My first bread ! Ciabbataaaaaaaaaaaaa

My first bread baking XD, Ciabbata :3 haha I've a lot of fun during baking ! I really like to looking at the dough rise and rise XD (my brother said it’s like bio hazard when he saw me playing with the dough). The bread is very fluffy inside and hard outside, taste is little bit plain but texture is very good. Good with butter and cream cheeseeeee!!!!! It is not really like the ciabbata i buy at store but similar. I will definitely try to bake it again next week.
I was following the recipe from this website

http://www.artisanbreadbaking.com/breads/ciabatta/ciabatta.htm


It took me long long time to make, make the poolish the night before and then woke up another day at 8am and play with the dough rise till 1pm and finally put it in oven, when the first bread come out XD its already 2pm lol. But I think it worth the time coz the taste is good and I am very happy with it. ^^

Note: I am running out of white flour (coz i messed up 1 poolish XD, so wasted 2 cups of flour ; ; ) so I substitute it with 2 cup of wheat flour, maybe thats why it didn't like the ciabatta XD

I am so addicted to baking especially bread, coz its so fun, will make another testing next weekend! come back next week and check it out ! ^^

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Free Original Recipe Sandwich with Drink purchase at KFC !!!! (S.California Only)

Didnt post any Bragins lately XD. Here is the one !!!
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Print the coupon from the link and enjoy it! Happy bargains!

Heavy dinner !!! Lamb Rib

Got a good deal on Walmart. $1.89/lb XD so bought it and cook it for tonite dinner. It tastes good but very fat compare to lamb chop XD but yummy tho!

I just season it with sea salt and pepper and cover it with some pesto.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a grill pan or heavy large skillet over high heat. Place 1 lamb rack in the skillet and cook just until brown, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer the lamb rack meat side up on a heavy large baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining 2 lamb racks.
Roast the lamb in the oven until cooked to desired doneness, about 20 minutes for medium-rare.
I roasted it for about 30min since i dont like my lamb too rare XD
its good but i guess only eat once every 4 months since its tooooo fat :p

Banana Walnut Muffin Recipe

I want to make this banana muffin for long time but the banana price is keep going up XD used to be 33c/lb but I guess no more :3. Today i finally get to buy some banana and decide to make this! and you know what !!!! this is soooooooooooooo soooooooooo soooooooo yummy. I ate 4 mini muffin today!!!

Try it if u like banana muffin! This is actually Banana Bread in a more convenient form.

Recipe:
1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup wheat germ
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup granulated white sugar
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
8 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
3 very ripe large bananas (approximately 1 pound or 454 grams), mashed well (about 1-1/2 cups)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup walnut toasted and chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) and place the oven rack in the middle of the oven. Butter or spray a 12 - 1/2 cup muffin pan.

In a large bowl combine the flour, sugars, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.

In a medium-sized bowl combine the mashed bananas, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla. With a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, lightly fold the wet ingredients (banana mixture) and walnut into the dry ingredients until just combined and batter is thick and chunky. (The important thing is not to over mix the batter. You do not want it smooth. Over mixing the batter will yield tough, rubbery muffins.) Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin tins and place a slice of banana on top of each muffin for garnish. Bake about 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place on a wire rack to cool for five minutes and then remove muffins from pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Note: To mash bananas I have found the easiest way is to just use my fingers, a fork or a potato masher.

Makes 31 mini sized muffins.

Enjoy!

B I S C U I T S!!!!

XD so i did enough muffin baking! however still like to bake coz its so fun :3
I decide to make someting else but similar! so May May first BISCUITS!
I like it!!!!!!! even its a little too flat ; ; I guess I over do with the dough a little bit ; ;
anyway its very easy! try it urself if you like fresh bake biscuits!

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup butter
3/4 cup buttermilk

In a mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients together with a fork.
Cut in the butter using a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Make a well in the center and add buttermilk.
Quickly fold dry ingredients into buttermilk with your hands until a sticky dough forms.
Turn dough out onto floured surface.
Gently fold the dough over itself 3 or 4 times to create layers.
Roll dough out to 3/4-inch thick.
Cut with a 3-inch biscuit cutter.
Transfer dough rounds to a sheet pan.
Gather scraps and repeat.
Make a dimple in the center to help the top rise evenly.
Brush with butter.
Bake for 15 minutes in a preheated 400 degree oven until golden brown.

Cheddar Cheese Muffin

I did cook last week :3 but mom took the camera XD so didnt update.
I am so addicted to bake muffin now ! so I made another Muffin last week Cheddar Cheese Muffin. I think it taste so so, dont have much taste. I guess this is out of my muffin list!

Ingredients
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons butter, melted & then cooled
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 pinch cayenne pepper
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese

Directions
1)Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2)In a large bowl, combine milk, melted butter, egg& cayenne.
3)In a second bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, sugar& salt.
4)Stir in cheese.
5)Add flour mixture to milk mixture and stir batter until it is just combined.
6)The batter should be lumpy.
7)Spoon the batter into muffin tins (buttered or lined) filling each about 2/3 full.
8)Bake 20- 25 minutes.

BBQ Chicken Wing! I LOVE BBQ CHICKEN WING!

I LOVE BBQ CHICKEN WING!~~! nothing taste better then BBQ chicken wing, crispy outside and juice inside.

This is Hong Kong Style BBQ, ppl use a long long BBQ fork, and everyone sit around the BBQ choacal gill . People can pick different kind of food to gill, like chicken wing, steak, hot dog link, fish ball, beef ball, pork chop ets. It take a while for the food to gill , however its more fun coz friends can gathering around the gill and chat chat! Then when the food almost done, you put a coat of honey on that! make all your food taste wonderful and yummy!

Next time let me show u more food XD I was too busy eating after I took those few picture! LOL