Monday, May 25, 2009

No-Knead Ciabatta Bread




Saw this "No-Knead Ciabatta Bread" recipe on youtube
So easy, all you need to do is mix and wait.
it taste very good like the store bought!

Here is the recipe
Mixing the following ingredient and let it rise for 18 hour, room tempture

4 cup of Flour

Half a cup of wheat flour

1/4 tsp of yeast

1.5 tsp of salt

2 cups of warm water


After 18 hour rise, you will get a very bubble and very soft dough


Oil a cookie sheet pan and sprinkle corn meal over the cookie sheet pan


On a working surface, spray some water on the surface and then put a plastic warp on top (it will secure the plastic warp from moving)


Sprinkling some flour on the plastic


Shape the dough to a long flat shape


Move the plastic warp with the dough to the cookie sheet pan and flip it over to the pan


Sprinkel some flour on top of the dough and cover it with cotton towel and let it rise for 2 hour


And then put the bread to the a 425F preheated oven and bake for 35-45 mins


Enjoy!





Sunday, May 10, 2009

Lemon Yogurt Cake



XD take me so long to update my blog now. Got a new full time job and then no time to cook like b4.

I did cook sometime but doing the same thing (like HK style BBQ bun, banana cake) so i didnt post it!

Today I made a new Cake, which taste very good! so want to share with u guys !

I got the recepie from FoodNetwork! Enjoy

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
  • 1 1/3 cups sugar, divided
  • 3 extra-large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest (2 lemons)
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

For the glaze:

  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8 1/2 by 4 1/4 by 2 1/2-inch loaf pan. Line the bottom with parchment paper. Grease and flour the pan.

Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt into 1 bowl. In another bowl, whisk together the yogurt, 1 cup sugar, the eggs, lemon zest, and vanilla. Slowly whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. With a rubber spatula, fold the vegetable oil into the batter, making sure it's all incorporated. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 50 minutes, or until a cake tester placed in the center of the loaf comes out clean.

Meanwhile, cook the 1/3 cup lemon juice and remaining 1/3 cup sugar in a small pan until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is clear. Set aside.

When the cake is done, allow it to cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Carefully place on a baking rack over a sheet pan. While the cake is still warm, pour the lemon-sugar mixture over the cake and allow it to soak in. Cool.

For the glaze, combine the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice and pour over the cake.