Nama Chocolate

Nama Chocolate
(recipe adated from Justonecookbook)

Ingredients:
400g semisweet chocolates
200g heavy cream (38% fat)
Rum
sea salt

Method:
1. Chopped chocolates into smaller pieces with a knife & put into a medium bowl.
2. Heat up heavy cream in a saucepan on medium heat over stove till almost boil. Pour into the bowl of chopped chocolates & stir till combined. Add in Rum.
3. Pour the mixture into a 8" tin lined tin. Smooth the surface & sprinkle a bit of sea salt. Fridge for a few hours or overnight.
4. Cut into cubes. Sprinkle cocoa powder & served chilled.

Orange Jelly

Orange Jelly
(recipe adapted & modify slightly from here)

Ingredients:
1.5 cup of orange juice
1 Tbsp gelatin 
1/4 cup water
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Method:
1. Sprinkle gelatin over the water & set aside for 10mins.
2. Cut oranges into half & squeeze out the juice. Strain the orange juice into a jug. Remove the membrane using a spoon.
3. Arrange the orange shells in a cupcake mould.
4. Microwave gelatin mixture for 1min & let it cool down slightly before adding into the orange juice mixture. Add vanilla extract & mix well.
5. Fill the orange shells with orange juice mixture & chill till set. 

Oatmeal Coconut & Chocolate Chips Cookies

Oatmeal Coconut & Chocolate Chips Cookies
(recipe adapted & modify slightly from here)

Ingredients:  
1/3 cup coconut oil + 2 Tbsp
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup Blue Jacket Wholemeal Flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup desiccated coconut
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup fine sugar
2 Tbsp honey
3 Tbsp soy milk

Method:
1. In a mixing bowl, add all of the ingredients. Combine with a spatula.
2. Using an ice cream scoop, divide the mixture into balls & placed on silpat mat.
3. Bake in a preheated oven @ 180C for 15mins.

Bagels

Bagels
(recipe adapted & modify slightly from Carol)

Ingredients:
250g Blue Jacket Baguette Flour
50g Blue Jacket Wholewheat Flour
1 Tbsp purple sweet potato powder
1 tsp instant yeast
20g maple syrup
20g coconut oil
200g water
1/4 tsp salt

Boiling water +2 Tbsp fine sugar

Fillings (optional)
cranberries

Method:
1. Mix all ingredients in a mixer fitted with a dough hook & knead till the dough is soft & elastic. Check for window pane stage. Proof for 1hr.
2. De-gas & divide onto 65g each (makes 8), the remaining dough will be the bear's ears. Rest the dough for 15mins.
3. Roll out each dough into an oval shape. Placed some cranberries & roll dough up like a swiss roll. Press one end of the dough flat with a rolling pin. Then bring both ends together & cover the edge with pressed side. Put 2 small dough as ears on each side. Proof for 30mins.
4. Placed dough into boiling water for 15secs, then flip over the other side for another 15secs. Placed them back on baking tray.
5. Bake in a preheated oven @ 180C for 16mins.

 

贝果很有咬劲，我喜欢！

藜麥鄉村麵包

 这是我第二次做这个面包。这回我还加入了奇亚籽。
好喜欢面包里有不规则的气孔，看了还蛮疗愈的 =P 

藜麥鄉村麵包

(recipe adapted & modify slightly from Carol)

Ingredients:
30g red quinoa
60g water
*Cook till soft. Set aside for later use.

Dough:
240g Blue Jacket Bread Flour
60g Blue Jacket Wholemeal Flour
70g cooked quinoa
1 Tbsp chia seeds
15g fine sugar
3/4 tsp salt
15g coconut oil
1/2 tsp instant yeast
210g water

Method：

1. Put all ingredients & cooked quinoa in a mixing bowl. Mix till combined. Cover with a cloth & proof for 30mins.

2. After 30mins, wet hands slightly & fold the dough corners towards the center of the dough. Proof for another 30mins. Repeat this process for another 2 times (there will be a total of 3 times folding in 2 hrs).
3. Remove the dough onto a slightly floured table top. Roughly shape the dough & let it rest for 15mins.After that, shaped dough into desired size & proof for 1hr.
4. Bake in a preheated oven @ 240C for 20mins, then 220C for another 20mins.

健康又好吃的面包，你有没有心动呢？

 涂上我最爱的花生巧克力酱再加上鄂梨果，早餐是不是很丰富呢？

Blueberry Crumble Cake

 
Blueberry Crumble Cake
(recipe adapted & modify from Joyofbaking)

Ingredients:
streusel toppings
50g Cowhead salted butter, cold & cubed
50g Blue Jacket Plain Flour
50g ground almonds
1 tsp cinnamon powder
*Mix all together in a bowl until it resembles fine crumbs & chill for later use

Cake batter:
130g Blue Jacket Cake Flour
1 tsp baking powder
50g Cowhead salted butter
60g egg
50g fine sugar
1 Tbsp rum
80ml soymilk
2 punnets fresh blueberries

Method:
1. In a medium bowl, whisk butter & sugar together until light & pale.
2. Add in egg & rum slowly & whisk till combined.
3. Sift in flour mixture & alternate with milk until combined.
4. Spread batter to the bottom of a 6" pan lined with baking paper.
5. Arrange blueberries n top of the cake batter & sprinkle the streusel topping.
6. Bale in a preheated oven at 170C for 35mins.

 

Squid Ink Puffs

 

Choux Pastry

(basic recipe adapted & modify slightly from Carol Hu)

Ingredients:

50g butter

8g squid ink 

100g water

2 eggs, lightly beaten

70g Blue Jacket Baguette Flour

Craquelin (optional)
30g butter

38g sugar

38g Blue Jacket Cake Flour
1/2 Tbsp beet root powder

*whisk butter & sugar till combined. Add in sifted flour & knead till a soft dough is formed. Roll out the dough & chill in fridge for later use. 

Method:

1. Put butter, squid ink & water in a saucepan & bring to boil over medium heat.

2. Remove from heat & add all of the sifted flour. Use a spatula to stir until combined. Return saucepan to the heat & stir constantly until the dough comes away from the sides of the pan.

3. Transfer the dough to electric mixer. Beat on low speed & add eggs slowly. Mixed till combined & batter becomes a thick paste.

4. Pipe batter onto silpat mat & spray water onto them. Cut out rounds from the dough with a cookie cutter & placed on top of choux pastry.

5. Bake in a preheated oven @190C for 10mins, then 180C for 25mins.
6. After puffs are cooled, slice into half & add a scoop of ice cream or any of your favorite fillings.

Take your pick. Mango ice cream or Matcha azuki bean ice cream?

now you see my big scoop of mango ice cream... slurp =)

now you don't =P

Apple Raisins Tart

Apple Raisins Tart

Ingredients:
Tart base
160g Blue Jacket Plain Flour
20g fine sugar
80g Cowhead salted butter, cold
40g egg

Fillings:
4 small granny smith apples
1/4 cup raisins
1 Tbsp cinnamon powder
20g butter
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp kuromitsu
1/2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 lemon zest
*cook all together till apples are soft

Method:
1. Tart: Mix flour & sugar in a bowl. Rub in cold butter till it resembles fine crumbs. Add in egg & knead lightly till a soft dough is formed. Roll dough out & placed onto tart pan.
2. Pour fillings into the pan. Bake in a preheated oven @180C for 20mins.