It’s a super easy way to cook Tofu. I found this recipe on Weibo.
First, prepare a piece of silk Tofu. Sprinkle some sesame oil over it.
Place cheese slice on it. I placed two slices.
Put the plate in the microwave. And heat for several mins till cheese melt.
Pour some light soy sauce before serving.
We bought a waffle maker yesterday. I couldn’t wait to cook some delicious waffles with it. My husband wanted Belgian waffles. So I found some recipes online and tried them. Yet, it was a big failure. Waffles I made tasted like strong baking soda flavor stuff. It’s not easy for me to quit, especially on cooking. I thought I should start with basic ones. And I found a wonder recipe online. Lucky me!
https://www.google.com.sg/amp/www.food.com/amp/recipe/basic-batter-waffles-110683
It’s super easy. No need to beat the egg white with electric mixer.
I just halved the batch.
Ingredients:
Egg 1
Milk 200g
Olive oil 1/6 cup
Flour 1 cup
Baking powder 1/2 tsp
Salt 1/4 tsp
Sugar 1 tsp
Vanilla 1/2 tsp
Preheat waffle maker first. And then prepare the batter.
1. Mix flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a big bowl.
2. Mix egg with milk, oil and vanilla in another bowl.
3. Combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients. Don’t overmix. Stop when they just combine. It’s ok if there’s still flour bumps.
4. Pour batter over preheated waffle maker.
5. Serve with syrup and fruits you like. You can also add nuts or butter.
Last time when my husband and I went back to my hometown in Shandong, China. I mentioned that I needed some chestnuts to bring back to Singapore for cooking. My auntie kept that in mind and bought me a big box of organic chestnut. I was really surprised. So I brought many packs back to Singapore.
Recently, this chestnut bread just came to my mind. So I tried with those chestnuts full of my family’s love.
Ingredients:
Bread flour 150g
Whole grain flour 100g ( I used rough whole grain flour)
Yeast 6g
Sugar 12 g
Warm water 170ml
Salt 3g
Chestnut ( cooked already. I used many around 200g. They were chopped in blender, not very finely, but roughly)
1. Dissolve yeast in warm water.
2. Mix bread flour, whole grain flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
3. Add yeast water in dry ingredients.
4. Knead all ingredients into dough. Keep kneading for 20 mins. That takes a lot energy.
5. Fold in chestnut.
6. Place dough in a big bowl. Cover with plastic wrap. Let it rise till 2 times as big as before.
7. Knead the dough and press air out. Let it rest for 5 mins.
8. Make the dough into shape you like. I divided it into two smaller ones. Sprinkle some flour. Cover them with plastic wrap and let it rise again till 1.5 times as big as before.
9. Preheat oven to 190 degree C. Bake for 20 mins.
They smell so good. And my husband loves them.
Very crunchy outside but soft inside.
And I believe they are healthy too.
It’s a super easy snack.
Ingredients:
Puff pastry
Egg
Chopped almond or grate almond
Sugar
1. Brush puff pastry with egg.
2. Sprinkle sugar and grate almond over it evenly.
3. Use a rolling pin roll the pastry to press almond and sugar into it. Or you can just use your palm.
4. Flip the pastry over and repeat step 1,2 & 3.
5. Cut pastry into strips. And twist them slightly.
6. Preheat oven to 200 degree C. At the same time, let the pastry rest for around 10 mins.
6. Bake for 15-20 mins. Till they turn golden brown.
It’s a traditional Chinese snack. And it’s very easy to make.
Ingredients:
Butter 100g softened
Sugar 60 g
Egg (half for the dough, half to brush on the dough)
Flour 180g
Baking soda 1/2 tsp
Salt 1 pinch
Cashew nuts some
1. Cream butter with sugar in a bowl.
2. Add in half egg. Stir well.
3. Add in dry ingredients ( flour, baking soda and salt).
4. Knead all ingredients into a dough ball. And refrigerate for 30 mins.
5. Divide the big dough into many small ones. Each is around 8-9 g.
6. Preheat oven to 175 degree C.
7. Brush small dough balls with egg. Then press cashew nut on each one lightly.
8. Brush egg on cashew and dough again.
9. Bake for 20 mins.
They smell so good and taste very nice as well. Very crispy.
Because I didn’t have minced beef at home, so I used bacon instead.
Tomato sauce:
1. Heat a little oil in the pan. Add in carrot , onion and garlic dices. Stir fry till softened.
2. Add in chopped tomato, 2 tsp tomato sauce, a little salt and black pepper. Stir fry evenly.
3. Add in some water. Turn to low heat. Simmer till all ingredients soften and sauce becomes very condensed and dry.
White sauce:
1. Melt 25 g butter in the pan with low heat.
2. Add in 25g flour. Stir slowly.
3. Pour in 200 ml milk and a little nutmeg powder.
4. Keep stirring till sauce becomes very condensed.
Bacon needs to be pan fried a bit.
Lasagna (4 pieces) in boiling water for 7 mins.
Preheat oven to 220 degree C.
Grease baking pan.
Put in 1 piece lasagna and brush tomato sauce. Place bacon and 2 cheese slices.
Then put in another layer of lasagna. Brush white sauce.
Then another layer of lasagna with tomato sauce, bacon and cheese.
And so on.
The top layer should be tomato sauce. And sprinkle grated cheese over it.
Bake for 30 mins.
It’s super easy and delicious.
Original recipe:
https://www.google.com.sg/amp/www.food.com/amp/recipe/dried-cranberry-shortbread-340103
Ingredients:
1 cup unsalted butter softened
3/4 cup icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup dried cranberries finely chopped
1. Preheat oven to 160 degree C.
2. Mix butter , sugar, vanilla, flour and salt by hand in a bowl till just combined.
3. Fold in dried cranberries.
4. Press dough into baking pan.
5. Bake for 30 mins till pale golden.
6. Cool and cut.
I really wanted to try cinnamon rolls before. And I found this amazing recipe:
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.
I cooked this dish when I stayed with my family in China during holidays and my family loved it, especially my father.
I used 4 vegetables: garlic ( a little), king oyster Mushroom, carrot and bell pepper.
1. Heat a little oil in the pan. Add in garlic slices and stir fry a bit. Put in carrot slices. Stir fry till carrot turns a bit softened.
2. Add in king oyster Mushroom slices. Stir fry. Water will come from Mushroom. Just keep stir frying till water all gone.
3. Put in bell pepper slices. Stir fry a bit.
4. Add in oyster sauce( I added 1 tsp). Stir fry evenly. If the dish still tastes a bit light, you can add a little salt. If it tastes ok, it’s done.
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/
Cooking For Fun 