Yes, after the frenzy of baking CNY cookies, I haven't baked as much as today. I started weighing ingredients at 7.10 am and within 10 minutes the breadmaker started working. I decided to follow Cocoa's Hokkaido Milk Loaf recipe (using Meiji Fresh Milk and Bulla Thickened Cream). I had consulted Rei yesterday on how to incoporate the last of my TZ (starter dough). The recipe worked beautifully and the bread was soft and tasty even on its own. I had also added 50g of butter as Cocoa had commented that the loaf lacked the taste of butter. Thank God I didn't spoil the recipe...
For the first batch, I took some dough out, hoping to wrap the remaining chocolate paste from yesterday. The dough was the softest I've encountered so far! I gingerly rolled the chocolate in the dough and placed each into a muffin pan. Then I realised that I had shaped the first one too big, so I went on to make the rest much smaller (to allow them to raise to fill 80% of the cavity). When hubbs tasted it, he said that it tasted like something fried. I had that impression when I took the first bite too! Could have been the butter, the crust was very crispy! It tasted yummy too, wonder how it would taste tomorrow. I rolled the remaining dough and placed it in a loaf pan to bake. As I unmoulded it, I dented the bottom, the loaf was that soft! I will leave you to savour the pictures.
See how I disfigured the bottom of the loaf? And the bun is oooh so soft and tasty.
I was so happy with this recipe that I decided to bake another loaf. Besides, I had more than half a bottle of thickened cream in the fridge. I have been looking through my collection of recipes for something which calls for cream, but haven't found anything suitable. The 2 likeliest candidates are the Banana Cake or Cocoa Puff Cream Cake but I don't have the necessary ingredients ready. Perhaps someone can share some ideas? But I'm glad I tried the same recipe again, this time I used the breadmaker to bake. The loaf eventually was given to the owner of the breadmaker...
While the loaf was in process, my girl kept bugging me to make Fairy Cakes from a children's cookbook of hers. In the morning, I had soaked some raisins in rum and thought it would be quite interesting to bake a little more of this fairy cakes and incoporate the rum and raisins. I'm glad I did that, the cupcakes are delicious!
Many who know me are surprised that I am so domesticated lately. They cannot imagine how much I've changed and it's true, I'm surprised myself. I've lost interest for shopping, except for baking related stuff :D I had all the time to bake today as hubbs had to go for his company football tournament all morning. We didn't go for mass until evening...
For the first batch, I took some dough out, hoping to wrap the remaining chocolate paste from yesterday. The dough was the softest I've encountered so far! I gingerly rolled the chocolate in the dough and placed each into a muffin pan. Then I realised that I had shaped the first one too big, so I went on to make the rest much smaller (to allow them to raise to fill 80% of the cavity). When hubbs tasted it, he said that it tasted like something fried. I had that impression when I took the first bite too! Could have been the butter, the crust was very crispy! It tasted yummy too, wonder how it would taste tomorrow. I rolled the remaining dough and placed it in a loaf pan to bake. As I unmoulded it, I dented the bottom, the loaf was that soft! I will leave you to savour the pictures.
See how I disfigured the bottom of the loaf? And the bun is oooh so soft and tasty.
I was so happy with this recipe that I decided to bake another loaf. Besides, I had more than half a bottle of thickened cream in the fridge. I have been looking through my collection of recipes for something which calls for cream, but haven't found anything suitable. The 2 likeliest candidates are the Banana Cake or Cocoa Puff Cream Cake but I don't have the necessary ingredients ready. Perhaps someone can share some ideas? But I'm glad I tried the same recipe again, this time I used the breadmaker to bake. The loaf eventually was given to the owner of the breadmaker...
While the loaf was in process, my girl kept bugging me to make Fairy Cakes from a children's cookbook of hers. In the morning, I had soaked some raisins in rum and thought it would be quite interesting to bake a little more of this fairy cakes and incoporate the rum and raisins. I'm glad I did that, the cupcakes are delicious!
Many who know me are surprised that I am so domesticated lately. They cannot imagine how much I've changed and it's true, I'm surprised myself. I've lost interest for shopping, except for baking related stuff :D I had all the time to bake today as hubbs had to go for his company football tournament all morning. We didn't go for mass until evening...
4 comments:
yuri, we're so alike. Nowadays I don't go shopping liao. And when I do, I always end up looking for baking stuff. hahaha... and congrats on your successful bakes!
thanks wf, it was a good recipe :D about shopping, I'm surprised too, not exciting any more lol
you made it!! you made it!! looks really good. I will try adding more butter next time. i really like a rich butter flavor bread!
yes cocoa, it's so flavourful you can eat the bread on its own. I just ate one and it's still super soft after toasting for 2 minutes! wonderful recipe!
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