Monday, April 19, 2021

Cream Puffs

 

Choux Pastry  

Ingredients: 

Craquelin 
35g butter, softened
20g fine sugar
35g Blue Jacket Cake Flour
1 tsp cocoa powder
*whisk butter & sugar till combined. Add in sifted flour & cocoa powder. Knead to form a soft dough. Roll out the dough & chill in fridge for later use.     

Choux 
50g butter
100g water
2 eggs
65g Blue Jacket Bread Flour
5g cocoa powder

Fillings 
300g dairy whip cream +2 Tbsp sugar + 2 tsp coffee granules + 2 tsp hot water

Method: 
1. Put butter & water in a saucepan & bring to boil over medium heat.
2. Remove from heat & add all of the sifted flours. 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 & top with a small piece of craquelin.
5. Bake in a preheated oven @190C for 10mins, then 180C for 25mins.
6. Pipe desired fillings after the puffs were cooled. 
 

Monday, April 5, 2021

4 Colored Bread


4 colored Bread
(recipe adapted & modify from Carol)

Ingredients: 
Sweet Potato dough

60g Blue Jacket Bread Flour
1 tsp sweet potato powder
1 tsp sugar
pinch of salt
1/8 tsp instant yeast
40g water

Pumpkin dough 
60g Blue Jacket Bread Flour
1 tsp pumpkin powder
1 tsp sugar
pinch of salt
1/8 tsp instant yeast
40g water

Matcha dough 
60g Blue Jacket Bread Flour
1 tsp matcha powder
1 tsp sugar
pinch of salt
1/8 tsp instant yeast
40g water

Chocolate dough
60g Blue Jacket Bread Flour
1 tsp cocoa powder
1 tsp sugar
pinch of salt
1/8 tsp instant yeast
40g water  

Method: 
1. Put all red yeast dough ingredients in a mixing bowl. Knead till the dough is soft & elastic. Cover with a cloth & proof for 1hr. Repeat for the rest of the dough.
2.Remove all dough onto a slightly floured table top. De-gas & rest dough for 10mins.
4. Divide each dough into 2 portions. Shaped as desired. Proof for 1hr.
5. Bake in a preheated oven @ 160C for 20mins.