The copious amount of garlic here is enough to ward off all evil, and the smell while baking is heaven. We love garlic and can take them raw. Please adjust to taste. But the best part about this bun is the butter toasted bottom which is crispy and filled with aroma of butter and toasted…
Category: Bread
Custard Milk Baos (奶黄包)
These are one of my best Baos, very soft and fluffy. My tasters agree and wiped them out. The bao is all-milk recipe and tastes just great with the rich custard. Many readers asked me about ‘pockmarked’ baos after steaming, this is usually due to uneven larger air pockets on the surface that collapsed after…
Sugar Glazed Donut
Gosh, these are very good, you have been warned. 😆 These are all hand-kneaded and hand-shaped, and so no special mould needed. Fry at low heat, cannot emphasise this enough. Unless you want to eat uncook dough in the center with fried external crust, take your time and fry at low heat. Recipe Donut 100g…
鲜奶馒头 Chinese Steamed Milk Bao (Man Tou)
These are really fast to make, all hand knead, and very yummy and nutritious for the little ones. It has more bite than the baos we are used to, soaks up gravy well and so goes really well with Chinese dishes like Lor Bak. Recipe (original recipe here on YouTube) 115g fresh milk 1 tsp…
Holey Moley No Knead Ciabatta
In love with these Ciabattas, easy, delicious and fun to make. All you need is a bit of time and patience, but no kneading! Perfect for work-from-home COVID situation. Recipe (original recipe here on YouTube) 200g water 1 tsp yeast 25g olive oil 250g bread flour 1 tsp salt Method 1. In a Tupperware or…
Golden Pumpkin Milk Loaf
Soft, nutritious and beautiful loaf, can smell wafts of butter and milk aroma as it baked. You can replace the pumpkin with potatoes, all colours of sweet potatoes, and this recipe will work too. Recipe 85g of pumpkin puree 125g fresh milk 30g sugar 1 tsp yeast 240g bread flour 1/2 tsp salt 30g butter…
Vietnamese Banh Mi
Here’s a delicious and really easy Banh Mi recipe. The dough is easy to handle, skin is crackling and crusty and crumb is fluffy and soft. Original recipe is here in Vietnamese on YouTube. Recipe 1 tsp yeast 5g sugar 155 g warm water 250g bread flour 1 tsp salt 2 tsp white vinegar 10g…
Kringle Bread (Cinnamon layer bread)
Super yummy bread if you like cinnamon. Looks so pretty too. Recipe 1 dough from Windsor Bread (温莎面包) Cinnamon spread 2 heap tbsp of sugar 40-50g soften butter 2 tsp cinnamon (adjust to taste) 1/4 tsp salt Method 1. Prepare a dough of Windsor bread from the link above, up to step 4. You can…
Windsor Bread (温莎面包)
I haven’t tried new bread recipes in a while, mainly because I’ve been sticking to a couple of recipes that I liked so much that I’ve memorized. This one caught my eye, cause it’s fast and results all looked fabulous. The recipe is viral on Taiwanese blogs and FB groups. I easily achieved this soft,…
Nutella Star Bread
Other than looking very beautiful, something good enough for gifting, this star bread is yummy and fun to make. Recipe One dough from below link, or any soft bread dough. Total of 280g needed. (https://oladybakes.com/2017/11/26/tearing-toast-sponge-dough-流泪吐士–中种法）/) Nutella Method 1. After first proof (after step 3 in the above link), cut out 4 portions of 70g. Roll…
