STEAMED PINEAPPLE BREAD PUDDING...on a cozy sunday.

BREAD PUDDING...

8 slices of bread - cut into small squares

1 cup of fresh milk

2 tbsp of brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 egg

Beat egg, sugar and milk.

Pour on bread. Mix together.

Leave for a while until the bread is totally soaked.

Steamed for about 40 mins.

CARAMELIZED PINEAPPLE SAUCE...

2 tbsp brown sugar

1/2 cups pineapple juice

2 slices of pineapple

Bring sugar and pineapple juice to boil.

Add pineapple. Cook until thicken.

Pour generously on top of pudding, and serve warm.

OR...

You could just have it this way; upside down, out of the cup, and into a saucer with rich pineapple caramel :)

STEAMED PINEAPPLE BREAD PUDDING...on a cozy sunday.

A TRADITIONAL IFTAR...with family :)

Click HERE For Bread Recipe (Turkish Bazlama).

Bazlama is a traditional Turkish Bread that has been localized into "Roti Arab". For added taste, I had that paired with the Mughlai Chicken Curry and then too, servings of Mint Chutney in light (not too sour) tairu blend.

MINT CHUTNEY RECIPE:

a handful of mint,

a handful of fresh cilantro.

fresh onion,

green and (red chilies - optional),

half a cup of water,

lime juice (or tamarind juice)

light salt,

all blend (or you may traditionally grind them all).

finally, add fresh Tairu (or evaporated milk) prior to serving.

Click HERE For a good North Indian Mughlai Chicken Curry Recipe.

ENJOY!

A TRADITIONAL IFTAR...with family :)

"DINER" HOT CHICKEN SANDWICH - with home made malt drink :)

"Diner" Hot Chicken Sandwich

a few bbq chicken slices (link for recipe below)

2 slices of bread

french fries

green peas

chicken gravy

Click HERE For Our Own Chicken Recipe. :)

White Chicken Gravy (and I added cheese in mine...)

Voila! :)

"DINER" HOT CHICKEN SANDWICH - with home made malt drink :)

PLAIN OL' BISCOTTI....yet to have your favorite things added to it :)

Taste Good With Coffee...

2 cups flour
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt

In a large bowl beat sugar, butter, vanilla, eggs and salt with spoon. Add flour and baking powder and mix well...(*you may add in nuts, raisins and light cinnamon spices if you wish to...) Divide dough into half and shape each dough into log on cookie sheet. Bake for about 30 minutes or until center is firm to touch. Leave to cool on cookie sheet for 10 minutes.

Cut crosswise into 1/2-inch slices with serrated knife. Place cut sides down on cookie sheet. Bake about 15 minutes. Turning once, until crisp and edges turn light brown. Then, remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely and ready to serve...Enjoy! :))

Goes Well With Nutella..:))

Click HERE For More Biscotti Recipes :)

PLAIN OL' BISCOTTI....yet to have your favorite things added to it :)

BAKED THREE LAYER BREAD BEEF PIE - a simple brunch recipe :)))

1 loaf of bread - each slice cut into two
100 gm minced beef
3 onions - finely chopped
2 garlic - finely chopped
1 tomato - diced
1 potatoes - diced
5 slices of cheese
parsley - finely chopped
1/2 cup green peas
1/2 cup fresh milk
1tbsp spices
oil for frying
2 eggs



Fry onion, garlic, and spices. Add minced beef and potaoes and cook until potatoes softens. Stir in green peas and parsley. Arrange 1/3 bread that already dipped into eggs and fresh milk in buttered baking pan. Spread 1/2 beef mixture on top. Sprinkle with cheese. Arrange one more layer of bread, beef and cheese. Covered with the last 1/3 bread on top. Press a little bit - evenly. Then bake in 200C oven for about 30-45 minutes. Layered with cheese in the last 2 minutes of baking time. Done...Serve & Enjoy!

BAKED THREE LAYER BREAD BEEF PIE - a simple brunch recipe :)))

QUICK AND EASY ENCHILADAS - arriba! arriba!

Beef Enchilada

200gm ground beef

2 onion - finely diced

grated cheddar cheese - but I had forgotten the cheese which was on the counter top :(

8-10 corn tortillas or you may use the instant "capatti" dough that's readily available off supermarket shelves (like what I did) - tak suka bau original tortilla dough :)

enchilada sauce*

Brown ground beef and onion together in skillet. Add enchiladas sauce* and bring to boil. Set aside. Warm tortillas in microwave until soft, usually about a minute or so (if its the capatti dough, then it's already soft - so skip this part). Put small amount of meat and onion mixture on tortilla, roll up and place into baking dish. Do this with all tortillas. Top tortillas with grated cheese (or you may skip this part too). Bake at 200C for 20 minutes. Pour remaining enchilada sauce over cheese and tortillas. Top with remaining cheese. Enjoy!

Enchilada Sauce

3 tbs vegetable oil

1 tbs chili powder

2 cups chicken stock

5 tomato- diced

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 teaspoon salt
1 ripe avocado - finely diced
1 bell pepper - diced
salt to taste

In a medium saucepan heat oil, add flour, smoothing and stirring. Cook for 1 minute. Add chili powder (or cayenne pepper powder) and cook for 30 seconds. Add stock, tomato, bell pepper, avocado, and oregano. Stir to combine. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and cook for 15 minutes. Adjust the seasonings.

QUICK AND EASY ENCHILADAS - arriba! arriba!

CHEDDAR CHEESE BREADSTICK

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tbsp instant yeast
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp sugar
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2/3 cup milk
1/3 cup butter (melted)
1 egg

Topping: 1/2 cup shredded cheese and 2 tbsp of sugar

Heat oven to 200 degrees C. In a medium sized bowl combine all ingredients, and stir until mixture no longer sticks to bowl. Let it rest for 20 minutes. Then knead dough lightly. Press dough lightly in greased pan. Cut vertically then sprinkle with shredded cheddar and sugar. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly golden brown.

CHEDDAR CHEESE BREADSTICK

BAZLAMA PIZZA - afiyet olsun!

Click HERE for Bazlama Recipe :)

For Topping : tomato paste (Prego @ Kimball), sausages, pineapple, capsicum, olive, mozzarella cheese and oregano - decorate accordingly on bazlama and bake for roughly 10 minutes - done - serve hot - enjoy!

BAZLAMA PIZZA - afiyet olsun!

GARLIC KNOTS - my homemade bread recipe :)

Garlic Knots goes great with Minestrone Soup!

Click HERE or HERE or HERE for recipe :)

GARLIC KNOTS - my homemade bread recipe :)

TURKISH BAZLAMA - thick flat bread :)

4 cups of flour

1 cup plain water

1 tbsp mauripan

2 tbsp sugar

3 tbsp milk powder

1 tsp salt

1/3 cup oil/olive oil for pan

Sift flour in a large bowl and make a well in the centre. Dissolve yeast in the water then add to flour. Add sugar, milk and salt. Mix until a soft dough is formed. If it is sticky sprinkle some flour and knead until smooth and elastic. Cover the bowl with a damp cloth and leave to rest for about 30 minutes. Make balls from dough and roll out to 10cm rounds. Heat a flat-based pan over a medium heat. Lightly oil the pan and cook bazlama for 2-3 minutes. Turn over and cook for a further 2-3 minutes. Brush bazlama with melted butter before serving, if desired. Done! :)

TURKISH BAZLAMA - thick flat bread :)

BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING - with classic custard sauce

Bread and butter pudding is a traditional dessert popular in British cuisine. It is made by layering slices of buttered bread scattered with raisins in an oven dish into which an egg and milk mixture, commonly seasoned with nutmeg and sometimes vanilla or other spices. It is then baked in an oven and served. Some people may serve it with custard or cream, but often the pudding under the crust is moist enough to be without sauce.

10 slices bread

1 1/4 cups milk

1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar/castor sugar

2 large egg - beaten

1/4 cup raisins ;)

Generously butter the bread and cut/tear it into 4. You may also trim the crusts from bread and save crusts for another use. Place in a large baking dish and cover with milk. Let it rest for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 175 C. Beat sugar and egg together until smooth. Pour into prepared dish and sprinkle with raisins. Bake in preheated oven 60 minutes or until set.

Classic Custard Recipe : 1 cup milk - 1 tbsp vanilla - 4 tbsp sugar - 2 egg yolk (lightly beaten). Put the milk in a pot and bring to boil. Stir in sugar and egg. Heat gently and stirring all the time until the mixture is thick enough. Add in vanilla. Serve hot with bread and butter pudding. Voila!

BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING - with classic custard sauce

Jom Sarapan Dengan SHAKSHUKA - shaqshuqa; Arabic: شكشوكة‎

Originally enjoyed by rulers of the Uthmaniah Empire

Usually served with pita bread - apa2 roti pun sedap :)

BAHAN-BAHAN:

1 1/2 bungkus daging cincang - paket kecil
5-6 biji telur ayam - mengikut diameter non-stick pan
8 biji bawang besar - dipotong dadu dan dikisar - nisbah 5:3
5 ulas bawang putih - kisar
1 1/2 inci halia -kisar
5 biji tomato - dipotong dadu
1 senduk sos tomato
3 batang cili hijau (kalau suka) - dihiris
3 sudu besar rempah sup
4 sudu besar minyak sapi - boleh guna minyak lain :)
Sedikit daun sup dan daun bawang - hiris kecil
Sedikit bawang goreng
Garam dan serbuk perasa


CARA-CARA:

LAPISAN B
1. Tumis 1/2 bahan-bahan yang dikisar dengan 2 sudu minyak sapi dan minyak masak di dalam kuali.
2. Setelah naik bau masukkan 2 sudu rempah sup.
3. Masukkan daging cincang - pastikan ia tidak berketul-ketul.
4. Masukkan garam dan serbuk perasa - biar masin sedikit
5. Masak sehingga daging empuk dan airnya kering. Ketepikan.

LAPISAN A
1. Tumis baki bahan-bahan yang dikisar tadi dengan minyak sapi dan minyak masak.
2. Masukkan rempah sup dan goreng lagi sehingga naik bau.
3. Masukkan bawang yang dipotong dadu.
4. Agak-agak layu masukkan tomato pula.
5. Masukkan pula sos tomato.
6. Taburkan garam dan serbuk perasa - imbangkan dengan rasa masin daging cincang (Lapisan B) tadi.

LAPISAN C
1. Ratakan LAPISAN A dalam non-stick pan
2. Tabur LAPISAN B rata-rata di atas LAPISAN A
3. Tabur pula daun bawang,daun sup dan bawang goreng di atasnya.
4. Pecahkan sebiji telur di dalam mangkuk dan tuang perlahan-lahan atas LAPISAN B. Buatkan lubangnya terlebih dahulu, supaya telur tidak merebak dengan banyak - rujuk gambar. Letak telur di bahagian tengah dahulu.
5. Buat sedemikian sehingga semua telur siap dituang atas LAPISAN B.
6. Tutup non-stick pan dan biar telur masak dengan api yang amat perlahan - supaya LAPISAN A tidak hangus.
7. Setelah telur masak - mengikut kesesuaian - telur cair atau telur keras, tabur lagi daun bawang.
8.Boleh juga ditabur keju parut di atasnya - yang ini optional :)
9.Makan dengan roti pita, roti peranchis ataupun roti biasa.

NOTA:
Boleh juga buat cara lebih mudah iaitu masak lapisan B dan C semua sekali. (tak perlu asingkan). Lepas tu ikut cara 4 hingga 9. :))

Jom Sarapan Dengan SHAKSHUKA - shaqshuqa; Arabic: شكشوكة‎

ALMOND MILK + ALMOND BUN = VOILA!

ALMOND MILK

1 cup almonds
5 cups water
maple syrup @ sugar @ rotab dates (blend dates together with almond)

Soak almonds in water overnight or for at least four hours. Drain the water. Rinse the almonds and take them in a blender. Adding water gradually. Pour through a muslin cloth into a big bowl to extract milk. Run the pulp through blender one more time, adding water. Strain through muslin cloth for milk. Add maple syrup or sugar to the milk. Mix with a spoon. Refrigerate for half an hour. Enjoy!

ALMOND BUN

500g flour
11g yeast
75g butter
25g ground almonds
25g castor sugar @ maple syrup
1 egg
1/4 tsp of salt
1/2 cup of milk to mix

Add the yeast and a castor sugar to the flour. Add egg and ground almonds. Add sufficient milk to form a light dough. Leave it for 20 mins. Later, form into small buns, brush them over with milk, press a blanched almond on each and bake in 160C oven for between 15 and 20 minutes.

* You may add 1 cup of cream cheese in the ingredients if you wish to.

ALMOND MILK + ALMOND BUN = VOILA!

KEBAB DAGING & POPIAH GORENG...cepat dimasak,sedap dimakan! :)

KEBAB DAGING- timun dihiris panjang2, hancurkan daging burger yg digoreng dalam pan, mayonnaise, sos tomato, cili sos, garam, gula, chopped pickles dan lada hitam *kalau suka. Gaul semua dalam mangkuk. Bakar roti pita dan potong dua. Buka poketnya dan isikan bahan2 tadi. Siap!

POPIAH GORENG - timun, sengkuang, kacang buncis, karot (hiris semuanya), taugeh, udang hidup atau isi ketam, bawang merah dan putih, gula dan garam - goreng layu. Tos airnya (boleh diguna untuk buat sos). Masukkan inti dalam kulit popiah dan gulung kemas. Goreng dan hidangkan dengan sos cili.

KEBAB DAGING & POPIAH GORENG...cepat dimasak,sedap dimakan! :)

BUN KELEDEK - inti kacau keledek!

Tiba-tiba saya teringin makan bun keledek. Inti bun tu saya guna resepi kacau keledek.

Boleh klik SINI kalau anda teringin juga.

Resepi Bun:

500 gm tepung gandum, 1 paket (11gm) mauripan yeast, 4 sudu gula pasir, 1 biji telur, 1/2 cawan air suam, 4 sudu susu tepung* optional, 1 sudu kecil bread improver, 1/4 cawan minyak masak@75gm butter dan 1/2 sk garam. Campur tepung, gula, yis, susu, telur, air sedikit demi sedikit* kalau kurang boleh tambah airnya dan uli sampai tak melekat pada tangan dan keliling mangkuk. Masukkan minyak masak, garam dan uli sampai lembut. Biarkan selama 15 minit. Kemudian uli untuk keluarkan angin dan bahagikan doh sebanyak 24 bahagian. Rehatkan doh selama 20 minit. Masukkan inti dan bentukkan. Letakkan dalam dulang dan biarkan lagi selama 20 minit. Bakar selama 20 minit dengan kepanasan 180 darjah celcius. Siap!

BUN KELEDEK - inti kacau keledek!

ROTI @ KAYU KERAMAT - terima kasih daun keladi :)

Kat atas tu yang frozen... jiran bagi tp tak goreng lagi...yang dah goreng, habis! :(

Sedap rupanya kuih ni dan buatnya pun nampak agak mudah...tapi yang atas tu jiran org Terengganu yang beri dengan resepi2nya sekali. Alhamdulillah, rezeki jangan ditolak :) Dah ada resepi tu, boleh cubalah bila2 teringin. :)

Inilah hasilnya! :)

Bahan:

1/2 kg tepung gandum

1/2 sk soda bikarbonat

1 sk yis (mauripan)

4 sb gula pasir

1 sb marjerin

250ml air suam

Cara:

1. Yis dibancuh dengan 1/3 air suam dan kembangkan seketika.

2. Gula dibancuh dengan sebahagian lagi air suam tadi.

3. Tepung digaulkan dengan planta dan masukkan soda bikarbonat dan gaul rata.

4. Masukkan air gula dan yis dalam tepung.

5. Uli doh sampai sebati dan dibiarkan sehingga doh mengembang 1 kali ganda - 1 jam.

6. Canai dan potong panjang2 atau uli jer panjang2 - ikut kesesuaian msng2.

7. Goreng dalam minyak penuh dan hidangkan dgn sambal atau kari :)

*Cara saya: campur semua bahan kecuali marjerin/garam (kalau ada)...dah uli baru masukkan marjerin dan ikut langkah 5 hingga 7 :)

ROTI @ KAYU KERAMAT - terima kasih daun keladi :)

SPICY ANCHOVY BUN...for tea.

Click HERE for bun recipe :)

Spicy Anchovy Paste

Ingredients:

1 handful of anchovy - peeled and fried until crispy

100g of anchovy - soaked in water

4 tbsp cooking oil

25 g tamarind paste mixed with 1/3 cup water

20 dried chilies, cut into smaller pieces

2 cloves garlic

5 (80 g) shallots, peeled, chopped

1tbsp sugar/salt to taste

Method:

To make the sambal, soak the dried chili pieces with boiling water until they are soft. Drain the chilies and make sure to get rid of the seeds. Then combine it with shallots, garlic, soaked anchovy or shrimp paste* optional and blend until they become a paste. Heat oil and cook the sambal paste in a low heat. Cook until the sambal paste are fragrant. Mix in the tamarind mixture and season with sugar and salt. Put in crispy anchovy and stir well. Done!

SPICY ANCHOVY BUN...for tea.

BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL : Midnight Snack

*watch this video for recipe ;)

BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL : Midnight Snack

ROTI MARYAM - flat bread

Bahan-bahan:

4 cawan tepung gandum

2 sudu besar minyak sapi

1 sudu kecil garam

Air masak secukupnya

1/2 cup susu cair/fresh milk

1 biji telur

4 cawan minyak untuk menggoreng.

Cara-cara:

Uli tepung bersama minyak sapi dan telur. Satukan garam dan air. serta susu cair Masukkan perlahan-lahan tadi ke dalam adunan tepung sambil diuli hingga lembut seperti doh membuat karipap. Bulat-bulatkan adunan dan canaikan adunan/roti berbentuk bulat serta leper sebesar saiz mulut mangkuk. Goreng dalam minyak panas dengan api perlahan sambil siram minyak ke atas roti tadi. Roti akan mengelembung di tengah-tengah bulatan. Masak hingga berwarna keperang-perangan. Ulang langkah ini sehingga selesai.

Nota:

Makan dengan kari atau sambal.

ROTI MARYAM - flat bread

MAGICAL CORNBREAD..with sugar glaze.

Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup yellow cornmeal

1/2 cup white sugar

1 teaspoon salt

3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 cup fresh milk or powder milk

1/3 cup vegetable oil or melted butter

1 egg

Method:

Preheat oven to 200 degrees C or 400 degrees F.

Lightly grease a 9 inch round cake pan or brownie/muffin pan

In a large bowl, combine flour,cornmeal,sugar,salt and baking powder.

Then stir in egg,milk and vegetable oil until well combined.

Pour batter into prepared pan.

Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.

Let it cool and cut into squares.

Spread the glaze.Enjoy!

Glaze:

1 cup of icing sugar

1/4 cup milk

Combine icing sugar and milk then whisk slowly. Spread or deep cornbread into the glaze. One at a time and set on a draining rack for 5 mins before serving.

MAGICAL CORNBREAD..with sugar glaze.