 minutes more.
- Turn off the oven, leaving cookies in oven to cool.
- Store Almond Biscotti in an airtight container.