Cook day 3rd Mar 21

Today I made: 3 Cornish Pasties 6 Bor Lor Bao 6 Gai Mai Baos 3 HK sausage rolls 1 “wool” bread Notes: I used my go to Hokkaido bread recipe: https://www.britishbornchinesefood.co.uk/hokkaido-bread/ I used 375g flour plus TZ to make this wool bread https://www.britishbornchinesefood.co.uk/hokkaido-wool-bread/#more-552 I used 560g flour plus 217g TZ to make 6 Bor Lor …

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Japanese Strawberry Short Cake

These are delicious and worth making again! http://www.bakeforhappykids.com/2016/01/easy-japanese-strawberry-chiffon.html?fbclid=IwAR2JsqNqea2laNwpOP0r0IeA17g_o-t6Cj9og_NreBdmJF0NutVosnk7GNw For the chiffon cake:140g egg whites (about 4) – please exact weight70g caster sugar60g egg yolk – please exact weight40ml vegetable oil70ml milk1/2 tsp vanilla extract or paste75g cake flour To assemble:300 ml cold whipping cream, 35% fat, reserving 2 tbsp to brush the top of the …

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Crispy Belly Pork – Siu Yuk

The secret to the crispy skin is to ensure the skin is dry. My favourite all time food video is this Marco Pierre’s slow roasted crispy pork: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DquBEjiQ0ys I score the skin with a stanley knife using the chopping board as a straight side to guide cuts about 1 cm apart on the skin, be …

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CNY 2021

CNY during lockdown 2. I made; Mandarin Steamed Bao’s Crispy Belly Pork Yau Kwok – peanut puffs Lor Bat Go – Turnip cake Taro croquettes (made from cassava) Vegetable Ho Fun Mai jai

Apple Chiffon

Apple Chiffon (contains grated apple) with salted caramel I followed this recipe using cooking apples incorporated into the sponge. http://happyflour.blogspot.com/…/apple-chiffon-cake… For the apples on top of the cake, I used 50g of red eating apples, sliced and tossed in lemon juice as per this recipe:https://www.anncoojournal.com/apple-rose-chiffon-cake/ A lovely combination and recipe and will definitely make it …

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Kiwi and Apple Jam

My lovely neighbour Sue gifted me some Riverford Kiwis’s and Apples. The last batch she gave me I made some Kiwi daiquiri’s which was lovely. This time I decided to make Jam in the bread machine as it is something I have not done yet. Years ago I did use the Jam function to make …

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Samosa’s

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I used to buy these lovely samosa’s from a local Indian grocery store in the town where I lived. They were made by a row of Indian ladies every day. You can rarely buy these any more and I am so pleased I have figured out how to make them during lockdown 1. I think …

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Davina’s sugar free flap jacks

Davina flapjacks

    I used: 200g butter 250ml honey 150g chopped dates 400g porridge oats 100g of the linseed mix you see in the photo, it contains linseed, chia seeds, goji berries. The flapjacks work well, I would recommend you leave it to cool for a while before cutting.  I made a another batch and used walnuts …

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Prune Bars

prune bars

These are remarkably good and does not take long.  You can make a big batch and freeze or keep in the fridge. I used: 1 cup of prunes 1/4 cup of sunflower seeds 1/4 cup of pine nuts 1/4 cup peanut butter 1/4 cup honey 1 1/4 cup oats The original recipe from: http://happyhealthymama.com/2014/08/easy-homemade-fruit-nut-and-seed-granola-bars.html  

Spelt Cheese Muffins

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Ingredients 2 Cups of Self Raising Flour 2 Cups of grated mature cheddar 2 Cups of milk 1 pinch of salt 2 teaspoons English Mustard Powder 1 pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)   Sift the dry ingredients and mix in the cheese and milk.  Do not over mix.  Butter the muffin trays and scoop in …

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