Love cheesecake but can only eat a bite or two? Not the case with the japanese version of pillow soft light fluffy cheesecake. in fact one slice is not enough! I tackled this favorite treat with my new mini loaf pan and they turned out divine. Will need to make more asap. |
Back to the sweeter side... For the fourth of july I made a swiss roll (asian style) for the first time. I flavored it with raspberry and whipped cream... I was in a hurry so I didn't have time to let it set, so by the time the car ride ended, it had melted :( but the taste was fantastic. to solve this problem, this time around, I found a recipe to make stabilized whipped cream filling..so more like a mousse.. and it looks/tastes great. I also tried different flavors...but I think I still like the original. I will have to"test" it out with another taste test later..:P also they still have to pass the car ride test...but then again these have had the chance to rest in the fridge this time. Yay for dessert!
Mmmmmm. breakfast was delicious. Just like hk cafes : warm soft toast with condensed milk. Perfect also for an afternoon snack. Makes you feel so cozy inside. I will definately be experimenting more with tangzhong soon!
I was excited when I read about this method of making bread that would produce moist super soft bread. (obsessed again) I tried it out with a hokkaido milk bread recipe. Wow! just hot out of the oven it looks great. But is now 230 in the morning I have to sleep... will have to tell you more about it later. can't wait to have it for breakfast soon. Mmmmmm... |
I have been wanting to use my earl grey lavender tea to flavor a dessert for a while now.... and what goes with shortbread more than tea itself?! the dough never came together and was a crumbly mess... after mixing and mixing I finally gave up and just wrapped it in saran wrap, stuck it in the fridge, and hoped for the best. The next day it was firmed nicely and i baked away. result was a little bit tough, so for the next batch i knew not to mix too much. so I tried again, this time flavored with nutella. This was more doughy because of the extra moisture which made it easy to roll out, but I made it a little thin which resulted in crisp cookies as it was baked a little too long. luckily both were delicious and still goes perfectly with a steamy cup of tea...mmmmmmm |
i haven't baked in a while.. so i looked in my fridge to see what i could make. i was feeling a bit lazy when i notice a lonely forgotten box of pie crust that i had meant to use months ago.. now that i have gotten used to making everything completely from scratch, i didn't know what to do
with this box. it was actually kinda perfect because as i said earlier, i was feeling kinda lazy. so mini apple tarts and peach tarts were the result. the apple above turned out quite cute and tasty. however as i was baking the peach, the crimps had opened and made a mess.. so i transferred them to muffin pans mid-bake and the result was an equally cute rustic cobbler... do i dare say.. was even more delicious. so i found a use after all :)
I didn't realize pizza dough needed at least 24 in the fridge..so my appetite was really growing. 24 hrs later, I was super excited had bought fresh ingredients...then..oh no... I couldn't find the bbq sauce like I thought I did. everything was ready, I could not not make it..even if I have to settle for regular margarita pizza. But not to fear, google to the rescue.. Was it possible to make bbq sauce from scratch too? Most recipes called for wostershire sauce...which if course I didn't have. skeptically, I made it anyway improvising with a dash of hot wing sauce that I did find and didn't know I had : p..and it turned out quite spicy but not bad at all. so back to the plan. Taking that first crispy bite, a mixture of sweet, spicy, and fresh cilantro filed my mouth and was so worth the wait. |
