BUTTER BALLS

MAHITAJI/INGREDIENTS

1.Siagi 250gm

 Margarine 250gm

2.Sukari Vikombe 2 vya Rice Cooker

   Sugar 2 Cups(Rice Cooker Cup)

3.Unga wa Ngano vikombe 5 vya Rice Cooker

  Plain Flour 5 Cups(Rice Cooker Cup)

4.Jam Robo Kikombe Cha Chai

   Jam 1/4 Small Cup

5.Karanga(Njugu) Zilopikwa Kikombe kidogo Cha Chai 1

    Baked Groundnuts 1 Small Cup

6.Baking Powder kijiko cha Chakula 1

   Baking Powder 1 Tbsp

7.Arki Pine Apple Nusu Kifuniko 

 Pine Apple Essence 1/2 Cap(Caps of Pine Apple Essence Bottle)

8.Mayai 3

   Eggs 3

MAANDALIZI/PREPARATIONS

1.Toa karanga maganda na zisage kwa kutumia blenda ya vitu vikavu 

  Peel the Groundnuts and crush them by using food processor 

2.Katika bakuli weka siagi na sukari

  Mix butter and sugar in a bowl

3.Saga kwa dakika kadhaa mpaka ichanganyike 

  Use hand mixer to beat the mixture till mixed

4.Weka baking powder saga kwa dakika 1

 Add baking powder and keep mixing for 1 minutes

5.Weka arki endelea kusaga kwa dakika 1

  Add Pine Apple Essence and beat for another 1 minutes

6.Saga kwa dakika kadhaa mpaka ichanganyike vizuri na sukari ipotee

  Use hand mixer to beat the mixture until they are light and fluffy

7.Weka vijiko viwili vikubwa vya karanga zilizosagwa kwenye mchanganyiko wako kisha saga kidogo

  Add two table spoon of crushed groundnuts in the butter mixture and keep beating for 1 minutes 

8.Weka mayai mawili endelea kusaga kwa dakika moja 

  Add two eggs and keep beating the mixture

9.Kisha weka unga wa ngano uliochekechwa mpaka ushikane na kuwa donge laini ukishikana tu basi

 Add the sifted plain flour till you get a very soft dough

10.Chukua trea weka karatasi za kuokea au karatasi nyeupe yoyote

 In a baking tray add the baking paper

11.Kata donge dogo weka mkononi lifanye liwe na umbo la mpira

 Take small dough then shape the dough as a ball by using your hand

12.Kisha chini lifanye bapa na juu liwe duara vile vile

   Then flatten the ball at the bottom and at leave the upper side into a ball shape

13.Bonyeza kati kati ya kileja upate kishimo kidogo

 Press the center to get a small hole

14.Chukua jam weka kwenye kishimo

  Add the jam in the hole

15.Piga yai lako kisha vipakae vileja vyote vizuri

   Beat an egg and apply it on the upper side of your cookies

16.Chukua kileja weka mkononi kinyunyizie karanga zilosagwa

  Take a cookie and sprinkle the crushed ground nuts on top

17.Washa jiko la kuokea(Oven/Cooker) moto wa 170

 Pre heat or heat the Oven around 170'C

JINSI YA KUPIKA/HOW TO COOK

1.Weka Butter balls acha ziive kwa dakika 20 tu

 Bake the Butter Balls for 20 minutes only

2.Zitoe ndani ya jiko utaziona laini kidogo acha zipoe humo humo kwenye trei 

 Remove from the oven let them cool while they are in the tray

3.Acha zipoe kama dakika 5 mpaka 10 

 Let them cool for 5 to 10 minutes

4.Tayari kula na kinywaji upendacho au zenyewe

  You can serve with any drink you prefer

Angalizo:Note;

1.Hakikisha unasaga hadi sukari inapotea

  Make sure you beat the mixture till light and fluffy

2.Usitengeze pana sana kwani huumuka wakati wa kuzioka

 Make sure the cookies height is not wider since it raises during baking

3.Wacha nafasi baina ya butter balls moja na nyengine zikiwa jikoni hutanuka zikipata moto 

 Leave enough space between one Butter Balls and another in the baking tray because they expand when heated

4.Usifanye shimo kubwa la jam kila inapopata moto nalo huongezeka ukubwa

 Don't create a large hole at the center of Butter Balls it may increase in size when heated 

5.Kama jiko lako lina moto mkali basi hakikisha zikibadilika rangi na kuonekana ngumu kidogo zitoe

 If you can not control the temperature of the your oven remove the Butter Balls into the oven once you see the upper side turns into light golden brown colour

6.Usitoe kwenye trei kama hazijapoa zinaweza kuvunjika

 If they are not cool yet don't remove them from the baking tray they can break since they are not cool

7.Hakikisha hauzisagi karanga mpaka zikawa unga

  Do not crush(mush) the ground nuts until powdered

8.Hakikisha una paka yai vizuri ili karanga ziweze kuganda

  Make sure you apply the beaten egg well enough to let the ground nuts stay on the Butter balls

9.Unaweza kuweka zabibu nyeusi katikati badala ya jam

  You can keep black raisin at the center instead of jam

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NANGATAI

MAHITAJI/INGREDIENTS

1.Siagi 250gm

 Butter 250gm

2.Samli 250gm

  Ghee 250gm

3.Sukari Vikombe 2 na nusu

   Sugar 2 1/2 Cups

4.Unga wa Ngano vikombe 10 vilivyojaa

  Plain Flour 10 Cups(Full)

5.Unga wa Semolina vikombe 2 na nusu

  Semolina Flour 2 1/2 Cups

6.Rangi nyekundu kiduchu

  A pinch of Red Colour(Powder)

7.Arki Vanilla vifuniko 2

 Vanilla Essence 2 Caps(Caps of Vanilla Bottle)

8.Baking Powder kijiko cha chai 1

   Baking Powder 1 Tea Spoon

MAANDALIZI/PREPARATIONS

1.Katika bakuli weka samli,siagi pamoja na sukari

  Mix butter,ghee and sugar in a bowl

2.Saga kwa dakika 4 tu mpaka ichanganyike

  Use hand mixer to beat the mixture for 4 minutes only

3.Weka baking powder saga kwa dakika 1

 Add baking powder and keep mixing for 1 minutes

4.Weka vanilla endelea kusaga kwa dakika 1

  Add Vanilla and beat for another 1 minutes

5.Anza kuweka unga wa semolina kisha saga kwa dakika 2 tu

 Add semolina flour then keep beating for 2 minutes

6.Kisha weka unga wa ngano uliochekechwa mpaka ushikane na kuwa donge laini ukishikana tu basi

 Add the sifted plain flour till you get a very soft dough

7.Chukua trea weka karatasi za kuokea au karatasi nyeupe yoyote

 In a baking tray add the baking paper

8.Kata donge dogo weka mkononi fanya upate hilo umbo la duara

  Cut the dough into small dough then make it a circular by using your hand

9.Endelea kutengeza na kisha ziweke kwenye trei

 When you are done keep the cookies in the tray

10.Weka rangi kwenye kikombe tia maji kiduchu changanya na kijiti

 In a cup add the powdered food colour with water and stir it by using a stick 

11.Kisha chukua tone moja la rangi weka kati kati ya nangatai

   With a stick take a drop of the colour mixture and keep at the center of your cookies

12.Washa jiko la kuokea(Oven/Cooker) moto wa 150

 Pre heat or heat the Oven around 150'C

JINSI YA KUPIKA/HOW TO COOK

1.Weka nangatai acha ziive kwa dakika 30 tu

 Bake the Nangatai for 30 minutes only

2.Zitoe ndani ya jiko utaziona laini acha zipoe humo humo kwenye trei 

 Remove from the oven let them cool while they are in the tray

3.Acha zipoe kama dakika 5 mpaka 10 

 Let them cool for 5 to 10 minutes

4.Tayari kula na kinywaji upendacho au zenyewe

  You can serve with any drink you prefer

Nimetumia kikopo cha gram 100 cha Blue Band kupimia kila kitu

I use this cup for all measurements 

Angalizo:Note;

1.Usisage sana kama keki fata maelezo nilio yatoa vizuri

  Dont over beat the mixture follow well the instructions i provided

2.Usitengeze pana sana kwani huumuka wakati wa kuzioka

 Make sure the cookies height is not wider since it raises during baking

3.Wacha nafasi baina ya nangatai moja na nyengine zikiwa jikoni hutanuka zikipata moto 

 Leave enough space between one Nangatai and another in the baking tray because they expand when heated

4.Usiweke matone mengi ya rangi kila inapopata moto nalo huongezeka ukubwa

 Don't keep more than one drop at the center of nangatai because the dot size is increasing when heated 

5.Kama jiko lako lina moto mkali basi hakikisha zikibadilika rangi tu uzitoe

 If you can not control the temperature of the your oven remove the nangatai into the oven once they starts to turn into light golden brown colour

6.Usitoe kwenye trei kama hazijapoa zinaweza kuvunjika

 If they are not cool yet don't remove them from the baking tray they can break since they are not cool

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VILEJA VYA ROUND(HOW TO MAKE PINWHEEL COOKIES)

MAHITAJI/INGREDIENTS

1.Blue Band gram 300
   Blue Band 300 gram

2.Sukari gram 250
  Sugar 250 gram

3.Mayai2
  2 Eggs

4.Unga wa ngano 1Kg
  Flour 1Kilogram

5.Cocoa nusu kikombe
  Half cup of Cocoa powder

6.Arki Vanilla kijiko cha chai 2
  Vanillla Essence 2 Tablespoon

7.Arki ya Ice cream kijiko cha chai 1
  Ice cream Essence 1 Tablespoon

8.Baking powder kijiko cha chakula 1
  Baking powder  1 Tablespoon

9.Chumvi kiduchu
  A pinch of salt

10.Plastic wrap au mifuko meupe ya plastic 1
     Plastic wrap

MAANDALIZI/PREPARATION

1.Chekecha unga kisha uweke chumvi na baking powder na changanya vizuri
  Sift the flour added baking powder and Salt.

2.Saga blue band pamoja na sukari kwa mwiko wa ugali wa kwa hand mixer mpaka sukari ilainike vizuri kwa muda usiopungua robo saa
    Beat on medium speed until light and creamy. Gradually add the sugar and beat until fluffy. 

3.Vunja mayai na uyaweke huku ukiendelea kusaga kwa dakika 10
  Then add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition

4.Weka arki zako zote mbili na uchanganye vizuri
   Then add the vanilla extract and ice cream essence and beat until well incorporated.
   

5.Weka unga wako kidogo kidogo mpaka uji wako uchanganyike na kuwa donge kubwa
   At low speed, gradually add the sifted dry ingredients.  Once the dry ingredients are added, increase speed to medium and beat until the dough leaves the sides of the bowl.

6.Ugawe sehemu mbili sawa moja weka cocoa mwengine uache kama ulivyo
  Devide the dough into 2 then one dough mix with cocoa and other kept aside.

7.Kisha gawa kila moja sehemu mbili yaani upate madonge meupe mawili na meusi hali kadhalika
   Shape both vanilla and chocolate dough into balls and slice each dough ball into two equal halves

8.Kisha sukuma donge jeupe umbo la pembe nne na sukuma jeusi pembe nne pia
   On a sheet of waxed paper, roll out half of the vanilla dough into a rectangle roughly 7 inches by 8 inches.  Do the same for one half of the chocolate dough.

9.Chukua plastic yako na weka donge jeusi ulilolisukuma kisha weka donge jeupe juu ya jeusi
 Flip the rolled vanilla dough onto the chocolate dough.

10.Kisha zungusha donge lako kwa msaada wa plastic likunje kama unakunja chapati kisha lifunge donge lako likiwa kwa hali ile ya urefu ukilizungushia plastic na weka kwenye friji kwa lisaa 1
    And then peel the waxed paper off of the chocolate dough.  Lightly press by gently running your rolling pin on the surface to remove any air pockets and ensure both are adhered .Starting with the short end facing you, tightly roll the dough into a log, and put in the fridge for atleast 1 hours

11.Rudia njia hizo kwa yale madonge mawili yaliobakia
   Repeat the same steps with the other half of the chocolate and vanilla dough so you get two cookie dough logs.

12.Toa kwenye friji na kata kata maduara madogo kiasi weka kwenye tray hakikisha kuna nafasi kati ya kileja na kileja
  Remove from refrigerator then roll each log on the counter to retain a round shape and prevent one side from flattening.When ready to bake, slightly thaw the dough just enough so you can easily slice it cleanly with a sharp knife. .Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper allowing each cookie enough space to expand.

JINSI YA KUPIKA

1.Weka tray yako kwenye oven moto wa 100'C kwa muda wa dakika 10
   Put a tray in an Oven and bake for 100'C for 10 minutes

2.Kisha vigeuze juu chini rudisha tena jikoni
  Turn them upside down and return them in an Oven

3.Baada ya dakika 10 tayari vitakua vimeiva
  After another 10 minutes transfer the cookies onto a wire rack to cool.

4.Acha vipoe unaweza kula na kinywaji chochote
  Let them cool you can serve with any drinks

Angalizo:Note

1.Weka moto kulingana na jiko lako kama lina moto mkali uwe mara kwa mara unaviangalia
You can bake them according to your medium Oven Heat temperature

2.Usiviweke kwenye friji zaidi ya masaa mawili
Dont over refrigerate them

3.Unaweza kupikia mkaa ukipenda
 You can bake with charcoal(Mostly African)

4.Kama huna hand mixer usisage na blender
  If you dont have hand mixer dont blend the blue band mixture

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