Join me on my quest of making homemade treats with less sugar!
I wanted to add something new to my bread so decided to try five-grain powder that is believed to be health preserving. I replaced 30% of the flour with five-grain powder at first. Perhaps this was too much of a change, my son immediately noticed the difference and said that the bread tasted weird (he... Continue Reading →
I bought a jar of dark chocolate spread from Lindt store last month, planning to spread it on my bread for breakfast. Then I thought, hm… why don’t I make bread out of it? So out came my chocolate twist bread the next day. Lindt chocolate spread has a very silky smooth texture and tastes... Continue Reading →
I had a hot pot dinner with my friends at our house over the weekend and I made a chocolate mousse cake for my friend’s birthday. Her son is allergic to egg so I always look for eggless options so everyone could enjoy the dessert. I have made him mousse cake with eggless biscuit base... Continue Reading →
I’d like to share with you today how I created these sugar flowers. The pictures were taken back in April but I have completely forgotten about them shortly after. Gum paste can be rolled very thinly without tearing and dries up rock hard, which makes it an excellent candidate for sugar flower creations. Having said... Continue Reading →
It’s cookie time again. Who can resist cookies that are buttery, tender, crumbly and melt-in-your-mouth? Definitely not me. I have already discussed the keys to success when it comes to making piped or spritz cookies (read about my blog posts, Espresso Chocolate Spritz Cookies and Viennese Sabés). Now I’d like to elaborate more. This time... Continue Reading →
This recipe was first published on my Facebook page in August, 2014 (see my post here). I shared all my pictures and recipes initially on my page but then I started to realize that it was quite inconvenient for me or my readers to look for a particular recipe. Finally I purchased my own domain... Continue Reading →
I baked two chiffon cakes with my range oven yesterday. As you can see in the pictures, the result was much better than those baked in my countertop oven. I truly love my range oven. With an even heat distribution the cake crust is nicely brown and my cakes always come out perfect. The only... Continue Reading →
Last week I posted the recipe for sugar-free mooncakes (read about my blog post, Sugar-Free Crispy Matcha Mooncakes With Sweet Red Bean Paste). This time I'm sharing an almost identical one except that real cane sugar was used. The pastry dough contains slightly less liquid and browns more easily than the sugar-free version. When you... Continue Reading →
Here come my first batch of mooncakes of the year! This year I will mostly be focusing on the production of sugar-free mooncake as I started really late. Low sugar/sugar-free mooncakes are widely available in the market now. It's like every brand has its own line of sugar-free mooncakes so consumers have lots of options... Continue Reading →
I have been unpacking and rearranging stuffs almost every day due to our recent renovation. Also my daughter has been admitted to a new school this term. I’m pretty exhausted to work on my mooncake experiment. I did make a batch of sugar-free red bean paste though last week. I used xylitol for my Sugar-Free... Continue Reading →
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