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Sweet Potato Bread

Who can resist this soft pillowy buns that are buttery and cheesy? I am sure a lot of people would ditch their diet just to take one or two of these buns. It is a sweet bread that is topped with butter, sugar and grated cheese. Yes it is sinful but it is worth it. Another name for this bun is called ensaymada.

Ingredients

  • 94g mashed sweet potato
  • 276g bread flour
  • 25g cake flour
  • 4g salt
  • 131g milk
  • 1 egg + 1 yolk
  • 50g softened salted butter
  • 76g sugar
  • 6g yeast

Method

  • Preheat your oven at 180 degree celsius
  • Mix all the ingredients except the salt and butter using a mixer at low speed
  • When the ingredients are coming altogether, add in the butter and salt. Maintain at slow speed. knead for 4-5 minutes. This dough would be a bit sticky, but avoid adding more flour.
  • Transfer the dough to an oiled bowl , cover and let it rise for about an hour or until the size becomes double, by now the dough would be less sticky
  • Punch down the dough and scale for 55g and shape it into a ball, placed it into a waxed liner.
  • Cover and proof it for about 30-45 minutes or until the size becomes double
  • Brush the top with egg (beaten 1 whole egg)
  • Bake for 13 minutes
  • Let it cool, spread some softened butter(alternative buttercream), sprinkle some sugar and grated cheese.
  • before proofing
  • after proofing
  • after baking for 13 minutes
  • yum ! cheesy!
  • See how airy it is?

Enjoy! Hasta La Vista, til my next post! See yah!

Baked Rice Cake or Bibingka

Yummy Bibingka

This baked rice cake is native to the Philippines and it is gluten free. Even though it is native to the Philippines, I am sure that the taste would suit the palate of our locals. This cake is enriched with coconut milk, slices of salted eggs and cheese, and with the right level of sweetness, make the flavour well balanced; like yin and yang. It can be served together with some grated coconut or more grated cheese. Now can you imagine the taste? Yum!

This recipe is very easy. No need for mixer.

Ingredients

  • banana leaves
  • 60g sugar
  • 120g eggs
  • 30g milk
  • 180g Coconut Milk
  • 32g melted butter
  • 140g sifted rice flour
  • 7g sifted double acting baking powder
  • 22cm pan
  • 1 hard boiled salted egg (sliced)
  • Sliced Cheese or grated cheddar

Trim the edges of the banana leaves, and cut off the central rib. Wipe with clean damp cloth. Soften the leaves to make it more pliable by heating it directly on the stove. You can see that the banana becomes shiny when heated. Just give it a quick pass over the fire.

quick pass over the fire

Method :

  • Preheat your oven to 190 degree celsius
  • Lay the banana leaves on your pan
  • Lightly whisk the sifted flour and baking powder together, set aside
  • Whisk the eggs, sugar, melted butter, coconut milk and milk together
  • Add in the baking powder and flour mixture into the batter
  • Whisk until no more lumps
  • Pour the mixture into your pan
  • Bake for 15 minutes, top it with sliced salted egg, and give a gentle push into the cake to make it settle a bit on the partially baked cake. We do not want to add it immediately while the batter is runny because the salted egg will sink to the bottom. Add small slices of cheese or grated cheese
  • Bake for another 10 minutes
  • Set the oven to grill mode and bake for another 3-5 minutes, this is to help browning the top of the cake.
Ready to get a slice!
It’s fluffy!

I gave a slice to my kids’ tutor and he couldn’t stop raving about it. He said that the combination of all the flavours are just perfect. So try it out, and let me know what you think of this cake.

That’s all for now, hasta la vista!

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