tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21930015582613024342024-03-05T20:46:20.427+08:00Muniroh's BakeryFood. Lifestyle. LoveAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125922313536096243noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193001558261302434.post-88155321936158652702016-09-18T18:29:00.001+08:002016-09-18T18:29:25.200+08:00Recipe: Pumpkin brownies<br />
It was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha">Eid al-Adha </a>last Monday, and yesterday some of the Malaysian students in the Netherlands came to our lil city for celebration. We booked the bbq pit on campus, and brought lots of food (like always), and the guys started grilling the delicious<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satay" style="font-style: italic;"> sate </a>and other marinated meat.<br />
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The food was awesome (thanks guys!) I even prepared brownies and pumpkin brownies for dessert. I had the pumpkin puree stored in the freezer, and I thought this would be the perfect time to use it since fall is coming *wohoo*!<br />
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The texture is like a mix of pie and brownies. It is dense and creamy. I love the touch of the spices in it along with the sourish taste of the cream cheese.<br />
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Choose the pumpkin variety suitable for baking. The one usually sold in the grocery store in the Netherlands is the variety suitable for making soup (less sweet, more watery). I bought several pumpkin varieties last year from a nearby farm, and I kept the leftover baked flesh in the freezer in case I feel like eating pumpkin pie one day haha.<br />
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Pumpkin brownies<br />
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800 g pumpkin puree<br />
1 cup sugar*<br />
5 eggs<br />
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder<br />
1/2 teaspoon ginger powder<br />
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg powder<br />
1/4 teaspoon salt<br />
2 cups flour<br />
1/2 cup cream<br />
1 teaspoon baking powder<br />
1 cup sunflower oil<br />
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300 g cream cheese<br />
1 egg<br />
1 tablespoon sugar*<br />
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<li>Preheat the oven to 170 C. Line a rectangular baking pan with a baking paper, set aside. </li>
<li>Combine the pumpkin puree, sugar, eggs, the spices and salt in a large bowl and by using the hand blender, mix until smooth. </li>
<li>Mix the flour, cream, baking powder and oil with the rest of the ingredient. Mix using a rubber spatula and spread the batter into the baking pan.</li>
<li>Combine the cream cheese, egg, and sugar in another small bowl. Put a tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture onto the batter, and by using the back of a spoon, spread the cream cheese with the batter to get the marbling effect.</li>
<li>Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the brownies come out clean.</li>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125922313536096243noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193001558261302434.post-77132430297101802972016-07-25T04:22:00.002+08:002016-07-25T04:22:57.148+08:00Recipe: Matcha cinnamon rollsIt finally feels like summer here. The weather has been sunny for many days after the continuous rain. I could wear my flip flops, wear sunglasses, and not wear any jacket. As funny as it sounds like, it is hard to experience real summer here. Once you have it, you just have to make out the best of it. <div>
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Ph.D. life is good. I love doing my work, and I have many friends that I can talk. Whenever the weather is warm and sunny, I and my peeps will eat outside, sit on the grass, and enjoy the sun. We talk about our work, life, and bull shit stuff. We have different nationalities, and we always make fun of the stereotypes that we have about one culture to another. Ahh...I just love hanging out with them (you know who you are ;) ). </div>
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If there's anything that I miss about my home country when living abroad, it will be about my family, nature, and food. Well...I can't do much with the first two, but I always try my best to prepare food that I miss so much or recreate something that reminds me of home.</div>
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So okay, matcha is not something common back home, but I love the flavour, and I try to create something new out of it. If only matcha is not expensive here (then again, what is cheap here? oh yeah...dairy products..), I would go crazy inventing more matcha based food. Anyway, this is one of them. If you like to have stronger matcha taste, just put extra matcha powder. </div>
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<li>Lightly oil a large bowl, and transfer the mixture into the bowl. Cover and let it rise for about 2 to 2 1/2 hours.</li>
<li> In a small bowl, combine the cinnamon and brown sugar together, set aside.</li>
<li>Butter a large baking pan. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Shape the dough into a rectangle. Roll into an 18 x 12-inch rectangle. Brush the dough with the melted butter, and sprinkle the cinnamon and brown sugar mixture. Rearrange the milk chocolate onto the dough, and roll the dough into a tight cylinder. </li>
<li>Cut the dough into 12 rolls. Rearrange them in the baking pan. Cover with plastic wrap and leave in the refrigerator overnight.</li>
<li>Fill a shallow pan with hot water and set it at the bottom of the oven. Take out the rolls from the fridge and place it on the rack above the hot water. Turn on the oven to 160 C and bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown.</li>
<li>Melt the white chocolate in a microwave and combine it with the cream cheese and matcha powder. Pour the icing onto the freshly baked rolls. Serve immediately</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125922313536096243noreply@blogger.com0Wageningen, Netherlands51.9691868 5.665394800000058251.8909248 5.5040333000000583 52.047448800000005 5.8267563000000582tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193001558261302434.post-60285412605477599132016-02-29T03:20:00.004+08:002016-02-29T03:54:38.913+08:00His big fat Greek 'wedding'"So...you are going to be my paranymph"<br />
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.......WHAT?!! I had to think twice if what I heard was real...and it was<br />
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Christos, a colleague cum friend. We started to become close during our conference trip in Bordeaux last year. He's a very friendly person and a sweet guy. It was quite a shocked for me to hear his request, but I was honored.<br />
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To be a<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranymph" target="_blank"> paranymph</a> is a big job, especially if you are close to that person. Me and Cynara, the other paranymph, started coming up with ideas about a month before Christos's big day. We want to make it as cheesy and memorable as possible, because we know he likes it that way :P<br />
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We contacted few people in our department to help out, and we decided to make a parody movie about him.<br />
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Well you see...Christos is a very smart guy and he is born to be a scientist, but at the same time he is also funny in his own way - especially when it comes to food, alcohol and his honesty!<br />
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Manos, another Greek in the department, was chosen to act as Christos. We came out few stories based on real life incidents with Christos (with some exaggeration) and the recording was done when he was not in the office.<br />
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A night before his defense, I had two nightmares: I cannot read the propositions properly and somebody edited the movie that we made. I was soo nervous that I just had to tell to one or two (well maybe six) people. Peter help me with pronouncing the word correctly, and I spent quite some time rehearsing reading Christos's thesis propositions loudly and clearly. "Why in the hell do you have eight freaking propositions!" I told myself repeatedly.<br />
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All the nerve wrecking moment (for me) ended smoothly. In the end none of the opponents ask me to read his propositions (hahaha WTH..) and Christos received very good grades for his performance. He was not nervous at all, and I wonder where he got that self confidence from..<br />
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Gerard, his supervisor, gave very heart warming and touching speech. I almost cried, but kept my composure.<br />
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I headed home early after the reception. We had to assemble his 'wedding', married to the university, cake at the restaurant. I made two-tier chocolate cake for him, and I put plenty of chocolates on the cake, and a handmade fondant Smurf figurine as the topper.<br />
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The dinner was something that I didn't really expect. There was plenty of Greek food with loud live performance throughout the LONG dinner. People were dancing in between the course, and at the latter part Christos's dad started doing a one man dance which was a surprised for me because he looked expressionless throughout the dinner.<br />
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The fact that he got up and dance was not really what I had in mind. I was told by another Greek that he's dancing a difficult traditional one man dance, which the dancer dance freely expressing himself. Suddenly I was shocked hearing the sound of crashing plates. He started breaking the plates...and the dance and the plate breaking continued from one Greek guy to another. "Oh boy...I feel like I'm in the 'My big fat Greek wedding' movie" I told myself.<br />
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Anyhow the defense, party, and the surprise that we prepared for him ended well. He liked the movie *wohoo* and I hope he likes the cheesy photo album containing pictures and messages that we prepared for him.<br />
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Congrats again Dr. Christos! You deserve it :)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125922313536096243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193001558261302434.post-9836111136597102332015-08-17T01:56:00.001+08:002015-08-17T12:50:40.834+08:00Recipe: Teh tarik cake (milk tea cake)It's been months since I last updated my blog. Pictures are still in the RAW format and I still haven't had the time to edit them. Recipes are written somewhere in the head, and I just need to blog to have them out again. Sometimes when you have too many things to do, or you just had busy days, all you want to do during the weekend is to lazying around. That is how I'm feeling at the moment, and yet I'm forcing myself to write this before this blog being untouched for a longer time.<br />
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This cake was made during spring. It was the time when the weather was still chilly, and I was hoping the day is getting warmer and sunnier. A cup of warm tea brightened up my day, and a sip of it brings out the happy memory that I have had almost forgotten. <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teh_tarik" target="_blank">Teh tarik</a></i> - milk tea made out of black tea and condensed milk, is my personal favorite during the cold season. It reminds me of my childhood, and the warm and sunny Malaysia. Strong black tea with a hint of sweet and creamy condensed milk, that's how I like mine to be.<br />
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I tried to recapture the taste of the tea that I like so much into a cake, and had fun creating it...<br />
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<b>Teh tarik cake (milk tea cake)</b><br />
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125 g butter<br />
5 tablespoons sugar (add more if you like it to be sweeter)<br />
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150 ml milk tea<br />
300 g flour<br />
3 teaspoons baking powder<br />
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400 g cream cheese<br />
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1. Brew the tea bags with hot water for 30 minutes. Remove the tea bags and stir in the condensed milk.<br />
2. Preheat the oven to 170 C. Grease four 6-inch pans. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl, set aside<br />
3. Beat the butter and sugar until white and fluffy. Add the eggs one by one followed by a tablespoon of the flour mixture to prevent the batter from curdling. Add half of the flour mixture, followed by the milk tea and the rest of the flour mixture. Pour the batter into the cake pans and bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Put the cake pans onto the wire rack and take out the the cakes when the pans are cool.<br />
4. While waiting for the cakes to cool, prepare the cream cheese frosting by adding all the ingredients into a small bowl and beat them slowly.<br />
5. Assemble the cake by spreading the frosting onto each layer and cover the whole cake. Pour the remaining milk tea on the cake.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125922313536096243noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193001558261302434.post-60499339432581994982015-04-19T23:54:00.002+08:002015-04-19T23:54:21.899+08:00Recipe: Saffron and dates cupcakesA good friend of mine,<b> "A"</b> ,<b> </b>gave me a huge bag of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saffron" target="_blank">saffron</a> from Iran and she taught me how to make saffron tea to help elevates my mood. I love it so much that I drink it almost every time I'm feeling down. My husband even made fun of me and said it's my "drug" haha.<br />
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I love the unique taste of saffron. Not only does it taste good in savory dishes, it also tastes great in desserts. As for that, I made cupcakes with a touch of saffron flavor. The cupcakes has light taste, and you could put more saffron if you want the flavor to be stronger. I topped the cupcakes with two types of frosting, and we especially love the combination of the cupcakes with the pistachio cream cheese frosting.<br />
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<b>Ingredients</b><br />
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Cupcakes<br />
145 g dried dates, chopped into small pieces<br />
120 ml hot water<br />
Two pinches of saffron, infused in 4 tablespoons of hot water<br />
145 g flour, sifted<br />
1 teaspoon baking powder<br />
65 g unsalted butter, softened<br />
80 g brown sugar<br />
2 eggs<br />
1/4 teaspoon salt<br />
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Pistachio cream frosting<br />
100 g pistachio, chopped into pieces<br />
200 ml whipped cream<br />
3 tablespoons icing sugar<br />
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Pistachio cream cheese frosting<br />
100 g pistachio, chopped into pieces<br />
200 g cream cheese, softened<br />
100 g butter, softened<br />
4 tablespoons icing sugar<br />
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1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Mix dried dates with hot water in a medium sized bowl, set aside.<br />
2. Combine flour and baking powder in a medium sized bowl, set aside. Beat butter with sugar until fluffy. Combine egg one at a time in the butter mixture for 20 seconds followed by a tablespoon of the flour mixture. Put the rest of the flour, saffron water, dates, salt into the batter. Scoop out the batter and fill up the cupcake liners up to 3/4 full. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.<br />
3. While waiting the cupcakes to cool down, prepare your desired frosting. To make the pistachio cream frosting, beat whipped cream and icing sugar until hard peak forms, fold in the chopped pistachio into the cream. To make the pistachio cream cheese frosting, beat the butter with icing sugar until fluffy followed by the cream cheese and fold in the chopped pistachio into the cream cheese frosting.<br />
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p.s: The weather is getting warmer and the sky is getting sunnier. Wageningen looks so pretty, and I'm going to cherish the days that I'm spending with my loved ones deeply.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125922313536096243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193001558261302434.post-20287865601861450722015-03-22T18:52:00.001+08:002015-03-22T18:52:11.851+08:00Recipe: Orange drizzle cakeI have problem with eating fruits - I'm lazy to peel and cut them into pieces. In the end, I have to make them into smoothies or cakes. This is one of the perfect example. My hubby brought a huge bag of oranges (my definition of huge is actually a normal size bag for other people), and I was dumbfounded of what to do with them. I was hoping he will eat some if he were hungry, but I was wrong. The oranges lay at the same spot without being touched by both of us. So after several weeks, and I could clearly see the oranges almost turn bad, I push myself to peel them and make orange juices and tea cake. Well, more energy wasted there, but the taste and texture are definitely better than eating fresh fruits *smirk*<br />
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6 eggs<br />350 g castor sugar<br />
1/2 teaspoon of salt<br />
360 g flour, sifted<br />
2 teaspoon baking powder<br />
150 g butter, melted<br />
200 ml cream<br />
Finely grated zest of 3 large oranges<br />
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Drizzle:<br />
100 ml water<br />
3 tablespoons sugar<br />
Juice of 3 large oranges<br />
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1. Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius and grease a bundt pan.<br />2. In a large bow, beat the eggs, sugar, salt, flour and baking powder. Add the melted butter, cream and lemon zest to the mixture.<br />
3. Pour the batter into a bundt pan and bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.<br />
4. Prepare the drizzle by combining all the ingredients into a small pot on high heat until the mixture boils. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes and set aside.<br />
5. Remove the cake from the oven and pour the drizzle onto the cake (while it is still in the pan). Leave the cake to cool and invert the cake pan onto a plate.<br />
6. Serve with tea or coffee<br />
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p.s: The only fruit that I don't mind to peel and eat it fresh is Durian! Weird, but that is my most favorite fruit in the world (no matter how disgusting my non-Malaysian friend might think :P)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125922313536096243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193001558261302434.post-2279646627607940722015-02-04T00:07:00.000+08:002015-02-04T00:10:22.392+08:00Recipe: Potato cakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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I was not a fan of potatoes, not until I’ve come to the
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the potatoes, mashed it, mix with milk, butter, salt and pepper and leave it
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200 g shredded cheese<br />
1 onion, sliced<br />
2 garlic cloves, sliced<br />
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A bunch of parsley or coriander, roughly chopped <br />
Cooking oil for frying<br />
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1. Combine mashed potatoes, cheese, onion, garlic, egg, flour and fresh herbs
in a large bowl and mix.<br />
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portion into a compact ball then flatten it into a pancake about a 1 cm thick. <br />
3. Heat 3 to 4 tablespoons of oil in a large pan on a medium heat. Fry the pancakes,
in batches, until they are golden brown and crispy on both sides, 3 to 4
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The sun is shining to my face and I can feel the warmth of the ray touching my skin. If I were in Malaysia, I would have closed the curtains by now, but I didn't do that today. The gray and gloomy weather makes me missed the sun so much. I don't mind the cold, but the color of the sky can be depressing sometimes. I've been looking at the pictures of the beaches a lot lately, which I rarely did in Malaysia. The sunshine is something that I took for granted before, and now I'm really looking forward for summer.</div>
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I don't regret with my decision doing PhD here even though I have successful part-time home bakery in Malaysia. I do take orders and conduct classes, but not as active as I was back home. As for my PhD project, it goes well. Spending time with other PhD students in the department is one of my stress relievers, and I always have great times with them. </div>
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This cheesecake was one of the desserts that I made during our last 'International Christmas Dinner' together. It combines two of my favorite desserts - crème brûlée and cheesecake. It takes some time to prepare, but the result is amazing! The German recipe was translated with the help of my husband. This is one of the<a href="http://munirohbakery.blogspot.nl/2015/01/mushroom-soup-recipe.html" target="_blank"> few recipes that me and my husband work together for my mother-in-law Christmas present</a>.</div>
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250 g digestive biscuits, processed into fine crumbs <br />
50 g butter<br />
500 ml cream<br />
1 vanilla pod (or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract)<br />
6 large egg yolks<br />
60 g castor sugar, plus extra for the topping<br />
800 g cream cheese<br />
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1. Melt the butter and combine it with the biscuit crumbs. Press the crumbs on a 23 cm springform pan. Bake it for 10 minutes at 180 degree Celsius and set aside to room temperature. Put it in the fridge for later use. <br />
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2. Preheat the oven to 140 degree Celsius. Pour cream into a medium pan. Lay the vanilla pod on a board and slice lengthways through the middle with a sharp knife to split it in two. Use the tip of the knife to scrape out all the tiny seeds into the cream mixture. Drop the vanilla pod in the pot, and set aside.<br />
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gießen. Die Vanilleschote der Länge nach in 2 Teile aufschneiden. Die Samen mit
der Spitze des Messers in die Sahnemischung herauskratzen. Die Vanilleschote
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Pfanne mit der Sahne bei mittlerer Hitze fast zum Kochen bringen. Sobald Blasen
um den Rand erscheinen, den Topf vom Herd nehmen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Handmixer schlagen, bis er weich und geschmeidig ist. Mit einem Holzwender, die
Puddingmischung in den Frischkäse vorsichtig verrühren um Blasenbildung zu
verhindern. Die Springform aus dem Kühlschrank nehmen und den Teig hinein
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Wenn der Käsekuchen fertig ist, sollte er wie ein Pudding wackeln. Sobald dies
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Last Christmas we made a recipe book for mama 'J,' . It contains a small collection of our favorite dishes and these include recipes of Malaysian foods and fusion dishes. My hubby helped me out with the German translation, and hoo boy that really helped me a lot (I would've just used the Google translate if he had refused to help me out haha). </div>
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This is one of the few recipes that we wrote together. I've been using fresh mixed mushroom from the market for this recipe, and I do believe the taste is better compare to using just one mushroom variety. I like to have some chunks of the mushrooms in the soup thus I don't blend it that fine. This soup is one of our favorites, and it is one of the best thing to have in the cold weather :D</div>
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1 carrot, peel and cut into pieces<br />
½ leek, cut into pieces<br />
½ celery stick, cut into piece<br />
1 onion, peel<br />
3 liters water<br />
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1 tablespoon butter <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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1 liter vegetable stock (or more)<br />
Salt and pepper to taste<br />
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and simmer for 30 minutes or until the potatoes soften.<br />
3. Take out some of the mushrooms and potatoes with a little amount of soup
into a blender, and blend until smooth. Repeat the process until there is no
more potatoes and mushrooms. Put the blended soup back into the pot and season
with salt and pepper.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125922313536096243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193001558261302434.post-38878512237876426692014-11-16T21:21:00.004+08:002015-02-04T00:09:52.568+08:00Recipe: Apple cake and caramel glazeApples have never been my favorite fruits. The crunchiness, the subtle sweetness with a touch of acidity are the reasons why I dislike apples, and yet what others love about them. I had plenty of apples that I bought from the market and given by my friend. I was hoping for my hubby to eat them once a day, but it didn't turn out that way. The apples were about to turn bad that I had to make several desserts to get rid of them. Turning the apples into dessert is the only way for me to eat them, and the best way for me to finish them up quickly.<br />
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I used <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elstar" target="_blank">Elstar apples</a> for all my desserts as it is the most abundant cultivar in the Netherlands. One of my favorite apple dessert is this <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/uncle-bobs-fresh-apple-cake-recipe.html" target="_blank">apple cake recipe from Paula Deen</a>. I made few modification especially the amount of apples I put into it. The result was juicy and flavorful cake. My hubby gave some to his friends and they enjoyed it as much as we did.<br />
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6 apples, peeled and diced<br />
1 cup roasted pecans<br />
1 teaspoon <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KGGJJ64?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00" target="_blank">vanilla powder </a><br />
3 cups flour<br />
1 teaspoon baking soda<br />
1/2 teaspoon salt<br />
2 teaspoons cinnamon powder<br />
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg powder<br />
1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder<br />
1 1/4 dark brown sugar (or more for sweeter cake)<br />
1 1/4 cups corn oil<br />
3 eggs<br />
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4 tablespoons butter<br />
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar<br />
1 tablespoon icing sugar<br />
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2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, vanilla powder, baking soda, salt, the spices, set aside.<br />
3. In a large bowl, beat the oil and brown sugar until combine. Beat the egg in the oil mixture one by one on a low speed. Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, and mix.<br />
4. Fold in the diced apples and pecan into the mixture. Scrape of the cake batter into the Bundt pan and bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.<br />
5. Allow the cake to fully cool in the pan, and put it out onto a plate.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125922313536096243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193001558261302434.post-67528668284891558012014-11-09T20:50:00.005+08:002014-11-10T04:53:45.564+08:00Recipe: Chocolate bundt cake with salted caramel chocolate ganacheIt was late at night and I was craving to eat chocolate cake. Too much mental work made my body hunger for sweet stuff. I procrastinated and took some time to prepare <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundt_cake" target="_blank">bundt </a>cake as I was lazy to make layer cake.<br />
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As I was covering the cake with chocolate ganache, I felt the presence of my husband near me. He looked at me in a weird way, 'are you going to eat that now?' he asked concernedly. I stopped for a moment and resisted the temptation of having that one sinful bite. He has a point there, if I didn't cycle I would look like a whale by now. Reluctantly I waited the next day to gorge over the delicious cake. Besides, I think cake tastes better the next day ;)</div>
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1 cup pumpkin puree</div>
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1. Preheat the oven at 180 degrees Celsius. Grease a 10' x 15' pan generously with butter and cover it with a parchment paper and grease it again with butter,</div>
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3. Beat egg whites until soft peak form, and fold in the batter. </div>
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4. Pour the batter in the pan and spread it into an even layer. Let it rest for 10 minutes and bake it in the oven for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.</div>
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5. Once the cake is done, cover the cake with icing sugar and cover it with a kitchen towel and flip it slowly.</div>
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6. Take out the parchment paper slowly, and start to roll the cake (with the kitchen towel) tightly. Set aside until it cools.</div>
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7. To make the filling, combine white chocolate with milk in a medium porcelain bowl and put it in the microwave on High for a minute. Stir the chocolate and if it is not melting put it back in the microwave for 30 seconds or more until the chocolate melts. Let it cools to a room temperature and mix it with the cream cheese. </div>
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p.s: I recommend you to watch the video by the Divas Can Cook for you to have a better idea how to do it. Enjoy! :)<br />
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Owh, and Happy Deepavali and Maal Hijrah to all who are celebrating them :D</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125922313536096243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193001558261302434.post-2303410128896701642014-10-12T06:49:00.001+08:002015-02-04T00:07:47.735+08:00Recipe: Quintuple chocolate cakeLast Eid al-Adha I made a chocolate cake to celebrate with the Malaysians here. When my friends asked me the name of the cake, I was dumbfounded. 'It's a chocolate cake' I replied. I find it really cheesy to name a food something out of the ordinary - e.g super duper marvelous chocolate cake, <i>kek coklat buaian mimpi...</i>well you get what I mean. Hence, I called it based on the number of chocolate I used to make it - five (quintuple)! I blamed my scientific side for this.<br />
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The cake is made of chocolate sponge cake filled with chocolate hazelnut (a.k.a homemade Nutella) mousse, white chocolate mouse, dark chocolate mousse and covered with chocolate ganache. It may seem like the cake is inspired from the famous <i><a href="http://www.secretrecipe.com.my/product-168951.html" target="_blank">Chocolate Indulgence</a></i> cake from the Malaysian chain cake store the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Recipe_(restaurant)" target="_blank">Secret Recipe</a> </i>; however, my friend 'A' is the one who really responsible behind this cake.<br />
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'A' is a French, and like any other French in my opinion is really particular with food and cooking. When I was baking with 'A,' I can see the huge difference in our style. I'm the <i>campak-campak </i>(this is a slang in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malay_language" target="_blank"><i>Bahasa</i></a> meaning you throw whatever you have) type of person and adjust the food based on my personal taste. My style is quick and I lack patience (but I do produce good food :D ). 'A' on the other hand really puts effort, time, energy and love when she's baking. I was impressed with her patience, and I can see why she said it takes her three hours just to bake a cake. 'A' taught me how to make mousse, which is easy to make but with a lot of care. She even gave me tips on baking that she learns from herself and family. As for that, this cake is inspired by my friend 'A' who is really dedicated in cooking/baking/whatever she is doing. I can't believe I spend more than seven hours to make and decorate this cake, which usually takes me the most two hours to make other cakes.<br />
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<i>Simple homemade Nutella</i><br />
200 gm milk chocolate<br />
200 gm ground hazelnut<br />
1 tablespoon vegetable oil (if desired)<br />
1 tablespoon cocoa powder<br />
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<i>Chocolate sponge cake</i><br />
200 gm butter<br />
200 gm sugar<br />
150 gm flour<br />
50 gm cocoa powder<br />
2 teaspoons baking powder<br />
3 eggs<br />
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100 gm dark chocolate<br />
100 gm milk chocolate<br />
200 ml cream<br />
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1. Roast the ground hazelnut on a pan until brown, set aside to room temperature.<br />
2. In a ceramic bowl, melt the milk chocolate in a microwave (about 1 minute or more), set aside.<br />
3. In a food processor, put the roasted hazelnut and mix until it becomes a paste. You can add oil if you want as this helps with making it becoming a paste faster. Add the melted chocolate and cocoa powder and mix until the mixture becomes smooth. Scrap of the homemade Nutella and put 100 gm in a ceramic bowl and the rest in a glass jar (you can keep this up to a month or more in a fridge)<br />
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1. In a ceramic bowl add the white chocolate with milk and melt them in a microwave (putting milk helps in melting the white chocolate easily - tips that I learnt from 'A'), set aside. Repeat with the dark chocolate in another separate ceramic bowl.<br />
2. Once all the chocolates have cooled down to a room temperature, divides the whipped cream into three parts (approx. 133 gm of whipped cream for each chocolate). Put two tablespoons of the whipped cream into the melted chocolate at a time and stir until the mixture well combined (this helps in preventing the fat in the cream to curd instead of putting all the cream inside the melted chocolate) . Repeat until approx 133 gm of whipped cream is used per chocolate. Do the same thing for the rest of the chocolates.<br />
3. Cover the mousses with plastic wrap and put them in the fridge until needed (you can do the mousses a day before to make them more stable)<br />
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1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Mix the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder in a small bowl and set aside.<br />
2. Beat the butter and sugar on a high speed using a mixer until it becomes white and fluffy (about 10 minutes). Add one egg at a time following with a tablespoon of the flour mixture. Repeat with the rest of the eggs. Fold in the rest of the flour with a wooden spatula, and divide the cake batter into four 6' cake pans that have been oiled and lined with baking paper.<br />
3. Bake the cake for 30 minutes or more until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.<br />
4. Put the cake pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes, invert the cake pan and take out the cake and let the cake cools down to a room temperature.<br />
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1. Mix everything in a ceramic bowl and melt the chocolate in a microwave, stir and set aside.<br />
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1. Level each layer of the cake with a serrated knife. Put one layer of the cake on a cake board and spread the milk chocolate hazelnut mousse, followed with another layer of the cake, white chocolate mousse, another layer of cake, dark chocolate mousse and the last layer of cake.<br />
2. Crumb coat the cake with the leftover mouse (or chocolate ganache) and put it in the fridge for about two hours (or more) until the crumb coating is set. Cover the cake with chocolate ganache and leave it for an hour or more before serve.<br />
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p,s: This cake gone in a minute during the gathering. The most well liked cake by the rest so far. Too bad I'm a vanilla person or I would I have enjoyed this cake more haha<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125922313536096243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193001558261302434.post-59161135464781652752014-10-06T02:43:00.001+08:002014-10-09T03:18:30.203+08:00Recipe: Kuih seri muka labu (glutinous rice with pumpkin custard layer)Few months ago I wrote a recipe of my favorite <i>kuih </i>- <i><a href="http://munirohbakery.blogspot.nl/2014/07/kuih-seri-muka-glutinous-rice-with.html" target="_blank">kuih seri muka</a> </i>. Well, weeks ago I made a fusion version of my favorite <i>kuih </i>using pumpkin custard as the top layer (<i>labu </i>= pumpkin). The combination of sticky rice with pumpkin tastes great, and I was surprised how it turns out to be. It's like enjoying both of my favorite Malaysian and American desserts in one bite (I love the American pumpkin pie!).<br />
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200 g glutinous rice (soaked for an hour, drained)<br />
125 ml coconut milk + 125 ml water<br />
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1 teaspoon cinnamon powder</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125922313536096243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193001558261302434.post-61980491148547369412014-10-05T06:07:00.004+08:002015-02-04T00:08:01.988+08:00Recipe: Moussaka <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moussaka" target="_blank">Moussaka</a> is one of my favorite dishes. It's like a cross between lasagna and ratatouille - all the delicious goodness layered together and tastes awesome!<br />
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2 tablespoons olive oil</div>
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250 gm minced beef</div>
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3 large tomatoes - roast for 30 minutes or until tender and peel of the skin</div>
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2 cloves garlic</div>
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half large sweet onion</div>
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1 tablespoon tomato paste</div>
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1 teaspoon dried basil</div>
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1/2 large green zucchini - thinly cut</div>
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1/2 large yellow zucchini - thinly cut</div>
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1 large potato - thinly cut</div>
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2 tablespoons olive oil</div>
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3 eggs</div>
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100 gm Gouda cheese (or your favorite cheese)</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125922313536096243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193001558261302434.post-86386657373880298212014-09-28T17:14:00.008+08:002014-09-28T17:18:05.180+08:00Recipe: Clementine cake - gluten free and dairy free You know that feeling when you finished watching a movie and you just have to try/eat/do/travel because the movie is affecting you so much. Well, that happens to me a lot.....especially when food is involved. The most recent 'I-have-to-make-this' feeling was when I watched <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_Walter_Mitty_(2013_film)" target="_blank">The Secret Life of Walter Mitty</a> months ago when I was still in Malaysia. Too bad I can't find <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clementine" target="_blank">clementines</a> in the country thus the planned was postponed for a while.<br />
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5 clementines<br />
150 g dark brown sugar<br />
200 g ground almond<br />
100 g coconut flakes<br />
1 teaspoon baking powder<br />
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1 teaspoon cinnamon powder<br />
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg powder<br />
1/4 teaspoon allspice powder<br />
6 large eggs, lightly beaten<br />
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1. Put clementines in a large pot and cover with water. Boil clementines for 2 hours or until soften and set aside until they cool down to room temperature and puree them using a blender. Use 3/4 of the total puree for cake, and the rest for glazing.<br />
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This cake goes really well with tea and coffee. Enjoy!<br />
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p.s: If you can't find clementine, you can use tangerine instead. Take out the seeds and boil the skin and flesh until soften. The good thing about clementine is that it is seedless. <br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125922313536096243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193001558261302434.post-71290155923956841242014-09-22T02:15:00.002+08:002014-09-22T12:45:45.212+08:00Recipe: Berry poke cupcakesA while ago my friends<b> I </b>and <b>C</b> came to me and said "if you don't make cake for us, we will put your name on the ice bucket challenge." I was dumbfounded for a while, and the three of us laugh hysterically. Those two are among the perkiest people in the department, and I knew they didn't really mean what they said. However, I did bake cake for them and others in the department as I love baking, and it was fun succumbing to their crazy 'threat' ;)<br />
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This cake is a modified version of the Victoria's sponge cake, and it is one of my favorite! To have fluffy cake, use cake flour instead of normal flour, and whenever you mix eggs one by one in the batter, always put a tablespoon of the dry ingredients to prevent the eggs from curdling.<br />
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<b>Berry poke cupcakes </b><br />
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<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/munirohbakery/berry-poke-cupcakes?tmpl=%2Fsystem%2Fapp%2Ftemplates%2Fprint%2F&showPrintDialog=1" target="_blank">[click for printable version]</a><br />
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<i>Cake</i><br />
300 gm cake flour<br />
300 gm unsalted butter<br />
300 gm castor sugar<br />
6 eggs (or 300 gm eggs)<br />
3 teaspoons baking powder<br />
1 teaspoon <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KGGJJ64/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">vanilla powder</a><br />
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<i>Blueberry compote</i><br />
200 gm blueberries<br />
4 tablespoons castor sugar<br />
1 cup water<br />
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400 ml whipping cream - whipped until fluffy<br />
250 gm fresh berries of your choice (I used strawberries)<br />
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<i>To make the cake:</i><br />
1. Preheat oven to 180 degree Celsius. Mix baking powder, vanilla powder and cake flour in a small bowl, set aside.<br />
2. Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl until creamy and fluffy (about 10 minutes). Beat eggs one by one into the butter mixture with one tablespoon of dry ingredients for each egg to avoid the batter from curdling.<br />
3. Fold the rest of the dry ingredients into the butter mixture with wooden spoon, and pour the batter in the cake pans or cupcake liners. Bake for 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.<br />
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1. Mix all the ingredients in a large pot on a high heat until boiling. Reduce the heat until the compote becomes thick<br />
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Poke the cake/cupcakes several times with a fork. Pour the blueberry compote on top of the cake followed by the whipping cream. Decorate with fresh fruits<br />
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I'm glad you guys love the cake! :D And happy belated birthday to <b>I</b> (I baked the same cake for her) ;)<br />
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p.s: Fun facts - in the Netherlands, when it is your birthday you are the one bringing the cake to the office and people will shake your hand and congratulate you. In Malaysia on the other hand, your close friends bring the cake for you to celebrate your birthday. So <b>I </b>(if you read this post), you should be prepared for my cake next year hehe<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125922313536096243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193001558261302434.post-5787806006907808962014-08-17T20:07:00.002+08:002014-08-18T23:26:29.844+08:00Recipe: Cinnamon rolls with chocolate chunks and cream cheese glazeI always looked forward when my sister came back home from boarding school when I was young. She always brought back sweet treats for us - Dunkin Donuts, Auntie Anne's pretzels, and cinnamon rolls from Cinnabon, which we rarely eat and pretty hard to find back then. I always enjoyed eating them, and always asked my sisters to buy for me whenever they came back home, or went out for shopping at big cities.<br />
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Over the years, I got fed up eating those sweet treats. They are good, but too sweet for my liking. Plus, I find that they are not 'purse-friendly' for a frugal and cheapskate student like me.<br />
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I've been wanting to eat cinnamon rolls, so I woke up early this morning and prepared this easy cinnamon rolls recipe. It took me about 1 hour (more or less) to prepare them, and they are insanely good to eat when they are still warm. We ate them with milk coffee, and I wish I could prepare them almost every day haha.<br />
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As requested by many, and I don't have anything to do at the moment due to my laziness and cold weather, here is the recipe for these delicious cinnamon rolls (the Germans call them<i> Zimtschnecken - </i>cinnamon snails haha so cute :3). I was hoping to bring them tomorrow for my office mates, but I might have to cancel the plan as we kept eating them *sorry guys*<br />
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<b>Cinnamon rolls with chocolate chunks and cream cheese glaze </b>(adapted from <a href="http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/1-hour-easy-cinnamon-rolls-recipe/" target="_blank">Gimme some oven</a>)<br />
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Dough:<br />
1 cup full cream milk<br />
1/4 cup butter<br />
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1 envelope instant yeast (approx. 2 1/4 tsp)<br />
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour<br />
1 tablespoon castor sugar<br />
1/2 teaspoon salt<br />
1 egg<br />
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Cinnamon-sugar filling with chocolate chunks:<br />
4 tablespoons dark brown sugar<br />
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon<br />
4 tablespoons butter, softened</div>
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50 gm dark Valrhona chocolate, chopped into pieces</div>
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Cream cheese glaze:<br />
1/2 cup butter, softened<br />
1/4 cup cream cheese, softened<br />
6 tablespoons icing sugar (or more)<br />
2 tablespoons milk</div>
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To make the dough & filling:<br />
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2. Combine the warm milk and yeast in a large bowl, and stir. Add 3 cups flour, sugar and salt and mix using hand mixer with dough attachment and knead until the ingredients are fully combined. Add egg and knead for few minutes using low speed, if the dough sticks to the side add more flour a tablespoon at a time until it doesn't become sticky. Knead for another 5 minutes using low-medium speed.</div>
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5. When the dough is ready, put generous amount of flour on work surface and pun the dough on it. Flatten the dough using a rolling pin into a large rectangle (about 14' x 9'). Cut out the sides to make perfect rectangle. Spread the softened butter on top of the dough using hands or pastry brush. Sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar filling all over the dough and sprinkle chocolate chunks on top of it.<br />
5. Roll up the dough as tightly as possible, and cut into 11-12 pieces using knife. Put them on a greased 13' x 9' rectangular with about 1/2 to 1 inch apart.</div>
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6. Cover with damp cloth, and let them rise for 25 minutes at warm place.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125922313536096243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193001558261302434.post-82817472453807979522014-07-26T17:08:00.004+08:002015-02-04T00:09:41.638+08:00Recipe: Triple Strawberry Cake & Selamat Hari Raya! Eid Mubarak!It was breaking fast together with the Malaysians at Wageningen last week. The host prepared delicious chicken biryani rice and <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuih" target="_blank">kuih</a>, </i>and the rest brought other foods and drinks. Knowing there will be lots of food (if it is Malaysian get-together, there WILL be plenty of foods), I decided to bake strawberry cake for dessert. It is not heavy and filling like chocolate cake, thus it is perfect for such event.<br />
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I was full from gorging over the delicious biryani, but I had to try a small slice of the cake that I made. It was awesome! Not that sweet and moist, and I had to take another small slice of the cake haha.<br />
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This cake will be perfect for<i> Hari Raya </i>open house- in Malaysia the Muslims invited their family and friends for small (or big) feast to celebrate <i>Eid-fitr</i> (a celebration that marks the end of Ramadan).<br />
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<i>Strawberry Cake</i> (white cake recipe adapted from <a href="http://addapinch.com/cooking/2013/08/09/the-best-white-cake-recipe/" target="_blank">add a pinch</a>)<br />
1 ½ cup butter, softened<br />
12 tablespoons castor sugar<br />
5 eggs, room temperature<br />
3 cups all-purpose cake flour<br />
3 teaspoons baking powder<br />
¼ teaspoon salt<br />
½ cup whole milk, room temperature<br />
½ cup buttermilk, room temperature<br />
1 teaspoon vanilla extract<br />
2 cups chopped strawberries<br />
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<i>Strawberry sauce</i><br />
4 cups water<br />
2 tablespoons castor sugar<br />
1 1/2 cups chopped strawberried<br />
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<i>Strawberry cream cheese frosting</i><br />
400 gm cream cheese (I used 60% fat content)<br />
60 gm icing sugar<br />
5 tablespoons strawberry sauce<br />
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1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Grease and line four 6-inch cake pans.2. In a large bowl cream butter until light and fluffy with a hand mixer. Slowly add sugar and mix well. Add eggs one at a time making sure to fully incorporate each egg before adding another.<br />
3. Sift together cake flour, baking powder, and salt in another bowl. Add to butter mixture alternately with milk, buttermilk and vanilla beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Stir until well combined and scrape down sides and bottom of bowl and mixed well.<br />
4. Divide into 4 cake pans evenly. Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove and allow to cool slightly in cake pans for about 10 minutes, then cool completely on a wire rack.<br />
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1. Combine everything in a large pot on high heat. Once the water boil, turn the heat to medium-low. Mash the strawberry using potato masher. Simmer the sauce until thickens (approximately 15 minutes or more)<br />
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1. Put everything in a large bowl and mix well.<br />
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Eid Mubarak in advance guys!<i> Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri</i> to all :DAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125922313536096243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193001558261302434.post-20852574943340304812014-07-24T00:35:00.002+08:002015-02-04T00:09:26.732+08:00Recipe: Kuih seri muka (glutinous rice with pandan custard layer) using microwave <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuih" target="_blank">Kuih</a> </i>is a bite size sweet or savory snack which you can find easily in Malaysia. <i>Kuih seri muka</i> (literally means glowing face dessert) is one of my most favorite Malay <i>kuih. </i>The layer of creamy and sweet pandan custard complements the salty glutinous rice. I always make it whenever I'm not in Malaysia when it is impossible to buy one.<br />
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The first time I made this was in the U.S, and I used imitation pandan flavoring and green food coloring for that. I'm planning to cut down imitation flavoring and coloring in my cooking, and I was happy to find frozen pandan leaves at Toko Idriani (Asian market) in Wageningen.<br />
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A problem in making this <i>kuih </i>for me is steamer, I don't have one, and I don't feel like buying one as it is rather expensive here (I'm a cheapskate student). So, I decided to use what I have at home - microwave! I've heard my friends cook rice using microwave, so it is possible to do for glutinous rice as well.<br />
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The recipe was based from <a href="http://www.thehungryexcavator.com/2012/12/seri-mukakuih-salat-pandan-custard-and.html" target="_blank">The Hungry Excavator</a> with slight modification. There is not much difference with the result, but I think steaming makes this <i>kuih </i>more fluffy. You can try this method if you are in a hurry, or if you don't have a steamer at home ;)<br />
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<b>Kuih Seri Muka</b><br />
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<i>Pandan Water</i><br />
12 pandan leaves, cut into pieces<br />
100 ml water<br />
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200 g glutinous rice (soaked overnight, drained)<br />
125 ml coconut milk + 125 ml water<br />
1 tsp salt<br />
2 pandan leaves (knotted)<br />
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2 large eggs<br />
80 g castor sugar<br />
200 ml coconut cream + 100 ml water<br />
10 0ml pandan water<br />
40 g tapioca flour<br />
25 g plain flour<br />
1/2 tablespoon corn flour<br />
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2. Mix the rice, coconut milk solution, salt in a 24 cm springform pan, add pandan leaves on top and cook using microwave power high for 7 minutes, and using 60% power for 10-15 minutes (or until the rice is cooked). *If coconut water mixture drips from the pan, add more coconut water, and do the same if the glutinous rice is still dry and not cooked. </div>
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4. Whisk the eggs and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Add in pandan water, coconut cream, water and mix well.<br />
5. Sift in all the flours and whisk till well combined, strain the mixture into a large pot and let rest for 10 minutes.<br />
6. Under medium heat, stir the custard mixture using wooden spatula until just thickens (don't overcook it).<br />
7. Pour mixture over the rice and push the air bubbles to the site.<br />
8. Put in the microwave and cook using 60% power for 15 minutes (or until custard layer is done)<br />
9. Allow to cool, and cut it into rectangular shape using a knife that has been oiled.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125922313536096243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193001558261302434.post-62993279419289984662014-07-20T17:27:00.001+08:002015-02-04T00:09:15.246+08:00Recipe: Seafood 'Paella' I have been wanting to eat <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paella" target="_blank">paella</a> (pronounced 'paeyya') after looking at my friends photos (urgh Khalis and Adilla!). I tried once at a Spanish restaurant in Malaysia, but was disappointed with the the taste. It was flavorful, but was too salty. Maybe it was not my day, but you might be lucky and not get salty paella when you eat <a href="http://www.bodega.com.my/labodega/" target="_blank">there</a>.<br />
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After looking for few recipes, I decided to make my own version of paella (thus explaining the name 'paella'). I used basmati rice instead of calasparra or bomba rice, used cast iron pan instead of paella pan and omitted frozen green peas that I hate so much (not sure if the original version even has this). It is not authentic, but the taste is about the same. My husband did say that it is not as flavorful as the original Spanish version, so I think it might be because I didn't use the Spanish paprika and I didn't put mussels in it.<br />
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8 cups of shrimp broth (leftover shrimp shells, water, 2 pieces tomatoes)</div>
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1 tablespoon tomato paste<br />
1/4 cup plus 2 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil<br />
8 medium cloves garlic, 4 finely chopped, 4 peeled but whole<br />
1/2 tsp. sweet paprika powder<br />
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1 1/2 cup of basmati rice (soak for 30 minutes and drain)</div>
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1 red capsicum, cut into squares</div>
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1. Halve and peel the onion. Grate the onion to get about 1/3 cup of onion purée. Cut the tomato in half and grate the tomato halves all the way down to the skin to get about 1-1/4 cups juicy tomato pulp.<br />
2. On a cast iron pan, over medium heat add 1/4 cup olive oil and cook the shrimps briefly, and put the shrimps aside, to the same thing to the squids. Add more olive oil to make the sofrito (up to 1/4 cup). Over medium-low heat add the grated onion, stirring occasionally, until it softens and darkens slightly, about 4 minutes. Stir in the tomato pulp, chopped and whole garlic, tomato puree, paprika powder and salt. Gently cook the mixture in the center of the pan, stirring frequently, until it’s deep, dark red and very thick, about 30 to 40 minutes. </div>
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4. When the sofrito is done, add the rice and red capsicum to the cast iron pan and cook briefly over medium heat, stirring constantly to combine them with the sofrito, 1 to 2 minutes. Spread the rice evenly in the pan. Increase the heat to high and slowly pour in the 5-1/4 cups broth—try not to disturb the rice so it stays in an even layer. From this point on, do not stir the rice. Bring to a boil and then adjust the heat to maintain a vigorous simmer, repositioning the pan as needed so it bubbles all the way to the edges (the bubbles at the edge will be much smaller than the bubbles at the center). Simmer vigorously until the rice appears at the level of the broth, about 8 minutes.</div>
5. Arrange the shrimp and squids in the pan, pushing them into the rice. Continue simmering until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender but still firm (taste a few grains below the top layer). Cover with aluminium foil and reduce the heat to low. Simmer the rice for about 30 minutes, keep checking if the rice is cooked and add more shrimp broth if the rice is not done. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125922313536096243noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193001558261302434.post-92012358203803523202014-07-19T18:48:00.005+08:002015-02-04T00:08:59.163+08:00Recipe: Triple Lemon Cake <div>
After watching Games of Throne, I've been craving to eat lemon cake, and I blame Sansa Stark for that. Since then, I have baked several lemon cakes using different recipes, and I like each one of it. My husband on the other hand prefers lemon cake with a dry texture. 'That is how lemon cake is supposed to be,' he said. It's funny how he becomes such a picky eater and good food critic after we got married (lalala~)<br />
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Most of the recipes that I found are for making tea cakes - which generally dry and dense. However, you can play around with the ingredients to get your desired texture. For moist cake, use oil instead of butter. You can even add more liquid (such as buttermilk, milk etc) for that. Fluffy textures requires cake flour and beating of the egg whites until soft peak and gently fold it in the cake batter.<br />
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I also reduced the amount of lemon zest in the cake batter from the original recipe as I want my cake to have nice balance of lemon taste when combined with lemon curd and lemon cream cheese frosting. Nevertheless, I used approximately five lemons for making this triple lemon cake.<br />
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The result of this cake was awesome! Very lemony and it feels so refreshing. My husband didn''t complain this time and he said it has the 'right'texture haha<br />
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<i>Lemon cake (adapted from<a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/lemon-cake-recipe.html" target="_blank"> Food Network</a>)</i></div>
125 g unsalted butter, at room temperature<br />
12 tablespoons castor sugar<br />
4 eggs white, at room temperature<br />
Grated lemon zest of 3 large lemons<br />
350 g flour<br />
3 teaspoon baking powder<br />
1/2 teaspoon baking soda<br />
Freshly squeezed lemon juice of 1 1/2 lemons<br />
200 g yogurt (I used Turkish yogurt)<br />
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72 g unsalted butter<br />
5 tablespoons castor sugar<br />
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice<br />
3 Tbs. lightly packed finely grated lemon zest<br />
Pinch salt<br />
4 large egg yolks</div>
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2 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest<br />
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100 g icing sugar</div>
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1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Grease and line four 6-inch cake pans<br />
2. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar in the until light and fluffy add the lemon zest and mix.<br />
3. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl. In another bowl, combine lemon juice, and yogurt. Add the flour and yogurt mixtures alternately to the batter, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.<br />
4. Beat the white eggs in separate bowl until soft peak form. Gently fold in the egg whites with the cake batter using wooden spoon. Divide the batter evenly between the pans, smooth the tops, and bake for 20 - 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out smooth. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125922313536096243noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193001558261302434.post-75792255715694723002014-07-13T18:24:00.001+08:002014-07-15T06:37:50.354+08:00D.I.Y Brownie Mix<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I'm trying to reduce canned products as much as possible due to the<a href="http://www.rodalenews.com/bpa-facts" target="_blank"> BPA</a> effects to our body, so I opt for products in glass jars/bottles instead. Besides, there are so many things that I can do with the jars and bottles instead of sending them to the recycling center. You can check out this <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/styleitchic/bottle-recycle-reuse-ideas/" target="_blank">Pinterest board</a> for cool ideas of reusing your glass materials.</div>
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There is this satisfying feeling when I do something, and giving it to someone. As for that, I made my own brownie mix in a glass bottle for my dad's in law birthday. I used the recipe from <a href="http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/956638/chocolate-brownie-mix-in-a-jar" target="_blank">GoodFood</a> with a slight modification, and used a 1 liter glass bottle for that. </div>
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1/2 tsp salt<br />
50 g plain flour<br />
70 g cocoa powder<br />
50 g plain flour<br />
100 g dark brown sugar<br />
100 g caster sugar<br />
100 g dark chocolate break into small pieces (I used 86% <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cote-Dark-Chocolate-Cocoa-3-52-Ounce/product-reviews/B000VD6N5M" target="_blank">Cote D'or</a>)<br />
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Alone without a company I brave myself to watch a PhD defense at Aula, my first time going there and watching one. I've read one of the papers written by the PhD candidate, and was intrigued with his study. The process was alien to me, and I was wondering how it goes. Suddenly there was a loud knock on the floor and all the audiences stand. A female with a robe holding a scepter entering the hall with the PhD student accompanied with two paranymphs in their fancy suits. I was dumbfounded, and I can feel my jaw was dropping as I was too amazed with what just happened. Never would I have expected this event was going to be too formal and traditional. </div>
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As he stand at the podium, he started off with the introduction of his study. I listened to him diligently, trying to get the whole idea. Shortly after he finished another loud knock was heard and the opponents (examiners) and defendants entered the room. I spotted S, my supervisor, as one of the defendants. Unlike the rest he was wearing unmatching jacket and pants with tomato designed tie and messy hair and a big smile on his face. It was hard for me to control my laughter, but S really made the formal event to be more laid back, which I like.</div>
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The event then started with the opponents asking questions to the PhD candidate, each was given specific time and the candidate answered each of their questions confidently. I had no idea what they were talking about, but I had the feeling neither did the rest of the floor. Whenever the opponents said 'Figure' or 'Table,' all the audiences flipped the paperback thesis that was given to us when we entered Aula, trying to make sense what was going on, and yet failed to grasp the idea (for me that is). When the 'debate' stop, all the opponents and defendants went out of the hall and entered again 10 minutes later with a Doctoral diploma handed to the candidate. At that moment, he's no longer a PhD student, but a Doctor. I was so happy for him even though I don't know him personally. I can imagine the hard work that he went through, and the joy when he received his diploma.</div>
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100 gm dark chocolate (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cote-Dark-Chocolate-Cocoa-3-52-Ounce/product-reviews/B000VD6N5M" target="_blank">I used 86% Cote D'or</a>)<br />
120 gm butter<br />
250 gm castor sugar (You can reduce this amount if you want, the sugar here is not as sweet as the one in Malaysia)<br />
3 large eggs<br />
30 gm cocoa powder (I used Dutch process)<br />
50 gm flour<br />
1/2 teaspoon salt<br />
11 Dates, pitted and cut into small pieces (I used Medjool dates)<br />
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1. Preheat oven at 180 °C. Line parchment paper on 8' x 8' pan with the paper extending at the sides.<br />
2. Combine chocolate and butter in a microwaveable bowl and melt them in the microwave for 2 minutes, stopping at every 30 seconds and mix (or you can melt them using the<a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Double-Boiler-(Bain-Marie)" target="_blank"> double boiler method</a>). Let it cool for a moment and combine sugar in the chocolate mixture.<br />
3. Beat eggs in a large bowl, and combine the chocolate mixture with the eggs and mix using wooden spoon. Combine cocoa powder, flour, salt and dates and mix well. Pour the batter in the baking pan and bake for 30 minutes or until the surface looks dry and the sides are beginning to come away from the pan.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125922313536096243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193001558261302434.post-54053073646678049642014-06-29T04:37:00.002+08:002014-06-29T04:44:03.586+08:00Rhubarb and Strawberry Crumble Pie - Recipe & Ramadan MubarakI had conversation with my sister before about the things that she wanted to eat, things that not common in Malaysia and pretty hard to get our hands on - fennel (the bulb), radish (the European radishes - <i>Raphanus sativus</i>), rhubarb, and many more. I was not that interested before, not until I have seen them fresh and aplenty at the Wageningen market. I'm curios how these common temperate climate vegetables/fruits taste like. Asking my hubby who is not into culinary doesn't help either even though he grew up eating them. So each week I'm planning to buy these 'uncommon' (uncommon for me who grew up in a tropical country that is) vegetables/fruits and experimenting them at our kitchen.<br />
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There were many rhubarbs at the market today, which were sold pretty cheap. Looking at them reminds me of celery, but they are from different family. My hubby warned me the sour taste of rhubarb, and I told him I'm going to make pie out of it mix with strawberries. He was keen with the idea, as long he is not helping me out with making the pie (geez thanks).</div>
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I had not prepared my favorite pie dough beforehand (which you guys can get the recipe from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/majalahrasa/photos/a.438633288738.240384.78711833738/10152463114708739/?type=1&theater" target="_blank">Majalah Rasa July issue which I had written</a>), so making crumble pie is the next best thing (or even better).</div>
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<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/munirohbakery/rhubarb-and-strawberry-crumble-pie?tmpl=%2Fsystem%2Fapp%2Ftemplates%2Fprint%2F&showPrintDialog=1" target="_blank"><b>Rhubarb and Strawberry Crumble Pie (Click to print the recipe)</b></a></div>
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Filling</div>
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A bunch of rhubarb - cut into 3 cm long</div>
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250 gm strawberries - cut into quarter</div>
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1 tablespoon lemon juice</div>
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4 tablespoons of castor sugar</div>
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A dash of cinnamon powder and nutmeg</div>
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1 tablespoon of corn flour</div>
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Topping</div>
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1 cup flour</div>
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2 tablespoons castor sugar</div>
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1 teaspoon cinnamon powder</div>
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6 tablespoon cold unsalted butter - cut into small pieces </div>
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A dash of salt</div>
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1. Place the rhubarb, lemon juice and sugar in a deep dish (I used square 8' x 8') and cover the dish with foil and bake at 180 °C until the rhubarb is tender. </div>
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2. While waiting prepare the topping - mix everything in a large bowl (or you can use food processor) and mix until the dough becomes sandy (or crumbly). Place the dough in the fridge while waiting for the rhubarb to cook.</div>
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3. After the rhubarb becomes tender, mix with strawberries and corn flour and cover the filling with the topping and bake for 30 - 40 minutes or until the crust becomes golden brown. Serve with powdered sugar and whipped cream. </div>
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As for the experience goes, the pie was good, but I had to put lots of powdered sugar to complement with the sour taste haha. I should have put more sugar in the pie, but then again I like the fact that I can control the sweetness by using the powdered sugar. As for my hubby, he said he likes it and can't imagine he would have eaten rhubarb again after all this year.</div>
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Owh, have a great and wonderful Ramadan. Ramadan will be a challenge for those living at the Northern hemisphere so hope we can go through it :)</div>
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