Perfect Instant Pot Basmati Rice | Tested by Amy + Jacky

Perfect Instant Pot Basmati Rice | Tested by Amy + Jacky

My preference:

Basmati Rice Test 5*

Basmati Rice: 1 cup (210 grams) of Indian basmati rice

Liquid: 1 1/4 cup of water

Cooking Method & Time: High Pressure for 6 minutes + 10 minutes Natural Release

Result: moister and slightly softer & fluffier than Test 3 or 4’s results

ATK Easy Cream Biscuits

Video of making cream biscuits

From America's Test Kitchen

How to Make the Absolute Easiest Ever Biscuits - YouTube

*Preheat oven to 450 degrees before starting.

**Makes 10 biscuits**

3 cups All Purpose Flour 

4 tsp Sugar

1 TBS Baking powder

1/4 tsp Baking soda

1 1/4 tsp Salt

2 cups Heavy Whipping Cream

2 TBS Melted Butter

Wisk dry ingredients until combined.

Place 2 cups Heavy Cream in microwave (60-90 seconds until it reaches100 degrees).

Add cream. Stir to combine.

Line Baking tray with parchment paper.

Use a 1/3 measuring cup sprayed with cooking spray to scoop out biscuit dough on to Baking tray.

Bake at 450 degrees for 10-12 minutes on upper middle rack of oven; rotate tray half way through.

Remove from oven and brush on 

2 TBS of melted butter.

Let rest 5 minutes before eating.

English Muffin Loaf (Toasting Bread) - Restless Chipotle

Adapted from:

English Muffin Loaf (Toasting Bread) - Restless Chipotle

A simpler english muffin bread recipe. Similar to the King Arthur version ingredients, but looks easier and done by hand.

Yield 2 9x5" pans:

Ingredients

¼ (2 oz) cup warm water 110F (not enough to proof the yeast by itself, would increase to 1/2 cup and reduce milk by 1/4 cup if you need to proof the yeast first).

2 ¼ (18 oz) cups warm milk 110F

2 tablespoons yeast (probably could reduce to 1 T)

1 tablespoon honey or sugar

2 teaspoons kosher salt (1.5t table salt)

¼ teaspoon baking soda

4 ½ cups (22.5 oz) all purpose flour.

Butter and cornmeal for greasing and dusting the pans

Instructions

Grease 2 9x5" pans and dust with corn meal 

Mix water, milk, sugar, yeast, salt and baking soda

Add flour mix into wet ingredients.

Spoon the dough into greased pans.

Preheat the oven to 425F

Set aside in a warm place until the batter has doubled and is at the top of the pans, or a little above. This may take 30 to 45 minutes.

Dust the tops of the loaves with cornmeal and bake for 15 - 25 minutes

Bake for 20-25 minutes if you want a crisper, more golden crust.

Banana Muffins

Adapted from https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/basic-banana-muffins/ 

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour (6.9 oz wgt)

3/4 cup sugar (1/2 c sugar, 1/4 c aspartame) (reduced from 1 c sugar) 

1 teaspoon baking soda 

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 medium ripe bananas (14 oz wgt)

1 large egg

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.

Mash the bananas in a mixer bowl. Add egg, oil and vanilla; mix well.

Stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened.

Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups half full. Bake at 375° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Cool for 5 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

Mediterranean bread

A quick yeast bread for pizza dough,focaccia like breads or tarts.

INGREDIENTS

300g (2 ½ cups) Plain flour

75ml (2.7 fl oz) Extra virgin olive oil

150ml (5.4 fl oz) Warm water

2 Teaspoons instant rise yeast powder

1 Teaspoon sea salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix dry ingredients. Make a well in the center and pour in liquids. Fold in dry ingredients until it is well mixed. Knead until smooth. Let rise 30 minutes or until doubled.

Divide, roll out and top as desired.

YIELD

2 medium pizza or one large tart.

https://www.tastymediterraneo.com/multipurpose-olive-oil-dough/

https://www.tastymediterraneo.com/zaatar-manouche-flat-bread-with-herbs/

https://www.tastymediterraneo.com/coca-de-trampo-majorcan-flatbread-with-vegetables/

https://www.tastymediterraneo.com/pizza-margherita-di-bufala-topped-with-red-peppers-and-olives/ 

https://www.tastymediterraneo.com/spinach-fatayers/

Peasant bread

 https://alexandracooks.com/2012/11/07/my-mothers-peasant-bread-the-best-easiest-bread-you-will-ever-make/

King Arthur no-knead English muffin loaf

 King Arthur no-knead English muffin loaf

https://whats4dinnersolutions.files.wordpress.com/2021/04/english-muffin-toasting-bread-_-king-arthur-baking-2.pdf

Ingredients 

3 cups (361g) unbleached All-Purpose Flour

1 tablespoon (14g) sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons (9g) salt

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 tablespoon instant yeast

1 cup (227g) milk

1/4 cup (57g) water

2 tablespoons (25g) vegetable oil or olive oil

cornmeal, to sprinkle in pan