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…
Category: Bread
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 20g 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…
Yoghurt Soft Wholemeal Bread (old dough)
A soft and fluffy bread using straight dough and quick proof method. The key difference is the old dough or 老面that I added, and the whole loaf was soft and fluffy. My old dough is easy and casual, it’s any bread dough saved from the last bread that you baked. I always make it around…
Wholemeal Baos – Adzuki Red Beans fillings, Flower Shape, Lotus Shape (豆沙包，花卷，荷叶包）
Think I got it right this round, through hand kneading. We really mustn’t over knead baos as they can end up too chewy (unless you like it so). I also added some wholemeal flour and used some old dough, and thankfully there were no wrinkly ones. Recipe (Adapted from Catherine Goh, makes 13) 80g wholemeal…
No Knead Artisan Bread
Have a lot to say about this one (skip rant and go straight to Recipe below) – I don’t have natural starter, no Dutch oven, or banneton, nor time to wield at my convenience! But my whole family loves artisan breads (and all breads for the matter). I’ve tried some recipes involving days of fermentation…
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