Do you love the warm and sweet smell of freshly baked bread and cookies? When you bake something and it turns out delicious, does it bring a smile to your face? Or, when you taste something fresh from the bakery, does it leave your taste buds dancing in joy?
A perfect piece of pastry, cookie, or even chocolate can make your day happier than ever. Of course, with some coffee or tea on the side.
Are you a beginner in baking and want to bake delicious stuff? We have prepared this handy guide with five easy baking recipes that can get you compliments from everyone. These can make a perfect gift for your friends or a perfect little treat for yourself.
5 simple Baking Recipes
Choco Chip Muffins
The ingredients might seem to be a little too much, but believe us, these muffins are super easy to prepare and much more delicious to eat.
Servings: 9 muffins
Preparations Time: 20 mins
Baking time: 25 mins
Ingredients
3/4 cup of milk
A tbsp of vinegar
3/4 cup of vegetable oil
Two eggs
A teaspoon of vanilla essence
A teaspoon of instant coffee
1/3 cup of water
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
One and a half cups of plain flour
A tbsp of baking powder
3/4 cup cocoa powder
A teaspoon of salt
Instructions
In a large bowl, add milk and vinegar. Mix, and set them aside for five minutes.
Now, in a smaller bowl, add instant coffee, and hot water, and mix till the coffee is completely dissolved.
Add vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla essence, coffee mixture, brown sugar, and white sugar to the large bowl, and mix well.
Now, fold in the plain flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, salt, and choco chips, and mix till you get a smooth batter.
Finally, take a muffin tray and put butter paper in each case. Fill each case with 1/3 cup of the batter and bake at 170C/340F for 25 minutes.
Take them out and serve them with a cold latte or americano on the side.
Strawberry White Choco Chip Cookies
If you are lazy and do not want to spend a lot of time on baking but still want to become a pro at baking, try making these cookies. Five ingredients and less than half an hour are all you need to prepare these soft cookies from our five easy baking recipes.
Serving: 7 to 9 cookies
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Baking Time: 10 to 15 minutes
Ingredients
A box of strawberry cake mix
1/3 cup of vegetable oil
Two large eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
Two cups of white choco chips
Instructions
Pre-heat oven to 350F.
In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients (strawberry cake mix, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla essence). Fold in the white choco chips.
In a baking tray, spread parchment paper, scoop out the cookie mixture at a fair distance from each other and bake for 10 to 15 minutes.
That's it! They are now ready to be on your plate.
Eggless Vanilla Sponge Cake
Since a lot of people do not like eggs in their baked goods, we came up with this eggless vanilla cake recipe. It can test your patience but it is super easy to prepare.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Baking time: 40 minutes
Ingredients
A cup of sugar
3/4 cup of vegetable oil
Two teaspoon vanilla essence
1/2 a cup of milk
Two cups of maida
Two teaspoon baking powder
Two teaspoon baking soda
1/2 a cup of nuts
Instructions
Blend sugar, vegetable oil, vanilla essence, and milk in a blender.
Add maida, baking powder, baking soda, and nuts, and blend again.
Bake at 180C for 40 minutes. It would make a great friend with your morning or evening tea.
Oreo Mug Cake
We present to you, the 7-minute recipe for a cookie mug cake. Probably one of the quickest in this 'Easy Baking Recipes' article.
Serving: 1
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Baking time: 2 minutes
Ingredients
Four Oreos
1/4th cup of milk
A tbsp of sugar
A tbsp of all-purpose flour or maida
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
Add Oreos and milk to a mug, and mix them till Oreos completely dissolve in the milk.
Now, add sugar, all-purpose flour, and baking powder, and mix to get a smooth consistency.
Microwave for 2 minutes. It is ready to eat! A perfect comfort cake.
3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
Don't have a lot of ingredients available at home? No worries!
This recipe is super delicious, affordable, and can be prepared with ingredients available at your home.
Serving: 10-15 cookies
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Baking Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
One and a half cups of peanut butter
A cup of sugar
A large egg
Instructions
For the first step, add all three ingredients to a large bowl (peanut butter, sugar, and egg) to prepare the dough.
Spread parchment paper/ butter paper on a baking tray and scoop out the cookie dough.
Bake at 350F for 10 minutes and take the tray out.
Optional Step: Garnish with some roasted and crushed almonds or peanuts.
Quick Tip: You can replace Peanut butter with other nut butter for a variation.
Each of these baking recipes is tried and loved by our entire team. We hope one of these five easy baking recipes can bring a smile to your, or your family's face.
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Happy Baking!