I am sharing with you today a macaron recipe that is prepared with a less known method — the Swiss meringue method. To make a Swiss meringue, egg whites and sugar are placed together in a mixing bowl and then warmed over a double boiler until sugar is dissolved. The mixture is then whipped at…… Continue reading Earl Grey Orange Macarons (Swiss Method)
After making steamed buns with purple sweet potatoes, my children demanded chocolate ones. This time I lengthened my dough by rolling it thinly in order to create a bigger spiral pattern. I didn’t bother taking pictures during the process as it was pretty much the same as before. Please visit my previous post, Purple Sweet…… Continue reading Chocolate Swirl Steamed Buns (Mantou)
This is a simple and basic recipe which produces fluffy yellow cupcakes. I created this cupcake recipe by slightly modifying my Yellow Butter Cake. The reverse creaming method is so quick and efficient that you can whip up a batch and then bake in no time! I decorated them with a decadent whipped chocolate ganache…… Continue reading Yellow Cupcakes with Whipped Ganache Frosting
I saw beautiful photos of puffy Hong Kong bakery-style sausage buns from my baking buddy’s social media site recently. I couldn’t wait to try it myself after consulting her for tips and advice. My way to prepare these buns was to divide my dough in portions and then shape each of them into long ropes.…… Continue reading Whole Wheat Sausage Buns (Poolish Starter)
My younger son likes to eat plain Chinese steamed buns (mantou) recently. I made some with purple sweet potato for him last week and it took me three trials to get them right. 小兒子最近很愛吃饅頭，上星期EC以紫薯作了些饅頭給他吃，但試了三次才成功。 My first failure urged me to purchase a bamboo steamer. My pan wasn’t deep enough so when I saw the buns…… Continue reading Purple Sweet Potato Swirl Steamed Buns (Mantou)
Madeleines are famous French little cakes (some refer them as cookies) with a shell-like shape and characteristic dome on the back. These buttery cakes are crispy around the edges yet soft and spongy inside. I bought a new over-sized madeleine pan during my Hong Kong trip. Each cavity had a capacity of 60 ml so…… Continue reading Maple Orange Madeleines
Just made a whole wheat sandwich loaf a couple of days ago. I sliced the loaf with the aid of a bread slicer which held the bread knife in place. I was glad that the slices were pretty neat and evenly sized. 幾天前做了全麥吐司，更用了麵包切片器輔助穩定麵包刀，切得很整齊平均，實在不錯呢！ This was a 70% hydration dough as whole wheat flour took up…… Continue reading Whole Wheat Pain de Mie (Tangzhong Method)
