Q's Homemade Loafs

Roasted Almond Loaf

Almond are one of the most nutritious of all nuts.  

From research it is found that it help in:- 
Cancer Prevention, Reduce Heart Attack Risk and Lower Cholesterol

Sultana Loaf or Mixed Fruits Loaf
Fruits are nature's wonderful medicines packed with vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants and many phyto-nutrients.  They are absolute feast to our sight, not just because of their color and flavor but their unique nutrition-profile that help the body stay fit and healthy.

Before I start making my own bread, I thought that we need a bread maker to bake a loaf of bread. NO all you need is a help of an oven. I used to knead and wait for the dough to double it size.  But after following AFC (Asian Food Channel) I found a new method to bake bread without kneading the dough. So I give it a try and to my maze it really work. Here is the simple basis recipe on how to bake your own bread.

Ingredients:

(A)

350gm High Protein Flour (Super Fine Flour)

2.5gm Bread Improver

(B)

50gm Icing Sugar

200ml Warm Water

6gm Instant Dry Yeast

(C)

1no Egg (Break)

1tsp Vanilla Essence

30gm Butter

Methods:

1. Sift ingredient (A) in a mixing bowl

2. Mixed ingredient (B) in a bowl

3. Pour ingredient (B) and (C) into ingredient (A)
4. Mix until dough comes together in a shiny mass and pulls away from the sides of the bowl
5. Cover the bowl with a damp tea towel
6. Leave the dough under the hot sun till the dough rise double in size
7. Preheat the oven at 180 degree Celsius for 10 minutes
8. Once the dough has rise, remove it to the loaf pan
9. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes
10. Brush the top of cook loaf with butter
11. Let it cool before slicing the loaf
Note: You can add in mixed fruits, various type of nuts, spices or even cheese

Q's Chocolate"Batik"

          Ingredients
          300gm Marie Biscult (Break in four)
          4nos Egg
          100gm Icing Sugar
          250gm Butter
          100gm Tudor Gold Coco Powder
          125ml Warm Water
          2tbsp Condensed Milk

          Methods
          1. Bowl # 1 Beat Butter with Icing Sugar till fluffy
          2. Bowl # 2 Beat Egg till fluffy and light
          3. Bowl # 3 Mix Coco Powder with 150ml warm water till it turn into
              paste
          4. Bowl # 4 Mix Condensed Milk with 125ml warm water
          5. Pour and mix mixture from bowl #1-4 into a big pot
          6. Add in the Marie Biscult and stir till all mixture blend together
          7. Steamer in low fire for 3 minutes then off the fire
          8. Line a cake tin with non stick baking paper
          9. Remove and pour into the cake tin. Cover the top with a sheet of
              non stick baking paper and compress the mixture
          10. Leave it over night in the fridge. Remove and serve cold

Q's Grill Chicken

Ingredients

200 gm            Chicken breast (remove the bone and skin)

100 gm            Oyster mushroom (cut chunky)

1 no                 Red onion (sliced thin)

Method

1.      Wash and dry chicken breast. Sprinkle with salt and pepper

2.      Heat up non stick grill pan

3.      Grill chicken till both side is golden brown or cook

4.      Remove and let it cold

5.      Same grill pan, saute the sliced onion and oyster mushroom till soft

6.      Remove to a plate. Slice the grilled chicken breast to your liking

Note: As you can see in the recipe, I did not use any oil.

Q's Stir Fried Pepper Beef

      Ingredients

      200 gm            Beef tenderloin (sliced thin strips) 

      50 gm              Button mushroom (sliced chunky)
      50 gm              Carrot (sliced thin strips)

      1 no                 Red onion (sliced thin)

      1 no                 Red chilli (removed seed and sliced thin)

      2 cloves           Garlic (chopped)

      1 tsp                Pepper powder
      1 tbsp              Cooking oil

      Seasoning to taste

      Method

      1.      Heat cooking oil in wok

      2.      Fried garlic till light golden brown 

      3.      Add in sliced onion and stir

      4.      Add in sliced carrot and stir

      5.      Add in sliced button mushroom and beef

      6.      Add in pepper powder, seasoning and 100 ml water
7.      Stir to blend all in. 
8.      Turn fire to low and let it steamer till beef cook and gravy thicken.
9.      Remove and serve hot.

Note: 
- This dish can all made as filling for pie.
- Can also use prawn or chicken instead of beef

Q's Cream Cracker Carrot Cake

Ingredients

200 gm            Cream Crackers (Hup Seng)

50 gm              Blue key flour

200 ml             Corn Oil (Daisy)

150 gm            Icing Sugar

5 no.                Egg (Grad B)

1 tsp                Baking powder

150 gm            Carrot (Shred)

Method

1.      Blend the Cream Cracker till it turn like flour.

2.      Heat-up oven at 160°C for 15 minutes

3.      Beat eggs and icing sugar till fluffy.

4.      Add in flour and Shredded Carrot

5.      Pour into the grease cake tray.

6.      Bake at 160°C for 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. .