Baking TurnUp In The Kitchen ~ Nigerian Cuisine

So, since I've been missing in action for the past two years or so, I thought I'd update what I've been baking with some of my friends. Here are the products of our fun in the kitchen. Enjoy!
1) Cake with some nice vanilla icing for Sandra on her birthday.

2) Meat pies made with butter vs shortening

3) Some good 'ol puffpuff made by Ayo

4) Home made pizza

5) Actually made this bread one Friday during Surgery rotation. 

6) Good 'ol cornbread. Made the ones in the cupcake for when I'm on the go.

7) Introducing Emy's handiwork! Perfect for our girls' night.

and Sele's birthday cake!

8) So we found that link and made our very own Easter bunny cake! Artwork by Emy of course!

9) Oatmeal cookies with some craisins. Great source of fibre and was my breakfast for a short while.

 10) Meat pies made with a little too much shortening. The crust was super-crusty, but honestly, the best crust I've had. Emy was on that minced turkey level, so we made both. 

That's all folks!

How to bake bread

Simple Way To Bake Bread At Home

What you need: 

-3 cups of warm water

-3 Tablespoons of yeast

-3 teaspoons of salt

-4 Tablespoons of vegetable oil

-1/2 a cup of white sugar (more or less depending on how sweet you want it)

-8 cups of flour (plus some extra for kneading)

-A table-top and an oven ;) (some people really don't have ovens, like my friends in the dorm).

What to do:

-Put the water in a mixing bowl

-Dissolve the yeast in the water, add the sugar, salt and vegetable oil

-:Mix 4 cups of the flour in the mixture, cover with a cloth, and leave to rise in a warm place (I just put it in the oven or cupboard)

-Leave for about two hours and mix in the rest of the flour

-Knead and shape the dough how you like it (here's a link of dough I braided)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG77IUCjKTY

-Preheat oven to about 300 degrees

-I brushed milk on the dough before putting in the oven to give it the shiny appearance.

Here's another link: http://vimeo.com/35993746