spaghetti with coney sauce

the sauce

jihan's portion with sausage

the bread roll

i tried out this lovely coney sauce with my spaghetti....(adapted from allrecipes.com)



300g ground beef

3 tbsp chopped onion

1/2 cup tomato ketchup

1 tbsp white sugar

1 tbsp white vinegar

1 tbsp yellow mustard

1/8 tsp celery seed (i omit this)

1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce

1/8 tsp ground blackpepper

1/4 tsp salt

• place beef and onion in a large skillet over medium heat


• cook, stirring to crumble until beef is browned.


• stir in ketcup, sugar, vinegar and mustard.


• season with celery seed, Worcestershire sauce, pepper and salt


• cover and simmer over low heat for a few minutes.


• serve over cooked spaghetti

* the leftover sauce, i rolled them with bread and sausage....

easy wholemeal bread tuna pizza

i got extra mozarella cheese from the previous recipe and i got a few pieces of wholemeal bread too...so, i made it into tuna pizza....crispy and delicious!!!

wholemeal bread

tuna

mayonaise

tomato sauce

oregano

blackpepper

mozarella cheese

• arrange the bread on a baking tray.


• spread some mayonaise on top


• spread some tuna and put a drop of tomato sauce. spread over the bread


• sprinkle some cheese, blackpepper and oregano


• bake in preheated oven, 170 degrees until cheese melted

mozarella cheese bun

an easy bread recipe using breadmaker, taken from mamafami's fotopages....the cheese just melted and flowed out of the bread like volcano!!! it tasted good and the texture is soft..similar like cheese bun that can be bought from the bakery....

Ingredients :

* 200 g bread flour

* 30 g butter

* 1 1/3 teaspoons dry yeast

* 20 g sugar

* 60 ml fresh milk

* 1 egg

* 1 egg yolk

* 1/2 teaspoon salt

Mozzarella cheese

Egg ~ for glazing

Method :

Place all the ingredients marked (*) into the breadmaker. On the breadmaker and let it do the kneading job for you.

When it's ready, take out the dough and divide to 8 pieces. Roll into balls and leave to rest for 10 minutes.

Dice the cheese, the size according to your liking.

Take one dough, flatten it, place a piece of cheese on top. Wrap it and roll into a ball.

Arrange all the dough with the filling in a baking tray (round tray is better), cover with a clean plastic bag. Leave to rise till double the size.

Using a scissor or a sharp knife, make a slit on top of the dough.

Brush with egg yolk.

Bake in a preheated oven at 180 C for 10 minutes.

creamy chicken sandwich

i made chicken sandwich from the blackpepper roasted chicken leftovers...hubby wants to eat sandwich today...he's bored of porridge already...

2 pieces wholemeal bread

2 tbsp mayonaise

lettuce

tomato slices

chicken pieces

dash of blackpepper

• spread some mayonaise on the bread


• tear the chicken into small pieces


• mix the chicken with mayonaise. add a dash of ground blackpepper


• arrange the lettuce and tomato slices on top of the bread.


• spread the chicken mayonaise and cover with another slice of bread

cinnamon rolls (ii)

i tried out another recipe of cinnamon rolls from Allrecipes.com ...it was nice when they were taken out from the oven but after a while, they were not that soft...but tasted nice...i like the recipe from Kak Lynn that i tried before....very soft until the very next day...

1 packet yeast

3/4 cup warm water

1/4 cup sugar

3/4 tsp salt

1 egg

2 1/2 cup bread flour

1/4 cup butter

1 tbsp ground cinnamon

1/2 cup brown sugar

• dissolve yeast in warm water. let stand until creamy (about 10 min)


• combine yeast mixture, sugar, salt, egg and 1 cup of flour. stir well to combine


• stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition, continue until it becomes dough.


• put the dough on a lightly floured surface, knead about 8 min, cover with damp cloth for 10 min


• lightly grease a square baking pan. roll the dough to 1/4 inch thick. smear the butter and sprinkle the cinnamon and brown sugar. roll and slice


• arrange in the baking pan, cover and let rise in room temperature for 45 min.


• bake in a preheated oven 200 degrees for 20 min or until lightly browned

pizza roll bun

i made the bread using basic bread recipe and my own version of pizza sauce with lots of mozarella cheese and roll them before cutting the into pieces, and bake till golden brown and the mozarella cheese melted.....

lovely.....

basic bread recipe

i tried out making buns out of this recipe from Roshayati Johari..i got this recipe from mamafami's fotopage...soft and lovely...i made some fillings for the bun, kaya and fried mackerel with onion and cheese...i made half of the recipe and managed to get 9 buns...

Ingredients :

(A)

500g bread flour/high protein flour

100g sugar

1 teaspoon salt

30g milk powder

1 teaspoon bread improver (optional)

1 teaspoon bread softener (optional)

4 teaspoons instant dry yeast



(B) 250ml water

1 egg (lightly beaten)



(C)

40g butter

40g shortening

[you can also use 80g margarine OR 80g shortening, instead of 40g butter + 40g shortening ]



Method :

1. Mix well all ingredients in (A)

2. Add (B) into (A) and knead till smooth.

3. Add (C) and continue kneading till smooth and shiny and dough does not stick to your hand.

4. Leave to prove for 30 - 40 minutes.

5. Punch down the dough to let the air out.

6. Divide the dough according to the weight you wish. Make into balls and leave to rest for 10 minutes.

7. Shape accordingly. put the fillings you want

8. Leave to prove for 40 minutes - 1 hour. (i can't wait that long because everybody was very hungry..i prove for about 20 minutes)


9. i brush the bun with egg yolk

10. Bake till golden brown.

1st attempt making croissant

not so nicely done but tastes good..!!! presenting my fat croissant....



recipe from mamafami.

step by step photo from mamafami's fotopage




3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons sugar
1 egg yolk
3/4 cup lukewarm water
3/4 cup lukewarm milk
1 teaspoon instant dried yeast
250 g butter ~ divided into 3 portions

1. Sift flour, add sugar, salt, egg yolk and instant dried yeast into a mixer. On the mixer and pour lukewarm water and lukewarm milk, bit by bit (STOP if you get a dough- like consistency). Knead till a soft and elastic dough is formed. Cover and leave in a warm place for 2 - 3 hours to allow the dough to rise. . Punch down the dough and divide into 4 portions. If you prefer your croissants to be big, then divide to less number of portions. I made half the recipe so I divided into 2 portions.
2. Knead lightly and roll out into a rectangle.
3. Dot or grate 1/3 of the butter over the top 2/3 of the pastry, leaving a border.
4. Fold the bottom third of the pastry over the middle third and...
5. ...the top third over that. Press the edges together. Turn the dough around (clockwise) and then roll out to the original size. Repeat this folding and rolling process twice more with teh remaining butter, then once without any butter. Chill for 30 minutes before each rolling.
6. Roll each portion into a large rectangle.
7. Cut into 4 triangles.
8. Make a slit at both sides of the triangle.
9. Roll up each, starting from one corner to the opposite corner with both hands.
10. Seal the point of the triangle with a little beaten egg yolk.
11. Curve each croissants into a crescent shape.
12. Arrange on a baking tray.
13. Brush with beaten egg yolk. Leave to rise in a warm place for 15 - 20 minutes.
14.Preheat the oven to 200 C. Bake the croissants for 5 minutes then reduce heat to 180 C and bake for a further 15 - 20 minutes

corned beef roll

a variation of the cinnamon rolls (using the similar dough) but this time i made them into mini rolls that were bite size....lovely and it was a hit!

filling:

corned beef

onion, chopped

red chillies, chopped

parsley, chopped

egg

cheese (mozarella/cheddar)

• heat oil in pan. fry onion till fragrant


• add in corned beef. fry till cooked through


• add parsley and chilli


• remove from heat

to assemble:

• roll the dough flat


• spread the corned beef mixture


• sprinkle some cheese on top


• roll the dough


• arrange in pan and let it doubled for a while


• glaze with egg


• bake in a preheated oven 190 degrees until golden

cinnamon rolls...

we always like cinnamon rolls at Saint Cinnamon...this is my first attempt making the cinnamon rolls...thanks to kak lynn for the recipe...the dough is very soft even on the next day...i add some flavours to it by putting chcolate chips, banana and raisins...1 dough but 3 different flavours!!

300g high protein flour

2 tsp instant yis

1/8 tsp salt

40g caster sugar

1 egg

50ml whipping cream

100ml full cream milk (UHT) - i used fresh milk

1 tsp bread improver - i did not use this

50g butter

Filling

200g brown sugar - i used castor sugar

1 tsp cinnamon powder

1 egg (glaze)

• mix everything in a mixer (except the butter) with medium speed until it become dough


• add in the butter and mix again with high speed until it becomes soft and elastic


• cover and let it doubled


• then knock the dough and put in the fridge for 30 minutes


• take out the dough and roll flat


• glaze with egg


• sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon powder


• i add some chocolate chips/banana/raisins


• roll the dough and cut (about 1 inch)


• arrange in pan and let it doubled


• bake in a preheated oven (190 degrees) for 15 minutes