This post is more about shaping dinner rolls. Some tips to make sure that the rolls will be round and not tear during proofing/ baking During the final shaping using the rolling pin, don’t roll out the dough too thin (not less than 0.5 cm). When rolling it up, don’t make it too tight, to…
Month: October 2017
Chocolate Butter Sponge
A happy bake, everything turned out just perfect, even though I was experimenting with a new recipe, oven temp (and position), even threw in scoring of the cake for controlled cracking. Like I struck lottery, right? I use a cooked dough method, with the melted butter ‘cooking’ the flour and the texture is ultra fine…
Fragrant Milk Bread 奶香包
Very soft, very easy recipe from 爱与恨老师. The combination of milk and higher butter content is unbeatable. It remains so soft and fluffy when I ate it the next morning. Give it a try and see if it will become your staple. You can also make this recipe into a loaf instead of buns. It…
Chocolate Cake
This soft and moist chocolate cake is adapted from Glazed. Thank you for a delicious, easy and fail-safe recipe that I can turn to for a quick celebration cake. Only adjustments I made was to reduce oil and sugar. I also reduce the recipe from 3 to 2 layers as I didn’t want such a big…
Purple Sweet Potato Layer Cake (紫薯千层蛋糕）
This cake is made for my Dad’s birthday, he likes old school desserts with pandan/ yam/ sweet potatoes/ coconut etc. Me, on the other hand, has been wanting to use purple sweet potatoes in my recipes because they yield such a beautiful intense colour. I thought this cake really satisfied both our requirements. For the…
Overnight Proof – Yogurt Soft Buns
Here’s a wonderful way of making bread, using Poolish starter with overnight proofing. What are the benefits: only 1/16 tsp of tsp or 0.25g or just a pinch of yeast is required. This reduces yeasty smell. the proofing time is extended to 8 hours. Proof this overnight and your family can have a freshly…
Olady Bakes 