Pineapple Bun – bor lor bao

bor lor bao

Pineapple Bun (Boroh Bun/菠蘿包) Pineapple Bun (Polo Bun) Makes 15 buns Ingredients: For the Bun: 500g bread flour 10g yeast 2TBSP milk powder 60g fine sugar 1/2 tsp salt 60g butter 280ml water 1 large egg Pastry Topping: 80g butter 30g shortening 80g powdered sugar 1 tsp vanilla essence 1 large egg (lightly beaten) 200g …

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Blog 4 – Freezer and bulk cooking

freezer

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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Dan gwok – meat omelettes

dan kwok

My mum has always made these and there are many variations you can make.  I used pork mince, spring onions, grated carrot and I marinated the mixture with ginger wine, corn flour, some chinese spice and salt and white pepper.  I let it marinade for about 15 to 20mins and then I added the egg …

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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

mantao

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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Noodles – May Mie Mie Wong

noodles

Submitted by May Mie Mie Wong Prob one of the easiest recipes around: 7oz tapioca flour 8oz rice flour 2 cups of boiling hot water – must be booking- plus a little bit more Extra tapioca flour for dusting Mix the flour together Add water and mix with chopsticks or wooden spoon until cool enough …

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