Seeds Roll (Sesame Swiss Roll)

Source: Chrys's recipe

Ingredients:

A.      100g      self-raising flour

   15g      Powdered sesame seeds

   15g      Powdered lotus seeds

     1/8 tsp       salt

       ½ tsp       vanilla essence

   30g      castor sugar

       4       egg yolks

              3 tbsp       corn oil 

B.        60g      castor sugar

       4       egg whites

¼  tsp     cream of tartar.

C.      15ml     grape jam / whipping cream

Method:

1. Bake sesame seeds and lotus seeds in preheated oven at 120’c for 10 minutes.
2. Grind the roasted lotus seeds and sesame seeds to a rough powder consistency
3. Combine self-raising flour, salt, sugar and powdered seeds and mix well.
4. Mix powder ingredients with remaining ingredients A in a mixing bowl to form smooth batter.
5. Whisk C till stiff. Add batter A and mix in one direction till well-combined.
6. Pour mixture into a lined and greased 28cm*28cm square cake tin. Bake in preheated oven at 220’C for about 10-15 minutes till lightly golden brown
7. Remove from oven.
8. Invert cake onto a clean sheet of grease-proof paper and remove the lining paper from the cake.
9. Spread cake with whisked whipping cream / grape jam.
10. In order to ease your rolling process, you may use a knife to cut a few line on the cake’s surface lightly.
11. From one end, start to roll up. Use paper to complete the rolling by pulling it.
12. Wrap the cake with the paper and leave to cool before cut into slice.

Lotus Seeds (Before and after grind)

Step 3

Step 6 (Before)

Step 6 (After)

Step 9 & 10

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Swiss Roll

Source: Amended recipe from Baking Made Easy by Agnes Chang

Ingredients:

                A.      120g      self-raising flour

     1/8 tsp       salt

       ½ tsp       vanilla essence

                   50g      castor sugar

       4       egg yolks

              3 tbsp       corn oil  

                 B.        40g      castor sugar

                        4      egg whites

¼  tsp     cream of tartar.

                 C.      30ml     whipping cream

3 tbsp     chocolate rice

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredients A in a mixing bowl to form smooth batter.
2. Whisk C till stiff. Add batter A and mix in one direction till well-combined.
3. Pour mixture into a lined and greased 28cm*28cm square cake tin. Bake in preheated oven at 220’C for about 10-15 minutes till lightly golden brown
4. Remove from oven.
5. Invert cake onto a clean sheet of grease-proof paper and remove the lining paper from the cake.
6. Spread cake with whisked whipping cream and sprinkles chocolate rice.
7. From one end, start to roll up. Use paper to complete the rolling by pulling it.
8. Wrap the cake with the paper and leave to cool  before cut into slice.

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Crackers

Ingredients:

150g       low protein flour

  40g       warm water

  40g       milk

 1 tsp      instant yeast

½ tsp      salt

¼ tsp      soda bicarbonate

  30g       butter     

Sesame seed (optional)

Method:

1. Add instant yeast with warm water, set aside for 10 minutes.
2. Mix flour, milk, salt, soda bicarbonate and yeast mixture.
3. Add in butter after soft dough is formed.
4. Roll dough till 3mm thick and cut on oven tray with baking sheet.
5. Let it rest for 20-30 minutes
6. Bake in pre-heated oven at 200’C till light brown.

Note:- You may add in sesame seed after step 3 for sesame cracker.

all the ingredients

soft dough with butter added

cut into bear shape

a bit over bake, but still taste good. ;p

some love shape cracker

this is the easiest way to cut cracker in shorter time. :D

Added black and white sesame seed into the dough

normal and sesame crackers

Bear Cookies

Source: Baking Made Easy by Agnes Chang

Ingredients:

120g       butter

120g       castor sugar

3          egg yolks

¼ tsp      banana essence

360g       corn flour              

Method:

1. Cream butter and castor sugar till light and fluffy.
2. Add egg yolks and banana essence.
3. Fold in corn flour till soft dough is formed.
4. Roll dough in between 2 sheets of plastic till 3 mm thick, cut into desired shape using cookies cutter. (I am using bear cutter.)
5. Bake in pre-heated oven at 180’C till light brown.

Banana Chiffon Cake

Source: Baking Made Easy by Agnes Chang

Ingredients:

 A.       200g       self-raising flour, mix with

       ½ tsp       bicarbonate of soda and

       ¼ tsp       salt, sifted

         B.     100g      castor sugar

                    8       egg yolks

       6 tbsp      corn oil

         1 cup      mashed banana

       1/8tsp      banana essence

          C.    100g      castor sugar

                     8       egg whites

        ½ tsp       cream of tartar

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredients A & B in a mixing bowl to form smooth batter.
2. Whisk C till stiff. Add batter (1) and mix in one direction till well-combined.
3. Pour mixture into a 25cm/10” chiffon cake tin. Bake in 150’C till lightly golden brown. Increase heat to 170’C and continue to bake till golden brown and cooked (about 1 hour).
4. Remove from oven, invert tin and leave to cool. Slice and serve.

Orange Chiffon Cake

Source: Baking Made Easy by Agnes Chang

Ingredients:

A.     150g       self-raising flour

          65g       castor sugar

             5         egg yolks

5 tbsp       corn oil

5 tbsp       orange juice

        1 tsp       grated orange rind

    

                B.        70g       castor sugar

     5         egg whites

              ½ tsp        cream of tartar

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredients A in a mixing bowl, use a whisk and stir in one direction until smooth and well-combined.
2. Use high speed to whisk egg whites and cream of tartar till frothy.
3. Add in sugar slowly. Continue to whisk until stiff but not dry (egg whites can form into small peak)
4. Pour in mixture A and stir in one direction till well-combined.
5. Pour mixture into a 22cm chiffon cake tin (Do not grease or line). Bake in 150’C for 30 minutes till lightly golden brown. Increase heat to 180’C and continue to bake till golden brown and cooked.
6. Remove from oven, invert tin and leave to cool completely before removing cake from tin. Slice and serve.

Japanese Light Cheesecake

Source: unknown

Ingredients:

BASE

1 Slice 8” sponge cake*

CREAM CHEESE

A.     250g       cream cheese

370g       fresh milk

  60g       plain flour, sieved

B.           5        egg yolks

  20g       lemon juice

C.          5        egg whites

100g       castor sugar

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180’C. Line a 8” round cake tin with grease proof paper and put in a piece of prepared sponge cale.
2. Double-boil fresh milk and cream cheese until dissolved. Add plain flour, stir and cook until the mixture has thickened. Remove from heat and leave to cool. Add B and stir well.
3. Whisk C at high speed until soft peak is formed. Slowly mix in mixture (2).
4. Strain the cheese mixture on top of sponge cake
5. Steam bake the cake in a preheated oven at 180’C for 20 minutes. Reduce the heat to 140’C and bake for another 1 hour and 45 minutes or until cooked.
6. Leave cake to cool in the oven with door ajar 1 hour. Chill in the fridge for 4 hours. Remove cake from tin and place onto a cake board. Cut into pieces and serve.

Recipe for Sponge Cake*

Ingredients:

            4       eggs

  80g       plain flour, sieved

¾ tbsp    cake emulsifier

35g         fresh milk or 2tbsp water

60g         castor sugar

50ml       corn oil

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180’C. Line a 8” round baking tin with grease proof paper.
2. Whisk sponge cake ingredients at high speed until fluffy. Lower the speed, add in corn oil and stir well.
3. Pour the batter into the prepared baking tin and bake in the preheated oven at 180’C for 25-30 minutes or until cooked. Remove cake from tin and leave to cool on wire rack.
4. Slice the cake into 3 layers.

Note:-Wrap the sliced cake separately with plastic wrapper and store in the freezer. Remove from freezer, leave to thaw for 1 hour before using.

Yam Rice (Taro-Rice)

This is my first time cooking yam rice. It turned out to be surprisingly good. ;p

Source: Chrys's recipe

Ingredients:

180g       Yam (cut into small cube)

130g       Minced Pork

  15g       Dried Shrimp (washed and minced)

3 cups    Rice (washed and drained)

1 litre      Water

2 cloves Garlic (Finely chopped)

3 tbsp     Oil

Seasonings:

Oyster Sauce

Light Soya Sauce

Dark Soya Sauce

Sesame Oil

Black Pepper

White Pepper

Salt

Method:

Fry chopped yam, set aside. Season minced pork with sesame oil, pepper, dark and light soya sauce.(Since I cook after work, I prepared all this beforehand.)

Heat up a wok, add in cooking oil. Stir fry garlic until aromatic. Add in dried shrimp stir fry for a few minutes.

Add in minced pork until the meat change color.

Add in fried yam follow by water. It’s time to season and bring to boil. Add in rice and stir a bit.

Dish rice mixture into rice cooker and cook rice as usual. Stand rice in cooker for 10 to 15 minutes before dishing out to serve.

Note: If you want, you can add in Chinese sausage (slice thin), sliced mushroom and serve with sprinkling of shallot crisps and spring onions. Enjoy!! :D

Japanese Cream Bread

This is recipe is so simple and fail-proof. Good start for beginner like me. :D

Source: Magic Bread by Alex Goh

Ingredients:

A.  120g       bread flour

  85g       boiling water

B.  380g       bread flour

  75g        sugar

 6g        salt

 8g        instant yeast

60g         warm water

C.    60g       cold milk

100g       whipping cream

1          cold egg

D.    40g      butter

Method:

1. Add the boiling water from A into bread flour, mix until well-blended to form dough. Cover and set aside to cool. Keep it into refrigerator for at least 12 hours.
2. Add instant yeast into warm water, set aside for about 10 minutes
3. Mix B until well blended. Add in yeast mixture and C then knead to form rough dough. Add in A and knead until well-blended.
4. Add in D and knead to form elastic dough.
5. Let it proof for 40 minutes. Divide the dough into 12 pieces, 80g each and mould it round. Let it rest for 10 minutes.
6. Flatten it and roll it into oblong shape. Place 3 pieces of the dough onto a greased 17x9x6.5cm loaf tin. Make 4 loafs.
7. Let it proof for 50 minutes. Bake at 180’C for 20-25 minutes.

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