Baked Sweet Potato Chips

A healthy snack, to begin with and yet tasty and crunchy that you can't just munch one. It is  guilt-free and perfect for mindless munching when watching a movie. Ditch the buttered popcorn and opt for these 'good for you' munchies. Also play with the seasonings to make it even more flavorful. Here goes the basic recipe,

Ingredients:

1 large Sweet Potato (found this sweet variety of potato displayed under the name 'Yams')

Black Pepper

Salt

Oil Spray

How to:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees
• Cut the ends of the sweet potato and thinly slice'em with a mandoline slicer.

• Line a couple of baking sheets with aluminum foil and spray with cooking oil.
• Now lay the potato slices on the sheet, not overlapping with each other. Spray the potato slices with oil and sprinkle salt and pepper.

• Bake for 15-20 mins or until golden brown. After 15 mins keep an eye on the baking chips as it might blacken very quickly.

• Serve hot as a snack.

Sweet Buns/Bread Rolls

These sweet rolls are easy and fun to make with a few ingredients from your pantry. Baking breads are not only therapeutic, but its a lot of fun and very comforting. In my kitchen, 'Coconut oil is the new Butter', so i have replaced butter (the original recipe calls for) with coconut oil. Also added the whole wheat flour for my satisfaction. The bread is not too sweet and every bite just melted in my mouth. You can make your own tweaks and twists, and enjoy the baking therapy. Here goes the recipe,

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups All purpose flour (Maida)

1/2 cup Whole wheat flour

1 Egg

2tbsp + 2tsp Coconut oil (Organic Extra virgin)

1 tbsp Canola oil

1/2 cup Luke warm Milk (i used 2%)

2tbsp +2tsp Sugar

1/4tsp Salt

1 1/2tsp Active Dry Yeast

1 Egg white, for brushing

How to:

• Dissolve the sugar and yeast in the milk and let sit for 10 mins, until foamy.

• In a large bowl, mix together the flours and salt, followed by the oils and egg.

• Now pour the yeast mixture into the flour mixture and mix well.
• When the dough starts to pull away from the sides, (its going to be really sticky, don't panic, make sure you a have a tbsp of flour by the side just enough to coat your hands) take it in your flour coated hands and keep on folding and pressing between your palms until it is smooth and a bit handle-able. (Do not add more flour to the dough when kneading. 'The stickier the dough, the softer the Bread'.) (Sorry, couldn't grab the camera for a click as my hands were playing with the sticky dough.)
• Transfer the dough into a lightly oil coated bowl, wrap and let rest in a warm place for an hour, until doubled. (I kept inside microwave oven.)

• Remove the dough, knead it for a min and cut into equal pieces.
• Now line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, shape the dough into desired shapes and place it on the sheet.

• Cover and let rest for another 30 mins inside the oven. The dough doubles again. (if you want to make smaller buns, make sure you cut the dough accordingly.)

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Slightly beat the egg white and brush the top just before baking.

• Bake for 15-18 mins, until golden brown.

• Let cool on a cooling rack before storing.

• Serve warm with your morning cup of coffee or tea.