Chinese Steamed Cake-鸡蛋糕

 

Today is 9th of Chinese New Year.So yesterday night is 拜天公.This year i make 鸡蛋糕 by myself.Not very big.I using 6" baking pan only.The result is i VERY HAPPY.The cake smile very happy... :P My mother say this year sure fatt because this cake smile very happy.Hope so......

Recipe modified from Reese

Ingredients

160g self-raising flour

150g castor sugar

180g eggs (with the shells.I using gred C egg.)

1 tsp ovellet

4 tbsp water

1 tsp vanilla essence

Method:

1. Beat all the ingredients in a mixing bowl at high speed for 8-9 min.
2. Pour the batter into a 6" baking pan lined with baking paper.
3. Coat a knife with oil and some sugar.Slice a cross sign on top of the batter.
4. Steam at high heat for 30 minutes.

Here is another must have for 拜天公.

Long Life Toroise Bun.I Modified it from here.It very cute,right?

Wish everyone happy everyday..... :)

Chinese New Year 2012...

 3 more days is Chinese New Year.I still got many things not yet do.Don't know how.Today have to go to pasar malam buy fruit.Sunday early in the morning have to go to wet market buy vegetable.Now feel not very well.Maybe too tired.Yesterday night my boyfriend help me to vacumm the house.Lucky he help to clean up some stuff.If not i think i have work until mid-night.

My boyfriend also helping me to clean up the dish after i make cookies.Hehe....

Here is another 4 type of snack for this Chinese New Year.

 Woo Ha.Recipe from Wendyywy

 Fry arrowhead.

 Acar.My mom make it.

Cornflakes.

Happy baby waiting for Chinese New Year.Everyday he follow me go shopping.

See you all on 30/01/2012...

Happy Chinese New Year.Wish everyone FATT FATT FATT!!!!!!

Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is one of my family favorite cookies.Every year i never miss to do this cookies.Actually is can not miss.I can skip all cookies but can not skip almond chocolate cookies.They'll can finish one jar within 1/2 hour.But this year i only make 2 jars because i'm very tired.

I have many things not yet do.I not yet finish shopping,i not yet clean my house even my room,not yet make vegetarian fish for 1st day of CNY and not yet make fish nian gao for pray.Plus i'm working.Lucky i no need cook for reunion dinner.Every year we will go to my aunty house for reunion dinner. Busy....busy....busy.....Tired....tired....tired.....

Here is the recipe :

Ingredients A

250g butter

240g brown sugar

Ingredients B

1tbsp vanilla essence

2 no eggs (A)

Ingredients C (sieve)

140g self raising flour

260g plain flour

Ingredients D

260g chocolate chip

200g almond chip

Method

1. Beat ing (A) till creamy,mix in ing (B).Fold in ing (C).Lastly pour in ing (D) till form a dough.
2. Spoon the mixture onto baking tray.Bake in a preheated oven at 180'c for 13 min or until golden brown.

GONG XI FATT CHAI TO EVERYONE.......

Butter Icing Cookies

Recipe source : Yum Yum (76) 

Ingredients

220g butter

100g caster sugar

1 egg

300g plain flour

Butter icing

30g butter

70g icing sugar

Method

• Preheat oven to 160'C.
• Butter icing : In a mixing bowl,combine butter and icing sugar and mix well.Put into a plastic bag. 

  

• Beat butter and caster sugar until creamy.Add in egg and beat until smooth.Then add in plain flour and mix into a dough.
• Put into a piping bag and pine out onto baking tray.
• Use your finger to press a small hole in the centre.

 

• Pipe a little butter icing in the holes. 

• Bake cookies n preheated oven at 160'C for 15-18 minutes.
• Remove from oven and leave to cool before storing.

HAPPY BAKING......

Homemade Dragon Fruit Jam Cookies

I get this recipe from Wendy blog.Her recipe is Apricot Sesame Cookies.But my home don't have sesame and apricot jam.So i didn't put sesame and apricot jam i replace dragon fruit jam.I make myself the dragon fruit jam.I over cook the jam.It can not eat with bread because it very hard like the pineapple jam we use to make pineapple tart.So i use it for making cookies.

Ingrendients

230g butter 

100g sugar

340g plain flour

some jam-any jam also can.I using homemade dragon fruit jam.

Method

Beat butter and sugar until light and flutty.
Sift flour and mix until incorporated.
Form a small ball.

Use a spoon and make a hole on the cookies.

Put the jam inside a plastic bag.

Fill in the jam on the cookies.

Bake in preheated oven for 15 min or until cooked.
Cool it and keep in an air tight container.

 

Chicken Floss

I made this chicken floss not because of Chinese New Year.I remember when i was a kid,aunt next to my grandpa shop like to make pork floss.She told my mom the pork is from the soup because her family only drink the soup and don't like to eat the pork.If throw it away very 'sayang'.So she use the pork to make pork floss.Until now i still remember the taste.I love it very much.I don't like chicken or pork floss sell at the shop because it too dry.I only like pork floss from that aunt.I still remember everytime she make pork floss,sure i will stand beside her and wait for the pork floss.The aunt will give a big pack of pork floss.I can finish it by myself.It really taste very good.But now i can not taste back the pork floss.So sad.

So,i try to search for chicken or pork floss recipe.Finally i found it.When i tell my mom i want to make chicken floss,she told me,aunt next to my grandpa shop is using pork not chicken.Oh.....my  mom still remember that aunt.Here is the recipe :

Ingredient

600gm chicken breast (cut into small,follow the line on the meat)

2 cloves garlic

1tbsp oil

2 bowl water

2tbsp soy sauce

1tbsp sugar

1tbsp chinese wine

1tbsp sesame oil

1tsp pepper

1tsp five spice

Method

Use a large bowl.Put in water,sugar,soy sauce,chinese wine,sesame oil,pepper and five spice.Mix well.

In wok put oil and garlic.Fry until slightly  fragrant.

Then put in the sauce mixture and chicken meat.

Let it boil until the sauce dry up.

Keep stir-fry until the chicken meat become flossy,golden and light.

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR.........

Grilled Pork-肉干

 

This is my 1st post for my blog.As we know Chinese New Year is coming.Now is time to make grilled pork.This year i don't want make too many cookies for Chinese New Year.My mother and boyfriend already complained that i make too many cookies for last year Chinese New Year.So this year i make grilled pork because my boyfriend can help me to grill it.hehehe..........

Ingredient :

600g shoulder meat ( pork)

Marinade :

140g    caster sugar

1 tbsp  soy sauce

2 tbsp  fish sauce

2 tbsp  rose wine ( 玫瑰露 ）

1/2 tsp MSG

1/2 tsp cinnamon powder

1/2 tsp licorine powder

2 tbsp  cooking oil

1 tbsp  water

Dash of red colouring

Method : 

1. Rinse meat,pat dry.Grind meat and add in marinade.Blend well until it hasachieved a sticky texture.Keep it marinated for one hour or more.(i marinade 2 days inside the fridge)
2. Grease a try sized 15"x15" with oil.Spread meat of no. (1) on top.Flatten well.sun-dry or smoke till dry.
3. Cut no. (2) into squares,grill over charcoal ambers till cooked ( can be grilled in an oven or panfried in wok ).