Home baking is all about play of ingredients available at
home. A little experimenting and a little creativity sometimes gives
astonishing outcomes. Heavy fog has restricted the denizens inside home in this
part of the world. With almost no activity outside, this is the best time to
read a book that was always awaiting to be finished, complete chores that
always bothered, but, were never a priority or try out something new in the kitchen.
The latter option is always comforting and interesting, shifting attention from
the vagaries of weather, and is a good way of utilizing time that always seems to be in excess in extremities of weather.
During one such day, I made Semolina Sunflower seed cake
with the healthiest ingredients that I could find in my pantry. With no butter
and eggs, this is definitely a guilt free cake and goes very well with a hot cup
of tea or coffee.
Semolina Sunflower Seed Cake (Egg
less and Butter free)
Ingredients
1 cup fine semolina
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup milk
½ cup curd
1/3 cup toasted
sunflower seeds
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon vanilla essence
¼ teaspoon salt
Method
Mix semolina, milk and curd in a bowl. Cover and keep for 1
hour.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Grease, dust and line a
square cake pan.
Add brown sugar, salt, vanilla essence and mix well.
Add baking soda.
Reserve 1 teaspoon sunflower seeds to sprinkle on top. Fold
in the rest of the sunflower seeds.
Pour in the prepared tin and sprinkle the seeds.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or till a skewer inserted in the
center comes out clean.
Remove from the pan after 10 minutes by running a knife
along the edges. Cool in the rack.
Slice next day.
lovely cake with semolina and sunflower seeds.
ReplyDeleteYou have done it again Namita! It is recipes like this that make me excited about heading into the kitchen on a hot day. I will sub blended tofu or more likely, homemade finished sesame milk and date kefir for the curd in this recipe and it will be completely vegan. I love being able to easily adapt your recipes and how wholesome and delicious they are. Have you thought of writing a cookbook? It would have crossover appeal to vegans, people who don't eat eggs for whatever reason and people who are interested in the exciting combinations that you put together :)
ReplyDeleteHello, do we need to roast the semolina first? I don't have sunflower seeds, can I add flax seeds or grated coconut or raisins?TIA
ReplyDeleteHello Binu, You may roast semolina but it is not required. You may use raisins, cranberries or nuts of your choice. Do check out other semolina cake recipes in my blog. I am sure that you'll love them!
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