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Eggless Coffee Bean Cookies

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Eggless Coffee Bean Cookies Coffee cookies make a delicious treat for anybody. They come out crispy and create that feeling in you that this is so divine. Learn how to make this treat by following these simple steps. Ingredients: 1 cup (155 g ).....all purpose flour 1/2 cup (90g)......icing sugar or sugar powder Instant coffee powder.....2 tbsp (7g) 1/2 cup (100g)..... unsalted butter 1 tsp.... baking powder 1 tbsp... cocoa powder 1/4 cup (30g).... cornflour Extra 2 to 3 tbsp milk if require METHOD                 Combine instant coffee and hot water. Place flour and baking powder, cocoa powder, cornflour in a mixing bowl. Beat sugar and butter until well combined. Now add coffee  mixture and butter mixture to the flour and forms into a dough. Shape into small ball and lightly cut with knife in the middle.  Place onto baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes @ 160 C. Leave i...

Best Tips for Working with YEAST

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      Best Tips for working with YEAST Active dry yeast and instant (or rapid-rise) yeast are the two most common yeasts available to us as home bakers. The two yeasts can be used interchangeably in recipes, but active dry yeast needs to be dissolved in water before using while instant yeast can be mixed right into the dough. Call me old-fashioned, but I prefer baking with active dry yeast. Dissolving the yeast in whatever liquid is being used in the recipe only takes an extra minute or two, and I like to know that my yeast has completely dissolved and is ready to go.