Swan Pâte à Choux

choux pastry[shoo]Also called choux paste, pâte à choux and cream-puff pastry , this special pastry is made by an entirely different method from other pastries. The dough, created by combining flour with boiling water and butter, then beating eggs into the mixture, is very sticky and pastelike. During baking, the eggs make the pastry puff into irregular domes (as with CREAM PUFFS). After baking, the puffs are split, hollowed out and filled with a custard, whipped cream or other filling. Besides cream puffs, choux pastry is used to make such specialties as ÉCLAIRS, GOUGÈRE and PROFITEROLES. © Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD LOVER'S COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.

Recipe derived from http://www.thefeastwithin.com/2008/08/31/pierre-hermes-chocolate-eclairs-are-a-choux-in-for-the-daring-bakers/

My Proud Bread From My Proud Personal Oven

Thanks to my dearest friend Jo, I now have a real oven for me to bake all the stuff that I have always wanted to make. Actually I wanted to bake an American Carrot Cake with cheese frosting. Due to insufficient ingredients I end up making the Bread with 2 Toppings : Mayonnaise Tuna & Mayonnaise Crab Meat.

I totally enjoy the enjoy baking process. I am so happy with the end product which I think they look good and taste good. Most importantly they came out hot from my own personal oven.

A Wish That Finally Come True

I am sooooooooooo happy today. i just received an advance birthday gift from Jo delivered to my house by Best Denki. Its an OVEN... this is like a wish come true. I have always wanted to have a real oven to bake all the stuff i see in the recipe books. I will take pictures of it and post i up later. I am so excited :D speechless and touched... you know me so well.

Thanks Jo! muack muacksssssssssss <3 i will make many yummy goodies for you & Princess Teajanz real soon !

Egg Tart

:D Smiling Ji Dan Gao 鸡蛋糕

Recipe:
300 g Plain Flour
300 g Castor Sugar
6 Eggs

Procedure:
1. Beat egg & sugar till the batter turn white & fluffy.
2. Sieve flour and add in to the batter, mix well.
4. Optional: Add any food colouring or flavour according to your preference.
3. Spoon the batter into baking case up to 1 cm from the edge.
4. Sprinkle some castor sugar on top of the batter marking a cross symbol.
5. Steam on high heat for 25 mins.

My first batch of Ji Dan Gao did not "SMILE".
I guess its because I was too anxious thati took a little peep within the first 10 mins.

Begedil

Pumpkin Kueh