Monday, July 25, 2016

Green Tea Bread

Recipe from bearnakedfood.com

Mix together in a bowl:
270g Bread Flour
30g Cake Flour
15g Milk Powder
40g Sugar
4g Salt
10g Green Tea Powder

Then add and mix:
5g Instant Yeast

Create a hole in the middle and then add in
25g Beaten Egg (Half) then
150ml Whole Milk then
75ml Whipping Cream
*save the other half egg for egg wash

Use a mixer with the dough hook attachment and knead into a lumpy dough on low speed.

Remove dough from hook. Cover with a cling wrap and set aside for 20 mins

Continue kneading for another 15-20 mins on Medium speed. Check the dough by stretching a small section. If it breaks easily, continue kneading for another 5-7 mins. Test it again.

Slam the dough on the counter about 10 times. Dough should not be sticky.

Spray a bowl with oil and place the dough in the bowl. Turn the dough so it is coated on both sides. Place the bowl in a warm place (cooled oven with a cup of boiling water next to it) for 60 mins.

Use a finger to poke a hole in the middle of the dough to release the gas. Hand knead the dough.

Weigh the dough, and divide into equal portions. Tuck and shape them into a ball.

Flatten into a long rectangle, and roll the dough into a log. Repeat.

Place into loaf pan. Cover loaf pan with cling wrap. Place loaf pan into cooled oven with a cup of hot water for another 60 mins.

Prepare Eggwash by adding 1tbsp whole milk to the remaining egg. Lightly brush egg wash on loaf.

Bake in pre-heated oven 170degC / 340degF for 30-40 mins. Rotate the pan half way through. Cover the top with a foil if top is browning too quickly.

Remove from oven and immediately brush whipping cream.

Let it cool on wire rack, then slice it.



Sunday, July 10, 2016

Blueberry Muffins

Recipe adapted from inspiredtaste.net

This recipe makes 8 large muffins, or 12 standard muffins.


Preheat oven @ 400degF

In a bowl, mix the dry ingredients:

1 1/2 cups of All Purpose Flour
3/4 cups of Sugar
2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt

In a measuring cup, fill 1/3 cup of oil, then crack a large egg in the measuring cup, and fill up the measuring cup to 1 cup with milk (approx 1/2 cup milk). Add 2 tsp of Vanilla Extract. Whisk wet ingredients

Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and fold in with a spatula (do not use a mixer or it will over mix and become hard)

Fold in 1 cup of blueberries. 

Spoon in muffin cups till almost full.

Bake at 400degF for 15-17 mins.