Homemade Strawberry Jam

It's been quite sometime since I last updated my blog. I have been really busy with my new job and thus, explain the lack of post here. Anyway, it was the wedding of my BFF's Elder sister on Friday. I couldn't make it due to work committment, so I decided to DIY some gift for her.

I hope she like this wedding present :)
The strawberries were really fresh and so the jam tasted really good! I hope to make more of them the next time.

Swiss Rolls

Swiss rolls have always been one of my favourites, though I really have so many favourties to list out. I always like buying sugar rolls from Polar because they were always yummy even though left after a day.

I supposed it's almost 1 year since I did swiss rolls. As usual, I have this packet of cake flour with me for quite sometime and I thought I REALLY NEED TO USE IT UP! So, here comes the Swiss rolls. I made 2 flavours - Ocha and Classic. The recipe was adapted from Kiki and it was the recipe that I used for my Mango Swiss roll.

Yummy! There's finally breakfast for Prince Charming and me!




Classic Swiss rolls





Ocha Swiss rolls

Puff "Prata" Sausage

I was reading through my usual frequent flogs when I came across Happy Home Baking's post on Prata in a Bento. I was truly truly attracted to it. It just came to my mind that I must do this NOW!

So, without much further hesitation, let me present to you Happy Mrs Kwok's version of the Prata sausage. Well, my version were not as nice as HHB cause I think I'm not gentle enough >.< Nevertheless, these darlings tasted real real real heavenly! Try it out, so easy and so delicious!

Cookies & Cream Ice Cream

Makes 1 Pint
Ingredients A	Amounts
Egg yolks	4
Caster sugar	25
Oreo cookies filling	7
Ingredients B	Amounts
Heavy cream	200g
Ingredients C	Amounts
Non-dairy Whipping cream	250g
Vanila essence	1/2 tsp
Crushed oreo cookies	As desired

1. Beat ingredients A till a pale and yellowish egg mixture is revealed.
   
   
2. Bring ingredients B to boil and add it slowly to the egg mixture. Mixed well.
   
   
3. Bring the mixture to boil over low heat till it thickens. Remove from heat and allow cooling.
   
   
4. Whisk non-dairy whipping cream till stiff. Add into the thicken mixture follows by crushed cookies, vanilla essence. Stir well.
   
   
5. Pour the mixture into a container , sprinkle some crushed cookies over and bring to freeze overnight or until set.

As per request by my buddies, Gwen and Tracie, here's the recipe for the cookies and cream ice cream. I'm gald that you girls love it and wish to attempt it yourself :)

Pork Floss Bun

中種面團 Starter Dough
Ingredients	Amounts
Bread flour	167g
Water	100g
Instant yeast	1 1/2 tsp

主面團 Basic Dough
Ingredients	Amounts
Bread flour	167g
Water	67g
Butter	40g
Sugar	40g
Skimmed milk powder	15g
Egg	20g
Salt	5g

Fillings: Pork Floss

1. With the help of a Breadmachine/Mixer, mixed the ingredients for Starter into a dough.
   The dough may be slightly dry and sticky but that is okay. Allow the dough to proof for 90 mins.
   
   
2. Combine ingredients for Basic dough (except butter) and knead into a dough. Tear the proofed Starter dough into small pieces and add into the above. When the doughs gets mixed thoroughly together, mix in the butter. Allow kneading till dough is smooth and elastic (Try stretching the dough to determine)
   
   
3. Cut the ready dough into 60g each and roll them into a ball-liked shape. Allow the dough to relax for 10 mins. When done, roll each individual dough into an oval shape and allow another proofing of 45 mins. (You may proof the doughs in the oven with 38 degree celsius set plus a bowl of warm water)
   
   
4. Bake the dough at 190 degree Celsius for 12~15 mins. Allow the buns to cool.
   
   
5. Spread Transparent mayonnaise onto the bun and topped it over with Pork Floss.

I finally took out some time for baking! I cannot imagine that I have not been baking for, I supposed at least 2 weeks :( I just hate it when work's piling so much that I do not have my own time to do things that I really like.

Though I was home rather late (OT-ing as usual), I decided to bake some bread for breakfast! I felt kind of guilty since I haven't been baking any snacks/breakfasts for my Prince Charming lately. I still have 1 and 3/4 packets of Pork floss to go, complimentary from my Mil cause she knows I love pork floss. I decided to make my own Pork Floss buns!

The Transparent Mayonnaise that I made the very last time were chilled in the fridge, so I heated a portion of them up and they were back to the sticky texture again. Prince Charming just love these mayonnaise so much that I applied a super thick layer for his buns. LOL.

I love how soft the buns were, even though left overnight, very fluffy too. I baked a total of 9 buns and only used 3 for Pork floss. Guess I'll be using the rest for other flavours, perhaps Tuna?