Green Tea Dumpling

Winter solstice is a very important solar term in Chinese Lunar calendar.  

Midwinter day is the very day in North hemisphere with the shortest day and longest night year-round. 

Ancient china did pay great attention to this day. There was the saying that 

"Winter solstice Festival is greater than the spring festival". Nowadays, many regions still celebrate it as a 

big day. Northerners may have dumplings and raviolis that day while southerners may have dumplings 

made by rice and long noodles. Some places even have the tradition to offer sacrifices to the heaven and 

earth.

Green Tea Dough Ingredients :

200g Glutinous rice, 1 tbsp tapioca flour, 180ml water, pinch of salt, 1 tbsp green tea powder+ 20ml water, 1 tsp green tea paste (optional)

Sesame filling ingredients :

80g black sesame seeds (toasted), 70g icing sugar, 50g shortening.

Menthod for filling :

Finely grind toasted sesame seeds in an electric blender. In a bowl combine ground sesame with icing sugar, salt, shortening until in binds together. Shape into small balls. Set aside.

Green tea Syrup ingredients :

1 tsp green tea powder, 150g rock sugar to taste, 1000ml water.

Method for syrup :

Combine sugar, water in a small pot and simmer until sugar dissolves, Sieve into a clean pot. Mix green tea powder with 2 tsp water to form a smooth mixture, add into syrup and set aside.

Method of Dough :

1. Place sifted glutinous rice fllour, tapioca flour and salt in a mixing bowl, make a well in the center.
2. Gradually pour in water, knead until it forms a ball of dough.
3. Mix in green tea solution and green tea paste, knead until smooth but not stick to your palms. Cover dough with a damp tea towel and rest dough for 1 hour.
4.  Divide the dough into 15g each. Flatten dough and wrap in a sesame filling.
5. Drop the dumpling into a pot of boiling water and cook until the dumpling floats up to the surface.
6. Remove with a slotted spoon and place into the green tea syrup, serve warm. 

紫薯芝士面包 Sweet Potato Cheese Bread

漂亮的紫色，淡淡的味道，健康的早餐。我喜欢它那淡甜的薯味，加上一杯伯爵茶。


材料A
紫薯泥     125克
高筋面粉 300克
砂糖         35克
水             130克
盐              半小匙
酵母         5克
芝士         40克

材料B
牛油         20克


做法
1。将材料A放入面包盘。先把水倒入，之后加入蒸熟后的紫薯，芝士，高筋面粉，砂糖，盐和酵母。按8号dough打20分钟，加入牛油。按一号basic，大概3小时完成。

Old Kopitiam Coffee Chocolate Bread

嗨!大家好，一段时期没上來了，工作忙了些。今天，做了我的最愛咖啡味，咖啡巧克力麵包，也是我的第一次。烘焙时，那一阵阵的咖啡香飘过，想起也流口水，还有还有⋯正在做kaya. 明早，我们有Kaya Butter Toast, 又來一杯濃濃的咖啡，开始美好的一天。

材料A
300 g 高筋面粉
5 g 盐
65 g 黄糖
5 g 即溶酵母
185 g 冷鲜奶
1 1/2 大匙 即用咖啡粉
1/2 大匙 咖啡香精

材料B
20 g 牛油
70 g 巧克力粒

做法
1. 將材料A 放入面包盘。先把牛奶倒入，之后咖啡香精、高筋面粉、盐、黄糖、咖啡粉。按8号 dough 打20分钟，加入牛油和巧克力。按 1号 basic ，大概3个小时完成。

Ingredients A
300g high protein flour
5g salt
65g brown sugar
5g instant yeast
185ml cold fresh milk
1 1/2 tbsp instant coffee powder
1/2 tbsp coffee emulco

Ingredients B
20g butter
70g chocolate

Method
1. Combine ingredients A into bread maker follow the sequence by milk、coffee emulco、flour、coffee powder、sugar、salt 、add yeast in the small heap in the center, cover by some flour.
2. Set the program to "Dough" for 20 mins.
3. Add butter and chocolate. Set the program to "Basic" follow by loaf size and the crust color.

Hope you enjoy it!

Fried Spicy Chicken a'la Nyonya

I remembered I bought this recipes book 11 years ago. I cooked this most of the time, my family like spicy, we like this dish so much. 

I would like to share this with friends, hope you like it too.

Ingredients

1 kg Drumsticks, scored ( I used wings )

6 stalks Lemon grass, lightly bruised

3 sprigs Curry leaves

10 Shallots, peeled and lightly bruised

3 cloves Garlic, peeled and lightly bruised

1/2 tsp Salt

1 tpns Sugar

750 ml Cooking oil for deep frying

Marinade (mixed)

2 tpns Light soy sauce

1 tpn Meat curry powder

2 tsp Powder chilli

1 tsp Powder turmeric

1 tsp Chicken stock granules

Method

1. Combine the chicken drumsticks with marinade, lemon grass, curry leaves, shallots and garlic. Season with salt and sugar. Set aside for 4-5 hours.

2. Heat the cooking oil and deep-fry the marinated chicken until golden brown. Drain and serve hot. 

Hope you like it too!

绿茶杏仁饼干 Almond Green Tea Cookies

今年教师节，想了又想要送什么好呢。啊！自己亲手做饼干加点心思，想点有新意的礼物。礼物不贵，但心意浓。儿时，我都忘了有没有送礼物给老师。现在，希望孩子有颗感恩之心，懂得感恩。

我本人很喜欢这个口味，再加上杏仁更好吃。

食谱来自：food-fun

材料：

牛油260g

蛋黄56g

糖粉140g

盐7g

低筋面粉390g

绿茶粉60g （日本比较浓香）

杏仁果 80g

1。奶油放室溫下軟化，將糖粉過篩，打蛋器打至奶油成鵝黃色。接著逐次加入蛋黃，        待攪拌至融入後再加下一顆。奶油蛋黄即完成。

2。將低筋麵粉與绿茶粉過篩進另一個盆內，並拌均勻。

3。把粉倒入奶油蛋黃中，先以橡皮刮刀稍拌合。

4。加入杏仁果。将麵團壓扁擀開冷凍，大概一小时。

5。用自己喜爱的饼干模，切出型状。

6。烤箱預熱至200度C烤25分鐘左右即完成。

Cutie Doggie And Froggie Cheesecake 可爱小狗狗与小青蛙乳酪蛋糕

一直以来都喜欢吃 Cheesecake 的我，从来都不曾做过。孩子也跟我一样爱吃Cheesecake,　决定开始我的蛋糕路程。

第一次做了Angela 的食谱，孩子见到都已经很兴奋了。

第二次加了巧克力粉, 味道多了另一种香味。

儿子帮我加了点眼眉毛在小青蛙的眼睛上，加了点可爱。

食谱参考：Angela, Lucky Inn 

材料：

奶油乳酪　250 g

Oreo 　　一条

小饼干　  一包 ( Munchy Lexus Mini)

糖　65 g

柠檬汁   2 汤匙

鸡蛋　1 个

褐色　M & M  

巧克力粒

装饰：

Munchy Lexue Mini 用来做狗狗耳朵和鼻子，还有青蛙的眼睛。

巧克力粒　做狗狗鼻尖

M & M 做眼睛 　

Decorating sugar 大心型和小心型

做法：

1. 奶油乳酪加入糖和柠檬汁，搅拌均匀。

2. 加入鸡蛋，拌匀。

3. 在满分模里放入纸杯，放上一片夹心oreo饼干，加一片拆开的夹心饼。

4. 将糊倒入纸杯里，摆上装饰。就像照片里的一样。

5. 放入预热的烤箱,烤　150度， 20分钟。

金瓜玫瑰馒头 Pumpkin Bun

馒头经常都会出现在早餐桌上。早上起得早，赶着上学去没时间做什么特别的早餐。一蒸好，一人两三个往嘴里塞，还好孩子都喜欢吃。

材料如下：

金瓜　６０克

黄糖　５０克

包粉　３７５克

酵母　１．５茶匙

发粉　１茶匙

白油　１汤匙

做法：

１。将材料混合均匀，揉成光滑的面团。

２。将揉好的面团揉成自己喜欢的形状，排入蒸锅发酵约４０分钟至双倍大。

３。大火蒸８－１０分钟，大功告成。

Pumpkin Sago Dessert 金瓜西米露

今天做了一家大小都爱吃的西米露。这食谱是到访朋友家时，在她的书房找到，她的房子里，全都是食谱，好惊人呀！

材料：

清水　１　公斤

班兰叶　２　片

沙谷米　５０　克

金瓜肉　６００　克

椰浆头　２００　毫升

白糖　８０　克

盐　１／２　茶匙

１。金瓜去皮，切小块。蒸至熟透。

２。用 1/2 公斤水把金瓜磨成糊。

３。锅中注入剩余 1/2 公斤水煮班兰叶和沙谷米。

４。当沙谷米煮至转透明时，加入金瓜湖，椰浆，白糖和盐。

５。煮至滚后试味即可。

　

Ingredient:

2kg  Water

2  knotted  Pandan leaves

50g  Sago

600g  Pumpkin

200ml  Thick coconut milk

80g  Sugar

1/2 tsp  Salt

Method:

1. Wash and skin the pumpkin, steam pumpkin flesh until tender, remove and set aside. 

2. Using half of the water, finely blend the steamed pumpkin to get fine and smooth puree.

3. In a pot, bring the balance water to a boil with pandan leaves and sago balls.

4. When sago balls are cooked and looks translucent, pour in pumpkin puree, coconut milk, sugar and salt.

5. Bring to boil, adjust sugar to taste, turn off heat and serve.