Bread Recipe w/o Tang Zhong or Bread Improver

I have posted a bread recipe w/o bread improver some time ago. That recipe requires tang zhong, which means more work.

Guess it's time for me to post another bread recipe w/o bread improver, and yes, without tang zhong. 

Here is the recipe:

(A)

2 tsp   dry yeast

1 cup  warm water

1 tsp   sugar

(B)

2 cup   bread flour/high protein flour

  ( some additional flour to add on             if needed)

1 tsp    salt

2 tbsp  olive oil

1          egg

Steps:

1) Combine ingredients A in a bowl.

2) Add in the water.

3) Cover the bowl for about 10 minutes.

4) Meanwhile, prepare ingredients B in a mixing bowl.

    --sieve the flour and salt--

    --add in the oil--

   --add an egg--

5) Stir the ingredients in the mixing bowl.

6) Now, open the cover of the yeast mixture that you have prepared earlier on.

The mixture should be lumpy.

7) Stir.

7) Knead the mixture into a dough. Add additional flour whenever necessary until you get a dough like consistency.

8) Proof the dough until it is double in size.

     ( sorry forgot to take the photo) 

9) Once it's doubled, punch the dough and cut it into a few parts as you wish. Proof it again.

10) Bake these bread /buns in the preheat oven at 220 degree celcious for about 20 minutes. 

11) Enjoy your bread! 

p/s: you can also make buns in mushroom shape by putting the dough in the cup cake pan and prof. 

Happy trying !!

Crispy Fried Eggs

Here is the recipe my son used to make the fried crispy egg for the family. 

This is his dad's favourite and he demands only my son to cook this for him.

4 eggs

2 tbsp fried chicken flour 

1) Break the eggs into a bowl. Mix in the flour and whisk. Scoop and...

This is the flour brand he used.

2) Fry the egg a little at a time. Do not fry everything at one go.

3) Serve.

Tip: Use more oil to fry. You can drain it later. 

Happy trying! 

Fried Crab Stick

This is a simple recipe:

1 packet crab sticks

Oil for frying

1) Tear (the plastic), strip and sun dry the sticks.

Here is more than one packet definetely.

2) Fry.

3) Drain and cool. 

4) Store.

Now, you can enjoy your crunchy crab stick crackers. 

Soy Bean Crackers

 Here is the recipe...

1 1/2 cup flour

1/4    cup sugar

1/2    cup soy bean milk 

1        tsp oil

1) Sieve the flour. (I used normal wheat flour, but you can use low protein flour)

2) Add in the sugar.

3) Add in the soy milk. (Note I didn't sieve the milk)

4) Mix and knead.

5) Getting ready.

6) Roll, flatten and cut.

7) Fry.

8) Cool.

9) Store.

Papaya Soup

This soup is believed to increase the milk supply when breastfeeding.

1 fish head
2cm thick of ginger (sliced)
2 teaspoon of sesame oil
5 bowls of water
1 unripe papaya (the greener the better, and preferably the ones just plucked from the tree)
2 tomatoes (wedges)
2 teaspoons of pepper
some soy sauce to taste


Method:
1. Clean and dry the fish head.
2. Put the sesame oil in a wok and saute the ginger.
3. Then put in the fish head.
4. Dish out the fish head, ginger and oil. Put them aside.
5. Put the water into a pot and bring to boil.
6. Put the fish head, ginger and oil into the pot.
7. Put the rest of the ingredients into the pot and bring to boil.
8. Slower the fire and boil the soup for about 45 mins. The soup is ready to be served.

You are advised to drink all he soup all by yourself. Nursing moms needs lots of fluid. Happy nursing.