Ayam Masak Merah / Malay Spicy Tomato Chicken 马来式番茄辣椒鸡

I love Ayam masak merah !! I have been cooking this nice flavorful Malay dish but have yet to update a proper recipe (brief old recipe in 2009 !!) on my blog. Nice aroma turmeric fried chicken in spicy, hint of sour from tomato and lemongrass sauce, so good !

Sourdough Foccacia _Paddington House of Pancakes the Curves

~Ham and Cheese Foccacia Sandwich~

I have been baking a lot sourdough bread mainly for my family consumption. I have never think of one day i can even supply my homemade sourdough bake to a restaurant. Until Paddington House of Pancakes which is located at the Curves approached me and asked me to supply my homemade sourdough focaccia for their new menu, which will be launched on 3 Nov 2017.

Natural Yeast made with Apple Yeast Water 苹果天然酵母酵種

After i gaining more experiences with making sourdough and soft bread using natural yeast from sourdough starter , then i promised myself to try back apple yeast water which i tried few years back. At that time i didn't continue as i was lacking of experiences and guidance. But today the trend of using natural yeast from sourdough starter or yeast water are increasing, more related information are available. Many people are trying to bake healthy bread for their own consumption that without any addition of chemical substances.

Earl Grey Tea and Strawberry Chiffon Cake 伯爵茶草莓戚风蛋糕

I have quite long didn't bake a chiffon cake as I  have been busy baking with artisan bread sourdough ^_^ . Since i have  Panasonic Electric Oven NB-H3800SSK  , so try it out with a new flavours of chiffon cake that i have been thinking to make, Earl Grey tea and Strawberry, and it seem they are a good combo, nice !

Longan and Walnut Muffin, bake with Panasonic Electric Oven NB-H3800SSK 桂圆核桃马芬

My first bake using Panasonic Electric Oven NB-H3800SSK is dedicated to this Longan and Walnut muffin. This Longan and walnut muffin is very popular in Taiwan. Our Taiwan's hiking friend bought us this muffin for our snack during my recent hiking trip to Jade mountain. Taiwanese is very clever using these two healthy ingredients to create this special muffin. I love the dried longan's natural sweetness in this muffin and also always love walnut in any bakes .

The Launch of Panasonic Electric Oven NB-H3800SSK

Panasonic is celebrating the launch of the new Panasonic Electric Oven NB-H3800SSK (RRP: RM 669), the latest addition in its electrical appliances section. I was lucky enough to be invited to the launch of this new Panasonic electric oven , held at the One Utama Shopping Mall to preview the functions and ease-of-use of the oven.

Mini rice dumplings 小米粽

Any foods made with glutinous rice always one of my favourite's choice. This mini rice dumpling wrapped with wanton skin idea was inspired from my recent hiking trip at Taiwan. Breakfast that served at Taichung hotel was one of the best during our stay, one of them was this steamed mini rice dumpling.

Rotiboy (coffee bun)_Natural yeast 天然酵母_咖啡墨西哥包

Rotiboy coffee bun is my little boy's favourite bread. So i try to replicate this bun using natural yeast from sourdough starter. Anyway, i also provide you recipe using instant yeast method if you don't have natural yeast, but you need to adjust the water portion. Also i will update this recipe on my new FB page which i work together with another sourdough buddy. Feel free to visit my FB page : SEED Artisan Bakers , as we will share more sourdough tips and recipes in this page.

Kuih Kosui Pandan 香兰椰丝小糕点

My SIL from Kuantan is very good in making kuih-muih. This Kuih Kosui Pandan recipe shared by her is easy to follow and taste very nice .

No Bake Avocado cheesecake 免烤鳄梨芝士蛋糕

The other day I had a good slice of Avocado cheesecake when I am having tea time with my girl friends, and they also love it ! When i let my girl friends to try my version of this cheesecake, they said the taste equally good to the original cake.

American Chocolate Chips Cookies 美式巧克力曲奇

This American chocolate chips cookies supposed to taste chewy but since my kids prefer to be crunchy, so i have to tweak the recipe to become crunchy cookies instead. My little son will non stop munching this cookie whenever i made a batch.

Nona Manis 斑兰椰香小甜糕

I didn't know this Nona Manis kuih until my hubby brought back home from office. It seem this kuih is quite popular now. It tasted like kuih talam, nice and sweet pandan layer. salty coconut filling , just a perfect combo! This kuih took me 2nd trial to achieve its cute look!

Homemade Chinese Wheat Gluten 自製面筋

I have never thought of making this Chinese wheat gluten ( one of the ingredient use for vegetarian dish which is high in protein ) until recently learnt from my niece's MIL who is expert in making this Mian Jin 面筋 .

Marble Chocolate Cheddar Cheese Cake 云石车打芝士蛋糕

Whenever i have extra cheddar cheese , sure remind me to bake a favourite Light cheddar cheese cake . But this time, added cocoa powder and create the marble effect, still taste very good!

Ikan Sumbat Sambal Kelapa ~ Coconut Sambal Stuffed fish~ 椰丝參巴醬酿鱼

This stuffed fish recipe was created after i tried few nice stuffed fish from my friend and my friend's mother . Love the citrus aroma from the Kaffir lime leaves and coconut aroma from the grated coconut. This time i used ikan cencaru or hardtail mackarel fish , but i still prefer that one i cooked with ikan kembung which the flesh was more fine.

Kek Gula Hangus 焦糖蛋糕 , by Philips All-In-One Pressure Cooker

Kek Gula Hangus, or some called as Kek Sarang semut, is a local cake that using caramelized sugar. I was very pleased with the result of this cake using Philips All-In-One pressure cooker Bake mode , nice burnt and deep colour, and smelly good of caramelized sugar.

Cheesy Hokkaido Cupcakes 芝士北海道牛奶蛋糕

I couldn't recall when was my last bake of Hokkaido cupcakes. It was so popular few years ago. Recently another cake from Taiwan so called Taiwanese old fashioned cheesy sponge cake台湾古早味芝士蛋糕  also very popular until i also joined the long Q to buy one to try it. After tasted it, i would said this cake is not deserve for the long Q. No doubt it has nice egg aroma but the taste was quite plain, and it was deflate more than half the original height after few hrs. Anyway, i got the idea of how they adding cheese into the cake and turned this idea into this Cheesy Hokkaido cupcakes.

Ayam Percik_by Philips All-In-One Pressure Cooker

This Ayam Percik by Chef Marina Mustafa is specially created for Philips All-In-One Pressure cooker. All ingredients except chicken is using the slow cooking function for 2hours to bring out the nice flavours. The sambal sauce or gravy just couldn't stop us for  "Tambah Nasi" aka add more rice ^_^.

The Launch of Philips All-In- One Pressure Cooker 全合一电压力锅

When i received the invitation to the launch of Philips All-In-One Pressure Cooker, I didn't think twice and accept the invitation since currently i also own a unit of their pressure cooker. I wanted to check how this wonderful new appliance could helped in my kitchen.

Red Bean Bao_Natural yeast 天然酵母_ 红豆包子

Earlier i taught you to split sourdough starter into two, one feed with all purpose flour and another with bread flour ( can use to make bread). So i can use the starter that cultured with all purpose flour to make steamed baozi, mantou or buns. Actually sourdough starter is like Chinese so called 老面.

Sayur Lodeh ( Malay style of vegetables curry ) 马來式蔬菜咖哩

The other day i had this Sayur Lodeh (they named it as Sayur masak lemak) in a Malay restaurant which i have too long didn't eat this Malay dish. For me, Tempeh (fermented soy beans) and Tofu puff are the must have items in this dish. This curry is so good to enjoy with steamed rice, yum!

Snowy Milk Buns _Natural yeast 天然酵母_牛奶小餐包

Actually this is just a normal milk buns recipe using natural yeast, but i wanted it to look special, so i sprinkle flour on top, so it look white and pure , Lolz.. Anyway, this bun is very soft and less sweet, so you can enjoy with spread of butter, peanut butter, Nutella and etc. Also you can use it as basic dough recipe and wrap any filling or toppings as you like.

Pumpkin Rose buns_with natural yeast 天然酵母_南瓜玫瑰形馒头

When i was planning to make some buns using natural yeast from sourdough starter, a rose shape came into my mind since this Sunday is Mother's day. I also used some pandan extract to make the leaf. This is wholesome buns which has no preservative added, using sourdough starter and no artificial colouring.

Mulberries Buttermilk Pastry Cake 桑椹酪乳蛋糕

I have been wanting to bake a cake using homegrown mulberries. After my mulberries tree grown sufficient amount of mulberries, i quickly use it to bake a cake. I feel the mulberry taste even better after baked rather than eating it raw. It was crunchy and mild sweet.

Raisin Scones 葡萄乾司康餅

When i first tasted this raisin scones given by my friend, i was so impressed and i would said this is the best scone that i have ever had. Buttery, crisp on outside, soft and fluffy inside, less sweet, so good. Thanks to my friend Jennifer so kind to share with me this wonderful scone recipe !

Chicken Curry Kapitan 甲必丹咖喱鸡

I learnt this Nyonya Curry from few Penang's aunties. This curry basically using all fresh herbs ingredients. And this curry has a hint of tangy taste  as lime juices is added into this recipe. You may omit lime juices if you couldn't accept this taste but I love it!

Red bean bread buns_Natural yeast 天然酵母_ 红豆面包

Some reader asked me is there any standard calculation for the amount of sourdough starter to use to make bread. From my experience, for rusty or country sourdough bread, usually use very little of starter, around 25%-30% ( starter over total dry ingredients), as to slower down the fermentation and create very nice aroma and mild tangy taste of sourdough bread. As for Asian type of soft bread, based on my own calculation, usually i use about 70-80% (starter over total dry ingredients) , as to speed up the proofing process in order not to get a sour taste of bread. You know it will not taste nice if a soft buns tasted sour right?
This time i baked this batch of red bean buns using homemade red bean paste, and use very simple bread ingredients which easy to make, still resulted soft and nice buns.

Chocolate Chiffon Cake_with natural yeast 天然酵母_巧克力戚风蛋糕

Natural yeast from sourdough starter can be very versatile, not only can make into bread, even can use it to make baozi, steamed cake , kuih-muih, pancake, waffle and etc. This time i used it to bake a chiffon cake and great that it work well too. The best thing is I can't detect any sour taste and it just tasted like normal chiffon cake. So when you have discard sourdough starter, instead of throw it away, why not use it to make a chiffon cake?

Coconut water White Loaf_Natural yeast 天然酵母_椰子水面包

Nowadays many people like to consume coconut related products example like extra virgin organic coconut oil, fresh coconut water and etc as they believe coconut is good for our health. When i combined fresh coconut water with natural yeast from sourdough starter to make this white loaf, i believe this is consider a super food ^_^.

Fresh Strawberry and Blueberries bread buns _Natural yeast 天然酵母_新鲜草莓蓝莓面包

This very soft and refreshing buns was made before CNY. After CNY rest for almost a month, now just got some free time to sit down record down this bun recipe using natural yeast from sourdough starter.

Pineapple Chiffon Cake 凤梨戚风蛋糕_金鸡报春

I have some leftover pineapple filling from making pineapple tarts , so just simply use it to try out a chiffon cake. Surprisingly it turned very nice, moist and especially like the small bits of  pineapples (i used homemade pineapple filling, so not sure you can have same effect if use store-bought pineapple filling).

Crumble Salted Egg Yolk Cookies_CNY2017_ 香脆咸蛋黄饼干_金鸡报春

A totally new recipe from me ! Why it called as crumble cookie , because this cookie has bread crumbs, an ingredient hardly see in cookie making. These cookies are crumbly, buttery, salty and sweet, so aromatic ! And it is easy to bake too.

Homemade Chinese Pork Jerky (Bak Kwa) New recipe_2017 CNY_ 肉干_金鸡报春

After made this Bak Kwa several years, see old recipe here . I have simplified the recipe and have less seasonings. Now i prefer this new recipe instead.

Penang Lobak (meat rolls)_2017 CNY_ 槟城炸卤肉卷_金鸡报春

This is a real Penang Lobak that shared by my Penang friend's mother. When i first tasted this yummy rolls, I immediately requested for the recipe, and glad that her mom so kind sharing with me of her truly Penang Lobak recipe with her special method (scroll down to see what special ^_^). And this roll is perfectly to serve during CNY.

Rooster Pineapple Tarts_2017 CNY cookies_凤梨酥_金鸡报春

The first post of 2017 dedicate to my favourite pineapple tart. Made them into rooster shape since coming CNY is a rooster year.