CURRY BUNS

    One Time Proofing Buns

 I'm so happy with the results of my buns,even though I've forgotten to add in the butter during 10 minutes of kneading time.The texture of the buns is still soft and presentable.
When my hubby came home,he wanted to eat the bun.He took one bite and ask me why is the skin of the bun so good?It was like bakery bought.It is indeed so soft.Other than the tangzhong type which I often made for softer buns,this one with whipping cream is also soft.

The filling that I stuff inside are chicken meat,green peas and boiled egg.

Eating one bun is enough to make my stomach full,but I had two
for tonight and this are my only dinner.

The bun is quite big.I make eight buns,but you can make to ten buns.

INGREDIENTS;

300g Plain Flour/Bread Flour

40g Sugar

220g of 1 Whole egg + Water + 60g Whipping Cream (add up all to make it to 220g)

1tsp Instant Yeast

30g Butter

Egg + water for glazing

FILLING;

100g chicken meat,diced

50g green peas

2-21/2 tbsp curry powder + 1tbsp water to make into a paste

1 tbsp chicken stock(adjust to suit your taste)

1 pip garlic,diced small

2 tbsps oil

1/2 cup water

COOKING;

In a non-stick saucepan,heat up oil and fry the garlic till fragrance.Throw in the chicken.Add in some water to simmer.Cover.Stir after 5 minutes.Then,add in the green peas and chicken stock.Stir and fry till cooked.Dish up and set aside to cool for later use.

DOUGH METHOD; Follow according to your bread maker instructions.

My method is using the bread maker to knead.When dough comes together then put in the butter.After kneading done,take out from the machine and cut dough to 8 pieces.

Shape to round balls.Flatten each ball and put in the filling plus the boiled egg.Make into round shape or oval shape as you prefer.

Leave it to rise in a warm place for 1 hour or double in size.

Glaze with the egg mixture.

Bake in the pre-heated oven 180°C for 20-25 minutes until the top is brown

Brush the top of the buns with some butter to make it look shiny and silky.

ROTI SISIR WITH WHIPPING CREAM

Although I did not want to make my roti sisir so junk with egg yolks and whipping cream,but I have a leftover whipping cream that need to be cleared as soon as possible.I saw on facebook trending that many have been posting their roti sisir that consist of whipping cream,but my recipe have none of this,so this time for the sake of my whipping cream that has already been opened,I made my roti sisir
with whipping cream.I skipped the milk because there are no milk at home.Sugar has been less
from 60g to 40g.That is enough sweet to me.

Recipe was recommended by Cynderella Bakes from Our Journey In Baking And Cooking For Our Family facebook group.


INGREDIENTS;

300g Bread Flour
40g Sugar
1tsp Instant Yeast
2 Yolks + 4og Whipping Cream + Milk (215g)
10g Milk Powder (I Skip)
1/4 tsp Salt

MY METHOD IS USING THE BREAD MAKER TO KNEAD.LIQUID COMES FIRST,THEN SOLID.
AFTER KNEADING DONE,I DIVIDE TO 15 BALLS BUT MY PAN CAN ONLY HOLD UP TO 11 PIECES.THE 4 PIECES I SHAPE INTO FLOWERS WITH CHOCOLATE FILLING.

I DO NOT HAVE A ROTI SISIR PAN,BUT USED THE ORDINARY PAN INSTEAD.

SPIRAL CURRY PUFF

 

This is my first time making spiral curry puff. Normally,I would make the baked curry puff and this time I needed a change and decided to make the spiral and deep fried type instead.

I leave out some dough to make baked one too.Then we compare which one is nicer.Majority of my
family like the deep fried type,but I think I liked both.

My original baked curry puff recipe is:Here

INGREDIENTS;

Water dough (A):

200g all purpose flour

60g vegetable oil

1/2 tsp salt

100ml water

Oil dough (B):

160g all purpose flour

100g butter (room temperature)

FILLING;

3 potatoes,diced small
1 tbsp onion
1tbsp garlic
11/2 tbsps curry powder + 1 tbsp water to make into a paste
1 tsp chicken stock or 1 tsp salt(adjust to your taste)
2-3 tbsps water for simmer
1 sprig curry leaves(optional)

METHOD:

1. Knead ingredients (A) and ingredients (B) separately into a dough by hand. Let them rest for 30 minutes.
2. Divide and shape the dough into balls,depending on how many pieces you can make.(mine is around 25 balls cos I make it very small.I didn't measure it exactly)
3. Wrap dough (B) into dough (A). Flatten into a thin sheet using a rolling pin and roll up like a swiss roll. Repeat the same process again and cut.Flatten the dough to round shape and put the filling in.
4.  Pinch the edges and crimp it beautifully if you can.
5. Deep-fry in hot oil in a pan.Pour enough cooking oil to the pan or wok so that it is halfway full,enough to deep-fry the puff.Fry until it is brown.

PULL APART CHEESE BREAD/ROTI SISIR CHEESE

I love this pull apart bread.This is the kind of bread that you don't have to use a knife to cut it.You can just pull it apart slices by slices.Made famous on Youtube by the Indonesian,I have followed many
countless times since I watched it on Youtube.I adjusted a bit of their recipe.Recently,I topped my bread with cheddar cheese.I must say it adds to the tastiness of the soft bread.Sometimes,I would use the recipe to make into buns or make a whole loaf.Sometimes I would leave out the egg and milk,but
replace with just water instead.

INGREDIENTS;

200g Bread Flour

 50g Cake Flour

3/4 tsp Instant Dry Yeast

180g-(Egg plus Water)(original is egg plus milk)

35g Caster Sugar

A Pinch Of Salt


30g Butter


METHOD;

1.  Grease a loaf pan with butter.

2.  Mix all ingredients except butter until silky elastic.

3.  Add in butter and continue kneading till window pane stage.

4.  Divide to 10 small balls.Roll each ball to oval shape.Fold it into half.Brush with butter on one       side.Put into a greased loaf pan.Continue doing the same for the rest of the balls-rolling to oval shape,fold into half and brush with butter on one side.Line one piece after the other.

5.  Cover with a cloth.Let it to proof for at least 45 minutes or until double in size.

6.  Bake it in the pre-heated oven 170°C for 45-50 minutes.Baking time and temperature will depend
     on your own oven.After baking is done,brush the top with butter to make it shining.


NOTE; IF ADDING CHEESE ON TOP,BRUSH THE TOP WITH SOME MILK AND BUTTER
FIRST,THEN SPRINKLE THE CHEESE.

Picture below ⤵ is the plain Roti Sisir

Maybe I should have divide into 6 rolls so that it will look thinner and not fatter.

SIMPLY EGG FRIED RICE

I cook this fried rice for lunch.A very nice fried rice and I liked it very much.I will be cooking it again sometime.Just a simple egg rice with some tomatoes.

When I show the pictures to my friend,she said that the colour of the fried rice is very beautiful.
I also had fishball soup as a side dish.I very much enjoy my afternoon lunch that day alone.

If you wondering how I cooked my fried rice,I'll just give you an estimation as I don't weigh it,
but simply scoop up a bowl of rice and had all ingredients ready and off to the kitchen to fry my
delicious fried rice.

Here is my estimation recipe.

INGREDIENTS;

A small bowl of white rice

1/5 cup of cooking oil

1 pip garlic,diced small

1 shallots-diced small

1 tbsps dried shelled prawns-optional

2 eggs,beaten

1 small tomatoes,sliced thinly

1 tsp chicken granules

1 tsp salt

(if you preferred use 1tbsps of chicken granules and omit  the salt)adjust your taste

METHOD;

1.  In a cooking wok,add in the oil.when smoke comes out,throw in the onions.garlics and dry prawns.Cook till fragrants and brown.

2.  Add in the tomatoes.Then the eggs,follow by the rice..

3.  Add in the chicken granules and salt.Fry and mix well.

4.  Dish it up onto a serving plate.Garnish with spring onions.Enjoy!

So,that is my simple fry tomatoe egg rice.

STEAMED LAYERED BISCUIT CAKE

KEK LAPIS KUKUS MARIE

I have not make cakes with biscuits for a long while.Many years as to say.Today,I make a steamed biscuit cake,that is the cake uses biscuits in substitute for flour.It is a very nice cake
and I very much enjoy my afternoon snack with a cup of hot tea.I bought a few packets of Marie biscuits last week because it is on promotion price and very cheap.It seems that nobody at home
is interested in opening the packets or eating it.So,I thought of turning it into cakes,and at last they
all ate it and say that it's nice.It's finished very fast!My family all enjoy it.

So,here it is,my Marie biscuits steamed cake.

INGREDIENTS;

200G Butter

150G Marie biscuits(blend till fine)

130G sugar

4 Eggs

2 Tbsps Cocoa Powder

METHOD:

1.  Sieve the cocoa powder.

2.  Put the Marie biscuits in a blender and blend till very fine.You can also put the biscuits in a zipper
     and use a rolling pin to crush the biscuits till very soft and fine.Take some few pieces at a time
     until finished.

3.  In a mixing bowl,beat butter and sugar with a hand mixer until creamy,light and fluffy.

4.  Add in eggs one at a time,beating well after each addition.

5.  Pour in the fine Marie biscuits and mix till well combined.

6.  Next,divide the batter into two portions.Add cocoa powder to one portion and the other
     leave plain.Each portion sub-divide into another half portion.Use 4 small bowls to measure
     into equal portions.So,you got four portions now.Two small bowls of plain batter and two
     small bowls of cocoa batter.Steam to four layers.

7.  Grease a 6 cm x 6 cm round tray or 7 cm x 7 cm round or square baking tin.If using non-stick,no         need to grease the tray.

8.  Prepare your steamer ready.Let the water boil first.Then pour in the first layer of plain batter or
     chocolate batter (whichever you want first) into the baking pan..Then after steaming for 6              minutes,pour in the second layer. (alternate colours) till all four layers are used up.After
  the last layer,cover with alluminium foil and steam for 10 minutes.

  

  9.  Let the cake cool down,then take it out from the tray and cut into your desired shape.It is
     best served wth coffee or tea.

 Every bite is delicious.You want to have more.

NESTUM CAKE

I bought a packet of Nestum cereal for nearly a month unopened.Before the date is expired,I take it out from my kitchen shelf to make a cake with this cereals.I searched for Nestum cake recipes and simply follow from this blog:Here

The cake was nice.It's finished in a day!


INGREDIENTS;

250G Butter

140G Caster Sugar

1 Tbsp Honey

3 Eggs

150ML Fresh Milk

(FLOUR MIXTURE)

220G Self Raising Flour

1/2 Tbsp Baking powder

60G Nestum Cereal


METHOD;

1.  Beat butter,sugar and honey until light and fluffy.

2.  Add in eggs one by one beating well after each addition.

3.  Add in flour mixture gradually,alternately with milk until combined.

4.  Pour into lines and greased tin.

5.  Bake in pre-heated oven 180°C for 45 minutes.