Basic White Bread Recipes

Basic White Bread Recipes

There are now dozens of fantastic recipes available for all kinds of bread. What you will find is that the ingredients you use in a bread machine will be a little different than if you were baking bread normally.

Below is recipes that are very simple to make, very affordable, and most of all, deliciously healthy. They only take a few minutes to prepare. So go ahead and try them out.

I. Basic White Bread Recipes

Basic White Bread Ingredients :
· 1 1/4 cups water
· 2 TBSP oil (l usually use canola)
· 2 tablespoons powdered milk
· 3 1/4 cups all purpose flour
· 1 tsp salt
· 1 1/4 tsp yeast

Basic White Bread Methods :
· Just use the standard wet on the bottom dry on top mixing process
· This is delicious with butter and honey while it is still hot


II. Cheesy Buttermilk Bread Recipes

Cheesy Buttermilk Bread Ingredients :
· 1 and 1/8 cups buttermilk
· 2 TBSP sugar
· .75 cup extra sharp chedder (grated)
· 3 cups bread flour
· 1.5 tsps bread machine yeast
· 1 tsp salt

Cheesy Buttermilk Bread Methods :
· Prepare as usual
· All wet ingredients first, then the cheese, then dry ingredients, and the yeast on top

Butter Cream Icing Recipe

Butter Cream Icing Recipe

Butter Cream Icing, which has a snow-white appearance as well as a yummy taste, is the best choice for frosting a cake. This so-called “snow white butter cream” is mostly used for decorating wedding cakes or any flat-surfaced cake and for making nail flowers. The good thing about snow-white butter cream is that it does not need refrigeration to become consistent and boasts a delicious taste as well. Here’s a recipe for this delicious Butter Cream Icing :

Butter Cream Icing Ingredients :
· 2/3 cup of water
· 4 tablespoons of meringue powder
· 1 ¼ cups vegetable shortening
· 12 cups confectioner’s sugar
· ½ teaspoon almond (for flavor)
· ¼ teaspoon butter (for flavor)
· ½ teaspoon vanilla (for flavor)
· ¾ teaspoon salt

Butter Cream Icing Methods :
· Combine water and meringue powder in a bowl and mix it fast
· Next, add four cups of confectioner’s sugar, one at a time
· Mix the sugar at fast speed and lower the speed with each addition
· Add the shortening, remaining sugar, salt, almond, vanilla, and butter, and mix them gently

Low Carb Lemon Chicken Recipe

Low Carb Lemon Chicken Recipe

Chinese cooking can be very healthy as it contains low carb as well as low fat dishes. Below is Low Carb Recipe of Lemon Chicken, a classic in chinese cooking.

Ingredients :
· 1/4 cup lite soy sauce
· 2 tablespoons Dry sherry
· 4 green (Spring) onions, chopped
· 500g (1 pound) boned chicken, cut into 1 inch strips
· 125g (4oz) button mushrooms, quartered
· 1 Piece of root ginger, shredded
· 2 Celery sticks, sliced
· 2 tablespoons Light soy sauce
· A few lemon slices to garnish
· 1 Green pepper, cored, seeded, and sliced
· Shredded rind of 2 lemons
· 2 tablespoons oil for stir-frying

Methods :
· Put the sherry, spring onions and ginger in a bowl
· Add the chicken, toss well to coat, then leave to marinate in the bowl for 15 minutes.
· Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan.
· Add the celery, mushrooms, and the green pepper and stir-fry for one minute.
· Add the chicken and marinade, then cook for 3 minutes.
· Stir in the soy sauce and lemon rind then cook for a further minute.

To serve, pile into a warmed serving dish and garnish with lemon slices. Makes 4 to 6 servings. Preparation Time: 45 m

Chinese Green Beans Recipe

Chinese Green Beans Recipe

Chinese cooking can be very healthy as it contains low carb as well as low fat dishes. Below is Low Carb Chinese Recipes for Chinese Green Beans, a classic in chinese cooking.

Ingredients :
· 1 pkg frozen green beans -- (16 ounce) 500g
· 1 bunch scallion
· 1 pkt chicken broth -- dry crytals
· 2 lg garlic bulb
· 1 tsp splenda
· 1/2 tsp ground ginger
· 1/8 tsp sesame oil – Chinese
· 1 tbsp peanut butter -- creamy

Methods :
· In a 2-quart 2 litre microwave-safe casserole dish, combine green beans and broth granules
· Cover and microwave on high for 4 minutes
· Meanwhile, slice white bulbs of scallion into rings and mine garlic
· In small bowl, combine ginger, soy sauce and SPLENDA
· Add scallion rings and garlic. Set aside
· Remove green beans from microwave and uncover
· Pour sauce over beans and stir. Cover and microwave on high for 4 minutes. Stir in peanut butter and sesame oil until sauce coats the beans and serves immediately

Make 6 servings.

Fried Rice Recipe - Chinese Beef Fried Rice

Fried Rice Recipe - Chinese Beef Fried Rice

Chinese cooking has healthy, good balanced recipes that can very well fit in almost any kind of food. Below is Chinese Recipe of Beef Fried Rice Recipe.

Ingredients :
· 2 Tbs. soy sauce
· 1/2 tsp. Sugar
· 1 Tbs. vegetable oil
· 1/2 lb. ground beef
· 2 eggs, well beaten
· 1 scallion, chopped
· 1 celery rib, finely chopped
· 1 medium carrot, finely chopped
· 1 clove garlic, minced
· 1 tsp. fresh ginger, minced
· 2 cups cooked rice, cold

Methods :
· Combine soy sauce, sugar and salt and pepper to taste in a small bowl and set aside.
· Heat oil in a heavy nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
· Cook eggs about 45 seconds, stirring constantly, until eggs are just set.
· Transfer eggs to a bowl and set aside. Add ground beef and next 3 ingredients to same pan over medium heat.
· Sauté about 3 minutes, stirring often to break up meat, until browned. Stir in ginger and garlic and cook 1 minute.
· Discard excess fat. Increase heat to high and add rice. Stir-fry about 1 minute, until heated through.
· Stir in soy sauce mixture and eggs and stir-fry 30 seconds longer.