Bakewell Tart Recipe

Bakewell Tart – Betty Lam submitted   Ingredients For the Short Bread Base 125g of salted butter 50g caster sugar 175g plain flour 5 tablespoons of raspberry jam   Method Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 3 and line with baking paper a 20cm by 30cm baking pan.  Rub the ingredients together like you would …

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Chinese Fruit Cake

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I cannot remember where I got this recipe from but it has worked well everytime.  I have tried without vinegar before and it still seems to work.   The below sponge ingredients is only enough for 2 layers.  The last few times I have omitted the vinegar and the sponge still comes out well.  I would …

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Yau Cha Goi – Recipe 2

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Recipe2 – Helen’s http://danangcuisine.com/banh/recipe-fried-breadsticks-banh-quay-youtiao-patongko/ This dough needs to be kneaded 3 times in one hour and rest in between, after that you just rest it for 4hours.  The dough becomes very soft and pulls apart very easily.  I found the dough quite sticky the first time i made it, so the second time I added …

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Man Tao – Josephine’s

Man Tao If you dislike kneading this is good recipe for you, as it is requires 5mins of kneading.  I would recommend this recipe to anyone who is making Bao for the first time.  The taste and texture is not bad considering it is fairly minimal effort.  

Home made Pasta – Chan Sum Sum

Home made pasta By Chan Sum Sum  500 grams Tipo 00 flour 5 eggs (or 10 egg yolks) Or change proportions i.e. 1 egg for every 100 gram of flour (or 2 egg yolks) 1.  Put flour onto something – a bowl or work surface 2.  Make a small dip in the middle 3.  Crack …

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Chocolate Brownie

Chocolate brownie (From Baking with Chocolate with Mark Tilling) submitted by Chan Sum Sum   20cm x 35 cm brownie tray for 12 portions   185 grams soft dark brown sugar 185grams unsalted butter 3 large eggs 185 grams plain flour ¼ teaspoon baking powder 100 grams cocoa liquor chocolate (cocoa pave) 370 grams dark …

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Hong Kong Style Gai Dan jai

Hong Kong Style Gai dan jai http://en.christinesrecipes.com/2010/09/hong-kong-style-egg-waffle-original.html   Ingredients:(The following quantity is sufficient for making quite a few pieces but it really depends on the size of mould that you use and the success rate of making good ones.) 140 grams plain flour 7.5 grams baking powder 1 tablespoon custard powder 28 grams topica starch …

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