Friday, 13 November 2015

Black Pepper Chicken Buns



Black Pepper Chicken Buns
Ingredients
For Black Pepper Chicken

  • Diced Chicken Thighs
  • Enough Black pepper and salt
  • Tomatoes diced
  • Onions and chilles
  • Curry powder and herbs (Optional)
  • Oil for stir frying
For the dough
  • 450g Bread Flour
  • 75g Multigrain
  • 7g Instant dry yeast
  • 20g Sugar
  • 5g Salt
  • 1 Tsp Black pepper
  • 40g Butter
  • 280ml Water
  • 1/2 of an Egg (Leave the other half to brush the buns)
Method
  1. Stir fry chicken and leave to cool down. Make sure you cook the chicken to a dry consistency.
  2. Add bread flour, Multigrain,sugar,yeast, Black pepper& Salt in to a mixing bowl and mix well.
  3. Next add the egg ,water and knead about 20-25 min until smooth and elastic.
  4. Leave the prepared dough in a warm place until double in size.
  5. When ready sprinkle flour on to bench and punch the dough down.
  6. Cut the dough in to equal size pieces.
  7. Roll the dough as directed in video and add chicken and seal.
  8. Leave to double in size again.
  9. Once ready brush the tops with eggs and bake 180c about 20-30 min or until golden brown.
  10. Cool on a wire rack or have them hot.



Wednesday, 11 November 2015

Nutella & Chocolate Chip Cookies



Nutella and Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients

  • 130g Butter
  • 100g Brown sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 130g Dark or milk chocolate chips
  • 230g Self raising flour
  • 150g Nutella
Method
  1. Add sugar and butter in to a mixing bowl and mix well.
  2. Next add egg and Nutella and mix one min.
  3. Add flour and chocolate chips and mix until well combined.
  4. Make balls and flatten them.
  5. Bake on 180c about 15-20 min.
  6. Cool on a wire rack.



Monday, 9 November 2015

Home Made Soft Milk Buns (Simple Baking)



Home Made soft Milk Buns (Simple baking)
Ingredients

  •  290g Bread flour
  • 5g Salt
  • 25g Sugar
  • 5g Instant Dry yeast
  • 30g Butter
  • 25g Eggs and leave the rest for brushing the tops
  • 150ml Milk
Method
  • Add flour , yeast, sugar, egg,& salt in to a mixing bowl and mix well.
  • Next add milk and make a smooth dough and add butter. Knead for 25 min.
  • Leave the prepared dough in a greased bowl in a warm place until double in size.
  • When the dough is ready put on to the bench and punch down, then cut the dough in to equal size pieces.
  • Roll each piece in a ball pressing in wards (Watch video).
  • Leave to double in size.
  • When ready brush the tops with eggs and sprinkle some sesame seeds on top and bake 15-20 min or until golden brown on top. 
  • Cool on a wire rack.
  • Can store in freezer for months.

Friday, 6 November 2015

How to do a Chocolate Ganache (Cake decorating Basics)



Simple Chocolate Ganache.... (Cake Decorating Basics.)

Ingredients

  • 400g Dark Chocolate
  • 150ml Whipping cream
Method
  1. Add cream and chocolate in to a pot  and melt on the stove.
  2. Leave to cool down to the right consistency and spread on top of the cake.


Dark Chocolate Mud cake



Dark Chocolate Mud Cake

Ingredients

  • 270g Butter
  • 225g Dark chocolate
  • 400g Caster Sugar
  • 375ml Milk
  • 340g Self Raising Flour (or plain flour +2 tsp Baking soda + 1/4 tsp salt)
  • 3 Tblsp cocoa powder
  • 3 Eggs
Method
  1. Add chocolate, sugar, butter & milk bring to a boil. Cool down 10 min.
  2. Next add cocoa powder, egg and flour 
  3. Mix really well.
  4. Pour in to the prepared tray and bake on 160c about 1-11/2 hours.
  5. Leave the cake in tray for 5 min and transfer to a wire rack.

Wednesday, 4 November 2015

No Bake Peach Cheesecake



No Bake Peach Cheesecake
Ingredients

  • 125g Plain cookies
  • 75g melted butter
  • 11/2tsp gelatine powder x2
  • 250g cream cheese
  • 175g Caster Sugar
  • 1 can peaches
  • 160ml cream whipped
Method
  • Crush or process the cookies and add melted butter and press on to the tray you are using.
  • Next drain peaches.
  • Add cream cheese in to a bowl and mix with 1/2 of the sugar and cream about 2-3 min.
  • Process the drained peaches and puree with sugar.
  • Add gelatine and pour over the cookie layer and put in fridge to set.
  • Next add cream to the cheese and mix well. Add gelatine and pour in to a piping bag. 
  • Pipe on the peaches.
  • Put in the fridge to set.
  • Cut and serve with ice cream.


Monday, 2 November 2015

French Seasame Bread Rolls



French Sesame Bread Rolls
Ingredients

  • 300g Bread flour
  • 100g Whole wheat flour
  • 260ml Warm water
  • Olive oil for brushing or spraying on the top of the bun
  • 4g Salt
  • 6g Instant Dry Yeast
  • 50g Black sesame seeds
  • 20g Caster Sugar
Method
  1. Add both flours, Salt,yeast and sugar in to a mixing bowl.
  2. Start mixing it until it makes a smooth dough and knead about 10min.
  3. Next add sesame seeds. (When I was doing the video the camera battery went flat)
  4. Mix few more min
  5. Leave the prepared dough in a warm place to double in  size.
  6. When the dough is ready add flour to the bench and put the dough and punch down.
  7. Cut the dough in to equal size pieces and roll as directed in the video.
  8. Leave to double in size.
  9. When ready cut the top and spray olive oil and bake on 200c about 20 min or until golden brown on top.
  10. Cool on a wire rack.
  11. Can freeze or leave in fridge.