Blog 5 – Chiffon Sponge Flour

Skip to content Chinese sponge/chiffon sponge I decided to experiment with two different flour’s.  In the past I have used normal plain flour but this time used Mcdougalls plain flour and made one sponge and then the 00 flour and made a second sponge. Yolk mixture after whisking Egg white mixture Whites folded into the …

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Blog 5 – Chiffon Sponge Flour

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Chinese sponge/chiffon sponge I decided to experiment with two different flour’s.  In the past I have used normal plain flour but this time used Mcdougalls plain flour and made one sponge and then the 00 flour and made a second sponge.   Yolk mixture after whisking   Egg white mixture     Whites folded into …

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Hokkaido Bread – Wai Han Smith

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The first time I tried this I failed miserably as I did not know how to knead the bread by hand.  I really wanted to master the bread without having to purchase a bread machine or a kitchenaid.  After some research I found some video’s showing how to knead sticky bread so I tried the …

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Blog 4 – Freezer and bulk cooking

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A well stocked freezer provides me with alot of comfort.  It also makes my life easier to have some home-made ready meals to hand as I am extremely fussy vegetarian husband and two toddlers to feed 3 times a day. Things you could find in my freezer: Cut and marinated chicken/pork Ginger and spring onion oil …

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Blog 2 – Genoise sponge

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Genoise Sponge Many thanks to Mandy Chew for introducing this sponge to me.  It is worth the effort to master this sponge, as once you have it is very quick and versatile. I used this recipe for my first attempt:   My first attempt:   What I did wrong: I did not beat the egg …

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First Blog – Man Tao Journey

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Man Tao By WaiHan Smith on Sunday, 18 May 2014 at 18:45 Recipe 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIDMGguBzv8&feature=youtu.be watch video and read her recipe otherwise it may not make total sense I found this recipe very easy and quick as only 5mins kneading   Recipe 2 http://yireservation.com/recipes/mantou-chinese-steamed-bun/ I think this one taste the best out of the 3 …

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