Happy Solstice Day 冬至快乐

Yesterday, suddenly decided to make some tang yuen after reading so many blog post regarding self made tang yuen.
This is the first time I made the tang yuen myself without any guidance or help from others. Still remember last year I made the tang yuen with Chai Shen.

This year, I on the skype, making the tang yuen while chatting to mom and dad. So happy to have the technology that link us together.

I made the red colouring tang yuen and the black sesame tang yuen. I am so pround of myself that the tang yuen that I made was so Q. Mom taught me to use the plain water to boil the tang yuen until it floated, then put into a bowl of cold water to make it Q.

As for the black sesame tang yuen, since it is the first time I made it, the look was not good, there was some holes of leaking. I kept in the freezer for a few hours until it harden, then put into boiling water, turn to small fire to boil it until it float.

As for the soup, I used Molassess Sugar boiled with ginger. MPig said it tasted great!!!! I am contented!

My reference is from here:
http://singmei1218.blogspot.com/2011/12/2011.html

KFC VS Burger King

Initially, I was so excited about KFC offered the free Zinger combo set with any purchase. I printed out the coupon and planned to go to KFC at night for dinner. However, I felt so dissappointed when KFC announced that this promotion has finished and it just lasted for half a day only. What a shame. The coupon stated that the promotion is until next year January and suddenly it declared that the promotion ended.

Then I saw a lot of KFC lovers aka fan voiced their dissappointed in KFC facebook page. Truely dissappointed with KFC now.

A week later, Burger King introduced the promotion of the week, where you just have to buy a value meal and pay RM 1 for the deal of the day. It was cool. I immediately printed out the voucher, and went to the nearest burger king at our nearest BK branch.

MPig ordered the Supreme Angus Steakhouse Flame Grilled Burger (black pepper flavour) value meal costed RM 16.95, and I had the ala carte Grilled Chicken.

I loved the Burger King Grilled Chicken so much, the chicken meat is so juicy and tender. It is not dry at all.

For those of you who have missed it, you can visit Burger King for the RM1 Grilled Chicken  next Wednesday or any other ala carte that they are doing promotion until early of January 2012.

I have confidence in Burger King that they will not be like KFC who will have the promotion for only half a day!  My advice to KFC is that if you really cannot commit to such a big promotion, why don't introduce something like buy a snack plate free a zinger burger????

Cookies

My first attempt to make cookies, not very successful but it was a good try.

Recipe:

200g Caster sugar
200g unsalted butter or margerine
400g plain flour

cooking time: 8-10mins for 180 degree

1. Place the caster sugar and unsalted butter in a mixing bowl, mix them together until fluffy.
2. Add in vanila essense
3. Crack one medium egg into a jug and beat it lightly
4. Add the beaten egg into the mixture followed by flour.
5. Mix them together until it form a dough.
6. Place in a plastic bag, freeze it for 2 hours before use.

Make into shapes and bake.

Marble Cake

Recipe from Amelia's Dessert:
Ingredients

200gm Self raising flour
230gm butter
220gm castor sugar
5 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tsp cappuccino coffee powder
2 tbsp hot water

1. Pre heat oven 180 deg c
2. Mix coffee powder, cocoa powder with hot water. Mix well and keep aside.
3. Sift self raising flour.
4. Cream butter and self raising flour into a smooth paste. keep aside.
5. In a separated bowl cream egg and sugar until spongy. Add vanilla extract.
6. Mix the egg mixture into the flour paste and beat until smooth. 
7. Scoop out 1 medium bowl of cake batter, add the mocha mixture and mix well.
8. Line 8 in cake pan with grease proof paper, scoop 4 tbsp of the white 
batter in the center of the pan, then scoop 2 tbsp of the mocha batter on top.
9. Alternate the cake batter 2 tbsp of white and 2 tbsp of mocha until finish.
10. Bake for 40 to 45 mins or until cooked.
11. Cool cake on wire rack to cool completely.



References:

http://ameliade-ssert.blogspot.com/2011/10/mocha-marble-cake.html

Simple Cupcake

Made this cupcake for the first time when I bought the oven, I made this because I do not need any electric egg beater, just mix all the ingredient together and bake.

50g Unsalted Butter
20g caster sugar
1 eggs
50g self raising flour

1. Melt the butter using oven
2. Add caster sugar and mix till even
3. Add in the beater egg
4. Sieve the flour and mix them together
5. Pour into the cup cake mould
6. 180 degree for around 25 mins

References:

http://aik1213.blogspot.com/2010/12/blog-post.html

Sponge Cake recipe

With 4 eggs:
A) 4 eggs yolk, 40g sugar, 60ml oil, 100g flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon soda, 45g orange concentrate, 45g milk, oranges zest

B) 4 eggs white, 100g sugar, 2g vinegar

Mix A together using hand beater

Mix B together using electric egg beater until the whole mixture set.

Mix B to A

With 5 eggs: 

A) 5 eggs yolk, 40g sugar, 70ml oil, 120g flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon soda, 45g orange concentrate, 45g milk, oranges zest

B) 5 eggs white, 100g sugar, 2g vinegar

With 6 eggs: 

A) 6 eggs yolk, 40g sugar, 75ml oil, 150g flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon soda, 45g orange concentrate, 45g milk, oranges zest

B) 6 eggs white, 100g sugar, 2g vinegar

References:

http://www.meishichina.com/Eat/Nosh/200807/40406.html
http://singmei1218.blogspot.com/2009/04/blog-post_2139.html

My baking life

Learning how to bake is one of my 2011 resolutions. I am so happy that i have fulfilled my resolutions by buying an oven and one egg beater.

After asking around, I bought myself an oven from Jusco, 1-Utama early of October. The brand is Hanabishi. I bought this 26 litre over during promotion, I paid rm159 out of the original price of rm200. I am so satisfied with this oven.

Previously, before I have the oven, I just can steam cake, which did not taste so yummy, MPig did not really like those steam cakes.

After I bought the oven, I baked the cupcake using hand beater, very simple recipe.

In November, finally got myself the egg beater, it is the Tesco brand, of course bought in Tesco. It costed around rm 80. But I am not satisfied with the egg beater because it cannot turn itself when beating. MPig suggested to buy this because the container is not plastic.

Then I started my baking adventure, by baking the cupcake with proper electric egg beater.

Second thing that I baked was the sponge cake, lemon and orange flavour respectively.

Thirdly, I made cookies. But not very successful

Then I learned how to bake marble cake. But the chocolate line was not even.

I am happy that one of my resolution has achieved for 2011.