Saturday, July 30, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
ALMOND BLOSSOMS
::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::
~PATIENCE IS VITAL~
I baked ALMOND BLOSSOMS today. As usual, it is an avenue for me to de-stress. Come and have a look at these pictures :)


Above are the pictures of my notes :) Sorry for the bad handwriting.

All-Purpose Flour

Almond Meal

Butter + Egg Yolk + Salt + Vanilla Essence [Use Almond Essence if you can get it at your ingredients shop]

Form it into a dough.

Bake them at 175C for 15 minutes or until golden. ENJOY!
~PATIENCE IS VITAL~
I baked ALMOND BLOSSOMS today. As usual, it is an avenue for me to de-stress. Come and have a look at these pictures :)


Above are the pictures of my notes :) Sorry for the bad handwriting.

All-Purpose Flour

Almond Meal

Butter + Egg Yolk + Salt + Vanilla Essence [Use Almond Essence if you can get it at your ingredients shop]

Form it into a dough.

Bake them at 175C for 15 minutes or until golden. ENJOY!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
CURRY PUFF

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::
~PATIENCE IS VITAL~

Curry Puff was one of my favourites when I was young. I learnt how to make my own curry puffs when I was only nine. It is very easy to find these special kuih in both Malaysia and Singapore. But if you are currently living overseas, you can still enjoy it by making them yourselves. It is not that difficult to make. Some people make them in spirals and some with not much time in their hands, like me~ would just do the simple version of it.
I found this nice recipe online. You may try it out. CLICK HERE FOR THE ORIGINAL RECIPE.
Spiral Curry Puff Recipe
Ingredients:
Filling Ingredients
1kg chicken meat, diced
1kg potatoes, diced
500g onions, diced
4-5 curry leaves
2-3 Tbsp curry powder
15 dried chillies
8 shallots
125ml water
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste
5 Tbsp oil
Pastry Ingredients:
Water Dough
900g flour
1.5tsp salt
335g water
Oil Dough
340g butter
20g Ghee (optional)
730g flour
Method:
Filling
1.Soak dried chillies in hot water for 5 minute. Rinse and blend together with shallots till fine. Mix in curry powder.
2.Heat oil in wok and saute chilly paste and curry leaves till fragrant.
3.Add in diced chicken, potatoes. Fry for 3 minutes on medium fire. Add in onions and water. Simmer for 5 minutes or until almost dry.
4.Remove to cool.
Dough
Water Dough
1.Mixed salt to water to make salt water.
2.Add salt water to flour gradually and slowly knead to form a nice white dough.
3.Divide into portions of 85 gram each. Roll into a ball.
4.Leave aside.
Oil Dough
1.Add butter and ghee to flour and knead to form a dough.
2.Divide into 70 grams portion each.
To make spiral skin
1.Flatten the water dough and wrap the oil dough inside. Pinch the edges to seal it nicely.
2.Let dough rest for 10 minutes.
3.Using a rolling pin, roll out dough to form a rectangle of 20 x 11 cm. Working on the shorter end, slowly roll up tightly into a swiss roll.
4.Roll from the shorter end of the swiss roll to flatten dough. Slowly roll up from the shorter side to form a swiss roll.
5.Let dough rest for 10 to 15 minutes.
6.Repeat the process until you finished with the rest of the dough.
7.Cut dough into 4 pieces.
To fill and shape puff
1.Roll a piece of the cut dough into a circle with rolling pin.
2.Put 1 Tbsp of filling in the centre.
3.Brush the edge with water and fold into half. Press the edge together and seal it. This will give you a half moon shape.
4.Pinch the edge of the puff with your thumb. Bring the back side forward and seal it with the front. Repeat the process. You should be able to get about 8-9 pleats.
5.Heat oil in wok or deep fryer. Oil must be very hot before putting in the puff and enough to cover to the puff.
6.Deep fry the puff on medium heat until golden brown.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
SPEAK YOUR MIND :)

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::
~PATIENCE IS VITAL~
I read this earlier today. It is so true. Have a read.
STAND BEFORE THE PEOPLE YOU FEAR AND SPEAK YOUR MIND~ EVEN IF YOUR VOICE SHAKES.
[Maggie Kuhn, activist for older Americans (1905-95)]
You know, so many things happened to me last week. So many. But I had to make a choice. And eventhough I knew that it was a difficult choice to make, I did it. I made a choice. I even had a moment to speak my mind and my heart. And guess what? There might be people out there who were not happy with me and my thoughts but at least I have the courage to move on. I am not afraid to say anything because there is no point bottling up my frustrations in my heart. Do you agree?
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
HECTIC!

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::
~PATIENCE IS VITAL~
It has been such a long day...and guess what I have been doing since I got home?

Looking through my recipes to bake more cookies. Hari Raya Aidil Fitri is just around the corner. I must bake more cookies. Who knows my luck. I might be able to sell them to my friends. *BIG HUGS*
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