Papaya Quick Bread

How to Make Papaya Quick Bread

Love this slice of Papaya Quick Bread. This recipe is a healthy alternative to your favorites.Try it!. Featuring whole wheat flour, carrots, cinnamon applesauce,and aromatic papaya, this bread is low in calories, packed with healthy antioxidants, vitamins C and D, potassium, magnesium, and fiber.

Note: I added 1/2 cup of cornstarch flour to thicken the mixture of the original recipe. And it worked :)

Ingredients.

• 3 whole eggs)
• 3/4 cup mild olive oil or 1 cup melted butter)
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 
• 1 cup finely grated carrots
• 1-1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 2 pcs )
• 1-1/2 cups mashed ripe papaya

Dry Ingredients: 

• 1-1/4 cup chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, almonds,etc )
• 4 cups white whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch flour 
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 Tablespoon baking soda
• 1 Tablespoon cinnamon 
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg / allspice / ground ginger)

 

• METHODS OF COOKING:
  1.  Preheat oven to 325ºF.  Grease and flour 2 metal loaf pans or 24-36 small muffin pans lightly. 
  2.  Wash, peel, and shred carrots.
  3. Wash and cut papaya in half; scoop out seeds and membrane; peel and mash or puree papaya fruit. 
  4. Combine eggs, oil, and sugar in the mixing bowl of an electric mixer. Mixing on low speed just until combined. 
  5.  Add carrots, (applesauce, if using), mashed papaya, nuts and/or dried fruits. Stir until well combined.
  6. Mix together thoroughly salt, flour, cornstarch, baking soda, spices (of your choice) in a separate bowl.
  7. Add to the egg mixture, stirring gently by hand.Spoon batter into prepared loaf pans (or muffin pans).
  8. Bake at 325ºF for 50-60 minutes.
  9. Test for doneness: A wooden tester inserted into the center of bread should come out clean.  
  10. Remove bread from oven and let rest in pan for about 10 minutes before removing from pan or slicing.
  11.  Finished. Enjoy with hot coffee or tea ^_^.

   
  
  Via: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Papaya-Quick-Bread
  
  

CRAB IN COCONUT MILK

GINATAANG ALIMASAG/ALIMANGO
 
INGREDIENTS:

• 4 pcs. alimango (Crabs), medium sized
  2 cups coconut milk
  1 large chopped onion
  3 cloves minced garlic
  1 cup kalabasa (squash), cut into cubes
  5 strips sitaw (string beans) cut to 3 inches
  salt and pepper to taste
  2 pcs. red chili (siling labuyo)
  3 tbsp. cooking oil

METHOD OF COOKING:

1. Boil coconut milk in a saucepan.
2. Add garlic and onion.
3. Add squash and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes or until almost tender..then add sitaw and cook for another 5. minutes.
4. Add crab and siling green and all seasoning and simmer for another 5 minutes or until crab's color change to orange.or red.
5. The extracts of crabs and vegetables will come out so you don't need to add water. Cooking the food in its own juice will maintain the purity of the taste.
6. Adjust seasoning if needed.
7. Serve with plain boiled or fried rice.
8. Enjoy!

Serves 4

Adapted from :cookpinoy.blogspot.com

CAMARON REBOSADO (FRIED-SHRIMP)

CAMARON REBOSADO

 Ingredients:

• 1/2 kg shrimp, peeled and headless 
  1 piece lemon
  8 tablespoons flour
  1 tablespoon cornstarch
  1 teaspoon salt
  2 pieces raw eggs
  1 tablespoon fresh milk
  3 cups cooking oil for deep frying

Method of Cooking:

1. Marinate the shrimp in lemon juice for 30 minutes.
2. Combine flour, cornstarch, and salt in a mixing bowl then mix well.
3. Add the eggs and milk stir until all the ingredients are well distributed.
4. Heat a pan and pour-in the cooking oil.
5. When the oil is hot enough, dip a piece of shrimp in the batter (leave the tail uncovered) then deep-fry until the color of the outer part turns dark yellow and the texture becomes crispy.
6. Remove from the pan or fryer then place in a plate with paper towel (this will absorb excess oil).
7. Serve with sweet and sour sauce. Enjoy

http://pinoysrecipesonline.blogspot.com/2012/09/camaron-rebosado-deep-fried-battered.html

GRILLED SQUID MENU

GRILLED PUSIT
 
Ingredients: 

• 1 kilo big pusit (squid)
  1/2 cup honey
  1/2 cup soy sauce
  1/2 cup vinegar
  1/2 cup brown sugar
  1/2 head garlic, minced
  1/2 tbsp. ginger, minced
  1 tsp. hot chili pepper, minced
  2 tsp. salt
  

Method of Cooking: 

1. Wash and clean squid well.
2. Take out the black ink. 
3. Take out the skin and film.
4. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients and marinate the squid with half of the mixture for 1 hour.
5. Grill squid for about 4 minutes on each side. 
6. Serve with sauce (remaining half of the mixture).