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Cinnamon Rolls

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I really wanted to try cinnamon rolls before. And I found this amazing recipe:

https://www.google.com.sg/amp/www.food.com/amp/recipe/tsr-1993-version-of-cinnabon-cinnamon-rolls-by-todd-wilbur-76864

I halved the batch and also did a bit change.

Ingredients:

For the roll:

4g yeast

1/2 cup milk

1/4 cup sugar

40 g margarine 

1/2 tsp salt

1 egg

2 cup flour ( I used bread flour)

Filling :

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 1/4 tsp cinnamon 

40 g margarine
1. Dissolve the yeast in warm milk in a large bowl.

2. When the foam starts to show up, add in sugar, margarine, salt, egg and flour. Mix them well.

3. Knead the dough into a big ball. Place the dough in a big bowl, cover it with plastic wrap and put in in warm place till it rises 2 times as big as before.

4. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon together to make filling.

5. Roll the dough with rolling pin into a big and thin piece. 

6. Sprinkle softened margarine on the surface. Then sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon mixture evenly on it.

7. Roll the dough from one eng to the other. 

8. Cut the roll into smaller pieces.

9. Place small rolls in warm place. Cover them with plastic wrap and wait till their size doubles.


10. Preheat oven to 180 degree C. And bake for 20 mins.




Yummy. You can also top with icing you like.

Because I used bread flour, so they are really soft inside.

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Rosemary Focaccia

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It’s an easy and yummy bread.

Ingredients:

Bread flour 200g

Water 150g

Yeast 4 g

Salt 4 g

Rosemary

Olive oil 50 ml

1. Mix flour, water and salt in a big bowl.

2. Knead into dough till smooth and cling together around 10 mins.

3. Brush olive oil in a bowl and place dough into it. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it rise till 2 times as big as before.

5. Press the dough into baking pan. Sprinkle rosemary, salt and black pepper. Also sprinkle some olive oil.

6. Cover the dough with plastic wrap for another 20 mins.

7. Poke the dough by finger for several times. Sprinkle some olive oil again.


8. Preheat oven to 200 degree C. And bake for 25 mins or till surface turns golden brown.



The bread is really delicious. It can also be served with soup:

Pumpkin soup

https://chewbaccascook.wordpress.com/2016/08/21/pumpkin-soup/

Or

Bacon potato soup

https://chewbaccascook.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/bacon-potato-soup/

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Easy Chocolate Cake

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I followed this recipe:

http://www.food.com/recipe/sue-bs-chocolate-cake-31804?photo=3558
Ingredients:

3/4 cup cocoa powder

3/4 cup boiling water

1 cup buttermilk

1 cup canola oil

4 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla

2 cup sugar

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp baking soda
1. Mix cocoa powder with boiling water.

2. Mix buttermilk, oil, eggs and vanilla.

3. Mix sugar, flour, salt and baking soda.

4. Add dry ingredients into buttermilk mixture.

5. Add cocoa mixture into batter.

6. Pour into baking pan.

7. Preheat oven to 180 degree C and bake for 30 mins.
It’s really an easy cake to bake. Yet, it’s very moist and delicious.


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Buttermilk Biscuit

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Original recipe:

http://www.food.com/recipe/southern-buttermilk-biscuits-26110
I just halved the batch.

Ingredients:

1 cups flour

1/8 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

3 tsp butter

1/2 cup buttermilk
1. Preheat oven to 235 degree C.

2. Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl.

3. Cut in butter and use ginger to make it crumbs.

4. Add in buttermilk and mix till combine.

5. Pat the dough till it’s about 1/2″ thick.

6. Fold the dough around 5 times and gently press the dough to 1 inch thick.

7. Use cutter to cut into small pieces.

8. Place them on cookie sheet with enough space to rise.


9. Bake for 10-12 mins.



They are really delicious.


Serving with some homemade lemon jam is even better.

https://chewbaccascook.wordpress.com/2016/09/12/homemade-lemon-orange-jam/

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Banana Walnut Cake

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I baked it according to this recipe:

http://www.food.com/recipe/starbucks-banana-walnut-bread-384181

But I changed a bit.
Ingredients:

2 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 egg

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup olive oil ( original recipe said vegetable oil)

1/2 tsp vanilla

3 mashed banana

1/2 cup walnut

1/3 cup walnut

1. Preheat oven to  170 degree C.

2. Mix flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl.

3. Blend egg, sugar and olive oil in another bowl.

4. Combine flour mixture with egg mixture. Blend well.

5. Add in vanilla and mashed banana.

6. Fold in 1/2 cup walnut. ( I just put walnut in a plastic bag and roll it with a rolling pin).

7. Place batter in baking pan.

8. Sprinkle 1/3 cup walnut on the top.

9. Bake for around 50 mins, till toothpick comes out clean.



It tastes really great.

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Gingerbread Man Cookies

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It’s Christmas season. I found this great gingerbread man cookie recipe on YouTube.

Ingredients:

3 cups flour

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp ground cloves

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

Mix all these dry ingredients in a large bowl.

1. Cream 1/2 cup butter with 1/2 cup sugar till light and creamy.

2. Beat in one large egg.

3. Add in 2/3 cup molasses ( light molasses is used in the video, but I used dark molasses).

4. Add dry ingredients mixture into molasses mixture 1/3 at a time.

5. Chill the dough in the fridge at least 2 hours till it gets firm. ( I put in the fridge for overnight).

6. Roll dough into thin large piece. Use a cutter to cut into gingerbread man shape.

7. Preheat oven to 180 degree C and bake for 8-12 mins.



Decorate with icing.





There will be a Christmas fair at the church. So I baked around 200 cookies. 


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Coffee Cake

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Ingredients:

For topping

1 cup flour

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup butter

1 tsp cinnamon
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and make into crumbs.
For cake:

1 cup butter

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

2 large eggs

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

2 cup flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/3 cup milk

Cream butter with sugar & brown sugar till light and creamy.

Beat in egg and vanilla.

In another bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt.

Add flour mixture and milk alternatively into butter mixture. Mix them well.

Pour the batter into baking pan.

Sprinkle the topping crumbs.
Preheat oven to 170 degree C. Bake for around 30 mins.


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Homemade Donuts

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For original recipe, please refer to:

http://m.xiachufang.com/recipe/100486965/

Ingredients:

Bread flour  130g

Warm Milk 35g 

Yeast 3/4 tsp

Sugar 25g

Egg 1

Butter 10g

Salt 1/4 tsp

1. Add 1 tsp sugar and yeast into warm milk and stir evenly.

2. Mix the rest sugar, salt and flour in a big bowl.

3. Add milk yeast mixture and egg into dry ingredients mixture. And knead them into a dough.

4. Cut in butter. Knead till the dough absorbs butter.

5. Wrap dough with plastic wrap and let it rise twice as big as before, which needs around 2 hours.

6. Roll the dough into a big one with thickness around 1 cm. Cut into shape of doughnuts.

7. Put donuts dough in the oven with a big bowl of hot water underneath. And let them rise for about half an hour.

8. Fry them till golden brown. Actually, I didn’t deep-fry them. I just added a thin layer of oil in the pan. Fry their one side and then flip over.



They are really delicious. My husband loves them.

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Strawberry Cheesecake Pie

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For the crust, please refer to:

https://chewbaccascook.wordpress.com/2016/10/15/lemon-pie/

Filling:

250 g cream cheese softened

100g evaporated milk

2 small eggs

100g sugar

2 tsp flour

1/2 vanilla

1. Cream cheese with sugar till smooth.

2. Add in milk and eggs one at a time. Mix well.

3. Add in vanilla, flour and mix well.

4. Pour filling into crust. Preheat oven to 180 degree C and bake for 35-40 mins.


For the strawberry topping:

In a saucepan, put in chopped strawberry and sugar. When strawberry turns soft, add in a little cornstarch. Stir evenly for another minute or 2 till sauce boils again. And pour it over the cheesecake pie.