tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11235293732071856032024-02-08T16:38:16.394+13:00Me Te ArohaAniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13015842044907964870noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123529373207185603.post-46030126639264330352012-07-31T23:31:00.001+12:002012-07-31T23:32:57.874+12:00Talam Pisang Mini<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOocaRg1vveqbu37Nz4bA-82p_efp_BuV2OPgvhWTNqkwEfECBK9vIBx4FuYj6cqpolBXiBMwraMaWjZETLTEK_g-w2o_1YdbJVTQHN0Mpx73dRjTgpoyjGYJ27rdmKCvJthQpJCgm59k/s1600/205419_4348106031732_2079157854_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOocaRg1vveqbu37Nz4bA-82p_efp_BuV2OPgvhWTNqkwEfECBK9vIBx4FuYj6cqpolBXiBMwraMaWjZETLTEK_g-w2o_1YdbJVTQHN0Mpx73dRjTgpoyjGYJ27rdmKCvJthQpJCgm59k/s640/205419_4348106031732_2079157854_n.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />
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Salam all,<br />
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I have deleted my opening sentence a few times hehehez cos I am having a mental block....dunno what to write here today. Sometimes, I just couldnt be bothered to open up this little space of mine but sometimes I just want to update and update and update and blog walk every minute while at times I just feel bllleaargghh!! It does feel great isnt it when u have friends saying how they enjoy reading your blog and enjoy looking at the photos too. I really appreciate the kind compliments cos I know I am not a good writer nor a good photographer, am just an average person but these kind words makes me want to update my blog again ;)<br />
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So, here I am with my talam pisang entry. First time ever in my life that I ever attempted to make talam pisang and I am really happy with the result....it really was a successful attempt. Since I know that no one will like these talam except me, myself and I, I only made half of the recipe and got 26 pieces of these little beauties. I had 6 pieces during iftar just now...yum yum. Have already packed some away for them to be shared tomorrow. As much as I luv them, I dont think I can finish all of them myself hehehez. <br />
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Might be away again maybe until after Eid cos I too have orders to fulfil....ehem ehem I have been a small time seasonal entrepreneur for the past 5 yrs here :ppp but will definitely update when I get sick of looking at the cookies that I will be making. Got to start my production latest by this Thursday otherwise, I will not get them ready on time. Wish me luck peeps ;)<br />
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Source :<span style="color: blue;"><b> <a href="http://ummizaihadi-homesweethome.blogspot.co.nz/2012/05/talam-pisang-mini.html"><span style="color: blue;">Kak Ummi @ Home Sweet Home</span></a></b></span><br />
Recipe Adapted From: <span style="color: blue;"><b>Chef Hanieliza @ Buku Aneka Talam dan Kuih Lapis</b></span><br />
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<b>Ingredients</b><br />
<b>Bottom Layer:</b><br />
3 Cups Thin Coconut Milk<br />
1 Cup Mashed Banana<br />
1 Cup Rice Flour<br />
1/2 Cup Sugar<br />
2 Tblsp Custard Powder<br />
A Pinch Of Salt<br />
Yellow Food Colouring (I Added)<br />
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<b>Top Layer :</b><br />
3 Cups Thick Coconut Milk<br />
1 Cup Rice Flour<br />
1/2 Tsp Salt<br />
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<b>Method :</b><br />
Lightly oil the moulds.<br />
Mix well all the ingredients for the bottom layer and pour into the moulds 3/4 full.<br />
Steam the mixture for abt 10-15mins.<br />
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Mix well all the ingredients for the bottom layer.<br />
Sieve the mixture into a pot. <br />
By using low heat, heat the mixture until it produces a light steam and has thicken a little.<br />
Turn off heat.<br />
Once the bottom layer is cooked, use a fork and scrape the top.<br />
Pour the bottom mixture into the moulds and steam it for another 10-15mins.<br />
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</div>Aniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13015842044907964870noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123529373207185603.post-33811209127768474232012-07-23T20:54:00.007+12:002012-07-24T09:54:31.397+12:00Apam Puteri Ayu<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-BmrxDTqCURkKwUu34FmlAZ4hhlni7GAYaAYCb9KQsecvxrVgBvXao6vt87dCNNNt3kww-cPquENjp5e0WcNptJd36D9UKvEqY1UOXQTcsSZAvM_X8RkXKiJXyvtMLrGr2E_EwQi1VVQ/s1600/602502_4312273495941_564342452_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-BmrxDTqCURkKwUu34FmlAZ4hhlni7GAYaAYCb9KQsecvxrVgBvXao6vt87dCNNNt3kww-cPquENjp5e0WcNptJd36D9UKvEqY1UOXQTcsSZAvM_X8RkXKiJXyvtMLrGr2E_EwQi1VVQ/s640/602502_4312273495941_564342452_n.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />
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Salam everyone,<br />
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This morning, I got woken up by Jannah when she said. "Mama tak bangun sahur....tak puasa ke? Asal mama tak kejut Jannah arhh??" The fact is I overslept and when I looked at the time it was abt 7.30am. I wasnt feeling very well last night. Was coughing and sneezing with blocked nose and went to bed early at abt 10pm without even setting my cell phone alarm ZZZzzzz. Luckily before I went to bed last night I did recite the dua for keeping my fast otherwise I would have missed fasting today. Made me a Lemsip Cold & Flu Max drink with honey after iftaar and I am feeling 100% now. Alhamdullilah. <br />
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Even thou we didnt wake up for our morning meal, Jannah said that she wants to fast. For now, I only let Jannah fast until Dhuzur. I will let her have her meal with a glass of milk, she will fasts for another 4 hours and will break her fast with us AGAIN hehehez. So far, she looks more energetic the past 2 days compared to the first day of fasting. I can see that her appetite is way better too. I will keep on training her this way as she doesnt have any problem waking up for her morning meals at all. InsyaAllah.....Allah makes it easy for her.<br />
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I only managed to summon enough energy and enthusiasm at abt 3.30pm just to make these apam puteri ayu and our iftaar menu of bisteak with baguette. Lucky me that I managed to finish and clean up on time....pheeeww!! I thought I should give these apams a try when I saw them at Nieza's blog a few days back, really cant resist when I looked at them hehehez. I made half of the recipe and got 29 pieces of apams. Jannah really luvs them and had 6 pieces during iftar. Hb asked me what were they and I told him its steamed coconut cake. Surprisingly he tried a piece.....no comment??!!! That means he doesnt like them lah :pppppp <br />
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Source : <a href="http://nurniezza.blogspot.co.nz/2012/07/apam-puteri-ayu-2.html"><b><span style="color: blue;">Nieza @ Our Journey Begins</span></b></a><br />
Adapted From : <a href="http://intaidapur.blogspot.fi/2012/06/apam-puteri-ayu.html"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Kak Liza @ Intai Dapur</b></span></a><br />
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<b>Ingredients A</b><br />
2 Eggs*<br />
1 Cup Sugar* (I used caster sugar)<br />
1/2 Tblsp Ovalette*<br />
1/2 Tsp Vanilla Essence (I used pandan paste)<br />
1 Cup Coconut Milk / Fresh Milk (I used fresh milk)<br />
2 Cups Self Raising Flour (I used All Purpose Flour and added 2.5 tsp baking powder & 1/2 tsp salt)<br />
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<b>Ingredients B - Nieza & Kak Liza did not indicate any amount but I roughly used abt....</b><br />
1/2 Cup White Grated Coconut (I used dessicated coconut)<br />
A Pinch Of Salt<br />
1/2 Tblsp Tapioca Starch<br />
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<b>Method :</b><br />
Prepare your steamer.<br />
Lightly oil the puteri ayu moulds.<br />
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Mix all ingredents B together. Since I used dessicated coconut, I added abt 3tblsp hot water and microwaved the mixture for abt 20 seconds.<br />
Take some of the of the coconut mixture and press it into the Puteri Ayu moulds.<br />
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Put all the * marked ingredients A into a bowl and beat until light and flufy.<br />
Add the vanilla essence and coconut milk / fresh milk, mix well.<br />
Add green food colouring (optional)<br />
Add flour and mix well.<br />
Fill the Puteri Ayu moulds with the above mixture and steam for abt 10-15mins.<br />
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The weather has been terrible here. Its been raining heavily since yesterday morning. The rain has only stop for abt 2 hrs just now and its still raining heavily right now. Hope that there'll be no major flooding around our area. Might be another early night for me tonight. Nitezz all ;) TTFN.........<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday my dear mommy. May Allah showers his blessing of health, happiness, success & wealth upon u always xoxoxox.</div>Aniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13015842044907964870noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123529373207185603.post-25817564715298669422012-07-21T22:11:00.004+12:002012-07-22T09:56:22.164+12:00Karipap Pusing (Spiral Curry Puffs)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzYuqpDLprs4lJXZZg0hszQg_QSuYsTcEwJEWI3m4k1FsJ1c154PmjRc4ceLAxenlomWoAP5xqH5A59uu0VWAEfiLvkVEyd0n7WKU8vdV-gtQYRvITy6plvAssIk2FF8OWrtdRfdcE3I/s1600/580927_4303302271666_1540799230_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzYuqpDLprs4lJXZZg0hszQg_QSuYsTcEwJEWI3m4k1FsJ1c154PmjRc4ceLAxenlomWoAP5xqH5A59uu0VWAEfiLvkVEyd0n7WKU8vdV-gtQYRvITy6plvAssIk2FF8OWrtdRfdcE3I/s640/580927_4303302271666_1540799230_n.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />
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Salam everyone,<br />
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The new moon was sighted last night here, thus the first of Ramadhan falls today. Ramadhan Kareem to all my Muslim acquaintances be it in the real world or in the cyber world ;) May Allah accepts our fasts, prayers and all our good deeds and charities in this blessed month of Ramadhan. Please do forgive me if I have any wrong doings cos I'm only human. Alhamdullilah for us Muslims in NZ, we are fasting during the winter month. Shorter days....imsak ends at 5.56am and maghrib is at 5.26pm. <br />
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Yesterday, I asked Jannah if she wanted to fast. She asked me what fasting is. I explained to her that fasting is when we have to refrain from eating and drinking from dawn until sunset in the holy month of Ramadhan. She replied "Jannah tak nak puasa lah nanti Jannah lapar, nanti Jannah mati macam mana?" Yikkeesss what a reply, I had a chuckle. I told her that she can try fasting for half a day and she can break her fast anytime she wants to as its only a trial run for her. The best way for me to make her understand what fasting really is was to let her watch Upin & Ipin 'Esok Puasa' episode on Youtube hehehez. Once she finished watching the video, she told me that she wants to try and fast.....alhamdullilah.<br />
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Jannah woke up easily for breakfast when I woke her up this morning but she didnt have much food and went back to sleep easily as soon as I turned off the lights. The whole day today, I asked if she's alright and if she wanted to continue fasting and she kept on saying yes. It was at 4pm when I fried these curry puffs. As soon as she saw the curry puffs, she start asking if she can have them hehehehez. I told her if u still want to continue fasting, u have to wait for another 1.5hrs. She said ok....but by 5pm she kept on asking when she can eat and she's hungry. The next moment, I saw her went into the room and watched telly and she managed to fast the whole day today. Hb is a little concern abt her and told me not to let her fast the whole day tomorrow. I do agree with him though.....<br />
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Anyway, abt these curry puffs. I find that the dough is a bit difficult to handle. You have to handle them with TLC otherwise they will break apart. I am so used to handling the normal curry puffs dough and find that these ones absorb more oil than the normal ones. I also find that it is hard to plait the curry puffs and almost impossible to maintain uniform shapes. Some big, some small, some cresent shape, some straight hehehez. I reheat them in the oven for abt 15 mins since they were fried earlier. During iftar, when I tried them, the pastry was really crunchy and I liked them. I guess good things take time aye and as for hb, he said that he still prefers the traditional curry puffs than these ones.....hhmmzzz :ppp<br />
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Source : <a href="http://metearoha.blogspot.com/2011/01/curry-puffs.html"><b><span style="color: blue;">Me, Myself & I @ Me Te Aroha</span></b></a><br />
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<b>Ingredients for Fillings :</b><br />
3 medium sized potatoes<br />
1 sweet potato<br />
1 large onion<br />
3 cloves garlic<br />
2 inches ginger<br />
Dried anchovies - a handful<br />
Minced beef - a handful<br />
1.5 tblsp curry powder<br />
1/2 tsp turmeric powder<br />
2 sprigs curry leaves<br />
Salt & pepper to taste<br />
2 tblsp canola oil<br />
Water<br />
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<b>Method :</b><br />
Peel potatoes & sweet potato and cut into small cubes. Boil in salt water till cooked.<br />
Blend onion, garlic, ginger and anchovies until fine.<br />
Heat oil in wok and stir fry the blended ingredients & curry leaves till fragrant.<br />
Add curry & turmeric powder and a little bit of water to form a paste and fry further till fragrant.<br />
Add minced beef and cover wok, stirring occasionally until beef are cooked.<br />
Add boiled potatoes & sweet potato and stir until well incorporated. Add salt & pepper.<br />
Simmer for abt 5 minutes and turn fire off.<br />
Let filling cools down.<br />
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Source : <b><a href="http://nasilemaklover.blogspot.co.nz/2011/09/spiral-curry-puff.html"><span style="color: blue;">Sonia @ Nasi Lemak Lover</span></a></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">For step by step photos on how to create the spiral skin, please refer to the above link.</span></b><br />
<b>Pastry</b><br />
<b>Water dough</b><br />
200g all purpose flour<br />
90-100g water<br />
3tbsp cooking oil<br />
1/2tsp salt<br />
25g caster sugar<br />
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1. Mix all dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.<br />
2. Slowly pour in water and lightly knead till a soft dough.<br />
3. Cover and set aside to rest for 20mins.<br />
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<b>Oil dough</b><br />
90g all purpose flour<br />
45g Crisco shortening ( Sonia reduced from original recipe 70g as she found it was too sticky to be handled)<br />
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1. Put flour in a mixing bowl.<br />
2. Rub in shortening and slowly combine to a soft dough.<br />
3. Cover and set aside to rest for 15mins.<br />
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<b>To make spiral skin</b><br />
1. Flatten the water dough and wrap the oil dough inside. Pinch the edges to seal it nicely.<br />
2. Dust some flour on a work surface, gently roll the dough out into a rectangle.<br />
3. Fold the rectangle from one long end by 1/3, and fold the other one long end over the top.<br />
4. Rotate the dough 90 degree, gently roll the dough into rectangle again and repeat the folding process twice more.<br />
5. Once the dough has been rolled and folded 3 times, slowly roll up tightly into a Swiss roll (apply some water on the dough while rolling) and rest for 20mins.<br />
6. Use a sharp knife, divide the dough into 15 pieces of small dough (about 30g each).<br />
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<b>To fill and shape puff</b><br />
1. Take a small dough (spiral side face up) and use a small rolling pin to roll to a circle disc.<br />
2. Put 1tbsp of filling in the centre, press the edge together and seal it.<br />
3. Pinch the edge of the puff with your thumb and make plait on the edge.<br />
4. Heat oil in a wok or deep fryer, oil must be very hot before putting in the puff and enough to cover to the puff.<br />
5. Deep fry the puff on medium heat until golden brown.<br />
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Salam all,<br />
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Helllloooooo people ;) Yup another update from this mental blogger :ppp. Yeah I admit that I am mental cos if I am in the mood to bake and update, I will be doing it regularly. Otherwise, u'll see me dissapear for a few weeks or months maybe....hehehez. Please, please I beg u not to miss me when I am gone *wahahahaz....how shameful is that statement* pukes!!! I think I am little crazy today....please bear with me haizzzz hormones, hormones.<br />
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Anyway let me tell u a little story abt this cake. This is the first time ever that I am left with no eggs in the fridge ~ another sign of old age. I usually will buy 2 types of eggs, one is free range for our sunny side up and a tray of eggs that consists of 30s for baking bcos they are cheaper. After that I will transfer the 30s egg into 2, dozen cartons and stack the rest of the eggs on top of the cartons and keep them in the fridge. This way, I can save some space in the fridge. I thought I had a total of 18 eggs when I decided to make the pandan chiffon last Wednesday but lo and behold, the bottom egg carton was empty. Thus after making the chiffon I am left with only 2 eggs. I have yet to get my *$* to the supermarket to get more eggs.....lazy, plus its too cold plus I didnt have the car today as hb was using it for work and I can list more reasons if I want to but naaahhh let me stop here hehehez.<br />
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This pound cake recipe, I have bookmarked ages ago and I have used the streusel recipe the other time when I made the <a href="http://metearoha.blogspot.com/2012/05/feijoa-walnut-streusel-muffins.html"><span style="color: blue;">feijoa streusel muffins</span></a>. The recipe is perfect as it calls for 2 eggs. I know I can search for eggless recipes but why bother since I am all set to bake this yummy pound cake :ppp. And.....I was also left with one lifeless banana that was exactly 100g, the signs for me to bake this cake were there thats why I shall not wait anymore. The cake was a perfect size for us and it was so moist apart from the struesel topping falling apart when I tried to slice it. Guess what.....I didnt waste a single crumb of the struesel, too crunchy and yummy to waste them. Maybe that's why I am a little crazy today, I probably am a little sugar high......I had 2 fat slices of this cake yumzz yummzz and I want MORE!!! :D<br />
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Source : <a href="http://happyhomebaking.blogspot.co.nz/2011/07/piling-on-pound.html"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Happy Home Baking</b></span></a><br />
Adapted from : 贝太厨房 and 欧陆点心&磅蛋糕 (Don't ask me how to pronounce or read this :ppp)<br />
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<b>Banana Walnut Streusel Pound Cake</b><br />
Ingredients<br />
(makes a 18cmx8cmx6cm pound cake)<br />
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100g unsalted butter, room temperature<br />
65g icing sugar, sieve<br />
2 eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten<br />
1 teaspoon vanilla extract<br />
100g banana, mashed<br />
125g cake flour<br />
1 teaspoon baking powder<br />
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50g walnuts<br />
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streusel:<br />
25g unsalted butter, room temperature<br />
25g icing sugar, sieve<br />
25g cake flour<br />
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<b>Method:</b><br />
To make streusel, place butter, icing sugar and cake flour in a bowl. With a fork, mix together the ingredients to form a soft dough. Leave in the fridge to chill.<br />
Break walnuts into pieces, place in a baking tray and toast it in a preheated oven at 100degC for 10mins. Set aside to cool.<br />
Line pound cake pan (18cm x 8cm x 6cm) with baking paper, set aside. Sieve flour and baking powder together, set aside.<br />
Place butter in a mixing bowl. With a handheld electric mixer, beat the butter for a few seconds on medium speed. Add half of the icing sugar and continue to beat till the sugar is incorporated into the butter mixture. Add the remaining half of the icing sugar and continue to beat till the mixture turns pale, light and fluffy.<br />
Dribble in the eggs gradually, about 1 tablespoon at a time, each time beat at low speed till incorporated into the mixture before adding. This step is important to prevent the batter from curdling. Even though some flour can be added to the batter to stop it from curdling, the texture of the cake will be affected. (Note: always use room temperature eggs to prevent curdling.)<br />
Add in the vanilla extract and the mashed banana. Fold with a spatula till just incorporated. Do not over mix as it may cause the batter to curdle.<br />
Sieve over the flour and baking powder mixture. Fold in the flour mixture with a spatula. Once the flour is incorporated into the batter, continue to fold for 1 to 2 mins until the batter appears smooth and glossy. This step is important so that gluten in the flour will be formed which will help the cake to rise and expand during baking.<br />
Pour finished batter into prepared pan. Spread batter and smooth top. Sprinkle the walnut pieces on top. Lightly press into the batter with spatula.<br />
Remove chilled streusel dough from fridge. Grate the dough over the top of the batter. Work quickly as the dough will soften very fast (especially on hot days).<br />
Bake in pre-heated oven at 170degC for 25 mins. Remove pan from oven and make a slit with a wet knife (dipped in water) across the middle. Return to oven and continue to bake for 35 - 40mins until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean, and the top is golden. Unmold and leave to cool completely. Store in air-tight container or wrap in cling wrap. Pound cakes are best eaten the next day.<br />
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Salam all,<br />
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This morning I couldnt decide if I should make a traditional Malay kuih....putri salat or pandan chiffon cake. Well, I chose the latter as I have forgotten to soak the glutinous rice overnight which is required in the recipe. I know that I can just soak the glutinous rice for a few hours but I dont think the one and only packet of coconut milk in my pantry will be sufficient for me to make the kuih either.<br />
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This is the first time for me to use the real pandan juice for my baking. I really like the pandan aroma wafting from the oven and I told myself just now that I will use the the real pandan juice from now on (that's if I am not lazy :ppp) One thing I noticed abt using the pandan juice is that there is no bitterness like when I am using the pandan essence. The only thing I am dissapointed with my cake is, it collapsed while it was in the oven. I only realised my mistake right now while copying the recipe to my blog.....it was bcos the recipe calls for SELF RAISING FLOUR!!! What did I use?? All purpose flour of course....DOH!!! Ohhh and another thing that I am still having problem when baking chiffon is the large holes in the cake. Haiiizzz chiffon....chiffon, I've yet to master u bleeaarrggghh!!!<br />
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Luckily I only made half of the recipe and for everyone's info.....the cake is gone, finished, no more...habis. Jannah ate more than half of the cake. She kept on asking me if she can have the cake right after I took it out of the oven. When I told her that it needs to be cooled she said that all she wanted was a tiny bit of the cake, sized of a crumb. I shooed her away hehehehez. When I took out the cake of the mould and wanted to photo it....she came again asking for a slice. I gave her a slice and the slice grew into half a CAKE and more. Oh well, I am glad that the cake is gone cos one thing for sure, hb is not gonna eat it and Jannah has the tendency of wanting to eat freshly baked cakes only. If I were to give the same cake to her tomorrow, she will say that it is yucky.....aiyayayay :D<br />
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Source :<b><span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://pickyin.blogspot.com/2011/03/pandan-chiffon-cake.html"><span style="color: blue;">PickYin @ Life is Great</span></a></span></b><br />
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<b>Pandan (Screwpine) Chiffon Cake</b><br />
<b>Recipe from my mother's friend, original source unknown, makes a 25cm 5-inches tall cake.</b><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">These are PickYin notes that I've copied from her blog. Thank you for the info PickYin.</span></b><br />
Notes: I didn't have any self raising flour as I don't often bake with it so I made my own by using 180 grams all-purpose flour, 2 tablespoons baking powder and a ¼ teaspoon salt, based loosely on the conversion method at Deb's Smitten Kitchen. This recipe has over 80% of flour over liquid ratio so it is a very stable chiffon. It is kept soft and moist with the equal amount of egg yolks used as opposed to the whites.<br />
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I realized after speaking to a few friends wanting to make this cake that many do not own a 25cm bundt or angel food cake tin. There are two ways you can handle this situation without getting a bigger tin. The first is to make the entire recipe, pour enough batter into ¾ of your tin and bake the rest in lined muffin tin(s) for about 30 minutes. The muffin-sized cakes will be more dense but will still be great. Alternatively use the following tin size-number of eggs conversion to modify the recipe.<br />
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14cm tin - 1 egg<br />
17cm tin - 2 eggs<br />
21cm tin - 4 eggs<br />
23cm tin - 6 eggs<br />
25cm tin - 8 eggs<br />
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<b>For the ½ cup pandan leaf juice:</b><br />
10-12 pieces pandan leaves *<br />
3-4 tablespoons water<br />
2 tablespoons coconut milk (optional) **<br />
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<b>For the flour batter:</b><br />
180 grams self-rising flour<br />
100 grams castor sugar<br />
8 egg yolks<br />
6 tablespoon corn oil<br />
¼ tablespoon baking of soda<br />
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<b>For the meringue:</b><br />
8 egg whites<br />
100gm castor sugar<br />
½ tablespoon cream of tartar<br />
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Pre-heat oven to 170°C and position a wire rack at the lower third rack. Prepare a clean 25cm chiffon cake tin, do not grease.<br />
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Wash and cut the spears of pandan leaves into ½ inch pieces. Place into a blender and add 3 tablespoons of the water. Blend to form a thick paste, add another tablespoon of water if it is difficult to blend. If you have a mortar and pestle, pounding the leaves will be easier and less water will be required. Remove and squeeze out all the liquid from the paste through a fine strainer. You should be able to yield close to ½ cup of liquid. To top up and make exactly ½ cup, you can either add some coconut milk, which will go nicely with the pandan flavor, or add more water.<br />
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Sift the flour and baking soda into a small bowl. In a separate large mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the corn oil to form an emulsion. Add the pandan leaf juice or pandan leaf juice plus coconut milk mixture. Mix well before adding the sugar and whisk till sugar has melted. Pour the mixture into the dry ingredients and whisk well into a smooth batter, there should be no lumps. Set aside.<br />
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On high speed of a stand or hand held mixer, whisk together the egg whites and cream of tartar. Start adding the sugar once the egg whites begin to foam, gradually in 3 additions. Beat till the meringue is smooth and glossy, with stiff peaks. Be careful not to overbeat the egg whites.<br />
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Immediately stir in approximately 1/3 of the meringue into the flour batter. With a flexible rubber or silicon spatula, fold in the meringue gently and mix well. Once a roughly homogenous mixture is achieved, add the rest of the meringue and repeat the gentle, light-handed folding process till the cake batter is well combined. Scoop from the bottom of the bowl to ensure no meringue or flour batter is left unmixed. Do not beat or overwork the batter as this will knock out the air you've put into the meringue.<br />
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Pour the cake mixture into the cake tin. Using your spatula, dip it into the batter right to the bottom and make circles around the tin twice. This is to remove any large air bubbles possibly trapped while pouring in the cake batter.<br />
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Bake at 170°C for 10 minutes. Lower the temperature to 160°C and bake for another 45 to 50 minutes or until cake is done. The cake tester should come out clean. Don't fret if the top of your cake cracks a little, this is normal.<br />
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Remove the cake from the oven and immediately overturn it to cool completely, up to 2 hours. I like to do this over an upturned funnel as the legs of the chiffon cake tin are not long enough to avoid the top of the cake touching its resting surface - the cake should rise to the same level or slightly higher than the center tube. You can also use a narrow necked bottle but ensure that it's stable enough to support the weight of the cake.<br />
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Release the cake by running a sharp, thin knife along the sides of the cake tin and subsequently the bottom of the tube. The cake is meant to be served upside down as it is heavier on the top - you have no idea how many times that single piece of cake toppled as we took photos.<br />
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Cake keeps well chilled in an airtight container or cling wrapped up to five days (three if using coconut milk).<br />
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* For a better recipe, I will update this amount in weight once I make the cake again (it totally escaped me on a Sunday morning). Pandan leaves can be found fresh at Asian markets. For best results use the longest and darkest leaves you can find. Where fresh leaves are not available, some Asian markets stock frozen leaves or pandan paste, which are the next best alternatives. If using the paste, dilute 1½ tablespoons with water to make ½ a cup of liquid.<br />
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** Coconut milk is optional and will enhance the pandan flavor of the cake. I used freshly squeezed first press from a few handfuls of grated coconut flesh. If using coconut cream, dilute a tablespoon of coconut cream with a tablespoon of water.<br />
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Salam all,<br />
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Hmmmzz where was I?? Still here I supposed. Not a single entry for the month of June so far. Alhamdullilah I am given the chance to at least upload an entry now ;) Winter knocks on our door on 1st of June, and I must say that this is the coldest winter I am experiencing. I am probably getting old and couldnt handle the cold anymore :( Last year, we didnt even turn on the heater as our little house is cosy enough and insulated....or it was probably was a mild winter last year and only got chilly towards the end of winter. This year, I couldnt stand the chill at all, the lowest temperature was only -2 degrees C. We turned on the heater on the 2nd day of winter and I was even wearing extra clothing & socks at home, I even cranked the heater dial to the highest and I was still freezing. Alhamdullilah, last week onwards.....its been raining and it wasnt that freezing like the 1st and 2nd week of winter. I am back to wearing a tshirt and long pants at home...and lucky me my fingers arent frozen while typing this entry ;)<br />
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My bestie was supposed to come over to NZ for a holiday this month....but due to unforeseen circumstances her plan has to be cancelled. Me and bestie did planned to go to a few places which includes going to Mount Ruapehu to experiece snow. During the planning, I told hb that bestie was gonna come over and so he applied for leave. His leave was approved for 3 weeks but we didnt go anywhere. Allah is the best planner after all and alhamdullilah, Hb got paid extra this month and he bought a PS3 for himself, bought Jannah an alcheapo android tablet that I am almost claiming it right now. Both of us are addicted to playing the puzzle games hehehez. He gave me some money which I am still holding on to....dunno if I should get an Ipad 3 or another lens hmmmzz.<br />
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Due to the cold weather, I have been snuggling in bed, hibernating most of the times hehehez. As our water supply pipes are not insulated underground properly, it did got frozen a few times when we had a few frosty mornings. Hb said he was gonna fix it.....that was 2 years ago aiyayayayay. One morning, I had a bad tummy ache and I hate to go to the toilet when its freezing @_@ Arrgghhh and just imagine when there's no water when u finished ur business....haiizzz I had to drag myself out to the cold and defrost the pipe by pouring hot water on it. <br />
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I havent been blog walking or opening my blog to avoid the temptation and drooling over yummy looking pictures that other fellow bloggers posted on their blog. The past few weeks, I did baked a few warm desserts like apple crumble, chocolate lave cake, self saucing pudding but couldnt be bothered to photo them. They have to be consumed while they are still warm and as the days are shorter during winter, I couldnt be bothered to play around with the camera settings to photo the yummy desserts under my kitchen light *another excuse aye* :pp I did take an order of 250 pieces of the polka dot apams and that was all. As for today, I finally surrendered to Jannah's constant bugging that she wanted to do some baking. I decided on these whoppie pies that I have bookmarked for a long time now and am glad that I baked them. Jannah ate them non stop and hb's question everytime I baked anything chocolatey is "Did u use the flash cocoa or chocolate? These are really yummzz and rich." The answer is YES ;)<br />
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Source : <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.bisousatoi.com/2012/01/chocolate-whoopie-pies-with-chocolate.html"><b><span style="color: blue;">Rima @ Bisousatoi</span></b></a></span><br />
Adapted From : <b><a href="http://www.joyofbaking.com/WhoopiePies.html"><span style="color: blue;">Joy of Baking</span></a></b><br />
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<b>Ingredients</b><br />
1 3/4 cups (230 grams) flour<br />
3/4 cup (75 grams) Dutch-processed cocoa powder - i used valrhona<br />
1 tsp baking powder<br />
1/4 tsp baking soda<br />
1/4 tsp salt<br />
3/4 cup (170 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature<br />
3/4 cup (150 grams) granulated white sugar<br />
1 large egg, room temperature<br />
1 tsp pure vanilla extract or vanilla essence<br />
1/4 cup (60 ml) buttermilk<br />
1/2 cup (120 ml) lukewarm strong coffee or !/2 cup (120 ml) lukewarm water<br />
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<b>Note :</b> I used cream cheese frosting for the filling. You can get the recipe <a href="http://metearoha.blogspot.com/2012/03/red-velvet-cupcakes.html"><span style="color: blue;"><b>here</b></span></a><br />
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and place oven rack in the center of the oven. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.<br />
In a large bowl sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.<br />
In the bowl of your electric mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment (can also use a hand mixer), beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg beating well. Beat in the vanilla extract. In a small measuring cup, mix the buttermilk and coffee (or water). With the mixer on low speed, alternately add the flour mixture and buttermilk/coffee mixture, in three additions, beginning and ending with the flour. Drop heaping tablespoons (can also use a small ice cream scoop) of the batter onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing about 2 inches (5 cm) apart. With moistened fingers or with the back of a spoon, smooth the tops of the cookies.<br />
Bake for about 9 - 10 minutes or until the tops of the cookies, when lightly pressed, spring back. Remove from oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hopefully I can battle the cold for a few more entries this month before its over ;) For now, I am going for my walk....blog walk that is. TTFN.</div>Aniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13015842044907964870noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123529373207185603.post-22428131124968453842012-05-31T22:28:00.001+12:002012-05-31T22:32:02.063+12:00Pandan Waffles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxPguwrS9kpPXdMdLxWZbFTzAj3I44Esn5C0dLzVnt53Hvb2tbLC-qIPhNMzmwgOPPgxf-p-KVZsyCs5jOmFxSuuOOmdL39IumPUnsFhNMZaqaI8UGC-4rURrVlpnl21722CptFX7yZA/s1600/249091_4041149037999_1840710158_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxPguwrS9kpPXdMdLxWZbFTzAj3I44Esn5C0dLzVnt53Hvb2tbLC-qIPhNMzmwgOPPgxf-p-KVZsyCs5jOmFxSuuOOmdL39IumPUnsFhNMZaqaI8UGC-4rURrVlpnl21722CptFX7yZA/s640/249091_4041149037999_1840710158_n.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br />
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Salam to all,<br />
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Yesterday was the second time in a week that I took hb to see the GP. He has been sick since last Tuesday. He did go to work last Wednesday and Thursday, off for 3 days and went back to work again on Monday and went on medical leave again on Tuesday. He hasnt had any proper meal for 4 days now, he's been drinking lots of water and only had a few pieces of pears, apples and oranges for the past 2 days. Doctor said he probably got the flu virus but since he got the influenza jab, thats the reason why he hasnt been suffering from the full blown flu. He's been complaining of headaches, leg cramps and has been throwing up. Poor hb, hopes he gets well soon, InsyaAllah.<br />
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Me and Jannah have been having simple meals since hb got sick. I did ask hb if he wanted to eat anything but he snapped at me saying that if I kept on talking abt food to him he will throw up.....jeeezzz I hope he's not pregnant hehehez cos I am pretty sure that I am not :pp. He hates rice porridge, chicken soup, any kind of soups......if I am sick, I jolly well will live on those yummy meals ;) Today, was the worst day for him. He didnt even got out of the room and didnt even have his coffee at all....haiizzz.<br />
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After sending hb to the doctor yesterday, we headed home. Jannah was throwing tantrums in the car saying that she doesnt wanna go home. So, I told hb that I will send him home so he can rest and will take Jannah out for a walk. We didnt go anywhere, just around the town area here. Nothing much to do here......I took Jannah to McDonald's and to The Warehouse. The Warehouse is just like Carrefour in Singapore without the food/groceries aisles. It's where most Kiwis get their bargains ;) from clothes, to shoes, to household items, toys, books, bbq items, confectioneries, beauty products, electrical items and many more. Jannah wanted to get a unicorn (her favourite animal hehehez) pillow pet that she's seen on telly many times but I managed to coax her not to buy it as she has enough (tonnes of) soft toys and pillows.<br />
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As we were browsing, she saw a waffle maker and start telling me how she remembered having them when we were in Singapore and wanted to have them again. I kept on asking her if she was sure that she wanna have some waffles and she kept on answering yes. Not that I dont want to buy the waffle maker, it was cheap, on special for $20-some al cheapo brand. Just that I havent got any room for another kitchen gadget. In the end, we bought it. Decided to use the recipe that I saw on Ribbon and Circus's blog once and Jannah was a happy girl-sort of. She kept on saying.....it taste like the one she had in sg but insisted that they dont look like the ones we bought them in sg. Haiizzz.....it's hard to please a 4yr girl isnt it :D<br />
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Waffles for our dinner just now. I filled them with peanut butter & nutella ;)<br />
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Source :<b><span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://ribbonandcircus.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/pandan-waffles.html"><span style="color: blue;">Ribbon And Circus</span></a></span></b><br />
Adapted From : <a href="http://www.houseofannie.com/pandan-waffles/"><span style="color: blue;"><b>House Of Annie</b></span></a><br />
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<b>Pandan Waffles (makes 3-4 waffles)</b><br />
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<b>Ingredients:</b><br />
1 cup all-purpose flour<br />
1/2 cup sugar<br />
1-1/2 tsp cornstarch<br />
1/2 tsp salt<br />
1/2 tsp baking soda + 1/2 tsp cream of tartar (OR 1 tsp baking powder + 1/4 tsp baking soda)<br />
1 egg, whites separated from the yolk<br />
1 cup coconut milk (I used milk)<br />
2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted<br />
1/2 tsp pandan extract<br />
(You can use vanilla extract if you don’t have the pandan, but then it really wouldn’t be pandan waffles anymore, now would it? Find pandan extract in the baking section of your local Asian market.)<br />
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<b>Notes:</b><br />
*If you double the recipe, most cans of coconut milk will be less than 2 cups, just add water to get correct liquid amount.<br />
*Sugar can be halved for less sweet waffles.<br />
*Self-raising flour can be used in place of flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.<br />
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<b>Method:</b><br />
1. Turn on your waffle iron.<br />
2. In one bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, combine the coconut milk, melted butter, egg yolk, and pandan extract. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and gently stir it in. Switch to a folding motion towards the end to incorporate all the flour. The batter will be a little lumpy and thick, but the important thing is not to overmix it.<br />
3. Whisk the egg white until it forms stiff peaks. Gently fold the egg white into the batter.<br />
4. When the iron is hot, ladle some of the pandan waffle batter onto the grid.<br />
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</div>Aniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13015842044907964870noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123529373207185603.post-67317614900299192482012-05-23T10:52:00.007+12:002012-05-23T12:17:19.112+12:00The Dentist & The Last Week Of Autumn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEGUXspYIMNhjpPHZW4BhSJnqvcJCzd4aOdf3dQ6GjfAT8VEWe9deuF_LzynBuv2POmmdpjGHNtY33uR3EttLnSxBZbIWIhWKBYuZMWqFRcRyjxW22GU5bT-uSirRYU_pzc3Iz3Wy678/s1600/564216_3990336007705_1560001976_33154792_503277353_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEGUXspYIMNhjpPHZW4BhSJnqvcJCzd4aOdf3dQ6GjfAT8VEWe9deuF_LzynBuv2POmmdpjGHNtY33uR3EttLnSxBZbIWIhWKBYuZMWqFRcRyjxW22GU5bT-uSirRYU_pzc3Iz3Wy678/s640/564216_3990336007705_1560001976_33154792_503277353_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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Salam everyone,<br />
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Thank you to all my lovelies for all the doas as well as the well wishes showered upon me for my dental torture yesterday ahakkks ;) Alhamdullilah all went well. My gums are a little swollen right now but I dont feel any pain and it does feel weird cos I dont have the feeling of an irritating broken tooth in my mouth any more :D <br />
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I was given 4 anesthetic shots at first and experienced head rush and shivering. My dentist, goes by Dr Henry Ang, was a very kind and gentle soul. I didnt asked where is he from....too shy lah :p I thought he is a Malaysian but he has that Filipino-American accent....maybe he's half and half. Dr Ang, to me looks like a teletubby.....hehehez. His size, his cuteness and he's soft spoken, that's why I pictured him as teletubby :p His table was filled with colourful pens, cute stickers that he used on his prescription and notes, and one or two copies of NZ Weekly Woman's magazine. Yes, he has his feminine side :ppp awwwww. He made sure that I was comfortable on the hot chair all the time and kept on asking if I was alright. Thank you Dr Ang ;)<br />
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I was given my 5th shot bcos I still could feel pain when he tried to pull my tooth out. After the 5th actually 4th shot, I was numbed from my gums to my tongue and even my left ear. My lips were pouty like those of Anita Sarawak's hehehez but I couldnt control them, it was lop sided to the left. I did feel that as if a crowbar was used to push my tooth out but all was well, no stiches required. I was bleeding for almost 5 hours last night and thought that I will feel the pain kicking in when the anesthetic got worn off but I wasn't in pain at all. All my doas and prayers to Allah were answered ;) I am blessed. <br />
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Hb did volunteer to accompany to the dentist but I decided to go my own instead. Its located in Otorohanga, a small town abt 25kms from where I live. Otorohanga is known as a Kiwiana town whereby u can find all sorts of Kiwi Icon there. The only reason why I drove all the way there bcos I get subsidised dental fee from the government for using our special Community Services Card. It only cost me $35 to get my wisdom tooth extracted.....cheap right ;) I planned to rest in the car after the ordeal but I decided not to. Thank Allah once again, the drive home for me was safe and well.<br />
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</div>Aniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13015842044907964870noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123529373207185603.post-45788810633796454772012-05-21T21:34:00.005+12:002012-05-21T22:36:25.864+12:00Salted Caramel Chocolate Shortbread<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRGG0q64uGbcaz7K3IzsUd1matRW6HCT-OWu5dQylpUF-bgaUrIZhGTwqF29YvptD_Jvy8gywaulxcFNGOm40KpWYMqqDA7yzfSYfFMp_R96pIsqhy13mL0yAs_0CtSHYqKuWdX9nKdk/s1600/306173_3980034230167_1560001976_33150077_129059413_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRGG0q64uGbcaz7K3IzsUd1matRW6HCT-OWu5dQylpUF-bgaUrIZhGTwqF29YvptD_Jvy8gywaulxcFNGOm40KpWYMqqDA7yzfSYfFMp_R96pIsqhy13mL0yAs_0CtSHYqKuWdX9nKdk/s640/306173_3980034230167_1560001976_33150077_129059413_n.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><br />
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Salam to all,<br />
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Last Friday I had to take Jannah to the doctor bcos she said there's water in her right ear and also it was sore whenever she tried to swallow her food and drink. The doctor said she was suffering from ear infection and her tonsils were a little bit swollen. Doctor prescribed ear drops and paracetamol for Jannah. Next day, she starts developing coughs and blocked nose and was a little feverish. She is not one who will sleep during the day....I wonder why is it so hard for her to sleep during the day?? I've tried making her go to sleep but she really fights it....I gave up. She's like her usual self jumping and running around even though she's unwell.<br />
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Today, my baking plan was put to a pause as I had to attend to Jannah. She vomited on her clean clothes right after her shower. Lucky that hb was around to help clean up the mess on the carpet and I had to shower Jannah for the second time...haizzzz. I hope that its gonna be sunny tomorrow as I have tonnes of clothes that needs to be washed. She's still her usual self after the merlion incident and right now she's tossing and turning in bed, wide awake, telling me grandmother's story even though its closed to 9pm. Sleep Jannah sleep ZZzzzz.<br />
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Hb is having his 4 days off this week and I've been a little bit of a bully. Yup yup....really only a little bit ok hehehez. His off day started last Saturday and I havent done a single cooking since then. We had fish & chips takeaway on Saturday and the past 2 days......hb made breakfast and dinner for us *blessed ;)* He even did the vacuuming and mowed the lawn (this I have never done in my life...heezzz) I only did the dishes as I don't trust his dish washing skills ahakkkss. His only complain was......I havent baked anything for ages. Okay I said....I will bake something today.<br />
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This Salted Caramel Chocolate Shortbread has been in my list for awhile now. I have to admit that this is no easy bars to be made. It was a series of disastrous train wreck for me :( I must have under baked the shortbread layers.....it was too crumbly. I used the brownie pan with cutter and the middle caramel layer got stuck when I tried to pull the cutter out, when I want to pour the chocolate layer. I didnt re-insert the cutter after pouring the chocolate layer.....which was another mistake and that made cutting this bars so difficult and ugly of course. Hb whom is crazy with shortbread and caramel said that the caramel layer was too overpowering that he cant even taste the shortbread anymore. Hmmzzz......disastrous isnt it??!! The outcome of my bars were indeed world's apart from those of Annie's :( lucky for me that I only made half of the recipe.<br />
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Source : <a href="http://annies-eats.com/2011/09/09/salted-caramel-chocolate-shortbread-bars/"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Annie @ Annies-Eats</b></span></a><br />
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<b>For the shortbread layer:</b><br />
2 cups all-purpose flour<br />
2 tsp. baking powder<br />
¼ tsp. salt<br />
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature<br />
½ cup sugar<br />
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<b>For the caramel layer:</b><br />
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into pieces<br />
1 cup sugar<br />
4 tbsp. light corn syrup<br />
2 (14 oz.) cans sweetened condensed milk<br />
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<b>For the chocolate layer:</b><br />
8 oz. semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (I used Valrhona Manjari)<br />
1 tsp. light corn syrup<br />
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces<br />
Fleur de sel or sea salt, for sprinkling<br />
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To make the shortbread layer, preheat the oven to 325° F. Line a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with parchment paper. In a small bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir with a fork to blend, and set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until well blended, about 1-2 minutes. With the mixer on low speed blend in the dry ingredients just until incorporated. Transfer the dough to the prepared baking pan and press in an even layer over the bottom of the pan. Bake 15-18 minutes or until golden. (If the crust puffs up a bit while baking, just gently press it down while it is cooling.) Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let cool completely.<br />
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To make the caramel layer, combine the butter, sugar, corn syrup and condensed milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Heat, stirring occasionally, until the butter is melted. Increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to maintain a simmer, stirring constantly. Continue simmering and stirring until the mixture turns an amber color and thickens slightly. Pour the mixture over the shortbread layer, smooth the top, and allow to cool completely and set. (I chilled at this stage to ensure that the caramel layer would not melt when the warm chocolate was added.)<br />
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To make the chocolate glaze, combine the chocolate, corn syrup, and butter in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Heat, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate is completely melted and the mixture is smooth. Pour evenly over the caramel layer and use an offset spatula to smooth the top. Allow to cool for a minute or two and then sprinkle with fleur de sel. Chill, covered, until ready to slice and serve.<br />
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A few months back I blogged abt my wisdom tooth that needs to be pulled out. It was giving me an excruciating pain a few days back and I finally plucked enough courage to go and see the dentist :pp Yeah it took me ages to finally made and appointment and get my *toot* to the dentist. A very long delay on my part and I was told by Mr Dentist that my gum was too swollen and there was an infection thus he cant pull the tooth out :( Haiizzz I was given some antibiotics and the only day available for me to go back and see my dentist again is next Tuesday. May Allah bless me with whatever I have to go through next Tuesday......uwaaaaa!!!! That's why I have been missing in action.....no mood :( cant even chew my food properly!! Such an agony....why!!???<br />
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Anyway I baked this muffins for my guests today. Kak Junn, Abg Arun, Zue & cutie Irfan came over as they were near my house collecting an item that they bought online. Thank you for coming over my humble abode ;) It really was a great afternnoon.<br />
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We were given a big bag of feijoas by one of hb's work mate and we cant finish them. As the feijoas have short shelf life, some were almost rotten and so, I shared them with the cow and sheeps hehehez. Decided to whip up these muffins as I dont want the left over feijoas to go to waste. Still have a few more feijoas left, if I am not suffering from this agony I probably would have them with ICE CREAM nyehahahhaz. My choice is either french vanilla or strawberry flavoured. Drizzled with chocolate sauce and topped with lots of chopped nuts or honey roasted peanuts. Drooollzzz...........<br />
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I used Rima's no fail banana muffin recipe and substituted the bananas with feijoas of course. As for the walnut and streusel topping....I got the idea from Happy Homebaker's Banana Walnut Streusel Pound Cake. That pound cake sure looks yummeehhh!! I am so gonna bake that pound cake one day. Got to wait until my tooth is pulled out first of course. I did have half of this yummy muffin earlier....it was really so soft and the streusel topping and walnuts were so crunchy making this muffin really2 yummzz. Don't believe me?? You can ask my guests hehehez :ppp<br />
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Muffins Recipe Adapted From : <a href="http://www.bisousatoi.com/2009/05/no-fail-banana-muffin.html"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Rima @ Bisousatoi</b></span></a><br />
Struesel Recipe Adapted From : <a href="http://happyhomebaking.blogspot.co.nz/2011/07/piling-on-pound.html"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Happy HomeBaker</b></span></a><br />
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<b>Ingredients</b><br />
1 1/4 cup all purpose flour<br />
1tsp baking soda<br />
pinch of salt<br />
1 cup sugar<br />
1/2 cup of oil ( I used canola oil)<br />
2eggs<br />
1 cup mashed banana (I substituted with feijoa)<br />
1tsp vanilla<br />
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50g walnuts<br />
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Streusel:<br />
25g unsalted butter, room temperature<br />
25g icing sugar, sieve<br />
25g cake flour<br />
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<b>Method</b><br />
To make streusel, place butter, icing sugar and cake flour in a bowl. With a fork, mix together the ingredients to form a soft dough. Leave in the fridge to chill.<br />
Break walnuts into pieces, place in a baking tray and toast it in a preheated oven at 100degC for 10mins. Set aside to cool.<br />
Mix flour, baking soda and salt<br />
Whisk sugar, oil and eggs until smooth. Add banana and vanilla, beating well. Add flour mixture and beat until well combine.<br />
Sprinkle the walnut pieces on top. Lightly press into the batter with spatula.<br />
Remove chilled streusel dough from fridge. Grate the dough over the top of the batter. Work quickly as the dough will soften very fast (especially on hot days).<br />
Bake at 180C for abt 25mins.<br />
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Originally this recipe is called Blueberry Oreo Chiffon Cake. I substituted the blueberry yogurt as well as the blueberry oreo to the strawberries ones. Not because that I hate blueberries, in fact I luv all kinds of berries....they are berry yummzz hehehehez. Its just that blueberry oreos are not sold here :( bummer aye and Jannah doesnt like blueberry yogurt, she prefers strawberries instead. Unlike in sg, whereby u can just buy a single or two pots of yogurt at the supermarket. Here, yogurts come in 6 or 12 x 150ml pots or in a 1 kg tub. I didnt want the rest of the yogurts to go waste cos hb and me doesnt eat yogurt but I dont mind using them in baking or cooking.<br />
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Many thanks to <a href="http://www.bisousatoi.com/"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Rima</b></span></a> for sharing this yummy recipe. I simply cant stop eating this cake. I was savoring it and eating it like how the ancient Egyptian rulers were eating their grapes ahakkkss. The next moment it was gone. Blame it on the small sized chiffon pan that I own as my cake was half the size of Rima's :ppp. I only made half of this recipe. Jannah, like me cant stop eating this cake either....she luvs it. For a chiffon lover like me, this recipe is a winner ;)<br />
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As for hb, whom is not a chiffon lover, did try a piece and I didnt hear any feedback from him. Hmmzzz I know he didnt like it. I didnt ask him if he liked it or not but packed 3 slices for his lunch today. He rejected it huhuhu :( I saw the cake lying around on the kitchen's bench this morning. Nevermind more for me and Jannah bluuueekkk to chiffon haters!! :ppppp <br />
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Source :<b><span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://www.bisousatoi.com/2012/04/blueberry-oreo-chiffon-cake.html"><span style="color: blue;">Rima @ Bisousatoi</span></a></span></b><br />
Adapted From : Chiffon Cake Mini By Dapur Aliza<br />
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<b>Ingredients</b><br />
6 egg yolks<br />
100g strawberry yogurt<br />
150g flour - i used cake flour<br />
4g baking powder<br />
100g caster sugar<br />
3g salt<br />
100g vegetable oil - i used canola oil<br />
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6 egg whites<br />
1g cream of tar tar<br />
100g sugar<br />
50g of strawberry oreo - cut into tiny bits<br />
enough strawberry paste or pink colour<br />
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- Preheat oven 150C<br />
- Whisk egg yolks with sugar till pale in colour.. add in yogurt and also oil.. add in ur sifted flour, baking powder and also salt.. lastly add in pink colour (i used wilton gel) - set aside<br />
- In another bowl.. whisk egg white with cream of tar tar till foamy.. slowly add in sugar a little at a time and whisk till soft peak.<br />
- Scoop 1/3 egg white meringue and add to egg yolk mixture.. fold in gently. once combined.. pour ur egg yolk mixture into meringue and continue to fold in gently and lightly.. once mixed pour half of ur mixture into a 22cm tube pan.. sprinkle half of ur oreo.. pour the rest of ur mixture and lastly throw in the rest of ur oreo..<br />
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Might hit the sack soon. Did my groceries dash in Hamilton today, paid bills that cant be paid online, went to the chemist for my repeat medication....and I managed to squeeze in some time to go to Spotlight to get my cottons and wools. Had a very long and tiring today and Jannah got a little car sick. Luckily she knows how to hold a sick bag now, otherwise I have to wash her car seat and clean the car just like everytime she got car sick when she was younger. </div>
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Last Sunday, there was a major electrical repair being carried out in our area. We were given a week notice of the power shut down that lasted almost 8 hours from 8.30am till 4.30pm. Luckily the black out Sunday falls on hb's off day otherwise I would have gone crazy trying to entertain Jannah as she kept on asking to turn on the tv. I woke up early that day but only had my shower at abt 8.10am and was lucky again as the power was shut right after I finished my shower. I couldnt imagine showering with cold water!! Still managed to prepare breakfast as our stove was running on gas, got Jannah ready and we left the house at abt 10ish am. <br />
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We went to Hamilton and did a bit of window shopping and aheemm 'accidentally' bought a few things. Had a seafood basket lunch which consists of fish, mussels, oysters, crabstick, squid rings, scallops all battered served with a portion of hot chips :p yummz yummz. We then proceed to Miranda Hot Springs which is about 1.5 hours drive from Hamilton. <br />
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Miranda Hot Springs. The largest thermally heated fresh mineral water pools in the Southern Hemisphere. Water temperature is between 36-38 deg C depending on season.</div>
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I didnt take much photos bcos I packed the wrong lens :( Jannah couldnt wait around for me to take photos and wanted to jump into the hot pool very quickly. It was cold standing around but once u dip urself into the hot pool.....it really makes u feel so relax and wanting to drift off to sleep hehehez. Hb said he wish we can have this kinda luxury at home. I answered YES and suggested him to buy an outdoor jacuzzi. Dream on Anie....ZZZzzz :ppp We were there until the sun sets and it was hard to get Jannah out of the pool....haiizz. After much coaxing she finally decided to leave and until today, kept on asking for us to take her there again...like right now yikesss.<br />
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Also last Tuesday, 2 of my Malaysian girlfriends that have left NZ after completing their PHDs came back here for a short trip as one of them attended her convocation. Alhamdullilah we managed to catch up this time as I missed catching up the last time when they were here. We chilled at Aunty Eton's house and I managed to baked feijoa cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and apam polka dots. Didnt have time to photo them at home but I managed to snap a few photos. They have left for Malaysia last Saturday....I wish them all the best for their future endeavours and all the best for their upcoming weddings.<br />
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Chocolate feijoa cupcakes with cream cheese frosting that I photoed them in the boot of my car :D</div>
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I have a reader that asked me about ovalette. If there's anyone that can share any information on substitution, I would really appreciate ur kindness. I have read some where that u can sub it with egg yolks or condensed milk but I am not sure of the quantities. I tried to google for answer but to no avail :(<br />
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Salam to all,<br />
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Ever since I bought the little $4 steamer I've been wanting to make more Malay kuihs that requires to be steamed. I cant fit a baking tin into the steamer but it fits 8 pieces of the tiny red cups ;) I've always wanted to make these apam snow white and purposely leave some cooked rice that is required for this recipe. Jannah was so excited when I told her that I was gonna make apams today but when she saw these apams instead she asked how come they dont look like the ladybug apams. Cheett!!<br />
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As I was asked repeatedly how come these apams doesnt look like the ladybug apam, I explained to Jannah its bcos they are called apam snow white. She replied "Huh?? Snow white?? Mana atok2 -referring to the dwarfs dia arh?" She kept on saying that she doesnt want this apam cos they dont look anything like snow white. Adeehhh *scratch head* I asked her if she wanted to try one and she said she wanted the pink one.......after 1 bite, she said she wanted the purple one and she said they were yucky and she wanted to try the white one next. She gave me 1 million reasons not to finish them like.........(although there wasnt really a millon cos I've forgotten what else she said hehehez.)<br />
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- Jannah tak nak apam ni.....nak yang ladybug aja, yang dalam ada coklat.<br />
- Bau apa ni? Asal apam ni ada bau arh mama?<br />
- Apasal bau macam nasi busuk aja....<br />
- Apasal dalam takde apa2.<br />
- Apasal apam ni tak best aja.<br />
- Apasal mama tak buat apam ladybug aja.<br />
- Jannah tak nak lah apam yang ni, tak cantik aja.<br />
- Apasal apasal apasal apasal.<br />
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Haizzz she likes to ends her sentences with aja. Bodoh aja, pandai aja, cantik aja, memang banyak cakap lah ini budak. Anyway, she did have 2 whole pieces of apam after I forced her to eat them hehehez. She then asked for more, I asked how many she said 2. Ok and so, I gave them to her. She went into her room and was very quiet. The next moment, she went into the kitchen....took 2 cups and 2 plates. I thought she ate the 2 apams but instead she held a tea party for her 2 care bears. Haiiizzzz she said the care bears wanted the apams and they like them hmmmmmzz. Anyway, I luv them and luckily I only made half of the recipe, otherwise confirmed arhhhh I will be bloated like an apam wahahahaz<br />
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Source : <span style="color: blue;"><b> <a href="http://www.bisousatoi.com/2011/02/wordless-monday-not-op.html"><span style="color: blue;">Rima @ Bisousatoi</span></a></b></span><br />
<b>Ingredients</b><br />
3 cups rice flour<br />
1 cup flour<br />
2 cups granulated sugar<br />
1 package baker's yeast mauripan @ (11gm)<br />
2 cups cooked rice<br />
3 cups water<br />
1/2 grated coconut steamed and a pinch of salt<br />
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- Put all above ingredients except the cooked rice and water into the container. Mix well and set aside briefly<br />
- Grind cooked rice with water until smooth.<br />
- Pour rice and water mixture into flour mixture and stir till combined.<br />
- Let it set for an hour. (use clingwrap to cover the top of ur container)<br />
- Meanwhile.. heat ur steamer. Lightly oil the molds.<br />
- Pipe in batter into each mold.. steamed it for abt 15 mins over medium heat.<br />
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Photos of the one and only skinny persimmon tree along our driveway. Looks like they gonna be ready soon. Have to pick them before the birds eat them. TTFN folks ;)</div>
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It was 9.30pm when I composed this entry. Current temperature abt 10 deg celcius. Its getting a little cold at night and in the early morning. Really love the day part these past few days, blue skies with bright sunshine. I have to turn on the fan in the afternoon though as it does get scorching hot in this house. <br />
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Lights were off a little early today....abt 8.15pm as hb starts work at 7am tomorrow. As for Jannah, she must be tired today. She fell asleep quite easily and must have dozed off at abt 8.30pm just now, I can hear her snores hehehez. She had a fall on the pebble foot path and bruised her knee earlier, trying to chase me bcos she thought that I was gonna leave her behind when I wanted to go to the supermarket haiiizzz. <br />
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Anyway, made this buns today. Second attempt at using the water roux method. I know how to make the water roux now without over cooking it hehehez. I added raisins to the original recipe of these buns. Have to agree with Yat that the buns turned out so soft & fluffy and the pandan aroma makes me want to eat these buns non stop ahakkkss. They are only for me and Jannah as hb wont even touch anything that comes out of the oven green @_@<br />
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Source : <a href="http://yateasybakes.blogspot.co.nz/2012/02/pandan-buns.html"><b><span style="color: blue;">Yat @ Easybakes</span></b></a><br />
Adapted From : <a href="http://www.tiffinbiru.com/2011/05/bun-pandan-gebu.html"><b><span style="color: blue;">CMG @ Dapur Tanpa Sempadan</span></b></a><br />
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<b>BAHAN-BAHANNYA (Ingredients)</b><br />
190 gram tepung roti ( 190 gm high protein flour)<br />
70 gram gula halus (70gm fine sugar)<br />
1/4 camca teh garam (1/4 tsp salt)<br />
6 gram instat yeast (6gm instant yeast)<br />
1/2 camca teh bread improver (1/2 tsp bread improver - I omit)<br />
1 kuning telur ( 1 egg yolk)<br />
50 gram santan kelapa (boleh letak susu segar) (50gm coconut milk - I used fresh milk)<br />
1/2 camca teh pes pandan (1/2 tsp pandan paste)<br />
80 gram water roux (80gm water roux - recipe below)<br />
30 gram mentega (30gm butter - room temp)<br />
Kelapa kering secukupnya (desiccated coconut for topping)<br />
50g kismis (50g raisins) <span style="color: blue;">- I added.</span><br />
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<b>CARA MEMBUATNYA : (Method)</b><br />
Satukan semua bahan di atas kecuali kelapa kering, dalam breadmaker. Pilih setting untuk DOH dan tekan ON, tunggu hingga siap. (Mix all ingredients in a bread maker except dessicated coconut & choose the dough setting. Wait 1.5 hours for the dough to be ready) - I added the raisins when the breadmaker beeps, indicating to add the dry ingredients.<br />
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Keluarkan doh, tumbuk untuk membuang udara. Bahagikan kepada 9 bahagian sama besar, kurang lebih 50 gram setiap satu. (When dough is readsy, remove it from the BM & punch out air. Divide dough into 9 equal portion abt 50gm each)<br />
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Bulat2kan dan susun dalam tin yang telah disapu mentega (mat guna tin 8 inci x 8 inci x 2 inci).(Round each dough &place into a greased square pan)<br />
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Biar naik sekali ganda, kurang lebih 50 minit. Sapu permukaan doh dengan putih telur dan tabur dengan kelapa kering rata. Bakar dalam oven yang telah dipanaskan pada suhu 180c selama 25 minit atau hingga kuning keemasan.Sejukkan sebelum dihidangkan. (Let the dough rise for abt 50 minutes, glaze the top with egg white & sprinkle dessicated coconut on top. Bake for abt 25 minutes in a 185C preheated oven. Cool & serve.<br />
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<b>Water roux</b><br />
50 gram tepung gandum(50gm multi purpose flour)<br />
250 ml air (250ml water)<br />
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Satukan air dan tepung gandum, kacau rata dan masak dengan api kecil sambil dikacau hingga pekat, matikan api, sejukkan. Boleh digunakan, simpan baki dalam peti sejuk, boleh tahan selama 3 hari.<br />
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(Mix water & flour in a saucepan, stir well & cook over small flame until it thickens and then let cool before using) (Leftover can be kept in a fridge for abt 3 days)<br />
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Nothing much going on here today......same old same old. Gonna continue sitting at my dark,dinghy corner and surf the net until I get tired and goes to sleep I reckon.....hehehez. Have a great week ahead ;) TTFN.........</div>
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The Feijoa (Feijoa sellowiana, synonym Acca sellowiana), also known as Pineapple Guava or Guavasteen, is an evergreen shrub or small tree, 1-7 m in height. It comes from the highlands of southern Brazil, parts of Colombia, Uruguay, Paraguay and northern Argentina. They are also grown throughout New Zealand.<br />
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<b>Description of fruit and plant</b><br />
The fruit matures in autumn and is green, chicken-egg-sized, and ellipsoid-shaped. It has a sweet, aromatic flavour. The flesh is juicy. The fruit drops when ripe, but can be picked from the tree before to prevent bruising. Feijoa fruit have a distinctive smell. The ester methyl benzoate smells strongly of feijoas and the aroma of the fruit is caused mostly by this and other closely related esters.<br />
Source : <b><a href="http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feijoa"><span style="color: blue;">Wikipedia</span></a></b><br />
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This is how it's eaten.....cut into half and scoop it with a spoon. You can see the tiny seeds and the 'jelly' like centre, this indicate the fruit is ripe. The seed has the same texture like a guava.</div>
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When hb first introduced this fruit to me, I really didnt like it. The smell was kinda strong when I first had it. It was as if I was eating perfume. Texture wise reminds me of the pink guava and they taste sweet and sourish at the same time. I sort of can accept the fruit right now but am not really a big fan of it. I know to choose the ones that has just ripen as these ones doesnt smell too 'perfumey' hehehez and the texture is just right for me too. The overly ripen ones.....are good for baking. Just like bananas....the riper they are the better they will be for baking.<br />
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These trees are located just beside my neighbour's house it belongs to them of course. We were told to help ourselves to the fruits bcos feijoas have a short season and doesnt have long shelf life. Once matured, they will fall off the trees or u can pick them from the trees if u think they are ripe. Once picked they will last abt a week in a fruit basket. It's in season right now and cost abt $8 a kg at the supermarkets and abt $6 a kg at the fruit shops.</div>
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Sometimes hb's work mates will share bags of feijoas with us. They are yummy when baked into cupcakes, cakes, crumbles or muffins. I usually used a banana cake/muffin recipe and substitute the bananas with feijoas. They are yummy as fruit juice and chutneys too. Most kiwi's home have these fruit trees in their garden.</div>
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Salam to all,<br />
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I actually planned to bake something else for hb today....but bcos I spied with my little eyes 3 bananas almost going rotten in the fruit basket, I had a changed of plan. Thinking mode was on just now. Should I bake banana muffins....NO!! Banana cupcakes....Boring!! Banana Bomb...no one else eats them except me!! Banana pancake...Don't feel like pancakes!! I suddenly remembered that someone posted a banana cake recipe that I've never attempted before. So, I went on my blog and taaa daaa.....I decided to give <b><a href="http://junotdbaker.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">June's</span></a> </b>upside down banana cake recipe a try.<br />
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When the cake came off the baking pan, I was actually quite disappointed with the look of my cake. It was kinda ugly :( I was so tempted to cut a slice to give it a try and wasn't even motivated to photo the cake haiiizzz. I changed my mind after I finished with my cooking. I only made quiche for dinner today and it was still a little early for dinner. As there was some time to spare before dinner, I took photos of this cake.....while waiting for the quiche to cool down.<br />
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June did indicate to serve the cake warm. Warm aye....what should we serve a warm dessert with?? Ice cream and chocolate sauce of course ahakkksss. Why not add more calories to the ones that are already stored in my body hehehez. While taking the photo, I had a bite of the cake. Oh me oh my, looks can be so deceiving. The cake was sooooooo soft!! It was like eating sponge pudding, no chewing required....it melts in ur mouth. The caramel, the banana and the soft chocolate cake was a match made in heaven yummmo!! The 3 of us shared a slice of this cake with ice cream cos I didnt want to spoil our dinner. In the end hb had the most and Jannah cried. I had to dish out a small serving for her hmmmzzz.<br />
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Source : <a href="http://junotdbaker.blogspot.com/2012/04/chocolate-caramel-banana-upside-down.html"><span style="color: blue;"><b>June @ Amateurish Passionate Baker Wannabe</b></span></a><br />
Adapted From : <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cake-Keeper-Cakes-Extraordinary-Good-To-The-Last-Crumb/dp/1600851207"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Cake Keeper Cake</b></span></a><br />
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<b>For The Topping :</b><br />
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter<br />
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar<br />
3 ripe bananas, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch thick slices<br />
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<b>For The Cake :</b><br />
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour<br />
6 tablespoons unsweetened Dutch process cocoa powder, sifted (I used Varlhona)<br />
3/4 teaspoon baking soda<br />
1/4 teaspoon salt<br />
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, softened<br />
1 cup granulated sugar (I added 3/4 cups)<br />
2 large eggs<br />
2 tsp vanilla<br />
2/3 cup buttermilk<br />
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<b>Make the topping :</b><br />
Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease a 9-inch round nonstick pan and dust with flour.<br />
Heat the butter in a medium saucepan over a medium heat until foaming. Whisk in the brown sugar, turn the heat to low, and cook, whisking, for 2 minutes. Scrape the mixture into the prepared pan and smooth with a spatula. Arrange the banana slices in concentric circles on top of the sugar mixture. Set aside.<br />
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<b>Make The Cake :</b><br />
Combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium mixing bowl.<br />
Combine the butter and granulated sugar in a large mixing bowl and cream with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes.<br />
With the mixer on low speed, add the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides after each. Turn the mixer to high speed and beat until the mixture is light and increased in volume, about 2 minutes. Stir in the vanilla.<br />
With the mixer on low, stir in 1/3 of the flour mixture. Stir in 1/2 of the buttermilk. Repeat with the remaining flour and milk, ending with the flour. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beat the batter on high speed for 30 seconds.<br />
Pour the batter over the bananas, gently spreading it into an even layer.<br />
Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let stand for 5 minutes. Holding the pan and a plate together with oven mitts, immediately invert the hot cake onto the plate. If necessary, replace any fruit stuck to the bottom of the pan. Let the cake cool for 20 minutes and serve warm, or serve at room temperature. Store uneaten cake in a cake keeper, or wrap in plastic and store at room temperature for up to 2 days.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">We luv this cake and me and hb already planned to substitute the fruits with apples, peaches and even durian next time hehehez. Yeah right durian.....dream on Anie ZZZZZ. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Be safe u olls ;) TTFN........</div>Aniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13015842044907964870noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123529373207185603.post-3915317919920459012012-04-16T13:14:00.011+12:002012-04-18T23:44:41.441+12:00Mee Rebus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNIRzQktW_hY5dW8sG1xCrWTHj7Fajj78wu4s9axQQCw-Xa2M1a7B750NUjOkHWClGXceNZWYX5Gn1i_2KeRHJGpYuNMaee7BFKAwCzX6N6fluJWpHKNJkkzWYU-DOZEmRwQ8_lJBdoA/s1600/m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNIRzQktW_hY5dW8sG1xCrWTHj7Fajj78wu4s9axQQCw-Xa2M1a7B750NUjOkHWClGXceNZWYX5Gn1i_2KeRHJGpYuNMaee7BFKAwCzX6N6fluJWpHKNJkkzWYU-DOZEmRwQ8_lJBdoA/s640/m.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />
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Salam to all,<br />
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Last Friday I had a chat with my bestie in Singapore via Skype. A week before she was hospitalised due to pneumonia. She has recovered but was still on hospitalisation leave until today. She told me how the hospital food sucks hehehez. She was served plain porridge with tasteless dishes for lunch and dinner. For breakfast, she had quaker oats. What do u expect bestie?? You were on diabetic diet weren't you ;) Story goes that she ordered mee rebus on her last day, before she checked out and described to me how wonderful and yummilicious the mee rebus was.....hmmmzzz.<br />
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It was almost bed time when I finished skyping with her and I was tossing and turning in bed thinking of mee rebus hehehez. I've never cooked mee rebus before but it certainly was one of my favourite street delicacies back home ;) yummz yummz. Since I cant sleep....I googled for recipes and chose this one since my pantry was running low and it needed to be stuffed with groceries badly. I havent had the chance to do groceries bcos hb needed the car for work :(<br />
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Woke up the next morning....not really early around 8am hehehez. Was still thinking if I should start my mee rebus project. The morning is getting cold nowadays making it a tiny little bit hard to get out of bed. When Jannah jumps in the bed with me and I asked her if she wanted mee rebus....she quickly answered YES!! I had no choice but to satisfy my cravings hehehehez. It was really worth it......this recipe is certainly a keeper.<br />
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Source : <a href="http://www.tiffinbiru.com/2012/01/mi-rebus-cik-anidari-buku-chef-wan.html"><span style="color: blue;"><b>CMG @ Tiffibiru</b></span></a><br />
Adapted From : Chef Wan's Cook Book.<br />
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<b>BAHAN-BAHANNYA :-)</b><br />
1 kg mee kuning<br />
150 g taugeh, buang ekor<br />
2 keping tauhu, goreng terendam, hiris nipis<br />
2 biji cili hijau, hiris<br />
1 biji cili merah, hiris<br />
1 pokok daun sup, hiris<br />
1 pokok daun bawang, hiris<br />
4- 5 biji telur rebus, kupas dan belah 2<br />
6 biji limau kasturi, belah 2<br />
Bawang goreng secukupnya<br />
Kuah mee rebus*<br />
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<b>INGREDIENTS :</b><br />
Yellow Noodles<br />
Mung Bean Sprout<br />
Hard Tofu - Deep Fried & Sliced<br />
Green Chillies<br />
Red Chillies<br />
Chinese Celery<br />
Spring Onions<br />
Hard Boiled Eggs<br />
Calamansi Limes (I used limes can’t find calamansi here)<br />
Fried Shallots<br />
Mee Rebus Gravy*<br />
(I didn’t specify quantity here…..it’s really up to u ;)<br />
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<b>BAHAN KUAH MEE REBUS* :-)</b><br />
1/4 cawan minyak masak<br />
2 camca besar rempah kari daging<br />
2 1/2 camca besar tauco, tumbuk lumat<br />
500 g daging lembu (sedap yang ada lemak sikit)<br />
5 - 6 cawan air<br />
500 g keledek<br />
1 cm lengkuas, dititik<br />
1/3 cawan kacang tanah, goreng tanpa minyak dan kisar halus<br />
1 biji tomato, belah 4<br />
7 biji bawang merah kecil*<br />
3 ulas bawang putih*<br />
1 cm halia*(*tumbuk halus)<br />
Garam dan gula secukup rasa<br />
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<b>MEE REBUS GRAVY INGREDIENTS* :</b><br />
¼ Cup Canola Oil<br />
2 tblsp Meat Curry Powder<br />
2 ½ tblsp Fermented Soya Beans* (I washed & drained them)<br />
500gm Beef<br />
5-6 Cups Water<br />
500gm Sweet Potatoes (I only had a 350gm sweet potato and added potatoes to make up to 500gm)*<br />
1cm Galangal - Bruised (I substituted with 1 lemon grass)<br />
1/3 Cup dry roasted peanuts (I substituted with roasted cashews)*<br />
1 Tomato - Cut into four (I did not add)<br />
7 Shallots (I used 2 medium brown onions)*<br />
3 Cloves Garlic*<br />
1 cm Ginger*<br />
Salt & Sugar To Taste<br />
1 Ikan Bilis Cube - I added.<br />
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<b>CARA MEMBUATNYA :-)</b><br />
<b>UNTUK KUAH MEE REBUS :- </b><br />
Daging dihiris nipis dan rebus hingga lembut (kalau guna daging batang pinang tak perlu rebus dulu). Keledek direbus hingga lembut dan kisar halus. Panaskan minyak, tumis bahan tumbuk halus hingga harum, tambah taucho dan rempah kari, kacau rata. Tambah sedikit air jika perlu. Masukkan daging (kalau daging rebus, masukkan sekali air rebusannya), air, keledek dan lengkuas. Masak perlahan selama 20 minit. Tambah kacang tanah kisar dan tomato, perasakan dengan garam dan gula. Masak hingga kuah pekat. (selalunya kuah mee rebus perlu manis sedikit).<br />
<b>PENYEDIAAN MEE REBUS :-</b><br />
Celur mee dan taugeh mengikut kuantiti yang diperlukan. Letak dalam bekas sesuai. Kacau kuah dan tuang atas mee. Letak telur rebus dan taburkan cili hijau/merah, tauhu, hirisan daun sup/daun bawang, bawang goreng dan diakhiri dengan perahan jus limau kasturi. Hidangkan segera.<br />
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<b>Method :</b> (I did my way instead)<br />
Slice beef thinly and boil until tender. Do not discard the beef stock.<br />
Boil sweet potatoes/potatoes until tender. <br />
Blend all the (*) ingredients until fine.<br />
Heat oil in a pot.<br />
Fry all the blended ingredients, curry powder until fragrant.<br />
Add beef, beef stock, water, lemon grass and ikan bilis cube.<br />
Simmer on low heat for abt 20 mins to thicken the gravy.<br />
Season with salt & sugar.<br />
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<b>To Assemble Mee Rebus :</b><br />
Blanch yellow noodles & mung bean sprouts in hot water for 30 secs. <br />
Place noodles and bean sprouts in a bowl.<br />
Pour the gravy on top of the noodles and bean sprouts. Garnish with chillies, eggs, chinese celery, spring onions and shallots. A squeezed of lime and its ready to be served immediately ;)<br />
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Salam all,<br />
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Yesterday I was at the supermarket doing my usual fortnightly groceries shopping ~ what else can anyone be doing at a supermarket aye?? hehehez.....I chanced upon a pot steamer for only $4 and so I grabbed it. Its not the whole steamer thingy but its the one like a saucepan with holes in it. Hmmmzzz how do I explain it hehehez. Just imagine it lah huh. Oh well $4 for a 16cm steamer and it fits nicely in my 20cm saucepan I was stoked ;) Its nothing big but I was able to put a few of the red little cups to steam these little beauties in the steamer. Yeay.....I can make more kuihs now.<br />
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Saw these apams at <a href="http://yateasybakes.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Yat's</b></span></a> yesterday and I thought I should give them a try. These apams were so popular at one stage that u can see them popping up at almost all the food blog except here of course hehehez. First it was only designed with polka dots. Then some creative people start to have a makeover for the apam....from ladybugs to bumble bees to mushrooms to strawberries. Now u can see them decorated like angry birds and even facebook, twitter, apple and many more logos. Really envy those people with those kinda skills.<br />
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When I whipped up the batter, I was a little skeptical at the amount of the batter produced. I thought that it was kinda a lot and will take me ages to finish making these apams. I was glad that it actually didnt take me very long to make them. After making the first few, I started to enjoy making them ahakkkss. The only downside of making them colorful is doing the dishes....haiizzzz. Oh well, I did enjoy making them and Jannah enjoyed eating them of course. She kept on saying she wanted the pink ones and the ladybugs only........hhhmmmzzzz.<br />
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Source : <b><a href="http://yateasybakes.blogspot.com/2012/04/apam-polka-dot-story.html"><span style="color: blue;">Yat @ Easybakes</span></a></b><br />
<b>Ingredients</b><br />
3 cold eggs<br />
275 gm all purpose flour<br />
200gm castor sugar<br />
150ml fresh milk<br />
3 tspn baking powder<br />
1 tspn ovallete<br />
Filling of your choice ~ I used nutella<br />
Colour of your choice<br />
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<b>Method</b><br />
Mix all ingredients (except food colouring) & filling in an electric mixer & mix well for 6-8 minutes.<br />
Divide batter into portions with additions of food colourings of your choice.<br />
Put them in separate piping bag.<br />
Arrange papercups in cup holders & heat up steamer.<br />
Pipe in batter into paper cups fill in with filling of your choice & cover it with batter.<br />
You can either dot the top of the batter or marble them up ~ your choice<br />
Steam in preheated steamer on low heat for about 10-15 mins until done.<br />
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</div>Aniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13015842044907964870noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123529373207185603.post-78816068014710538452012-04-12T00:05:00.014+12:002012-04-12T00:50:18.108+12:00Balloons Over Waikato - ASB Night GlowSalam to all,<br />
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This hot air ballon event is held yearly in the Waikato state of New Zealand. This year, it was held on the 31st of March *eheemmss* yeah this was overdue. Just one day before daylight savings ends. I've been here for 7 yrs now and this was the first time that I went to this event.....hehehez. I just wasnt motivated to go before but this time I have promised Jannah to take her there. For the night glow show, the balloons didnt lift off the ground. Instead, it was an orchestrated Balloon Glow show which ended with a dramatic Fireworks Finale display. The event started at 3.30pm but me and Jannah only reached there at abt 6.30pm ish as the night glow only started at 7.30pm. During the day part, there were live music shows as well as a carnival there.<br />
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I almost missed this event this year bcos I thought the night glow was gonna be held on Sunday. Lucky that I checked my fb and saw some friends updatating their status saying that they will be going to the event on Saturday.....phew!!! I only went there with Jannah as hb wasnt feeling well. I had to leave our car at the special bus pick up as I didnt want to scramble for parking space near the event area.<br />
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Jannah really had a great time.....she danced, screamed, hopped, jumped and lurved the fireworks the most. I've yet to go for the morning/afternoon event where you can go up close to the ballons while they were being inflated and lifted off the ground. Enjoy these photos.....I am still not good with night photography thus the shaky photos. I tried to upload some videos......but my attempt failed :( booohoooo!!! <br />
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Oooohhhh to add on.....I lost my lens cover cap :( Lucky it was just a lens cap....have yet to replace it. Wonders why am I taking my own sweet time lalalalalala........<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No briyani kambing for us to buy :( so, we brought our own muchies....hehehez.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dancing nannas and dancing nannas got tired of dancing and so, they sat down ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dancing Jannah......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And so they rose.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Orchestral glow.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Salam to all my dear friends ;)<br />
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I must have misplaced my blogging aura or must have wiped it cleaned when I was busy cleaning the house the other time. It really made me disappear for awhile from my space here *grins*. Nonetheless, I am thankful that I still have visitors coming to my blog despite me being David Copperfield and sometimes McGyver too ahakkksss :ppp. A big thank u to al that still do visit my humble blog despite it is only updated when I have the mood *shy* I've been wanting to share photos of me and Jannah when we went to the Hot Air Balloons Night Glow show last 2 Saturdays....yup yup last 2 Saturdays and I still havent got any motivation to do it. I hope to do it soon before the photos become too stale hehehehez.<br />
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Let's talk abt the hot cross buns. I made these buns not in celebration of Good Friday nor Easter. Made it just bcos hb wanted to eat them. He asked me to get some from the supermarket the other day and I said that I will make them for him instead. Can u believe it, I said that I will make them instead...ahaakkkss. Yes, it kinda feel like ages since I bake anything for us. Seems, I am not a fan of anything with cinnamon, I've never eaten a hot cross bun before. I asked hb, traditionally the crosses are made of icing or just tasteless flour? He said its tasteless flour......just how the nannas and mommas from DownUnder traditionally made them. Hb said not to do the crosses but to add crescent moon instead. I said, the crescent might just spread when I bake the buns and will make the buns ugly hehehehez (reason cos I didnt want to make them :ppp). Hb said nevermind the crosses or crescents then bcos they are not the ones determining the taste of the buns. Phewwww that made my job easier. One less step for the buns...yeayyy!!<br />
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This is also the first time that I ever used Tangzhong or Water Roux for my buns. I had to dump the first tangzhong mixture bcos I cooked it until it turned solid. It was hard for me to determine the cooking time as I couldnt get any 'lines' on the side of my pot since I was using an anodised pot. When I was cooking the tangzhong, nothing seems to be sticking to the side of the pot. I googled again on how to make tangzhong and found out that another method was to cook the mixture on medium fire for 2-3 mins until it reaches 65 deg C. That was so much easier to follow hehehehez. There's still a couple of pieces buns leftover today, hb had one and said that they are still as soft as how he tasted them<span style="font-family: inherit;"> yesterday</span>.<br />
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Source : <a href="http://en.christinesrecipes.com/2011/04/hot-cross-buns-tangzhong-method.html"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Christine @ Christine's Recipe</b></span></a><br />
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<b>Ingredients: </b><br />
350 gm bread flour<br />
35 gm sugar<br />
5 gm salt<br />
56 gm whisked egg, plus extra for egg wash<br />
7 gm milk powder, optional<br />
125 ml milk<br />
120 gm Tangzhong<br />
5 to 6 gm dried instant yeast<br />
30 gm butter, softened at room temperature<br />
100 gm raisins<br />
1/2 tsp mixed spice, or to taste <span style="color: blue;">(I added 1 tsp cinnamon powder instead)</span><br />
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<b>Flour paste: </b><br />
4 Tbsp plain flour<br />
2 to 2 1/2 Tbsp water<br />
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Add all ingredients (except butter) into a breadmaker, first the wet ingredients (milk, egg, tangzhong), then followed by the dry ingredients (salt, sugar, milk powder, mixed spice, bread flour, yeast). (Remark: I used to make a small well in the bread flour, then add the yeast into it.)<br />
Select the “dough” mode (please refer to the manual of your breadmaker and select the kneading dough program). When all ingredients come together, add in the butter. Knead until the dough becomes elastic. (Note: my breadmaker has an alert function to remind me of adding fruits or nuts. If your breadmaker doesn’t have any function like this, just put in the raisins 5 to 8 minutes before ending the kneading process.) Then let the dough complete the 1st round of proofing in the machine, about 40 minutes, until doubled in size.<br />
Line a baking tray with baking paper.<br />
Transfer the dough onto a clean floured surface. Deflate and divide into 12 equal portions. Knead each into a ball shape and place on the baking paper, at least 1cm apart. Cover with a cling wrap, let rest in a warm place for about 30 minutes, or until doubled in size.<br />
Preheat oven to 190C/375F.<br />
To prepare flour paste: Combine 4 tablespoons of plain flour with 2 tablespoons of water. Stir to a smooth paste, then gradually add a little bit of water at a time if it’s too thick. Spoon into a piping bag and cut away the tip, or fitted with a fine nozzle.<br />
Brush whisked egg on the surface of buns. Pipe flour paste over tops to form crosses. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, or until golden.<br />
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<b>Ingredients of tangzhong (湯種 The amount is enough to make two loafs):</b><br />
50gm/ 1/3 cup bread flour<br />
250ml/ 1cup water (could be replaced by milk, or 50/50 water and milk)<br />
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Mix flour in water well without any lumps. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring consistently with a wooden spoon, whisk or spatula to prevent burning and sticking while you cook along the way.<br />
The mixture becomes thicker and thicker. Once you notice some “lines” appear in the mixture for every stir you make with the spoon. It’s done. You get the tangzhong. (Some people might like to use a thermometer to check the temperature. After a few trials, I found this simple method works every time.) Remove from heat.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">(I used a thermometer and cooked it for 2-3mins until the temperature reaches 65 deg C.)</span><br />
Transfer into a clean bowl. Cover with a cling wrap sticking onto the surface of tangzhong to prevent from drying up. Let cool. Chill in fridge for several hours. (I chill it overnight.) Then the tangzhong is ready to be used. (Note: When you are ready to use the tangzhong, just measure out the amount you need and let it rest in room temperature for a while before adding into other ingredients. The tangzhong can be stored up to a few days as long as it doesn't turn grey. If so, you need to discard and cook some more.)<br />
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Salam to all,<br />
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I have to agree with the tv show 's quote 'Kids Say The Darnest Thing'. That's what happened to us today. Me and hb really had a good laugh while we were having our dinner just now. We were watching the current affairs show on tv and the topic today was : Are NZ Employer Racist? There was an online discussion on facebook and the presenter read one of the feedback. I quote this from the current affair's website "Sorry that you call Yik a New Zealander as whether he was born here or not, he is not a kiwi in our eyes - excuse the pun. I would like to think Maori or European"..... then the tv changed to another channel cos we booked a programme that we wanna watch. Hb goes "Yeah right...what about my daughter?? She's half Maori and half Malay and she's born here. She is a kiwi." Suddenly we heard a response from Jannah that made us burst into laughters "I'm not a kiwi....I'm a UNICORN!!" Adeehhhhh.......Jannah, Jannah LOL!!!<br />
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While I was accompanying Jannah in her room to sleep ealier....she said something silly again that made me laugh. "Mama.....tangan Jannah pening arh." I had to ask her again "Apanya yang pening?" She replied "Tangan Jannah lah pening....dah sakit. Nak kena pergi Xray....doctor nak tengok the bones. Mama gosok kasi tak pening lah." Adoooooiiii pengsan, pengsan!! Tangan pun boleh pening wahahahahaz!!! <br />
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Ok lah let me tell you story of this cake. Actually, I took a break from cleaning this morning. I was still in the midst of revamping Jannah's room. It is still topsy turvy as I moved the furniture around again. She growled me for making her room messy....how ironic is that hahahaz. Usually, its the other way round. Oh well, it's only half messy at the moment. The other half of the room is sparkling clean.....no dust, no cobwebs ok little gal yg tangan pening!!! Before I make this cake....I actually made some nutella cheese cupcake which I gladly donated them to the bin. Dunno what went wrong with the recipe.....Yes!! I blame the recipe nyehahahahaz. As the chocolate smell from the not so good cupcakes was still overwhelming the house, I decided to bake again as I have this dissatisfied feeling sort of lingering around me.<br />
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I choose to bake another recipe using peanut butter since I want to finish the smooth peanut butter. A big fan of peanut butter I am but when it comes to peanut butter sandwich....I choose the super crunchy peanut butter instead of smooth. Nutella.....I have it in abundance. Bought 2 750gm jars when it was on clearance last month. Verdict......we luv this cake ;) whats not to like about peanut butter, banana and nutella. When they are combined together, I can eat until my kepala pening wahahahaz!!!<br />
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There was too much cake batter to fill up 1 bundt pan. I used the mini bundt pan for the rest of the batter and got 4 pieces. And......don't ask me where the marble swirl is cos I dont know where it's currently hiding at hmmmmzzzzz.<br />
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1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter, room temperature <br />
1 cup smooth peanut butter, divided <br />
2 3/4 cups sugar <br />
5 eggs <br />
2 teaspoons vanilla <br />
3 cups all-purpose flour <br />
1 teaspoon salt <br />
2 large bananas, mashed <br />
1 cup Nutella, divided <br />
2 tablespoons milk or water (optional)</span><br />
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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a bundt pan. <br />
In the bowl of your stand mixer, cream the butter and 3/4 cup of the peanut butter until smooth. Beat in the sugar, mixing until light and airy, around 5 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well between each addition. Stir in the vanilla. <br />
Add the flour and salt to the mixer, all at once, and mix just until incorporated. Mix in the mashed banana on low. <br />
Pour batter into the prepared bundt pan. Drop heaping spoonfuls of Nutella over the top of the batter, about 1/2 a cup. Using a butter knife, swirl the Nutella all throughout the cake to get a marbled look. <br />
Bake the cake for 60 - 75 minutes or until the cake is golden brown and a tester comes out clean. <br />
Allow cake to cool in the pan for 20 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely. <br />
Heat remaining Nutella and peanut butter in the microwave in 10 second intervals to soften it up enough to drizzle. If desired, mix in a little milk or water to thin the glaze out. <br />
Drizzle on top of the bundt cake.</span><br />
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</div>One thing for sure, its gonna taste better tomorrow ;) Have a blessed week ahead y'all....insyaAllah. TTFN........</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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Salam everyone,<br />
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I've been in my cleaning mood these past few days. I don't know why but that rarely happen to me. I am not a cleaning person, I hate cleaning and I am allergic to dust and the vacuum cleaner......hehehez. I remember when Jannah was still a baby/toddler, she got scared whenever she hears the sound of a vacuum or a blender. Everytime I turned these 2 appliances on, she will quickly run into her room. She will cringe and hold me thightly whenever I hold either the vacuum or blender close to her without even turning them on. Hb once said to Jannah...."It's ok to be scared of vacuum now but not when u grow up. Don't be like mama....she's scared of the vacuum." Duh!!! I am not scared of vacuum, I just hate cleaning, period and will only clean if I have to ahakkkksss.<br />
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Since my cleaning mojo was at my highest high. I stripped up the cooker hood and cleaned it starting from the top to every nooks and crannies of the hood. Got a few cuts from trying to clean the inside edges of the hood and I even did a thorough clean of the oven. They are not really dirty-dirty bcos I do keep them clean at all time and I make sure I clean up all the spits (from cooking) and spills immediately. Even though I admit that I am lazy, I just hate to clean any burnt on grease or spills that's why I make it a habit to clean as I go. I even cleaned the bathroom and sanitised it which is usually hb's job. Next, I've planned to clean all the kitchen drawers...take everything out. Vacuum it......hehehez I know what u thinking and wiped them all clean. Oh well, it's only a plan....it might not happen heeezzzz. One thing that must be done though is to 'decobwebtise' and clean the dust from the heater :( <br />
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</div>Anyway, I promised hb to bake his all time favourite shortbread cookies. I think his part Scottish is coming out of him when it comes to choice of cookies. He even asked me to coat them with chocolate this time. To me, I prefer shortbreads as original as they can be. The dark chocolate coating seems to be too overpowering the buttery goodness of the shortbread. I have made them before using the exact same recipe....I luv this recipe as its not only simple but it just taste oh so original. As original as a Scottish shortbread should be but once they were dipped in chocolate, they don't taste original anymore. Just like hb whom is part Scottish and part Maori.....hehehez. He claims to be a Maori though bcos he's more closer to his Maori roots and culture.<br />
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Source : <a href="http://www.bluebonnetsandbrownies.com/2011/01/29/shortbread-recipe/"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Amber @ Blue Bonnets And Brownies</strong></span></a><br />
Previously on : <a href="http://metearoha.blogspot.com/2012/01/salam-everyone-jannah-broke-her-toy-pot.html"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Me Te Aroha</strong></span></a><br />
Enough to fill one shortbread mold.<br />
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<b>Ingredients</b><br />
1 1/2 c. all purpose flour<br />
1/3 c. powdered (icing) sugar<br />
1/4 tsp. fine grain (table) salt<br />
3/4 c. butter (1 1/2 sticks) <span style="color: red;">(I used anchor)</span><br />
1/2 tsp vanilla essence <span style="color: red;">(I added)</span><br />
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<b>Method</b><br />
Using a food processor, combine flour, sugar, and salt. Pulse the ingrdedients once or twice just to thoroughly combine them.<br />
Chop butter into large chunks and distribute evenly around the food processor bowl.<br />
Replace the lid and process for 30-90 seconds, until the dough resembles fine crumbs.<br />
Roll dough into a ball and chill it in the fridge for 20-30 minutes.<br />
Preheat oven to 160 deg C.<br />
Take dough out of the fridge and roll it and cut into 1inch(w) x 3 inches (l), or you can use any cutters that you like.<br />
Prick dough with a fork and bake it on a lined tray for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.<br />
Dip in melted dark chocolate once shortbreads are cool.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a luvly weekend ;) TTFN.......</div>Aniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13015842044907964870noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123529373207185603.post-33932096632851926102012-03-22T22:29:00.004+13:002012-04-13T17:34:49.795+12:00Kuih Kaswi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0xXSZfQIHQ5upgaqnSuNjBpH8z8DdUWl_Rv0s-dbb8_zfU3OpGpi0pPxtWlBeZV17boRNWjmRfZoldqwBLaKvOc0l7HiBeuGkBMqbGQ-ETQq2LZQaPaDmba-0tka7AJLaLfwdkwHphw/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0xXSZfQIHQ5upgaqnSuNjBpH8z8DdUWl_Rv0s-dbb8_zfU3OpGpi0pPxtWlBeZV17boRNWjmRfZoldqwBLaKvOc0l7HiBeuGkBMqbGQ-ETQq2LZQaPaDmba-0tka7AJLaLfwdkwHphw/s640/1.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br />
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Salam everyone,<br />
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I haven't had any new entry the past 11 days sigghhhh :( Been busy doing a very thorough spring cleaning at home. Yes....the current season is spring~~ did I type spring?? Wrong season dah dey!! I meant its autumn right now in New Zealand, soon winter will be here. I had to junk out the master bedroom, clear all th cobwebs & whats not under the bed and rearrange hb's rugby collection. We are replacing our bed and been out doing furniture shopping last week when hb had his 4 days off. We had to hire a trailer, cost us $30 and took our old furniture and rubbish to the refuse station and had to pay $50 to dump the trailer load of rubbish.....haiiizz :( So, Singaporeans.....do appreciate the Bangla cleaners ok!! U guys are lucky cos u just need to illegally dump your old furniture under the void decks and Mr Bangla will clear them for u at no fees at all.....pfffttt!!! Work many, many....pay little, little >.<<br />
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Other than junking out the room, I took out all the winter duvets from storage, air them out and wash all the mink (faux cant afford the real mccoy :p) blankets and throws to prepare for winter. I usually like to prepare the winter necessities during spring, before the fine weather packs up, otherwise it will be impossible to air them and dry them. A day after I did all the hard work, the horrible (spring??) autumn weather finally hits us along with strong winds as well as floods in many parts of North Island pheeww. Alhamdullilah we were not affected. The weather has been playing up the whole day today. We had heavy wind early hours in the morning, followed by a little sunshine in the morning....that's when I decided to hang out the washing. Suddenly it was raining heavily in the afternoon. At abt 2pm the sun was shining so brightly till abt 6pm. Lucky me, experiencing all the 4 seasons in a day but am glad that I managed to get my washing dry ;)<br />
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After all that cleaning, I couldnt be bothered to do any baking at all as I was suffering from the constant acchhoooinggg. Hb been asking when will I bake his favourite shortbread cookies again. Yes AGAIN....hehehez. I did bake the cookies for him but today I am going to post on kuih kaswi instead :ppp. This is my first try at making them. All this while I have been buying them from Bengawan Solo. I am happy with the outcome of my kuih kaswi and was surprised that Jannah luvs them too. I didnt even offer them to hb cos I know he wouldnt like them at all. I popped these little beauties in the microwave.....I couldnt be bothered to steam them and I don't have a proper steamer anyway. I tried putting 1 into the microwave first and from there adjusted the timing & the power percentage accordingly. The first one that successfully came out of the microwave, I had it while it was still pipping hot with Jannah using a spoon.....hehehez yummy :ppp. Thank you K1 for the luvly yet easy recipe.<br />
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</div>Source : <a href="http://resipicitarasawan.blogspot.co.nz/2012/01/kuih-kaswi.html"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>K1 @ Citarasawan</strong></span></a><br />
Translated by me, myself & I ;)<br />
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<strong>Ingredient A</strong><br />
1 1/2 cup gula merah or palm sugar <br />
1/2 cup sugar<br />
1 cup water <br />
2 pieces pandan leaves knotted<br />
(Boiled together = 2 cups of sugar syrup)<br />
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<strong>Ingredient B</strong><br />
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour<br />
1/2 cup tapioca flour<br />
3 cups water<br />
2 tblsp air kapur or lime stone paste <span style="color: blue;">(I did not add)</span><br />
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<strong>Ingredient C</strong><br />
Grated coconut sprinkled with a little bit of salt.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">(I used dessicated coconut, add a little bit of water and salt and microwaved it 30sec on high)</span><br />
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Put all ingredients A into a saucepan. Boil on medium heat and leave aside until sugar syrup is cooled.<br />
Whisk together all ingredients B.<br />
When sugar syrup cools, add into ingredients B and whisk until all are well incorporated. Sieve the mixture and pour into a 9 inch tin that has been greased with cooking oil.<br />
Cover with aluminium foil and steam for 30 mins.<br />
Let the kuih cools down completely before cutting and serve with the grated coconut.<br />
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<strong>Note :</strong> I made half of the recipe and I used the small red cups, usually used to make kuih lompang. Oil the cups first before pouring the mixture. Popped 4 of them each time into the microwave on 50% for 2mins 45secs.<br />
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Salam to all ;)<br />
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A new week starts tomorrow. Did everyone enjoy the weekend?? I am in Jannah's room right now, typing in the dark while waiting for her to go to sleep. She's been doing big yawns and been playing with her blanket and pillows since 8.15pm. It's been an hour and I am getting impatient, I hope she goes to sleep soon. She keeps on saying that she cant sleep bcos her legs are very sore. I checked....everything seems fine. She must be running and hopping around too much during the day I reckon......<br />
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My left eye is feeling a little 'hot' right now......adeeehhh!! I must have accidentally rubbed it after handling some chillies when I made dinner just now. At the same time my inner left ear is feeling extremely itchy, somebody must be gossiping and saying something evil abt me ahakkksss and the left side of my forehead is very, very itchy too. Feels like a pimple or two might pop on that area?? Probably!! Haiizzz.....so many things happening to me at the same time....all on the left side of the body >.<<br />
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U must be thinking that I might be addicted to chocolate and peanut butter to be making these cupcakes right after consuming the peanut butter cheesecake swirl brownie that I made a few days back hehehez. It's really true.....it feels that I didnt get enough of chocolate and peanut butter that's why I made these chocolate & peanut butter cupcakes :pp. I made half of the recipe for the cupcakes as well as the frosting and got 12 pieces with a little bit of frosting left over. Jannah specifically requested that I sprinkled 100s & 1000s for her cupcake. We really luv this cupcakes, its moist and bitter. Makes you want bite the sweet icing to match them. It really was a perfect match.....yummmmzzzz!!!!<br />
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</div>Source : <a href="http://bunsinmyoven.com/chocolate-peanut-butter-cupcakes-and-kellys-cakery/"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Karly @ Buns In My Oven</strong></span></a><br />
Adapted From : <a href="http://www.hersheys.com/recipes/recipe-details.aspx?utm_source=redirect&utm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=Redirect-recipes%20(asp)&id=5273&page=1&per=25&keyword=cupcake&omnituresearch=true&rectypecat="><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Hershey's</strong></span></a><br />
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<span lang="EN"><strong>Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake</strong></span><br />
<span lang="EN">3/4 cup butter, softened <br />
1 2/3 cup sugar <br />
3 eggs <br />
1 tsp vanilla <br />
2 cups all-purpose flour <br />
2/3 cups cocoa powder (I used Valrhona)<br />
1 1/4 tsp baking soda <br />
1 tsp salt <br />
1/4 tsp baking powder <br />
1 1/3 cup water <br />
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Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 9-inch round cake pans or line cupcake tins with paper liners.<br />
Combine butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl and mix on high for 3 minutes. Stir together cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, and baking powder. Add to the butter mixture alternately with the water, beating until well blended.<br />
For cakes, bake 30-35 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. For cupcakes, bake 20-25 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.</span><br />
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</div><strong>Peanut Butter Frosting</strong><br />
2 sticks butter, softened <br />
1 cup creamy peanut butter <br />
2 tbsp heavy cream <br />
1 tbsp vanilla <br />
pinch of salt <br />
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar<br />
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Beat the first five ingredients together until smooth and creamy. Slowly add the powdered sugar and continue beating until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Spread or pipe on cooled cupcakes.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alhamdullilah, Jannah has gone to sleep ;) I might hit the sack soon....NitezzzZZZzz.</div>Aniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13015842044907964870noreply@blogger.com13