German Apple Cake

Ingredients
3-4 small apples
125g butter at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
3 large eggs
1 1/2 cup cake flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp milk
powdered sugar (optional)

Directions

• pre-heat oven to 175°C and grease the 9-10 inch springform (or lined with parchment paper
• peel quarter and core the apples, thinly slice each apple lengthwise cutting through all the way
• in a bowl of stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat butter until creamy about 1 minute
• add sugar and light and fluffy about 2 min
• add eggs one at a time and beat at high speed for 30 sec each time
• add vanilla and lemon juice and beat until combined
• combine cake flour, baking powder and salt on low speed then add milk beat until fully combined... do not over mix!
• transfer into pan and smooth top with spatula
• distribute apple slice on top
• bake in lower 3rd of oven for 30min or so until lightly brown and skewer comes clean
• transfer to cooling rack and remove from springform pan to room temperature
• sprinkle powdered sugar

Foodnote: My friend gave me lots of small size green apples. Initially planned to make apple pie. When I checked what ingredients I have, saw some cake flour. So apple cake it is. Found this recipe online and it looks very easy. It really is. Love the taste. It is not very sweet. I made 2 cakes. Ate some and gave the rest to my brother's family. Yumm... will definitely make again.

Apam Balik Power (Favorite recipe)

Ingredients
2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp bicarbonate soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 egg
1 1/2 cup water
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp of egg yellow coloring (optional)

1 tsp vanilla butter (optional)
2 tbsp (28g) melted butter

Fillings (up to taste)
ground roasted peanut
coconut
cream of corn
grated cheese
nutella
butter
sugar

Directions

• sieve together flour, bicarbonate soda, and baking powder
• in a separate bowl (I use a 1.4L glass bowl) whisk egg and sugar together (sugar don't have to dissolve)
• add in water, salt, vanilla and coloring till combined
• whisk in the flour mixture slowly till all combined and no lumps
• finally add in the melted butter
• cover the bowl and keep for an hour or more at room temperature
• grease pan very lightly with oil and pre-heat it or use non-stick pan
• scoop batter into the pan and spread it out till the edge
• cook on low heat.. it will take a while but you will get crispy edges
• once the top looks cook with bubbles, brush with butter and drizzle a bit of sugar(optional) and peanut (or other toppings of your choice) over it and fold it into half
• use spatula to loosen the edges and place it on a wire rack to cool (so that it will stay crispy on the outside)
• enjoyzz

Foodnote: I think this is the best recipe I have tried so far. The edge is crispy and really tasted good. Initially when I tried the recipe I replace water with milk but I think water will do just fine. This recipe is also good for lempeng (pancake) or WAFFLE!! woohoo... so yummilicious.

I use this recipe to make Obanyaki too.

To make dorayaki or doraemon pancake, increase the baking powder by 1 1/2 tsp

Agar-agar Gudil (Bunga Telang/Blue Butterfly Pea)

Ingredients
2 pkt agar2 powder
2 litre water
500g or 2 cups of sugar
200ml Kara coconut cream
2eggs
salt to taste
blue coloring from blue butterfly pea (boil flowers in water)

Directions

• mix eggs, coconut cream and blue coloring thoroughly and put aside
• boil agar2 in water and sugar together with pandan leaf
• leave agar2 till boiling (bubbly) and add in the egg and coconut cream ingredients
• stir till agar2 separated
• pour on container and leave to cool before leaving in the refigerator

Crabs ala Fatty's

Ingredients
5 fresh live crabs
6 green chillies
2 red chilli padi
3 green chilli padi
1cm ginger
4 large red onions
8 garlic
2 tsp black pepper
2 tsp white pepper
2 tbsp asam jawa adabi Xtra/tamarind
3 tbsp chicken stock
2 tbsp plum sauce
chilli flakes
3-4 tbsp sugar
salt to taste
2 tbsp corn flour
coriander leaves for garnishing (optional)

Directions

• clean crabs and put aside
• blend blend onions, garlic and ginger
• sauteed till fragrant then add in pepper and chicken stock
• add the rest of ingredients and make sure you taste it till satisfactory adjusting salt, sugar, plum sauce etc.
• in another wok, dry fry crabs till shell turns red
• add in gravy and cook together
• add in about 2 cups of water... or up to you
• mix corn flour in water and pour in to thicken the gravy
• done... let's eat

Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients
170g butter softened
150g sugar
150g brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essense
1 1/4 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups rolled oats
1 2/3 cups butterscotch

Directions

• In a mixer, blend butter, sugar, brown sugar
• Add eggs and vanilla essence
• Stir in flour, baking soda and cinnamon powder
• Finally stir in the oats and butterscotch chips
• Leave in the fridge for at least 30min
• Drop teaspoonful to un-greased baking sheet and bake in a pre-heated oven at 190°C for 8-10min till edges are brown

Foodnote: I bake for 7min because at 8min it got burnt and spread out. What I do is shape it in a ball on the tray and space it out generously. At 3-4min I turn it in the oven. It does spread out a bit but it is so deliciously chewy and yummy! This recipe is a keeper since I love oats.

Honey Cornflakes

Ingredients
8 cups cornflakes
1 cup sugar
300g butter
4 tbsp honey
paper cups

Optional: nuts, choc chips, sprinkles

Directions

• Lightly crushed cornflakes and put aside in a big bowl
• Cook sugar, butter and honey in low fire till sugar are dissolved
• Pour into the cornflakes and mix till evenly coated
• scoop into paper cups
• Bake for 15min at 180°C

Foodnote: This is another easy kuih to make for Hari Raya. This year I just let my niece do this and tadaaa... 

Cranberry Cream Cheese Bun

Ingredients
Cream Cheese Fillings (to prepare in advance/overnight)
Group A
50g soft butter
90g icing sugar
250g cream cheese
Group B
1/4tsp salt
50g egg
20g yolk
Group C
10g corn flour
1tsp butter vanilla

Directions

• Whisk Group A in a mixer and add Group B
• Lastly add Group C till fillings are smooth
• Scoop about 20-22g each of cheese fillings into small plastic molds each and freeze to harden

Bread Dough

Pre-fermented Dough (prepare in advance/overnight)

92g bread flour

115g tap water

1g yeast

1g sugar

• Mix above ingredients well and let it proof at room temperature for 8hours or more

35g dried cranberry - soaked 5mins then drain well and cut into small pieces (1/3)

330g Japanese bread flour

80g sugar

45g egg

10g milk powder

8g SAF yeast

1g Bakerine Plus improver

30g butter

20g cream

55g full cream uht milk

6g salt

Directions

• Put all dry ingredients in mixer bowl (flour, sugar, milk powder, yeast, improver) and dry mix
• Add sour dough together with egg, butter, cream and milk and knead for about 5min
• Add salt and cranberry and knead till thin membrane stage (about 20min)
• Round dough and rest for 10mins covered
• Weigh dough at 40g each
• Roll to round flat shape, scoop frozen cream cheese fillings and cover with dough into a ball
• Put on tray brushed with shortening, making sure ample space between each dough
• Prepare baking paper brushed with shortening, cover on top of dough and place another weighted baking tray above so that dough will proof horizontally
• Let proof for 2 hours and bake at 190°C (rotate every 5min and keep checking bottom of bread for golden color)

Triple Cheese Roll

Ingredients
Cream Cheese fillings (to make in advance)
Group A
175g cream cheese
50g caster sugar
35g butter
Group B
1/8tsp salt
35g whole egg
14g yolk
Group C
7g corn flour
1/2tsp butter vanilla

Directions

• Whisk Group A in a mixer and add Group B
• Lastly, add Group C till fillings are smooth
• Scoop and fill in a piping bag and keep in the freezer

Bread Dough

405g Japanese bread flour

93g sugar

12g SAF yeast 

3g Bakerin bread improver (or 6g other brand)

17g milk powder

20g butter

20g shorterning

33g whole egg

7g yolk

67g dairy cream (brands: millac, emborg, president, anchor)

133g ice water

7g salt

parmesan and cheddar cheese for toppings

Directions

• Dry mix all ingredients in the mixer
• Add cream, water, eggs, and yolk and knead at slow speed for 5m
• Add in butter and shortening, continue to knead for 5min
• Lastly, add salt and knead will thin membrane stage (about total 25min)
• Round, rest and covered for 10min
• Weigh into 40g each and rest for another 5min before shaping
• Roll dough flat into a round shape, pipe cheese about 1/3 from the top and roll down and pinch just like making mini french bread
• Proof for 2hours
• Before baking, glaze with fresh uht milk followed by cheese toppings
• Bake at 190°C for about 12-14mins