Mango Thin Sliced Bread

This is home baked bread and a very basic mango flavored bread recipe. I love making fresh breads for my family. Its hygienic, nutritious. Moreover, I know whats going in there. You can save it in a refrigerator for a week or freeze it for months and eat it whenever you feel like. Just take it out and microwave it for 2 minutes and your sweet tooth will say Thank you :) to you. You can try your own flavor and enjoy it. The texture is so good that I feel like sending it to my parents. My mom-in-law is a huge fan of my baking. Just try it this is very simple and delicious recipe.

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Ingredients:

1. Bread flour - 3 cups
2. Mango Puree - 3 cups
3. Baking Soda - 1 tsp
4. Baking Powder - 4 tsp
5. Sugar - 1 1/2 cups 
6. Olive Oil - 3/4 cup
7. Vanilla extract - 2 tsp
8. Salt - 1/2 tsp
9. Cinnamon or nutmeg (optional) - 1/2 tsp

Method:

1. Preheat Oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Put parchment paper in the loaf pan or spray it with oil.
3. Mix the flour with baking soda, cinnamon, salt and sugar.
4. Whisk mango puree, olive oil, vanilla extract together.
5. Now mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients.
6. Just mix it do not beat it. 
7. Shift the batter in the loaf pan.
8. Bake for 50-60 mins. Time may vary according to oven.
9. Insert tooth pic and if it comes out clean. It means you bread is ready.
10. Let it cool for 10 minutes. Then transfer it to the wire rack.
11. Cut it into slices and enjoy it with tea or eat it as a dessert.

Substitutions:.

1. Bread flour can be replaced by all-purpose flour.
2. Olive oil can be replaced by any oil or Butter. However I prefer olive oil in cooking. Its healthy & tasty.
3. Mango puree can be substituted with water or milk.
4. If you like, you can add mango chunks 1 1/2 cups.
5. Adding nuts (3/4 cup) will be a option if you are not allergic.
6. Dry yeast (1/4 tbsp) can be used instead of baking soda. But you need to dissolve it in warm water and let it sit for 10 mins to be frothy.

Tips:

1. Reduce Sugar if you like less sweet. I ll do 1 cup next time.

Lettuce Wrapped Salad

Lettuce wrapped salad is a healthy alternative meal or you can make this as a simple side. These are easy, light and super tasty dish with full of colorful vegetables. This also has a antioxidant-rich dried cranberries. This is a great and healthy substitute for Tacos with a fresh and crispy lettuce leaves. I love to serve this because it has a great source of protein and we are vegetarians with no eggs. My husband and I were never been a huge fan of salads, but when we started trying with variety of combinations, we started liking it. And now my husband can live on my homemade salads.  

We can do it with whatever vegetables we like. Add tofu or cheese (indian cheese) for extra flavor and it will make you full for longer. Make dressing according to your taste. If you like tangy flavor go for ranch dressing, creamy flavor go for caesar dressing, vinegratte, honey mustard, french, italian and make it in a way you like.

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Ingredients:

1. Edamame shelled frozen - 2 cups
2. Cranberries dried - 1/4 cup
3. Corn kennels frozen -2 tbsp
4. Carrots diced - 1 cup
5. Onion diced - 1/2 cup (optional)
6. Red pepper - 1/2 cup (optional)
7. Basil fresh - 1/4 cup (optional)
8. Olive Oil - 2 tbsp
9. Sugar - 1/2 tsp
10. Basil dried - 1 tbsp
11. White vinegar - 2 tbsp
12. Salt and black pepper

Method:

1. Cook edamame and corn for 5 mins in a boiling water and then drain and rinse it under a cold water.
2. Toss all the vegetables in a salad bowl from step (1 - 7).
3. Pour an olive oil in a cup and slowly add white vinegar and sugar and then whisk it.
4. Keep the dressing for 15 mins in the refrigerator.
5. Before serving toss the vegetables with the dressing add basil salt & pepper.
6. You are ready to serve it over fresh lettuce leaves.

Substitutions:

1. Olive oil can be replaced by any oil or Butter. However I prefer olive oil in cooking. Its healthy & tasty.
2. Microwave edamame and corn separately for 3 minutes.

Tips:

1. Add tofu or crumbled feta cheese on top.
2. For different dressing recipe please check my other post.