Here are 6 reasons why a pack of frozen Roti Prata is handy. I prefer the plain version so that it blends well with other food. There are pratas with French onion or spring onion flavours. Popiah skin does nearly the same job but it is usually bulk packed and nearly impossible to separate when frozen.
Making a kids friendly Tiramisu or Milomisu
Last year’s mooncakes were barely satisfactory. The dough still has a long way to go to approach commercial quality. Below is the new improved recipe. Equipment Mooncake mould Round box for dusting the assembled balls. Disposable food container will do…
After a full day at work on a Sunday for quarterly maintenance, went home and baked two pies. Pecan pie on the top rack and custard pie on lower. The pastry for both pies turned out beautiful and crumbly. The…
I saw this chocolate fridge cake on a famous chef’s website. The picture was beautiful, with dark chocolate, lovely green from pistachio nuts and reds from pecan nuts. The non bake method was the clinched the deal. When I made…
How to mould your mooncakes. A detailed guide.
This is my mooncake recipe. Makes approximately 10 mini mooncakes. The texture of the skin is similar to those of the night market tu-tu kueh. Commercial mooncakes skin is translucent in color because of flour and steaming. The skin 100gm…
It is time of the year for my favourite pastry, mooncakes!!! I went to the nearby Red Man shop to purchase the Lotus Paste and shortening. Turns out they are sold out on Lotus Paste and low on a lot of other fillings. I guess I have to make do with Green Tea. Keeping my fingers cross.
The limes from the supermarket downstairs are larger and gave much more juice that previous batch. Much more sour too. Carefully taste the mixture at each step to avoid too much sweetness. This time round, double the butter for the…
Cheese cake.