Sweet Buns March 22, 2009

 

I use the recipe from Happy Home Baking for the Sweet Buns. Instead of using almond flakes, I replace it with garlic and cheese. Only one bun with cheese only. You may get the recipe from here. There is something wrong with my oven again. The bottom light bulb is not lighted up. As a result, all the stuff I bake are not really cooked at the bottom. I can’t get a bigger oven as my kitchen space is limited.

Cheese Soft Rolls January 18, 2009

I get this recipe from Business Times a few months back. I did change some of the recipe. Overlook that the water need 320g instead of ml. No wonder my dough is so sticky and have to add a lot of flour.

 

Ingredients :-

500g bread flour

10g sugar

10g salt

18g yeast

320g water (use 220g water & tang zhong)

20g butter (use 40g)

2 eggs (one for brushing onto the rolls)

Emmental, chedder or parmesan cheese to taste

 

Method :-

• Put all ingredients except the butter in the pan of the bread maker machine.
• Select to “Dough” function. After 5 mins, add in the butter and let it kneading for another 15 mins.
• Kneading another round for 20 min.
• Remove the dough from the bread pan and transfer to a mixing bowl and cover with cling warp. Let it rise till double for about 80 min.
• Remove the dough and give a few light kneading on a lightly floured work surface.
• Press out the trapped air as you knead.
• Divide into 10 equal portions and shape into balls. Cover with cling wrap and let the dough rest for 15 min.
• Flatten each dough into a round disc. Roll up Swiss roll style and pinch the seams in place.
• Place doughs seams side down on a baking tray. Loosely cover with a damp cloth or cling wrap and let the dough proof for 45 min.
• Bursh each dough with egg wash.
• Sprinkle the cheese on top.
• Bake at 180 deg C for 15 min. Cool for 15-20 min on the wire rack.

Garlic Bread January 11, 2009

Thanks to CY for giving me the recipe to have soft garlic bread. Indeed the garlic bread is soft and nice to eat. It really proof till very big. I put all the 10 bread in a tray.

 

 

Ingredients :

200ml milk

75g sugar

1-1/4 tsp salt (use 1/2 tsp)

1 egg

80g tang zhong (3 tbsp full)

480g bread flour

100g plain flour

2 tsp yeast

75g butter

 

As for the method, I use the previous method for my 1st time garlic bread.

To make tang zhong, use 40g bread flour and 200ml water under low fire and keep on stirring till like glue. It can be used for 2 times. I use 25g bread flour and 125ml water. Just remember that always 1/5 braed flour of the water.

Garlic Bun December 28, 2008

It seems like a month I have used my bread maker. All along I hope to try out the garlic bun and today I have the mood. Funny, right? I need to have the mood inorder to bake cookies or bread. Otherwise, the output is very terrible. The recipe is from Happy Home Baking Blog. I like to read her blog as it is easy to follow and she has done a lot baking in cakes, cookies and bread too. Look at my garlic bun, I didn’t use egg wash as I didn’t want to waste the egg white. No chance to eat my garlic bun. Both my boys eat 4 buns, my hubby and my mom. They say nice to eat. However, it seems not soft as what is sold in the bakery shop.

 

 

Ingredients :-

150g bread flour

50g cake flour

15g caster sugar

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp instant yeast

130g milk

15g unsalted butter

 

Filling :-

30g butter, soften room temperature

2 cloves of garlic (finely chopped)

1 tsp dried parsely

 

Method :-

1. Place all ingredients except the butter in the pan of the bread machine. Select the Dough function of the bread machine and press start. After about 8 min of kneading, add in the 15g of butter. Let the machine continue to knead the dough. After the kneading cycle has stopped (20 mins), Stop and Restart the machine. Continue to let the machine knead for another 10 mins. My machine unable to continue so I use hand to knead for 10 min.
2. Stop the machine and remove the dough from the bread pan. Shape the dough into a smooth round and place in a mixing bowl, cover with cling wrap and let it rise till double in volume for abouth 80 mins.
3. Remove the dough and give a few light kneading on a lightly floured work surface. Press out the trapped air as you knead. Divide into 6 equal portions and shape into balls. Cover with cling wrap, let the doughs rest for 15 mins.
4. Flatten each dough into a round disc. Roll up Swiss roll style and pinch the seams in place. Roll the dough on work surface to shape it into a longish oval shape.
5. Place doughs seams side down on a baking tray, lined with parchment paper. Loosely cover with damp cloth or cling wrap and let dough proof for 30 mins.
6. Prepare the filling by mixing butter, garlic and parsley to form a smooth paste.
7. Brush each dough with egg wash. With a sharp knife, make a slit lengthwise on each dough. Pipe fillings on each slit.
8. Bake at preheated oven at 175 deg C for about 15 mins. Remove from the oven and let cool on wire rack.

Sweet Buns November 30, 2008

This is my 2nd time making bread using the oven. I like Happy Home Baking’s blog. She has a lot of bread and cakes. However, my bread is different from hers. Not so soft and the crust is hard. I didn’t really make the dough using hand but with my breadmaker.

 

 

 

Ingredients : -

150g bread flour

150g cake flour

5g active dry yeast

3g salt

125g milk

1 egg

60g caster sugar

50g butter

(1 egg, beaten, for glazing)

 

Method : -

• Put all ingredients into the pan of the breadmaker except butter.
• Set to “Dough” function and stop it after 10 mins.
• Add in the butter and set the function to “Dough” again (1-1/2 hrs).
• Take out the dough. Test it whether the dough has been fully proofed, press a finger into the dough and withdraw quickly. It should leave a deep impression and spring back very slowly.
• Punch out the gas produced. Let the dough rest for 15 mins.
• Divide the dough into 60g portions. Arrange dough in a greased pan. Rest for another 15 mins.
• Brush the top with whole egg mixture.
• Bake for about 15 mins in a preheated oven at 190 deg C. Remove from the pan and cool on the wire rack.

Butter Loaf October 18, 2008

I try another recipe for the bread using my Bluesky breadmaker. My colleague finds it from here.

Ingredients :

250g bread flour

1-1/2 teaspoon instant yeast

3 tablespoon sugar (I use 2 tablespoon)

1 teaspoon salt

2 eggs (medium)

50g butter (soften at room temperature)

50ml milk

Method :

1. Assemble the pan and kneader blade. Add in milk, lightly beaten eggs and butter, followed by sugar and salt. Spoon in the flour and make a slight indentation in the centre of the flour. Add the yeast in the indentation.
2. Shut the lid and set to the “Sweet” function, select loaf size as 1lb and set as Light crust.
3. At the end of the programme, lift the pan out of the machine and turn out onto a cooling rack. Leave to cool before slicing.

Everyday Bread – Unsuccessful October 12, 2008

I try to bake the bread instead of using the breadmaker. Me, too careless and forget to read instruction. Just remember to write the ingredients and the temperature of the oven. I will try again next week.

Reason why fail is due to : -

1. Never read instruction carefully

2. Too cold milk that cause the yeast may not activate. If too hot, it will kill the yeast.

Daily Bread September 28, 2008

I surf the net to find out how to use Bluesky bread maker. Came across a blog who has tested the recipe using the bread maker to knead and bake the bread. It takes 3 hrs to bake the bread using the bread maker. My hubby said that this bread is too expensive (using too much electricity). Anyway, I need to test it before bake the bread in the oven. Today I am a bit sotong. I use fresh milk instead of milk powder. No wonder my bread is a bit too sweet. Kekeke…… Now I plan to get pullman tin for bread.

Ingredients :-

168g water

24g butter

5g salt

45g sugar

300g bread flour

18g milk powder

5g instant yeast

Method :-

1. Pour water into pan of the bread machine, followed by butter, sugar and salt. Cover with flour, milk powder and make a small indent with your finger on the flour. Place yeast inside the small indent.
2. Fit the pan into the bread machine and set to Basic (1) programme. Select 1b or 1.5b loaf size and set to light or medium crust setting. (I select 1b and medium)
3. Once baked, remove the loaf from the pan and let it cool ona wire rack for at least an hr before slicing.