Finger Sandwich

Finger Sandwich

Recently, I had party and came up with the idea of finger sandwiches. It was big hit among adults and children. It is very easy, simple, and fun to make!!

Cooking Level: Very Easy
Cooking Time: 20 Minutes

Ingredients:
1. Regular white soft bread
2. Cream cheese- pineapple or plain
3. Chutney- Cilantro chutney or Pesto sauce

Preparation:

1. Cut the edges of the bread.
2. Spread with cream cheese on the bread at room temperature.
3. Cut diagonally into 4 triangle pieces
4. You may use even number of bread slices with cream cheese and pesto sauce/ cilantro chutney
5. Spread pesto sauce or cilantro chutney on the bread
6. Cut diagonally into 4 triangle pieces
7. You can arrange the slices in color sequence as you like!!

Tips: For variations white  bread can be substituted with wheat bread. Nutella can be substituted for cream cheese.  Please watch our blog for recipes on red chutney and Pesto sauce.

Guest Chef Mintu's Zucchini Bread

This week we've got something special for you. Guest chef Mintu Shah passed on this great recipe for zucchini bread.

Zucchini Bread

Prep time: 15 minutes

Bake time: 60 minutes

Level: easy

Ingredients:

• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3 cups flour, sifted (I used 2 cups wheat bread flour and 1 cup all purpose)
• 2 cups zucchini ( shredded or tossed lightly through blender..chopped VERY small. I shredded mine)
• 2 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
• 3/4 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt (I used a cup of Trader Joes Vanilla Greek yogurt)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon 
• 3/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and grease ONLY the bottoms of two loaf pans.
2. Measure yogurt into a medium sized mixing bowl.
3. Add sugar and blend until creamy and slightly thick approx 2-3 minutes.
4. Add oil and blend through.
5. Add zucchini and vanilla and stir until mixed through. (I added chocolate chips to my batch at this step- about 1/2 bag)
6. Sift flour in a medium bowl and add cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder & soda, and salt to it.
7. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients a little at a time.
8. Mix slowly with whisk.
9. Fold ingredients into each other just until nicely combined.
10. Pour'batter' into loaf pans, and put into oven.
11. Bake for 1 hour (60 minutes) and check to see if it is done (knife poked through center should come clean when done).
12. If it is not done, continue to bake for additional time. 
13. It could take between an hour and an hour and a half to bake completely. (Mine took about this long to bake)
14. ENJOY

 Tips:

If you want to make this recipe vegan, substitute apple sauce for the yogurt. 

Lemon Zest Banana Bread

Banana bread is simple to make and great to have around for a quick breakfast or a healthy snack.


Baking Difficulty Level: Medium
Preparation & Baking Time: 1 1/2 hours 
Serves: 8 Large Slices


Ingredients:

1 3/4	Cups	Flour
2 1/4	Tsp	Double Acting Baking Powder
1/3	Cup	Butter
2/3	Cups	Sugar
1-2		EnerG Egg Replacer (1 egg = 1 1/2 Tsp
		Egg Replacer plus 2 TBsp Water)
1-1 1/4	Cups	Banana
1	Tsp	Lemon Zest
1/2	Tsp	Salt

How To Prepare:

1. Preheat Oven to 350º
2. Sift Flour into a medium bowl.
3. Sift flour again with Double Acting Baking Powder and Salt. 
4. Set Aside.
5. In a separate medium bowl, blend butter, sugar and lemon zest.
6. Then add Egg Replacer and Banana.
7. Slowly add flour mixture and beat together.
8. Pour batter into greased loaf pan. 
9. Bake for about one hour and cool before slicing.

Tips: 
Old Bananas can be frozen until you're ready to make a loaf.