This is a super quick and easy recipe to make Bread Rolls. You don’t need Yeast, but you need Baking Powder. As the dough is made with Yoghurt, it has sour flavour similar to Sourdough Bread. If you like Sourdough Bread, you will enjoy these heavy, moist and sour Yoghurt Bread Rolls. Makes 4 Servings …
To make good Pumpkin Gnocchi, you need to use a drier variety Pumpkin. When mashed Pumpkin contains more water, you would need to add more Flour, and the texture of Gnocchi changes, often turns tough. Dry and powdery Japanese Pumpkin (Kuri Kabocha) is ideal for Pumpkin Gnocchi, but I can’t have it here in Melbourne. …
My ‘Super Quick Pizza Base’ can be made in five minutes, but the texture is inferior as it is made with baking powder. Today I wanted to make a nice crusty Pizza Base quickly. This ‘Easy Pizza Base’ took me 30 minutes, mostly waiting time, and it was nice and crusty. You can easily multiply …
I used to enjoy kneading the bread dough. These days I try to avoid kneading the dough because my hands are sore. The other day I wanted to make soft Milk Bread, and I decided to make it using my No-Knead method. I used Plain Flour that has lowest amount of gluten. I was very …
It’s January now. In Melbourne where I live, it is summer and supposed to be hot, but it’s been cold last few days. I wanted to cook something warm and comforting today. So, I decided to bake this Chicken Pot Pie. Shortcrust Pastry is not hard to make, but you may prefer using store-bought Pastry. …
When I heard that ‘Chebureki’, Deep-fried Meat Stuffed Pastry, is a very popular street food in Ukraine, I wanted to taste them. As it is very difficult to visit the country, I decided to make them by myself. ‘Chebureki’ were delicious, and I have shared my easy recipe on this website. However, since I had …
Vegemite, the iconic Australian savoury spread. I hated it for many years, but I enjoy it now. The other day, I made Vegemite & Cheese Puff Pastry Twists. It seems many people are making them, but I found they tasted very bland. I decided to add ground Chilli, and it was a good idea. Chilli …
I make ‘1-Hour Focaccia’ when I am in hurry. Using the recipe, you really can make yummy thin bread in 1 hour from scratch. However, when I have a little more time, this ‘Easy Focaccia’ tastes nicer and has a better texture. If you want to impress your guests tonight, it’s not too late to …
‘Isobe Mochi’ is a Japanese snack. Mochi is a Rice Cake made from Glutinous Rice, streamed and pounded into thick paste. To make ‘Isobe Mochi’, slightly grill Mochi until soft, dress with the sauce made with Soy Sauce, then wrap with Nori. I crave it sometimes. There are some easy methods to make Mochi, including …
My ‘Panettone Style Sweet Bread’ is easy to make, but it takes time and folding the Mixed Fruit into the dough is not super easy, I admit. Today I tried to make the same Sweet Bread in a different way. I didn’t knead the dough. I just mixed everything together with extra Milk and made …
At Christmas time every year, I wanted to make Panettone, but I have never tried it. Because I didn’t have a suitable cake tin and didn’t want to buy rather expensive Panettone paper cases. The other day, when I was making a soup, I looked at the saucepan and thought it was a good size …
I have been loving ‘Pampushky’, Ukrainian Bread Rolls, since I discovered them. ‘Pampushky’ dough is made with Eggs and they have similar texture to Doughnuts. They can be savoury OR sweet. My ‘Easter Pampushky’ are absolutely delicious. Today I made savoury ones and topped with Cheese and Bacon. I knew they would taste great and …