Food experiments from my little kitchen

  I always stick to the usual pineapple tart recipes for my CNY bakes but this year I chose to try something different. I tried this cheese pineapple tart recipe and my family loves it!  https://nasilemaklover.blogspot.com/2015/01/cheesy-pineapple-tarts.html  This recipe is a keeper for me. :)  Ingredients 300g store-bought pineapple jam (roll into 6g each)  175g butter  50g condensed milk  235 plain flour  1 egg yolk  25g parmesan cheese powder  egg wash 1 egg yolk  1 tsp milk  Recipe 1. Cream butter and condensed milk till it is light in colour.  2. Add in the egg yolk and mix well.  3. Sieve the flour and cheese powder then add into the mixture to form a dough.   4. Weigh the dough and split into balls of 9g each.  5. Using a rolling pin, roll and flatten the ball. Put the pinepapple jam in the centre and gently wrap the dough all around the jam till its nicely covered up.  6. Put the dough on t...

Love this pineapple tart recipe. I tried for the first time this year and like it very much. It is very simple to prepare yet very delicious. Cannot stop popping into my mouth! Credit:  Bake for Happy Kids Ingredients   Store-bought pineapple jam (roll into 6g each) 150g flour  10g cornflour  10g icing sugar  1/8 tsp baking powder  1/4 tsp salt  100g unsalted butter  7.5g egg yolk  1/4 tsp vanilla extract  egg wash   1 egg yolk  2 tsp milk  Recipe 1. Sieve the flour, cornflour, icing sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl.  2. Cut the butter into small cubes and add into the bowl.  3. Using the fingertips only, rub the butter into the flour mixture till it forms  coarse crumbs.  4. Add in the egg yolk and vanilla extract and knead into a dough. If you find the  dough becoming too soft to handle, put it in the fridge for 20 minutes or so.  5. Put the dough between cling wrap and roll with the ...

This is my favourite to do recipe for CNY baking. I nearly lost it this year because I could not find back the screenshot I took years ago. To avoid the history repeating itself, I decided to post here for my own reference. :)  Ingredients 210g tapioca flour (210g is for the cookie, you need to dry additional flour in case)  1 egg yolk  80g icing sugar 100ml coconut milk  6-8 pandan leaves  Recipe 1. Wash the pandan leaves and dry them before cutting them into short strips. 2. Spread the flour on the baking tray and put in the cut pandan leaves. 3. Bake the flour at 150 degree for 1 hour. Alternatively you can dry them in the wok over the stove but that will cause a huge powder mess.  4. Remove the pandan leaves. The dried flour can be kept in airtight for maximum of 2 days.  5. Mix egg yolk, icing sugar and 50ml of coconut milk well before adding 210g of the baked tapioca flour.  6. Knead the dough for about 15 to 20 mins to get smooth texture. B...

Just want to share another muffin recipe that I tried yesterday. I wanted to try baking something savory but not too difficult for me and chanced upon ham and cheese breakfast muffins by this interesting blog "She wears many hats". Ingredients 1 cup of plain flour 1/2 tbsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 2 tbsp sugar 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp black pepper 2 ham slices 2 cheese slices 1 egg 3/4 cup fresh milk 3 tbsp olive oil  Recipe 1. Cut the ham and cheese slices into small pieces and set aside. 2. Put all the dry ingredients into a bowl. Stir and mix well. 3. In another bowl, put in the wet ingredients and whisk till well combined. 4. Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl. Gently use a spatula to fold till you do not see traces of flour. Do not overmix. 5. Add ham and cheese and mix to distribute evenly. 6.Fill the cups to about 3/4 full. Bake in oven at 180 degree celcius for 25 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean when inserted i...

This week is muffin week as declared by my boy. I will usually prepare simple jam or kaya sandwich for him to bring to school but he requested me to bake for him.  With blueberries and yoghurt in my fridge, I decided to try making muffins. Since the steps are relatively simple, I asked him to join me in making them. He had a good time mixing the ingredients! There are many recipes and I decided to try this recipe from Taste of Home - blueberry yogurt muffins . Ingredients 1 cup of plain flour 6 tbsp sugar 1/8 tsp salt 1/4 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/3 cup fresh blueberries 1 egg 1/2 cup plain yoghurt 1/2 tsp vanilla essence 2 tbsp fresh milk 3 tbsp olive oil Recipe 1. Put all the dry ingredients into a bowl. Stir and mix well. 2. In another bowl, put in the wet ingredients and whisk till well combined. 3. Pour the blueberries into the bowl of dry ingredients and mix well. Then pour the wet ingredients into the bowl. Gently use a spatula to fold till...

I have recently baked two banana recipes - fluffy banana cake and banana walnut cupcake . Now I got another bunch of bananas from my mum to clear. One of my colleagues told me if she were me, she would prefer to eat the bananas rather than baking it. Strangely I love banana cakes very much but not exactly a fan of the fruit itself. Anyway, I had one plain yoghurt sitting in my fridge for quite some days. What can I do to kill 2 birds with 1 stone? The answer is Greek yogurt banana bread from Running with spoons. The ingredients are available at home and I was so curious about not adding any oil or butter. How would it turn out to be? ^^ Ingredients 1 1/2 cup Plain flour 1 1/2 tsp Baking soda 1/2 tsp Salt 2 Eggs (lightly beaten) 2 Bananas (approx 1 cup mashed) 1/2 cup Plain yogurt 1/4 cup Maple syrup 2 Tbsp Brown sugar  Recipe 1. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degree celcius and grease the bread pan. 2. Sieve the flour, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Mix well. 3...