Braided Bread

This recipe was adapted from:http://mymindpatch.blogspot.my/2015/03/sugar-twister-bread.html
As I couldn't twist it nicely,I made it braided instead.The recipe is small,so make sure to double it if you have large family.
I didn't warm the milk and butter first as stated in the recipe because in the recipe it says optional,so I skip it out.

The bread turned out very soft.I liked it very much.

I sprinkle some black sesame seeds on two breads to make it a little different.

Instead of unsalted butter I used salted butter and leave the salt out.

Ingredients:

120g whole milk

15g condensed milk

30g salted butter

30g fine sugar

20g beaten egg

180g bread flour

20g cake flour

1/2 tsp instant yeast

some beaten egg

about 2 tsp sugar

some black or white sesame seeds

Method:

Put everything inside the mixing bowl except butter.

Attach dough hook and beat the ingredients at low speed at first for 10 minutes.Then add in

the butter and continue beating until it turned into a soft dough about 20 minutes.

Sprinkle some flour onto table and some on dough top.Put the dough on the table and press

it lightly.

Divide dough into four.Shape into round shape.Cover with a lid.Let the dough rest for 15

minutes.

Take each dough and sub-divided into three.Roll into long strips all three strips are of equal

length.Start to braid like braiding your hair with both ends pinched and tucked in under.

Repeat with the other 3 dough.Now you got four braids dough.Spray with water.Allow to

proof for 45 minutes or until double in size in a warm place.

Brush with egg wash and sprinkle sugar evenly over the dough surface.

(You can also sprinkle some sesame seeds like I do).

Baked in a preheated oven 170°C for 17-20 minutes.

Creamy Golden Butter Chicken

Each time when our family go out for dinner,my son would ordered butter chicken  or even sometimes butter prawns.It was seldom a miss for him.I had never try cooking butter prawns or chicken at home.Last Saturday,we went out for dinner and ordered again.It was very nice and this has prompted me to try cooking it at home.So Sunday here I come,cooking butter chicken at home.

At first it was hard to find curry leaves.Then hubby found for me bunches.(picture above)Thanks to hubby I can cook butter chicken at home.Without the curry leaves,I don't think the dish would be significant and aromatic.Instead of coating the chicken with flour,I used custard powder so that the chicken would look golden and nice in colour and tasty too.

Ingredients:

320g boneless chicken breast

1 cup custard powder for coating

Marinate:

1 tbsp corn flour

1 egg,beaten

a pinch or more of knorr chicken cubes

1 tsp salt

Creamy sauce:

1-11/2 tbsps butter

1 tbsps red onions/garlics

2 red chillies

4 sprig curry leaves

1/2 tbsps sugar or to taste

1/2 tsp salt or to taste

3/4 cup evaporated milk

oil for deep-frying the chicken

Method:

1. Cut chicken into small bite sizes or cubes.Marinate the chicken with corn flour,egg ,knorr

 chicken cubes and salt for an hour to one hour.

2.  Cut chillies,onions and garlics small. Wash the curry leaves clean.

3.  Heat oil in a wok.Coat the chicken pieces with the custard powder.

4.When smoke comes out,deep-fried the chicken pieces until cooked.Dish it up and

 put aside. 

5. In a clean wok,heat the butter and fry the onions,garlics,chillies and curry leaves until

 fragrant. Add in the evaporated milk. Add in the salt and sugar to taste.Then add in the  

chicken.Stir for a while and dish it up onto a serving plate.

6. Serve hot with rice.

Soya Black Bean Milk

While I was making this soy black bean milk,my head keeps thinking"why do I want to make when I can just buy it cheaply at the supermarket?"
But then and again,that's me who never stop doing things.
Earlier on I had seen packets of soybeans from the supermarket,decided to buy home and make fresh soya bean milk with the black beans that I still had at home in my kitchen shelf. To my dismay,the black bean at home weren't left that much,so I just use how much is left.

I soaked the beans for 7 hours before making.It took me the entire afternoon to make fresh soya black beans milk and enjoy drinking it in the evening.

Ingredients:

300g Soya bean

120g Black bean

171/4 cups water(about 4 liters+)

250g of sugar

15 pcs pandan/screwpine leaves for fragrant(tied into knots(3pcsx5)

Wash the beans in a basin.Soak the beans overnight.I soak it in the early morning and come back in the afternoon to make.By then the beans have already soften.Discard the water away and clean 3 or 4 times.Rub the skin away with fingers.
Blend the beans by 3 times in a blender with some of the water taken from the 171/4 cups.

Each time enough water to cover the beans.

Strain through a muslim cloth in a rice cooker with the steamer tray on top.Transfer to a tall clean stock pot.At this point I used the net to strain one more time through to the stock pot to prevent any residue left.

Do the same for the rest of the beans.(blending,straining and transferring to the stock pot and straining one more time through a net).

It is now ready to bring the soy black bean mixture to a boil.Add the rest of the water in.
Throw in the knotted pandan leaves.

Boil using high heat at first,and when it start to boil,lower to medium heat and always stir the mixture.Boil for about 35 minutes.Add sugar and boil for another 10 minutes.

Turn off the heat.

Drink it hot or cold as you preferred.I like both hot and cold.

Note:Another method is to boil the blended beans first then strain it later on and when straining is already done,put sugar into it and boil a few more minutes to let the sugar 
dissolves completely.

Green Tea Coconut Bread

I got leftover green tea powder and some coconut milk,so I decided to make a combination of green tea and coconut bread.

When warming milk,you can also warm inside the microwave or double-boiler.

Coconut Dough:

Ingredients:

150g coconut milk

20g condensed milk

20g butter

25g beaten egg

30g sugar

225g bread flour

25g cake flour

3/4 tsp instant dry yeast


Method:

Warm 150g coconut milk,20g condensed milk and 20g butter in the rice cooker for 10 mins.Then add 25g

beaten egg,30g sugar,225g bread flour and 25g cake flour.

Dig a small hole,pour in 3/4 tsp instant yeast.

Knead the dough well.

Cover and let  dough rest while preparing  the green tea dough.

Green Tea Dough:

135g water

20g condensed milk

20g butter

22g beaten egg

30g sugar

220g bread flour

25g cake flour

3/4 tsp instant dry yeast

4g green tea powder

Use the same method as the coconut dough.Just add in the green tea powder to make it green.

Warm 135g water,20g condensed milk and 20g butter inside the rice cooker for 10 minutes.Then add in 22g beaten egg,30g sugar,220g bread flour and 25g cake flour.

Dig a small hole and add in 3/4 tsp instant yeast.

Knead well.Cover and let rest for 20 mins.

Sprinkle some flour on the clean table.Take the coconut dough out and roll into rectangular shape.Then the green tea dough roll out to the same length as the coconut dough and put on top of the coconut dough.Roll up and put inside the bread pan without the blade.Press lightly with your hand so that the dough fit the size of the pan.Proof for 40 mins until it has risen or double in size.
Brush with egg yolk.(optional)
Press "Bake" function and bake for 40 minutes.

After baked,cool on a wire rack.

And so this is how I made my coconut and green tea bread.I'm so happy that I didn't waste away my coconut milk and green tea powder.

Prune And Sunflower Seeds Cupcakes

Ingredients:

220g  plain flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

162g sugar

230g butter

4 eggs

vanilla essense

60g toasted sunflower seeds

100g prune(cut small)

Method:

Preheat oven to 180°C,

Beat butter and sugar till creamy.

Add in egg one by one,beating well after each addition.

Add in the vanilla essence.

Sieve the flour and baking powder together.Add to the butter mixture and also add in the cut prune and toasted pumpkin seeds.Mix and fold till well combined.

Use an ice-cream scoop to fill the paper cups.You can also use spoon.

Bake for 20 minutes or so until brown.

Leave to cool first before eating or piping cream on top.I usually eat without any cream.

Apam Balik With Three Fillings Of My Choice

This is my new apam balik recipe.Translated in english is turnover pancake.I have peanut,cheese and chicken floss as the fillings.

Tonight I'm so free as to make these pancakes.I wanted to finish up my milk that is left opened in the fridge as quickly as possible.That's a melon milk.Use a white milk if you have and preferably low fat.I much much prefer the original taste of milk instead of the melon taste.

.......but the pancake is still nice....and nice to eat when it is still warm.

I ate until my stomach is very full and eat nothing else for dinner.

My this newly bought non-stick pan bought from Mr.DIY shop makes a very nice pancakes.

Ingredients:

31/2 cups all purpose flour
1 egg
1 cup sugar
3 cups fresh milk
3/4 tbsp baking soda
3/4 tbsp baking powder

Fillings:

Pounded peanuts
Shredded cheddar cheese
Chicken floss
Butter

1. Whisk egg,milk and sugar until sugar is dissolved.

2.Add in the flour,baking powder and baking soda to mix until smooth and lumpy.

3.Leave the batter  on the table cover for 2-3 hours before cooking.(but I couldn't wait and I began cooking a few pieces to eat and it still turned out alright).

4.Lightly butter a small non-stick pan with paper napkin.When it's hot,pour half cup batter into the pan and spread evenly round with the back of a ladle.

5.When the pancake has holes coming out,use your fingers to sprinkle grounded peanuts,shredded cheese or chicken floss on top.(according to your choice of likes)

6.Wait till the pancake has set and turned brown,then fold into half.Cut into two pieces.
It is best eaten when it is still warm.


Note:My older recipes from older post:https://cocomintt.blogspot.my/2014/05/apam-balik.html

Now improved.

Deep-Fried Chicken Wings

These are my deep-fried chicken wings.Forget about KFC.Think of homecook preparationsYumm!Yumm!Delicious!

The kids love it!The elders love it.There is enough for everyone.It's party time!

Here is my simple fried chicken wings recipe and yet tasted so nice:


15 chicken wings

2 cups flour

1tsp cornstarch

11/2 tbsps. white pepper powder


11/4 tbsps. salt

3 eggs

oil for deep-frying

Coriander leaves for decorating

Wash the chicken wings and pat dry.

Beat  3 eggs.

In a large plate or bowl combine flour, salt,white pepper and cornstarch.

Beat the eggs into a bowl.

Coat each chicken wings with the eggs.

Then coat with the flour.

Heat up enough oil in a wok.When you see smoke coming up,it is ready to fry your chicken wings.Fry till it is brown and cook.

Serve with your favourite sauce.

Yolkless Kek Lapis/Layered Cake

This is just insane,making from 9.30 pm till 1.40 pm.Start late,finished up late.

















When I think of I want to bake,I go for it.No patience one,except last night I put 

on concentration and patience in baking my layered cake.Patience and patience

of baking layer after layer.You need to be patient in making kek lapis.

Best of all,this cake has no egg yolks,using only egg whites.My intention was to make black and white layer,but I can't find any black colouring.so I just use the coffee with creamer and added melted chocolate chips into it for the brown layer.

Although some layers are not even,but I feel happy that this cake is not dry.It's moist,soft and buttery.

Somehow it is oily too,don't say I didn't warn you.Most kek lapis are oily.That depends on what type of butter you are using also.

This is only half of the recipe,For full recipe,you have to double it.

Ingredients:

250g soft butter

2 tbsp kaya

2 tbsp. horlick

25g milk powder

380g(from 12 eggwhites,medium size,yours may varies depend on you egg size)

160g sugar

5g ovalettes

60g Hong Kong flour

small packet of 3-in-1 instant coffee(or 2 tbsps coffee essence)

60g chocolate chips(melted in double-boiler)

Method:

1) Cream butter until creamy.Add in kaya and Horlicks.Beat well.

2) Beat egg whites with sugar,then add in ovalette and beat until stiff.Add in hong kong

    flour,milk powder and mix well.

3) Combine butter mixture with egg mixture.Stir well.

4) Divide into half,adding one half with coffee and melted chocolate chips.

5) Bake layer by layer in preheated oven 180°C  till all are used up.Each layer about 6-7

    minutes or until top are brown in colour,then pour in the next layer.(use top heat only)

6) Let it completely cool before cutting.