Friday, November 1, 2024

English Muffins

 

English Muffins

Ingredients:

300g Blue Jacket bread flour

50g Blue Jacket wholewheat flour

15g fine sugar

1 tsp SAF instant yeast

1/2 tsp salt

240g water

Cornmeal

Method:
1. Put all ingredients (except cornmeal) in a mixing bowl fitted with a dough hook. Knead till the dough is soft & elastic. Proof for 1hr
2. De-gas dough onto a slightly floured table top. Divide into 8 potions. Round the doughs & rest 15mins. Dust dough with cornmeal & flatten dough. Put into mold. Proof for 1hr
3. Bake in a preheated oven @ 180C 14mins

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Falafel 鷹嘴豆球

 
 

Falafel 鷹嘴豆球

Ingredients:

200g dried chickpea

1/2 onion, minced

3 cloves of garlic minced

1/2 cup chopped parsley

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

1 tsp cumin powder

1 tsp paprika

1 Tbsp flour

2 tsp lemon juice

 

Sauce

Tahini, garlic, lemon juice, water


Method:

1. Soak the chickpea overnight. Drain & set aside

2. Blend all the ingredients into the food processor. Cling wrap & fridge for 1hr

3. Shape the chickpea mixture into small patties

4. Drizzle olive oil onto balls. Airfry till brown on both sides

Sunday, September 1, 2024

Kuih Talam Pumpkin 蒸南瓜糕

Kuih Talam Pumpkin 蒸南瓜糕

Ingredients:

Pumpkin layer:

160g pumpkin, steamed & mashed

90g tapioca flour

10g rice flour

80g sugar

1/2 tsp salt

100ml water

90ml coconut milk


Coconut milk layer:

50g tapioca flour

25g rice flour

1/4 tsp salt

100ml water

90ml coconut milk


Method:

1. Blend all pumpkin layer ingredients together till smooth. Pour into a greased 7” tin. Steam on medium heat for 20mins

2. Whisk all coconut milk layer ingredients together & pour over the steamed pumpkin layer

3. Steam again for another 20mins

Thursday, August 1, 2024

Lemon Curd Cakes

Lemon Curd Cakes

Ingredients:
Lemon cake
100g Blue Jacket cake flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 large eggs
70g fine sugar
100g butter
1 Tbsp lemon juice

Lemon Curd
80g sugar
100g whole egg
80g lemon juice
1 lemon zest
10g corn starch
2.5g gelatin powder bloom in 1.5 Tbsp water (microwave till melts after 10mins)
70g unsalted butter

Method:
1. Cake: Whisk butter & sugar till light in colour. Whisk in eggs & lemon juice till combined. Stir in flour & baking powder till combined. Pipe batter in mould. Bake in preheated oven @ 170C for 15mins
2. Curd: Whisk eggs, sugar, zest, cornstarch & lemon juice in a pot till combined. Cook curd till thicken on stove over small fire. Add in gelatin & whisk till combined. Set aside to cool down slightly till warm & whisk in butter. Strain lemon curd. Cling wrap & fridge for 2hrs before use


Monday, July 1, 2024

Wholewheat Toast 全麦吐司

Wholewheat Toast 全麦吐司

Ingredients: 

200g Blue Jacket bread flour 

100g Blue jacket wholewheat flour

15g fine sugar 

1/2 tsp SAF instant yeast 

1/2 tsp salt 

200g water 

20g unsalted butter 

Method: 

1. Put all ingredients (except butter) in a mixing bowl fitted with a dough hook. Knead till the dough is soft. Add in butter & knead till elastic. Proof for 1hr 

2. De-gas dough onto a slightly floured table top. Divide into 2 potions & rest for 15mins before shaping. Proof for 1hr 

3. Bake in a preheated oven @ 180C for 25mins

Monday, June 3, 2024

Melon Pans

Melon Pan

Ingredients:

Bread dough

150g Blue Jacket bread flour

20g fine sugar

2g instant yeast

1/4 tsp salt

90g water

15g unsalted butter


Red yeast cookie dough

40g unsalted butter

40g icing sugar

25g egg

5g red yeast powder

80g Blue Jacket plain flour


Matcha cookie dough

15g unsalted butter

15g icing sugar

5g egg

3g matcha powder

25g Blue Jacket plain flour


Method:

1. Bread dough: Direct method. Proof 1hr

2. Red yeast cookie dough: whick butter & sugar together till light in colour. Whisk in egg till combined. Sift in red yeast powder & flour till a soft dough is formed. Repeat for matcha cookie dough & put in freezer for later use

3. Degas the bread dough & divide into 6 portions. Round the dough & rest for 10mins

4. Divide red yeast & matcha cookie dough into 6 portions. Round the bread dough. Roll out the red yeast cookie dough & wrap the bread dough inside. Dip in sugar & use a dough scraper to score crisscross pattern. Proof for 25mins

5. Bake in a preheated oven @ 180C for 10mins, then 160C for 5mins


                                                                          Proofing....


Friday, May 10, 2024

蘿蔔絲酥餅

 

蘿蔔絲酥餅


Ingredients:

Dough

300g Blue Jacket plain flour

1 tsp instant yeast

1 tsp fine sugar

1/4 tsp salt

200g water

.

Oil crisp

100g Blue Jacket plain flour

100g vegetable oil

.

1 Tbsp honey

1 Tbsp water

White sesame seeds

.

Radish filling:

700g radish, shredded

20g dried shrimps, chopped

20g dried mushrooms, sliced

2 sprig spring onion, chopped

1 Tbsp oyster sauce

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp sugar

1 tsp pepper

.

Method:

1. Sprinkle salt to radish & set aside for 20mins. Squeeze & drain excess water. Heat up 1 Tbsp oil in pan. Stir fry mushrooms & dried shrimps till fragrant. Add in radish & seasoning. Stir fry for few mins & off heat. Stir in spring onions till combined. Set aside to cool

2. Dough: Combine all ingredients till a dough is formed. Rest the dough for 15mins. Knead in 1 Tbsp oil till the dough is smooth. Proof for 1hr

3. Oil crisp: Heat up oil over stove till boiling. Pour over flour & stir till combined. Set aside

4. Roll out dough into a big rectangle. Pour & spread the oil crisp evenly. Roll up the dough. Rest for 15mins & divide into 10 portions. Wrap filling. Brush honey water on the surface & press white sesame seeds

5. Bake @ 240C for 20mins