I used almonds, walnuts, cashew nuts and pistachios. And I’ve used dates, dried apricots, sultanas and raisins roughly chopped. And for spices I used cinnamon, caraway seeds and cloves all grounded.

This bread is very moist. You can have it for breakfast, brunch or afternoon tea. It is just perfect.
To know how to make it please watch the video:

Ingredients:

medium sized pumpkin to get 1 cup of cooked pumpkin

• 1 3/4 cups A/P flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup mixed nuts roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup mixed dried fruits roughly chopped
• 1 tsp cinnamon powder
• 1/2 tsp caraway seeds grounded
• 1/8 tsp cloves grounded
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder

For garnish “optional”

• 1 cup icing sugar
• 3 tbsp milk or as needed
• pappita seeds.

Tips:

• Cook pumpkin in a  preheated oven at 180 C for 45 – 60 mins or until it is cooked.
• We only need 1 cup of the pumpkin. The rest can be kept in the freezer for future recipes.
• You can use canned cooked pumpkin. But the fresh option is a better option.
• You can use which ever nuts, dried fruits or spices you like.
• Bake the bread in a preheated oven at 180 C for 3-45 mins or until it is done.
• Leave the bread to cool before icing it.
• Add the milk gradually to the icing sugar to get the right consistency.
• You can garnish the bread as you wish.

To make the star shapes is quite easy as you’ll see in the video. And you can use any kind of seeds to top these loaves. Or you can even leave them out.

To know how to make this bread please watch the video:

Ingredients:

• 500 grams whole wheat flour
• 500 grams A/P flour
• 3 cups lukewarm water
• 4 tsps instant yeast
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar

Tips:

• Water should be around 40 C.
• Make sure that you knead the dough for enough time at least 10-15 mins.
• Leave the dough to prove in a warm place until it double in size. That will take 1 – 2 hours.
• After shaping the loaves leave them to prove again in a warm place for an hour.
• You can use sesame seeds, nigella seeds or any other seeds you like to sprinkle on top of the loaves.
• Bake the loaves in a preheated oven at 220 C for 15-20 mins or until they are golden.

Today I made mine using rosemary and rock salt but you can use the dough and customize the toppings as you like.
To know how to make this focaccia bread please watch the video:

Ingredients:

• 3 cups A/P flour
• 1 and 1/4 cup lukewarm water
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tsp dried instant yeast
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp table salt
• rock salt
• rosemary

Tips:

• Make sure you knead the dough long enough, nothing less than 10 mins.
• The dough should stay sticky but if you feel it is too sticky you can add a bit of flour.
• Leave the dough to rest in a warm place until it double in size, around 1 hour.
• After shaping the focaccia leave to rest again for another 1 hour.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 200 C for 20 mins or until golden to your liking.

To know how to make this bread at home please watch the video:

Ingredients:

• 3 cups bread flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 225 grams or 2 medium sized potato cubed and boiled
• 2 tsp instant dried yeast
• 1/2 tsp crushed caraway seeds
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp or 25 grams butter
• 2/3 cups water from boiling potato
• extra water if needed

Tips:

• Make sure the potato has cooled down before adding it to the dough
• The potato has to be mashed very well with no lumps. So it is better to sieve it after mashing it with a fork or a masher.
• Make sure that you knead the dough long enough 10-15 mins.
• If the dough is dry you can add a little bit of water until it comes together and be a bit sticky.
• The dough need to rise in a warm place until it doubles in size between 1-2 hours.
• After shaping the dough leave to rest again for 30 mins to 1 hour in  a warm place.
• Use a sharp knife to cut slits on the surface of the loaf.
• Bake the loaf in a preheated oven at 200 C for 30-35 mins or until golden.

And because this bread is made with wholemeal flour it can make you feel fuller for longer. You can have this bread slightly toasted for breakfast drizzled with olive oil which I personally like or with butter if you like.

Seaweed bread is also easy to make and is sure to impress those who like Japanese cuisine or seafood in general.

To know how to make this bread please watch the video:

Ingredients:

• 300 grams wholemeal flour
• 200 grams AP flour
• 10 grams instant dried yeast
• 10 grams salt
• 10 grams shredded yaki nori
• 1, 1/2 cups lukewarm water
• sesame seeds to sprinkle “optional”

Tips:

• Knead the dough well before adding the seaweed.
• Add the seaweed in batches to make sure that they are distributed evenly in the dough.
• Leave the dough to rest for 1 hour. Then we form into a ball again and leave it to rest for 1 hour. Then we will form into a loaf and then leave to rest for yet another 1 hour.
• You can make slits on the loaf with a sharp knife. You can also brush it with water and sprinkle some sesame seeds.
• Bake the bread in a preheated oven at 250C for 30-45 mins or until the bread is golden.

To know how to make them watch the following video:

Ingredients:

• 500 grams whole wheat flour
• 1 3/4 cups lukewarm water
• 2 tsp instant dried yeast
• 2 tsp salt

Tips:

• Water should be around 40 C.
• Make sure that you knead the dough for enough time at least 10-15 mins.
• Leave the dough to prove in a warm place until it double in size. That will take 1 – 2 hours.
• After shaping the loaves leave them to prove again in a warm place for an hour.
• You can use sesame seeds, nigella seeds or any other seeds you like to sprinkle on top of the loaves.
• Bake the loaves in a preheated oven at 220 C for 15-20 mins or until they are golden.

This bread is consumed during the early meal “sahoor” and can be accompanied with sweet or savory dishes. I know for sure that it is great for dipping with Olive Oil and Thyme “Zeit and Za’atr” and with dates molasses and tahini. You should try them out.

This bread is easy to make and will give you a satisfactory results. If you make it why not share some with your family, neighbors, friends or in need strangers.

To know how to make it please watch this video:

Ingredients:

• 750 grams AP flour
• 2 cups lukewarm water
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 3 tsp dried instant yeast
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar

Tips:

• Water should be around 40 C.
• Make sure that you knead the dough for enough time at least 10-15 mins.
• Leave the dough to prove in a warm place until it double in size. That will take 1 – 2 hours.
• After shaping the loaves leave them to prove again in a warm place for an hour.
• You can use sesame seeds, nigella seeds or any other seeds you like to sprinkle on top of the loaves.
• Bake the loaves in a preheated oven at 200 C for 15-20 mins or until they are golden.

You can bake those during Ramadan and have them as a light snack.

To know how to make these bagels please watch the video:

Ingredients:

• 500 grams AP flour
• 200 ml lukewarm milk
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 60 grams melted butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp instant dried yeast
• 1 tsp ground aniseeds
• 300 grams dates paste
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp ground aniseeds
• 1 tsp ground fennel seeds

Tips:

• Dates paste can be purchased ready at Middle Eastern stores or you can make your own at home by deseeding dates and then ground them in a food process.
• You can replace olive oil with any other oil or even melted butter or ghee.
• When kneading the dough make sure to do that for 10-15 mins. You want the dough to become elastic and smooth.
• Leave the dough to rise in a warm place until it doubles in size between 1-2 hours.
• Make sure you oil the surface and the rolling pin before working with the dough so as it won’t stick.
• You make the bagels as shown int he video and making sure that the ring is wide enough as it will still rise and close down a bit.
• Leave the bagels to rest for 1 hour.
• Brush the surface of bagels with milk or egg wash if you want a shinier finish.
• Bake the bagels in a preheated oven at 180C for 15-20 mins or until golden.

To learn how to do this bread, please watch the following video:

Ingredients:

• 4 cups AP flour
• 2 cups lukewarm water
• 20 grams dried instant yeast
• 1 tbsp salt

Tips:

•  Water should be around 40 C.
• Make sure that you knead the dough for enough time at least 10-15 mins.
• Leave the dough to prove in a warm place until it double in size. That will take 1 – 1.5 hours.
• After shaping the loaves leave them to prove again in a warm place for half an hour.
• You can use sesame seeds, nigella seeds or any other seeds you like to sprinkle on top of the loaves.
• Bake the loaves in a preheated oven at 200 C for 12-15 mins or until they are golden.