Chinese Radish Cake -白罗卜糕

Recipe:

Ingredients:

300 g turnip

20 g (4 pcs) black mushrooms (soaked in water until soft and diced)

240 g rice flour

40 g tang flour/tapioca flour

40 g dried shrimps (soaked in water until soft and diced)

3 cups of water

1 chinese sausage (cut into small pieces)

50 g roast pork (cut i to small pieces)

seasoning:

~ 1 1/2 tsp. salt

~ 1/2 tsp sugar

~1 tsp chicken granule

~ 2 tablespoon oil

~pepper

~ seasame oil

Garnishing:

chopped spring onions

coriander leaves

toasted sesame seeds

Method:

~ 1) Peel and shred turnip. Cook with 1/2 cup of water with 1 tablsepoon sugar.

~2) Dice black mushrooms, dried shrimps and chinese sausage, roast pork.

~3) Mix rice flour and tang flour well with water to form batter. Add in turip shreds and seasoning.

~4) Stir fry the dried shrimps, Chinese sausage, roast pork and mushrooms with 1 tablespoon of oil until fragrant.

~5) Add 3) into 4), stirring all the ingredients until are well mixed and becomes half cooked.

~6) Pour batter into greased baking tin (22 cm) and steam for 50 minutes.

~7) Remove from heat. When cool, slice the radish cake and fry in a non-stick pan till brown.

ENJOY!

Sesame Buns

What's for breakfast tomorrow? It is time to adopt a healthy breakfast habit since I have been eating so much unhealthy and high calorie CNY cookies and stuffs.

So today I bake this sesame buns for my family and myself. Is simply healthier than eating any cookies and love letters. Do you agree with me?

Recipe : (Recipe adapted from Bread Magic-Alan Ooi)

Ingredients:

(A)

300 g bread flour

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp milk powder

30 g icing sugar

(B) (mix together till frothy)

150 ml water

10 g instant yeast

(C)

1 egg yolk

30 g butter

(D)

20 g toasted black sesame seeds

some white sesame seeds

Method:

~~1) Combine ingredients A in a mixer. Mix lightly before adding in ingredients B. Beat until a dough is formed. Add in ingredients C and beat till dough is smooth and has an elastic touch. Add in ingredients D and mix well.

~~2) Keep the dough in a big bowl, covered with a damp cloth. Leave to rise in a warm place for 40 minutes or u til double in size.

~~3) Divide dough into 10 portions, shape into small balls. Glaze with egg wash and top on some white sesame seeds. Place doughs on a greased baking tray. Leave to proof covered for 45 minutes till double in size.

~~~4) Bake in preheated oven at 180 degree C for 10 -15 minutes till golden. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.