Bread Lasagna

Bread Lasagna

Makes 5 sets of Lasagna

Ingredients 

A. For The Filling 

1. Chopped spinach 4 cups

2. Garlic chopped 3 tbsp

3. Onion chopped 1/2 cup

4. Grated paneer 1/2 cup

5. Black pepper powder 1 tsp

6. Cream cheese 170 grams

7. Salt to taste 

8. Butter 2 tbsp

B. For The White Sauce

1. All purpose flour 1 tbsp

2. Whole milk 1 cup 

3. Shredded mozzarella cheese 11/2 cups

4. Black pepper powder 1 tsp 

5. Italian seasoning 1 tsp

6. Butter 3
 tbsp

C. For The Red Sauce

1. Ketchup 5 tbsp 

2. Siriracha 1 tbsp 

D. For Sprinkling

1. Mozzarella cheese 

2. Red chilli flakes 

E. For Assembling & Baking 

1. Bread slices 3

2. Baking sheet 

3. Parchment paper/baking paper

Method Of Preparation 

A. Filling

1. In a pan, add butter. When it gets hot, add garlic. When it turns a little brown, add the onions.

2. When the onions turn translucent, add the spinach. Cook for around 3 minutes.

3. Add pepper powder & salt. 

4. Now add the paneer & mix well & cook for a minute.

5. Now add the cream cheese & mix well until everything blends together & then turn off the stove. 

6. Transfer to a bowl & set it aside to cool. 

7. If you want to increase or decrease the quantity of cream cheese in the spinach filling, then you may do so.

B. For The White Sauce

1. Add butter in a pan. When it gets hot add all purpose flour & when the mixture starts to bubble, add the milk little at a time, stirring the mixture in the pan at the same time. You can also add milk by moving the pan away from the flame.

2. When the flour & milk blends well & starts to boil, add the cheese into it & mix well. Turn off the stove.

3. Add the Italian seasoning, black pepper powder & red chilli flakes & mix everything together & transfer into another bowl.

4. If you find the sauce too thick, then add some more milk to it.

C. For The Red Sauce

1. Mix ketchup & sriracha together nicely & set it aside.

2. If you don't want to add sriracha, then you can skip it & just use only ketchup.

3. You can also use store-bought pizza sauce for red sauce.

4. Sriracha can be replaced with red chilli-garlic or just red chilli sauce.

How To Assemble

1. Pre-heat the oven to 390 F

2. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper.

3. Take a bread slice. Smear it with white sauce & place the side smeared with white sauce facing down on the parchment paper.

4. Smear the top(the other side) of the bread with red sauce.

5. Then place another bread on top of it(the first bread smeared with red sauce) & place the spinach filling.

6. Now place another bread on top of the bread with spinach filling & smear it with some more white sauce. Add mozzarella cheese & sprinkle red chilli flakes on top of the white sauce.

7. Put it in the oven & bake for about 5 minutes or till the cheese melts.

8. When the cheese melts, put it on broil mode for a few seconds till the cheese gets browned here & there.

9. Take it out of the oven & sprinkle some more red chilli flakes & serve it hot. 

10. I did not toast or bake the bread before assembling. You can do it if you want the bread to be a little crunchy. Toast it using a toaster or bake at 390 F in the oven for a minute or two.

11. I have not cut the edges/sides of the bread as I was super lazy to do it ;-) but if you want your bread lasagna to be more attractive & tasty, please do it(check notes #2).

Notes

 1. If your going to cut the edges/sides of the bread, then this is how you should do it.If your doing this, then please don't toast or bake the oven(step# 10)

Take a bread slice & place it on the counter-top

Cu the edges/sides of the bread

Using a rolling pin, flatten the bread a little.

This is how it should look after you flatten it.

2. For the white sauce, make sure you add the milk only little by little otherwise the flour will form lumps & you will have to discard it & start afresh. Make sure you keep stirring with one hand while you add the milk using your other hand.

Bakery Style Egg Puffs

Bakery Style Egg Puffs

Ingredients 

1. For the Filling 

A. Boiled egg halves 10

B. Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp

C. Chopped onions 11/2 cup

D. Curry leaves 1 sprig 

E. Ginger garlic green chilli paste 2 tsp 

F. Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp 

G. Chilli powder 1/2 tsp 

H. Garam masala 3/4 tsp 

I. Pepper powder 1/4 tsp 

J. Fennel powder 1/4 tsp(optional)

K. Tomato ketchup 11/2 tsp(optional)

L. Oil 2 tsps

M. Salt to taste 

N. Wheat flour for dusting 

2. Puff pastry sheets 

3. Milk wash 

Method Of Preparation 

1. Preparation Of The Filling 

A. Add oil in a pan. When the oil gets hot, add cumin seeds. 

B. When the seeds splutter, add the curry leaves & onions. Sauté till they turn translucent.

C. Add ginger garlic green chilli paste & sauté till the raw smell goes away. 

D. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, Garam masala, fennel powder. Mix everything well & cook till the raw smell goes away. 

E. Add the black pepper powder & tomato ketchup & mix everything together well. 

F. Add the boiled halved eggs & mix it well with the masala.

G. Turn off the gas & let the mixture cool 

2. Preparation Of The Puffs

A. Preheat the oven to 425 F

B. Thaw the pastry sheet on your countertop for an hour or until it's pliable enough to work with without cracking. Once thawed, take a pastry sheet out of the pack. I used Pepperidge Farms Puff Pastry Sheets. 

C. Open it & cut though the folds into three equal strips. 

D. Dust your countertop with some wheat flour. 

E. Dust one side of the pastry strip with some flour & then dust the other side.

F. Using a rolling pin, roll out the sheet a little. 

G. Cut it into two equal squares.

H. Place a tbsp of filling on one of the pastry squares & pull one side onto the egg & then apply some milk wash on the edges & bring the other side over & using your fingers, seal the edges properly. 

I. Repeat the same with the other two sides too.

 

J. Brush the egg puff with milk wash.

K. Line a baking tray with parchment paper. 

L. Place the egg puffs on it & put the tray into ur pre-heated oven & bake at 425 F for 20-22 minutes.

M. Once down, remove it from the oven.

N. Serve the puffs with ketchup & a cup of coffee.

Notes: 

1. Increase or decrease the quantity of spices as per your souls level tolerance. 

2. Adding tomato ketchup makes the puff taste like the one that you get in bakeries. 

3. If you don't have ketchup, replace it with finely chopped tomatoes. 

4. Make sure to seal the edges firmly otherwise they will open up while baking in the oven.