Dalgona Coffee

Dalgona coffee is the craze of late. I am joining in the trend to find out for myself why this drink is so popular. 

Dalgona coffee is basically milk topped with foam made with coffee and sugar. Also known as whipped coffee or beaten coffee, the drink has origins from India, Pskistan and Macau. It gained popularity from a Korean TV show and Tik Tok, and has become a trend since.

Avocado Milkshake

My family was having a lazy Sunday out in town for lunch and then chanced upon this wonderful grocery shop that was selling these gorgeous power fruit - AVOCADO

I couldn't resist and bought some home and made ourselves some healthy AVOCADO MILKSHAKE with just 3 ingredients - Avocado, Milk and Honey.

Chempedak Magic Custard Cake

I just realised I've not published this bake done sometime ago...

I was attracted to the fragrance of these 'Durian Chempedak' while doing my grocery shopping. I've never included chempedak in my bake and I thought...why not give it a try?!

Quick & Easy Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Muffins (Nigella Lawson)

This is a batch of awfully rich, chocolatey and yummy muffin that I've made using a recipe from Nigella Lawson's Feast. 

Magic Pandan Custard Cake

My darling husband loves to eat nonya kueh and custard. So for his birthday, I've decided to bake him a cake that marries these 2 together to present to him a Magic Pandan Custard Cake.

Peanut-Butter Banana Smoothie

After making the Nutella Peanut-Butter Banana Smoothie previously, I decided to try making another smoothie without adding nutella as I was curious how it would taste. 

Cranberries Cheese Loaf with Greek Yogurt

I've convinced myself yet again that I've made the right decision to start this blog to document my bakes. I've recently experimented with using Chobani greek yogurt that has less than 0.5% fat in my Zoji breamaker to make a soft and yummy loaf of cranberries bread topped with cheese.

Otah Buns

I made a batch of these yummy Otah Buns since I've some Muar Otah in the freezer. The otah went really well with the soft and fluffy buns. My family and I had a really hearty tea-break indeed!

Pulut Hitam Magic Custard Cake

I've some black glutinous rice flour left after making the Pulut Hitam Chiffon Cake, so I experimented with the flour to create a Pulut Hitam Magic Custard Cake by adapting from the original Magic Custard Cake made previously.

Pumpkin Red Bean Bun

These healthy, soft and fluffy buns are such a pleasant addition to the breakfast table. Will definitely be making more of these!

Pumpkin Red Bean Bun

recipe adapted from Nasi Lemak Lover
makes 10 buns 

Ingredients:

For the Bread Dough

75g mashed pumpkin (make sure to drain away any excess water before mashing)

120g milk (I use only 110g milk as my mashed pumpkin was quite 'wet')
250g bread flour 
30g sugar
25g condensed milk
1 tsp instant yeast
1/4 tsp salt
25g unsalted butter

For the Filling and Decoration

200g red bean paste, divided into 10 portions and rolled into round balls (chill in fridge till ready to use)
10 almond nuts
Bread flour for sprinkling

Method:

For the Bread Dough 

1. Remove pumpkin seed and skin. Steam pumpkin for about 15 minutes or until it becomes soft. Pour away excess water and mash pumpkin with a fork while still hot. Weigh out 75g of the mashed pumpkin. 

2. Place all ingredients into the pan except butter based on the sequence listed above or by following your breadmaker manufacturers' instructions regarding the order of liquid/dry ingredients.

(I'm using Zojirushi breadmaker. I placed all the wet ingredients first, followed by the dry ingredients. Make a dent at the centre of the flour and pour the yeast in the dent last, making sure the yeast does not touch the liquid, sugar and salt.)

3. Make the selection for 'Pasta Dough' setting on your breadmaker.

(For my Zojirushi breadmaker, I chose the 'Cookie/Pasta Dough')

4. Press start and the machine will start kneading the dough. The machine will beep after a few minutes. Press start to continue kneading. 

5. After the machine has finished its course of kneading under 'Pasta Dough' setting, make the selection for 'Dough' setting. 

6. Press start and the machine will start kneading the dough after resting for 15 minutes. Add in the butter during this resting stage.

7. Let the breadmaker do the rest.

8. When the bread dough is proofed, the machine will beep to signal the end of the 'Dough' function. Remove dough from the pan, punch it down and divide into 10 portions.

9. Roll up each dough portion into round balls and rest for 5 minutes.

For the Bun

10. Flatten each ball into a disc (can either use a pastry rolling pin or the palm of your hands) and place a red bean ball in the middle. Wrap and pinch the middle to seal. 

 
11. Roll into balls again and then slightly flatten the dough. Then use a knife to make 6 cuts on the sides. Press one almond at the centre and place on a lined baking tray and let it proof for another hour.

12. Dust the dough with some bread flour and bake in preheated oven at 180C for 15 minutes.

13. When the buns are done, remove from the oven immediately and let it cool on a wire rack. 

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