Blueberry & Strawberry MUFFIN

 My VERY LAST pastry lesson at shatec.. :'( my group member in pastry sze hua & kester..will miss you two guys badly..its been wonderful & lucky baking with your two guys:) & i learn a lot of knowledge of baking.. This lesson we baked muffin and scone..both are super nice! this muffin is a much more spongy texture..i bought back home 1 strawberry and 4 blueberry muffin back home..the next morning when i saw the bread case..you know what? it left only 2 muffin..the other 3 muffin had gone into someone else stomach..consider quite fast..haha i still don't know who eaten it so fast..^^mean is pretty tempting and nice hehe..  

 BLUEBERRY MUFFIN~lovely colour isn't it?..emm maybe 

WE TOOK MORE BLUEBERRY FILLING~~HAHA~: P 

STRAWBERRY MUFFIN~~saw that! the muffin is bleeding..
comment was given from my mum:

THIS WAS PRETTY NICE WITH THE STRAWBERRY JAM YUMMY~~

RECIPES(6pcs)

BUTTER(cold)- 50G

MARGARINE- 75G

SUGAR- 90G

SALT- PINCH

EGGS- 2

PLAIN FLOUR(sieve)- 150G

BAKING POWDER(sieve)- 5G

BLUEBERRY FILLING- 50G

MILK- 30ML

STEPS:

1. Mix butter, margarine,sugar,salt in mixing bowl,mix till creamy.
2. Add in egg,mix well.
3. Add in sieved flour & baking powder.
4. Pour in the milk,mix well.
5. Fold in the blueberry filling.
6. Pipe the mixture into the muffin cup,fill up 2/3 of the cup only.
7. Bake for 180C for 15-20mins. 

Those who love spongy texture muffin..you may want to try baking this..you can change to your desire filling^^emm maybe adding some cranberries or chocolate chip for those who love chocolate^^

Anpanman bun---面包超人

HAHA~~such a cute bun!!you know why i shaped the dough into a anpanman面包超人 face because my friend(kester) said that one of my other friend(sze hua) face look like anpanman..and last week i have my baking & pastry lesson,this time round we baked red bean bun so i shaped one of the dough into anpanman for my friend^^from that moment i felt that i am addicted to make such kind of cartoon or cute bun..lol!! So i baked some bun at home and again this anpanman bun is specially make for my friend sze hua...hahah.. 

 Ought this anpanman bun didn't have the eyebrow but it still look so awesome to me ; P but..the right side of the forehead since like have been banged or hit by something else..anyway never mind it still look alright^^i used chocolate chip and melt it and roll it out to form the eye..this bun is plain..kosong one.. 

 This not bad too right..i love emotion bun>.< this is a butter bun....i love this =P

BACON & CHEESE 

with MAYO BUN

this will never fail one of the best pairing items~~~

PIZZA BUN

3pieces of HAM,CHEESE,MUSHROOM PASTA SAUCE,ONION & MUST HAVE BBQ SAUCE!!

1pieces of
HOT-DOG,BACON,HAM, CHEESE,ONION, MUSHROOM PASTA SAUCE & BBQ SAUCE..

RECIPES (sweet bun)9pcs:

Instant dry yeast-8g

Bread flour-280g

Sugar-35g

Milk powder-15g

Water(cold)-125g

Eggs-1no

Salt-4g

Butter(cold,cube)-35g

STEPS:

1. mix yeast,flour,sugar,milk powder into mixing bowl and whisk at low speed to mix well.
2. add in cold water and egg mix well.
3. then add in salt,follow by the cubed cold butter,whisk well. 
4. Fermentation the dough for 1-1.5hrs or till dough it size.
5. after fermentation,punch down the dough or use finger tip to press around.
6. divide the dough,each dough 60g,shape the dough into round shape.
7. (beaching)-rest for 10mins on table,use plastic bag to cover the dough.
8. after rest ,shape the dough to your desire shape and add any ingredient that you like.
9. Proof again for another 20-30mins.
10. egg wash.
11. send to bake at 200C for 15mins or until golden brown.

*after bake you can brush some melted butter over the bun to make it more shiny and nice.

This the fermentation part after 1 hr the dough had rise to double it size..and is time to punch down or use finger tip to press the dough..

Beaching time~~

There it go.. look so yummy!^^comment from those who have eaten all this bread said is very nice..so happy..hardly see my brother eat bread but this time he ask me to bake more pizza bun he said is super nice he like it..wow..^^

Is time to pack it and give it to my friend..left some bun for my family: ) haha..you know what..when my dad came home and saw all this bun on the table he asked who bought all this bun?..then my mum told him is your daughter who bake it..my dad said the look of the bun look like those bun selling at the bakery store..haha..  

CHARLIE BROWN CAFE~ SOMERSET

Ooo..such a interesting cafe..The CHARLIE BROWN CAFE>.< this cafe was suggested by my cousin as this day me and my brother help her celebrate her birthday so we asked her to choose a place for our dinner..and this cafe is just so prefect for my cousin as she love snoopy :)

Before we have our dinner we went to watch"THE SMURFS" wow..this movie is so nice to watch ...after watching i keep singing la la la la la la..sing a happy song..la la la la la l..smurfs your whole day long...haha...so fun...

This is the CHARLIE'S CAPPUCCINO..S$5.80.this drink is pretty nice,the aroma very fragrant..good..and this is so so..cute>.<.. 

Me and my brother order a ICED CHOCOLATE MILK S$5.60 and ORIGINAL FRAPPE S$6.80..not bad too..but i think the chocolate milk is a bit expensive...

Mmm~~this is the SAUSAGE & PICKLE SANDWICH(FOCACCIA BREAD) S$6.50..i love the sausage very fragrant and nice~~this warm sandwich is very yummy^^with the mustard..fantastic...  

CHICKEN LASAGNE S$9.80...

CROQUE MONSIEUR S$7.80..This is cheesy and nice..2 whole pieces of loaf bread inside have ham and cheese..topping with cheese too...simple but turn out delicious...

This one order by my brother..LUCY'S STRAWBERRY S$6.20..with brownies & cream ice cream S$3.00..so total for this dessert is S$9.20..o my quite expensive..overall for this pancake is average..the ice cream not bad..

And this is order by my cousin..her favourite SNOOPY~~SNOOPY'S CHOCOLATE S$6.50..nice...haha..on the right hand side is a very old story book,this book use to be in the library, now is been placed in this cafe and i was quite shock when i saw the library stamp start from 1978..this book is older them me... >.<

^.< this is the left over jam and have been produced into an art haha...this is done by my brother~~a star with a smiling face mm~~and that how we end our happy day^^ Total spend S$58.00 for three of us...will be visiting this cute cafe again ought their food and beverage is a bit expensive but i still can accept as is located at somerset & a nice place to chill ~~

ADDRESS:313 Orchard Road, #01-25/25A (Discovery Walk at 313@Somerset Mall)

Mon - Thu:08:00-23:00

Fri - Sat:08:00-23:59

Sun:08:00-23:00

STRAWBERRY SHORT CAKE~mum birthday~

I can't believe i made it^^I bake my very first sponge cake successfully: )that morning i wake up early to go wet market before 7a.m with my mum, we bought some steamboat ingredient as our mooncake festival lunch..this day is on the 11/9 sun we celebrate one day before early is because my brother have school the following day.. 

My mum birthday fall on the 12/9 on the mooncake festival day..so while we buying our ingredient i still thinking whether want to buy baking ingredient to bake a cake for my mum or just buy a cake from a bakery?!?! If i want to bake a cake what cake should i bake that time in my mind is either chill mango cheese cake or strawberry shortcake..in the end i make up my mind after walking one round around the supermaket..haha..i decide to bake STRAWBERRY SHORT CAKE^^so this is how my cake idea came up..

 Ingredients:

SPONGE CAKE:

optima sponge mix(bake king)-250g

egg-4no

water-50ml

FILLING:

fresh strawberry-10no

whipping cream-250g(whipped)

BUTTER CREAM:

strawberry paste-few drop

butter-250g

icing sugar-300g

STEPS:

1.Mix all sponge cake ingredient for 12min.

2.After mix,pour into cake tin and bake in preheat oven for 45min at 180C.

3.After done,cool down and slide into half.

4.Spread a layer of whipped cream on the sliced cake and place a few pieces of sliced strawberry then spread a layer of whipped cream again,place the other cake on it.(chill for 1hr)

5.Mix butter and icing sugar till light and creamy.divide out 3/4 mixture and mix with a few drop of strawberry paste.(for the cake topping).

6.After the cake have chilled,decorate it with step 5 butter cream.

The butter cream after mixing with strawberry paste and portioning...and layering with whipped cream and sliced strawberry..

Next time i want to put more strawberry..^^

Before decorate..haha mixed with some strawberry paste..i getting there left the topping and decoration..

The design of the cake used some dragee..i love using dragee for decorating^^and strawberry...some pink sparkling powder on top of the cream ^.<..the design of this cake only took me less than 5mins to think..simple and sweet^^

My mum was so happy..happy birthday mum ought your birthday is a very simple one but i using all my love heart to bake this cake^^that why it turn out so lovely and nice..haha..the inside of the cake look nice..just a bit more cream and strawberry will do..

Not only my mum was happy but me myself was overjoy too..my family love this cake not that sweet not too much cream mm..good..but i still have to improve..decorating cake is fun too..

last but not least "HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUM"& "LOVE YOU MUM"you the best mum..^^

N & B snacks-Fresh Soya Milk

Freshly made soya milk and beancurd from N & B snacks,i been visiting this shop since 10years plus ago when i have moved to where i staying now until now i still never fail to buy either their pastry or soya milk..i never get sick of it : )it can be my breakfast,lunch or dinner haha>,<my family also like it very much..  this is the beancurd they have either hot or cold and beancurd with syrup or beancurd with soyamilk..if you like glutinous rice ball(tangyuan) then you must try their beancurd with glutinous rice ball inside of the filling is peanut paste:)   

BEANCURD(S$1.50)very yummy and smooth..:P

COLD SOYA MILK(S$1.30)see the marking 'N' mean it has no sugar added ..this few days i have take to much sugar drink(RED BULL)to get me awake for studying my exam so i choose the no sugar soya milk as my breakfast before going to my exam..wah this days was super tire but worth it.. it took me quite a long time to finish the drink..because usually i will buy the soya milk with sugar one..got to said their soya milk is really fresh and delicious most important is a healthy drink ..^^

CHICKEN PIE(S$2.00)their chicken pie very nice i love the crust of the pie very yummy pie good to have one as your breakfast or snack^^

~The filling of chicken pie very nice^.<~

MUSHROOM PIE i love vegetable more than meat so i usually buy their mushroom pie yummy yummy i love it a lot^^this is one of the pastries that my mum and me love it.. sometime my mum will buy this pie for me and herself after she have finish buying things from wet market as our breakfast..i love my mum she will never miss me out haha..>.<  

AH HA..one of my favorite pastries is their CROISSANT yum yum~~since young i will sure ask my mum to buy this with soya milk is a prefect match for me hehe..i remember when i was a kid i rather choose this with soya milk than mcdonald as the two shop is just beside each other..outside crispy inside soft and the aroma mm nice~~

A very simple layout shop(Air-con)with nice beverage and food,which satisfied lots of customer around the neighborhood^^one of the shop i use to get around with friend last time to study and enjoy^^they have quite a few outlet one of it is at block 326 serangoon ave 3..

Wan Chai Hk Kitchen @ NEX

Simple dinner at wanchai hk kitchen~~ i always wanted to try their food especially their baked rice so i decide to have dinner here..but in the end i didn't order their baked rice i end up ordering their mushroom and vegetable noodle(dry).. 

~~Their menu~~

~~MUSHROOM AND VEGETABLE NOODLE(dry)~~(S$5.80)there is quite a lot of mushroom with 2 stalk of caixin..i didn't expect that their noodle is very simple~~they serve with a bowl of soup also i end up pouring the soup over the noodle because the noodle is quite plain but the soup is nice~~lucky have the soup if not i wouldn't finish up the noodle..

This is the bowl of soup is quite fragrant~~i order a cup of ice watercress honey drink(S$2.50)quite refreshing drink=)

A very very simple wan chai pork chop bun(S$5.00)..a pieces of lettuce,pork chop,cucumber,tomato and cheese with some sauce..taste very normal..nothing special..A very simple dinner with my mum total spend S$14.25..at nex~~

SNOW ICE @ MEI HEONG YUAN DESSERT(chinatown)

My mum is in love with dessert this few day..today she asked me to go along with her to chinatown just to have some snow ice dessert then go home=.=!i think she really miss this shop dessert..this is her second time visiting this shop the first time she order chendol snow ice..this time again order chendol snow ice,my mum love their chendol snow ice dessert^^but for me this is my first time visiting :) i also in love with their dessert now i understand why my mum went all the way to chinatown just to have their dessert^.<

Mei Heong Yuen Dessert is one of the singapore chinatown heritage brands,they sell snow ice(S$5-6),special dessert,cakes & dumplings and healthy paste..having some snow ice during a hot day cool you down^^or you want to have some warm and fragrant paste this definitely is the right and great place for you!their service staff was all very kind and fast service ought they is quite a lot of customer..  they have quite a range of flavour it took me quite some time to decide which one to choose as you can see from the menu you feel like trying all haha..

This is the steam yam cake(S$2.20) quite delicious very soft yummy^^
My mum actually also wanted to order their cantonese dumpling but i told her look at the other table dumpling it is quite a big one so i scare we can't finish it as we still have 2 big bowl of snow ice..so she said never mind we can take away the dumpling..
In the end we didn't take away as we will bloody full i can't even finish my yam cake..>.<!

Chendol snow ice(S$6.00)order by my mum..and on the right is the sesame snow ice(S$5.00)order by me..the sesame snow ice have a very nice sesame fragrant accompanies with the red bean this dessert is OMG heaven super nice..>.<i rather have this than ice cream..ought i have lots of haagen dazs ice cream in my fridge i would rather come all the way here which took me about 20mins transport time i will still come^^just to eat their dessert..

They have a bottle of brown sugar syrup(gula melaka) for you to add on to your dessert..for my mum she love adding it as for me i find the dessert is very fragrant already so didn't add it :)

THIS SHOP DESSERT IS A MUST TO TRY!

if not you may regret*.*

They have 2 outlet located at:

Chinatown outlet

63-67 temple street.

sun-fri(10.30a.m-9.00p.m)

sat(10.30a.m-9.30p.m)

&

Orchard outlet

Ion orchard,unit B4-34.

daily(11.00a.m-10.00p.m)