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It is a sunny morning on my cheat day from workout, and I have RAISIN WHITE BREAD instead of WHOLE WHEAT bread in stock!! Perfect timing to finally try the air-fry French Toast recipe that I have long saved in my YouTube “watch later” playlist. Honestly, who does not like the deep fried French Toast, especially the Hong Kong style with rich amount of peanut butter, condensed milk, honey running across, and a giant chunk of salted butter that is so heavy to crush and leave a dent on the fluffy toast?
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The procedure to make mooncake does not seem complicated, but inverted sugar syrup preparation is need a night before; lye water also needs substitute by boiling baking soda in water. The art of mooncake, besides the filling, I think lies in making it into mold, brush with egg and bake multiple times to achieve (1) ideal color, (2) clear pattern as first started, and (3) consistent shape without puffing up, which I failed all three this time. I have included detailed “lab report” and troubleshoot discussion for next try with red bean paste!
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Wife Cake 老婆餅 is one of signature, representative Cantonese sweets. Even I do not have craving for it and have not had one for years, I still miss it’s flaky texture, sweet but not too sweet filling with a hint of coconut. The filling of Wife Cake did not unveil until I looked up YouTube videos… In my memory, it’s a mixture of solid and chew, soft ingredients. It turns out that the main ingredient is wintermelon! I never thought a “veggie” will be filling for sweets! And the solid texture comes from sesame, the soft, slightly chewiness, stickiness come from glutinous rice flour, and of course, there is some shredded coconut to add the flavors.
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Experiment Report self-rising flour did make the shortbread turns yellow and saltier than expected; next time will use all-purpose flour or bread flour shortbread is a bit dryer than I though, will need to see if I need more oil or milk; or cover the baking pan from the start? baking temperature is slightly higher […]
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Banana mochi roll is childhood memory for many cantonese. It is also a street snack that is sold in less and less stores/ food booths. Missing home, missing banana mochi roll, I am sharing my 1st attempt of banana mochi roll here to pass on cantonese culture and traditional snack! Besides tips on handling sticky mochi dough mix, I also shared 2 videos I referred to and my comments on their pros and cons.
