Friday, 12 August 2011

Mooncakes




These are the traditional mooncakes and snowskin mooncakes i made last week.

Focaccia Bread


Made these focaccia bread again with Jason cos our family loves it.

Saturday, 30 July 2011









These are all the baking and cooking that Jason came over to my place and learn last week.Well done Jason and thank you for helping hope you enjoy your lesson and learn quite a lot about baking and cooking.

Thursday, 7 July 2011

Assam pedas prawns


Mini Butter Buns





These mini buns recipes are adapted from Natural Breads Made Easy using 17 hours low temperature pre-ferment dough.These bread are really very soft and fluffy, very yummy.Natural bread without additives like bread soft.

Thursday, 30 June 2011

Yambean Dried Shrimp Paus

                                           Paus before steaming proofing it 15minutes .

                                           Freshly steam paus.

Made these vegetables paus this morning.A very soft paus recipes taken from Paus by Coco Kong publish by Y3K.A sure keeper for this recipes.

Ingredients for skin
250gm  Hong Kong flour
60 gm   sugar
20gm    shortening
2tsp      instant yeast
120ml   water

For Fillings
50gm  carrot (shredded)
50gm  dried shrimps (soaked and chopped)
300gm yambean /sengkuang (peeled,shredded)
Seasoning
1 tsp pepper
1tsp salt
1tbsp light soya sauce
1/s tsp Msg

Material needed
12 paper cups (flattened)

Method

For filling: Heat up wok with oil saute fillings ingredients add seasoning,fry well.Dish up and cool it before using.
For Skin: Combine all skin ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well then knead it well until dough is smoooth and elastic.
Cover with a damp cloth and proof for 30 minutes.
Divide dough into 40 gm each.Rest for 5 minutes.
Flatten into roundand place 35gm of fillings gather edges and seal.Cover and proof again for 15minutes.
Bring water to boil.Arrange paus and steam at medium high heat for 15minutes.
Enjoy!

Tuesday, 28 June 2011

Wholemeal Roll

                                    
                                           The rolls fresh from oven after glazing with butter
  I serve these rolls with some sardine fillings and dried prawn sambal with cucumber my favourites.A very healthy and very soft rolls very yummy.Hope you all will try to made your own bread at home. Enjoy!     

Ingredients 
A           80 gm     bread flour
              55gm      boiling water
B          180gm     bread flour
             140gm     wholemeal flour
             1tsp         molasses
             20gm       sugar
             8 gm        salt
             5gm         instant yeast
C         190gm      cold water
D          25gm       butter

METHOD
1. Add boiling water from A into flour,mix until well-blended to form dough.Cover and set aside to cool.Keep it into refrigerator for at least 12 hours.(do this the night before)
2. Mix B until well mixed .Add in C and knead to form rough dough.Add in A and knead until well-blended.
3. Add in D, knead to form elastic dough.
4. Let it proof for 40 minutes.
5. Divide dough into 40 gm each and mould it round.Let it rest for 10 minutes.
6. Mould into what ever shape you like.
7. Place it onto a greased pan. Let it proof again for 45minutes.
8. Bake at 200*C for 12-15 minutes.Brush with Butter after baking to get a shiny finish.

These recipes was taken from Magic Bread By Alex Goh using gelatinized dough to made bread without adding bread improver which you will get a soft and springy bread.