280310 – Oats, raisins and chocolate rice cookies

weehaa mentang mentanglah the other day my cookies iya my first ever cookies yang sedap tu kihkih perasan sat anyway enough of merapuness  okay..

well, just nak bagitau since that day, tekak i ni asyik nak makan cookies je..so, semalam i telah menggoogle resepi cookies lagi..this time oats cookies pulak…why oats cookies?? owh tekakku amat amat tidak boleh menerima kehadiran oats tu tapi macam mana ntah i dah dengan jayanya terbeli oats..so, takut pulak membazir, maka kugagahkan jugak tangan ini menggogle resepi oats cookies and voila!! akhirnya dapatlah resepi yang amat senang kat sini…

i chose this recipe sebab lagi satu i nak habiskan krimwell..so, petang semalam, dengan jayanya lah i telah membuat cookies ini..

recipe ni i dah alter alter sedikit sebanyak sebab untuk memenuhi apa yang ada kat my kitchen tu ye!

so here’s the recipe

Ingredients

3/4  cup of  shortening ( i used krimwell) 
1 cup of brown sugar ( i used 3/4 cup)

1/2 cup of granulated sugar ( i used 1/4 cup)
1 egg ( i used the cold egg from fridge)
1/4 cup of water

1 tsp vanilla essence

1 tsp ground cinnamon ( i used 1/2 tsp je sbb dah habis )

3 cups of oatmeal

2/3 cup raisins

1 cup flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1/2 chopped walnut ( i used sliced almond)

and i add 1/2 cup of chocolate rice ( this recipe tk mention pun but i want to add choc chips but then choc chips pulak dah habis that’s why taruk choc rice)

Method

In a bowl, beat shortening, sugar, egg, water and vanilla essence for 1 minute

then sift the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. stir until well mixed

then add gradually into the sugar mixture and and stir until well mixed

then add in the nuts, oats. raisins and chocolate rice.

make a ball with your fingers or u may use an ice cream scoop or u may used teaspoon and drop the cookies onto cookie sheets and bake at 170 C for 15-20 minutes. the cookies is done when its brown in colour

 

260310 – apple crumble

 

made this apple crumble a couple of days ago

asalnya beli green apples untuk makan makan je but then dunno why lah pulak this time apples ni agak kurang sedap

tak sedap pulak if biar je apples tu rotten macam tu je and then buat mengenyangkan mr tong, so i buatlah apple crumble ni :-) boleh jugak kenyangkan our tummies kan!

ada lagi apples tu, maybe nanti buat apple  juice aje lah gamaknya

okay, here’s the recipe

Bahan Bahan

3 biji epal hijau 
1/2  cawan gula
1-2 kuntum bunga cengkih

untuk crumble
1/4  cawan gula
3/4 – 1 cawan gandum
1tbsp butter

cara cara
- kupas kulit epal dan potong bentuk dadu
- masukkan epal, gula dan bunga cengkih dlm pan
- guna api sederhana. stew gently for 1/2 hour or sampai epal tu dah lembut (jangan sampai jadi puree, cukup sekadar epal itu lembut - boleh test ngan senduk )
- then padamkan api, sejukkan
- di dalam bekaas lain, masukkan gula, butter dan gandum sedikit demi sedikit.
- guna jari jemari untuk jadikan ia sebagai bread crumbs.
:- gandum tu tak semestinya dihabiskan semua. agak2 dah jadi macam breadcrumbs tu, stop lah adding gandum ye!
- then masukkan stewed epal tadi ke dalam bekas untuk bakar
- then cover stewed apple tadi dengan crumble toppings itu (tk perlu tekan, cukup sekadar menutupi epal itu)
bakar dalam oven pada suhu 170 C selama 30 minit atau sehingga topping berwarna golden brown.

sudah siap…apple crumble ni sedap di makan dengan vanilla sauce atau pun vanilla ice cream :-)

ini pulak recepie vanilla sauce yang i selalu buat :-)

bahan- bahan
500gm full cream milk or nestle cream
80 gm gula
4 biji kuning telur
1/2 sudu teh esen vanilla

cara cara
- masak susu hingga mendidih, padamkan api
- dalam bekas lain, campurkan kuning telur & gula
- gaul sebati.
- then masukkan susu sedikit demi sedikit, kacau rata
- masukkan dlm bekas dan guna api kecil, kacau adunan hingga pekat atau mengikut kepekatan yang anda suka.
- tambah esen vanila dan sejukkan – lebih sedap if sejukkan dalam peti sejuk :-)

my favourite vanilla cupcakes

dalam banyak banyak resepi vanilla buttercake or cupcakes kan..inilah yang paling i suka :-D

bukan i je yang suka, even my other half and my pickle pie and niece and nephew pun suka lah memakannya tau!

so, tiap kali ada friends yang nakkan vanilla buttercake or cupcakes, memang i will surely use this recipe

ini cupcakes yang i buat a couple of days ago for my friend’s sister’s wedding

vanilla cupcakes yang dah siap dengan fondant toppings

then i just tarukkan simple fondant flower on top – ini untuk guests katanya

ini pulak vanilla cupcakes (resepi yg sama jugak) yang i buat dah lama dah ni…tapi this time i taruk buttercream frosting je

and here’s the recipe

ingredients
125gm softened butter
2 eggs
3/4 tsp vanilla essence
180gm self raising flour
1/2 cup milk
170gm caster sugar
1/4 tsp salt

method
preheat the oven at 180 degree.
combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat until smooth with electric mixer.
then place the mixture into the cupcakes trays using a spoon, filling each until 3/4 full. bake for 15-20 minutes. sudah siap...very easy peasy kan!

240310 – Banana cake

dah 2 hari dah my other half dok bising yang pisang emas di bawak belayar tu dah masak ranum bukan di atas peti ye! :-)

hari sebelum tu i dah buatkan cekodok pisang, tapi tak selera lah pulah nak makan cekodok pisang every day kan!

so, semalam lepas je i baked the vanilla cupcakes (owh i’ll post this recipe later okay!), i teruslah buatkan banana cake ni skali

dah siap siap masak tu, i pulak asyik masyuk menghias hias cupcakes tu sampai totally lupa about my banana cake until lah this morning

ooops, i suka makan banana cake bila baru kelura from oven and ni pulak dah one day dah kan…so, i was thinking to balut je my banana cake with the cream cheese…hmmm laaagi sedap kan!

tapikan, belum sempat i buat cream cheese topping pun lagi, datang je hasya nak sepotong then, my other half pulak datang nak sepotong jugak…pastu hasya datang lagi and bagitau yg her friend (anak my neighbour pun nak jugak) sudahnya i potong kecik2 and bagi half of it to my neighbour's dotter…yang lain tu we all makan je as our breakfast tadi hehehe…

tamatlah riwayat banana cake i tuh…

here’s the recipe…amik from kid’s birthday cakes punya buku :-)

Ingredients

280 gm plain flour ( i used self rising flour, so i omit the soda bicarbonate n baking powder)

3/4 tsp soda bicarbonate

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

4 bananas ( i used 6 pisang lemak manis)

2 large eggs

200 gm granulated sugar (i used 150gm)

115 ml vegetable oil

1 tsp vanilla extract

125 ml buttermilk ( i don’t have buttermilk so, i substitute with 1 cup of milk and 1 tbs lemon juice, mix it together and leave for 5 minutes then add in the batter)

Method

preheat the oven at 180 degree

peel the bananas and mashed them with a fork

beat the eggs and sugar together until fluffy and light

add the oil, then the vanilla extract and mix well

add the mashed bananas and continue beating until well blended

pour in the flour and buttermilk alternately starting and ending with flour and don’t forget to add in your salt too. 

continue beating until well blended and then pout the batter into the prepared baking pan

bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until skewer comes out clean…

here’s my banana cake :-)

200310 – Choc Chips Muffins

 

 

saturday hari tu i ke rumah my BIL..dah lama tak jumpa they all. Lagipun dengar citer my biras tu not feeling well so, kira macam sesi melawat orang sakit jugaklah kan:-)

now kan cuti skolah, my nephews and niece pun ada lah kat rumah kan..so, suka lah my pickle pie tu bila ke sana sebab ramai kawan :-)

made this choc chips muffins je on that day..well, itu je ingredients yang ada kat my kitchen ni..at least ada jugak something i bawak for the kids tu kan…tk sedap pulak nak ke sana bertangan kosong n lenggang kangkung je kan ;-)

well, here’s the recipe yang i amik from buku 500 cupcakes

 

ingredients
300gm self raising flour
225 gm caster sugar (i used less - 200gm je)
2 tbsp coco powder
2 eggs
115 ml oil
175 ml low fat milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
chocolate chips (as many as u want)

method
preheat the oven to 175 degree.
combine the eggs,milk and vanilla essence - whisk and beat until combine together
then add the flour,sugar and cocoa powder and stir until well mixed
stop the mixer - use the spatula and
add the chocolate chips in the batter
then spoon the batter into the muffin cup

bake for 20 minutes and voila…the muffins are ready!!

 

 

 choc chips i tu nampak je bertaburan kat atas tu tapi itu je lah sebab dah habis lerrrr…so, i tabur je kat atas tu instead of mix them together with the batter

100310 - Bread Pudding

malam tadi i buatkan bread pudding for dessert :-)

rajin pulak berdessert dessert bagai ye :-)

actually nak habiskan roti tu, today dah expire so, drpd mengenyangkan my Mr Tong tu, baiklah i kenyangkan tummy i ni kan!

kebetulan pulak raisins pun ada sikit lagi, so bread pudding ni kira salah satu cara i nak habiskan bahan bahan kat rumah ni lah kan!

okay, let’s have a look at my bread pudding’s recipe :-)

Bahan Bahan

4 keping roti

2 biji telur ayam

1 tbsp butter - cair kan.

1/4 cawan gula

235 ml susu cair

1 sudu teh esen vanilla

Sedikit kismis (i suka banyak)

Cara Membuatnya :

1. toast roti di dalam toaster sekejap (normally i tak toast pun tapi a couple of nite ago i ternampak kat “chef in the kitchen” and dia toast dulu roti tu sbb lagi sedap katanya, so i pun cubalah toast dulu …eh, memang sedap lah sikit if compared dgn yg tk bakar..ada rasa crunchy sikit). then, carik carikkan roti tadi dan masukkan roti tadi ke dalam acuan. Tabur sedikit kismis di celah celah dan di atas roti tadi.

2. Tuang butter yang telah cair ke atas roti tadi.

3. Di tempat lain - pukul telur, masukkan susu, gula dan esen vanilla. Kacau lagi sehingga sebati.

4. Tuangkan adunan telur ke dalam acuan tadi. Tabur kan lebihan kismis ke atas roti. Biarkan adunan telur agak serap ke dalam roti - masukkan ke dalam preheated oven at 180 C dan bakar sehingga keperangan atau selama 20-25 minit.

5. Angkat dan hidangkan. Sesuai di makan bersama vanilla cream atau macam we all ni makan je dengan vanilla ice cream…hmmmm yummy yummy :-D

dinner we all pulak, spaghetti seafood tapi malas nak tayang sebab dah pernah tayangkan before this…hmmm..memang banyak we all makan malam tadi..spaghetti everybody’s favourite and ice cream pulak laaagi lah kesukaan ramai :-D

anyway, dapur ni nak bercuti jap heheh..friday ni nak balik kampung lerrr…lama dah i tak jumpa my mom…rindu wehh :-)

till then have a nice weekend ;-)

buruknya rupa my ice cream tu…tetiba pulak my ice cream scoop buat hal….anyway, buruk pun buruklah…janji perut kenyang heheh

090310 - Yat’s Choc Chips Cookies

 

saw these cookies at Yat’s place…heheh that’s why i named them after her :-D

was so scared to tried this  recipe as i’m not very good at baking cookies..every time i tried, the end result is well…hmmm a DISASTER okay ;-)

tak tau lah salah i ke salah oven ke salah mixer ke but i always blamed it to the oven kehkeh! suka hati i je kan nak blame oven i yang buruk tuh ;-)

anyway, thanks a bunch to Yat for  the recipe

the cookies is soo good sampaikan kejap je dah tinggal quarter je :-)

well, i’m glad i tried this recipe..heheh after this, boleh lah i explore cookies lain pulak! ye tak?

okay, here's the recipe, i copy n paste je from Yat’s place and she got it from Puan Nigella..

INGREDIENTS

125g dark chocolate, minimum 70% cocoa solids

150g flour

30g cocoa, sieved

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

125g soft butter

75g light brown sugar

50g white sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 egg, cold from the fridge

350g (2 bags) semi-sweet chocolate morsels or dark chocolate chips (i dont have enuff, hence the sproradic chips...he..he)

Serving Size : Makes 12

METHOD

1. Preheat the oven to 170°C/gas mark 3. Melt the 125g dark chocolate either in the microwave or in a heatproof dish over a pan of simmering water.

2. Put the flour, cocoa, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a bowl.

3. Cream the butter and sugars in another bowl. (I use my freestanding mixer, itself an odd source of comfort to me.) Add the melted chocolate and mix together.

4. Beat in the vanilla extract and cold egg, and then mix in the dry ingredients. Finally stir in the chocolate morsels or chips.

5. Scoop out 12 equal-sized mounds – an ice cream scoop and a palette knife are the best tools for the job – and place on a lined baking sheet about 6cm apart. Do not flatten them. (i pun ikut yat jugak, gatal betul tangan i ni nak pi flatten jugak..so, the cookies tu macam nipis sikit tp still crunchy :-) )

6. Cook for 18 minutes, testing with a cake tester to make sure it comes out semi-clean and not wet with cake batter. If you pierce a chocolate chip, try again.

7. Leave to cool slightly on the baking sheet for 4–5 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack to harden as they cool.

 

ini dia cookies i tuh…ooops ianya tidaklah secantik Yat punya ye! first time hokkay, tunggu i buat lagi ye and nanti i tayang lagi ye :-D

tengok tu hitam belegam je rupanya :-D

hah this one is much much better right?