Napolitaine biscuits

A popular French biscuit.

Calories 110         Sodium 0 mg
Total Fat 5 g         Potassium         0 mg
Saturated         3 g         Total  Carbs 14 g
Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 1 g
Monounsaturated 0 g Sugars         8 g
Trans 0 g         Protein         1 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Vitamin A 0% Calcium 0%
Vitamin C 0% Iron 0%

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Baking time: 10-15 minutes
Makes: 12 Circle shaped biscuits

Basic biscuit recipe
1 1/2 cup (375ml) flour
1/2 cup (125ml) cornflour
1/2 cup (125ml) icing sugar
1 tsp (5ml) vanilla essence
3/4 cup (180ml) butter
Approx. 2 tbs (30ml) strawberry jams for the centers

Method
1. Take the Bowl and mix flour, cornflour and icing sugar together.
2. Add vanilla essence and knead in with butter to form a soft biscuit dough.
3. Roll out on a lightly floured surface into 1 cm thick rectangle.
4. Cut out circle shapes with a biscuit cutter or if you don't have biscuit cutter, you can use small steel bowl to cut or any other shape as desired and place on a lightly greased baking tray.
5. Bake in a preheated moderate oven at 180c or 350 F for about 10-15 minutes or until the biscuits are light golden brown underneath.
6. Allow to cool and sandwich together with strawberry jam.
7. Spread the tops with glaze icing, which will harden as the icing sets.

For the glaze icing
1/2 cup (125ml) sifted icing sugar
A drop of pick colour
2 tsp (10ml) water

Mix all the ingredients together to form a smooth paste.

Thai Crispy Noodles

Deep fried noodles topped with a sweet and sour caramelized onion sauce.

Preparation Time: 10 
Cooking Time: 15 min.
Serves 4. 

Ingredients
60 gms raw rice noodles
1 cup tofu (bean curd) or paneer (cottage cheese) strips
oil for deep-frying

For the Sauce
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 onion, sliced
1 tbsp soy sauce
4 tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 cup Vegetable Stock
1/2 tsp chilli powder
2 tbsp oil
Salt to taste

For the Garnish
1/2 cup red cabbage cubes
1/3 cup bean sprouts
1 spring onion, chopped
1/2 cup cauliflower florets
1 fresh slit red chilli

Method
Heat the oil and deep fry the raw noodles till golden. Drain and keep aside.
Deep fry the tofu till crisp. Drain and keep aside.

For the Sauce
Heat the oil in a pan, add the garlic and onion and saute till brown.
Add the soya sauce, sugar, lemon juice, stock and salt and stir till the mixture begins to caramelise.
Add the fried tofu, chilli powder and mix well.

How to proceed
Pour over the fried noodles, just before serving.
Serve garnished with the red cabbage, bean sprouts and spring onion and cauliflower and top with the red chilli.

Tips
Pour the sauce over the noodles just before serving to avoid the crisp noodles from turning soggy.