I was googling Poppy Seeds recipes, then I came across an image of Biscuits made with Puff Pastry and Poppy Seeds. I happened to have 1 sheet of Butter Puff Pastry and some leftover Sweet Black Sesame Paste. I spread the paste over the pastry sheet, rolled up both sides, and cut into thin pieces, …
‘Kinako’ is finely ground Roasted Soy Beans, and it is a popular ingredient for Japanese sweets. I regularly purchase a bag of ‘Kinako’, but it is not easy to use it up. Today I wanted to use up the leftover ‘Kinako’. I baked my ‘Rice Flour Pound Cake’ and replaced 1/2 of Rice Flour with …
Rum Raisins go very well with Cream Cheese as we know Cheesecake with Rum Raisins is delicious. It is good to have a jar of Rum-Steeped Raisins OR Sultanas in the pantry for always. Today I added some Rum-Steeped Sultanas to Cream Cheese Cupcakes. It couldn’t go wrong, could it? Of course cupcakes were delicious. …
No-Egg Sponge can be baked using a shallow pan such as Swiss Roll Pan OR Brownie Pan. Then cut into fingers in the required size. If you want them dry like commercially available Sponge Fingers, leave them in the warm oven until desired dryness is achieved. Makes 24 Fingers OR more *depending on the size …
The name of this famous dessert means ‘Burnt Cream’ in French. The name is accurate because this dessert is consisting of rich cream-base custard topped with a layer of hardened caramelised Sugar. We actually bought a blowtorch to make this dessert. The investment was worth it as all my family members love this dessert and …
I was a little disappointed with these ‘Earl Grey Tea Scones’. I expected the Scone would smell amazing, but the fragrance of Earl Grey Tea was not strong. It was subtle, but still beautiful. I wondered what flavour of Icing would be good for these Scones. I chose Orange. I used 100% natural juice squeezed …
The other day my daughter asked me if I had a recipe for ‘No-Egg Tiramisu’. I though the cream can be made without Eggs, but how could I make Sponge Fingers without Eggs? That’s the beginning of my challenge to create ‘No-Egg Sponge’ recipe. I got a hint from ‘Theo’s Sponge’, that is made with …
My husband’s great auntie Betty’s Belgian Shortcake was absolutely delicious. I made the same shortcake with different filling today. I used Stewed Apples and Lemon Curd. Why? Because I had Stewed Apples that was getting old and I needed to use it up. This happens frequently since my family’s fruit consumption dropped after my daughter …
To save blackening Banana, I often freeze it after mashed it. Frozen mashed Banana is very easy to use as it thaws very quickly. Today I made these cookies, that are very similar to my ‘No Sugar Muesli Bars’. But I didn’t add Egg, because I made them for a family member who is Vegan. …
There is a baked pastry called ‘Escargot’ and I love it. The one that a local bakery is selling has Custard and Sultanas in it. These ‘Puff Pastry Twists’ are inspired by the bakery’s ‘Escargot’. It takes only a few minutes to make the Custard in the microwave. Using store-bought Frozen Butter Puff Pastry, these …
When I was a child, there was a sweet treat which I was very fond of. It looked like a large biscuit, but the texture was softer and it was almost like a dry sponge cake. I recently discovered a recipe of something that was very similar to that biscuit. The recipe says Bi-Carb Soda …
When I have some Over Ripe Pears, I usually bake ‘Pear Upside-down Cake’. ‘Rice Cooker Pear Upside-down Cake’ is easier. However, my husband recently stopped eating cakes and I shouldn’t bake cakes. So, I made this ‘Pear Crumble’ today. I used less amount of Butter and Sugar than this recipe, and it still tasted good. …