January 26, 2009 on 2:47 pm | In cakes | No Comments
What are Raisins? They are actually dried grapes. Raisins can be eaten raw. They can be used for cooking and baking as well.
This is a free recipe for creating yummy raisin cakes. It is not difficult to do.
| Ingredients A |
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| Flour (sifted) |
240g |
| Baking powder (sifted) |
1 flat tsp |
| Ingredients B |
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| Castor sugar |
160 g |
| Butter |
180 g |
| Ingredients C |
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| Eggs |
3 |
| Vanilla essence |
1 tsp |
| Raisin |
100 g |
| Milk |
150 ml |
Mixture C
a) Beat eggs. Mix it with milk and vanilla essence. Continue beating the mixture until it blends well.
Raisins Method
1.Mix ingredients A with ingredients B till it blends well.
2.Add in mixture C.
3.Mix the mixtures well using the electric mixer or stir it using a wooden spoon until it blends well.
4.Add in raisin. Continue mixing it.
5. Pour the mixtures into 19cm by 19cm baking tin.
6.Bake in oven at 180 degree for about 40 minutes or until baked.
7.Leave to cool.
January 2, 2009 on 7:45 am | In Pastry Recipes, oven-cooked | No Comments
| Pastry |
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| Plain Flour |
250 g |
| Butter |
200 g |
| Plain Yogurt |
100 gm |
| Egg Yolk |
1 |
| A pinch of salt |
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Pastry Method
1.Put flour, salt and butter into the mixing bowl. Mix well.
2.Add in egg yolk. Continue mixing.
3.Add in yogurt, continue mixing until it forms a soft dough. Refrigerate for 25 minutes.
| Fillings |
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| Potatoes (skin remove and dice) |
2 |
| Carrot (skin remove and diced) |
½ |
| Chicken breast (dice) |
2 |
| Fresh mushroom (wash and slice) |
4 |
| Onion (slice) |
1 |
| Salt |
1 flat tsp |
| pepper (powdery form) |
½ tsp |
Fillings Method
1.Heat up 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Add in onion. Stir fry till fragrant.
2.Add in dice chicken breast, fresh mushrooms, dice potatoes and carrot. Continue to stir fry.
3.Add in salt, a teaspoon of light soy sauce and pepper. Stir fry till aromatic.
4.Add in ¼ cup of water. Simmer till ingredients are soften and slightly dry. Turn heat off and leave fillings to cool.
Chicken Pie Method
1.Cut the dough into smaller ones and roll it into balls.
2.Put a a dough ball in the mold, spread it evenly to form the pie base layer.
3.Add in fillings. Flatten a portion of the dough to to form the pie top layer. Knead pie top layer and the base layer together.
4.Preheat the oven to 180 degree and bake the pies for 30 minutes till golden brown in colour. Serve while warm.
January 2, 2009 on 4:31 am | In Dessert Recipes | No Comments
White Fungus is a plant that is commonly featured in Chinese dishes. You can get it from Chinese grocery store or medical shops. Same should goes with Lotus seed as well.
For this free recipe for White Fungus with Lotus Seed Dessert, you will need the following ingredients.
| Ingredients |
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| White Fungus |
38g |
| Fresh Lotus Seeds |
150 g |
| Red Dates |
12 |
| Dried Lily Bulb |
19 g |
| Rock sugar |
150 g |
| Water |
8 cups |
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Thanks for reading this recipe.White Fungus Preparation
1.Soak white fungus in water until tender.
2.Trim and cut it into small pieces.
3.Wash and cook it in boiling water for 3 minutes. Remove from water, rinse and set aside.
Methods
1.Soak dried lily in water for an hour. Drain.
2.Wash and drain fresh lotus seeds and red dates.
3.Bring 8 cups of water to boil. Add in red dates, dried lily and white fungus. Boil ingredients until tender.
4.Add in fresh lotus seeds. Bring to boil again.
5.Add in rock sugar. Continue to boil till sugar dissolve completely. Serve.
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