Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Cinnamon Rolls

First of all let me introduce my new assistant - makcik Moulinex Masterchef Gourmet. Dia boleh buat mcm2 kerja utk I - kneading, whisking, beating, blending, grating, slicing, mincing, & extracting juice.

The only reason for taking her in because my previous mixer suddenly "died".  Tak boleh guna dah...I think motor dia dah rosak masa I suruh dia uli dough utk buat bun.  Mixer lama bukan jenis "tough" so dia tak kuasa nk buat heavy duty...setakat nk buat kek lepas lah.  

I nak KitchenAid mixer but I kena consider byk perkara, salah satunya ialah price KA sgt expensive (for me lah...), kalau I beli KA & I boleh generate income guna dia then, it's ok to buy.  If not, I akan membazir (takut guna sekali sekala aje hewhewhew...)

So, I pilihlah yg kt bawah ni...tak mahal, tak murah...ok lah kan.  Lagipun we all guna voucher yg EMB dpt from office, so we all hanya paid half of the price je lah.
   




Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

buat cinnamon rolls ni sbb nk test makcik ni buat kerja ok ke tak..hehehe
I rasa lebih baik I copy recipe yg ada dlm buku recipe makcik ni kt sini.  Senang sikit nk tgk & nk refer bila2 nnti.

Ingredients:

Dough
-  550g flour
-  5g dried baker's yeast
-  240ml milk
-  60g sugar
-  75g melted butter
-  1/2 teaspoon salt
-  2 eggs

Garnish
-  45g melted butter
-  100g sugar
-  2 teaspoons cinnamon

Icing
-  120g icing sugar
-  1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
-  20ml milk

Method:

1.  To prepare the dough, dissolve yeast in warm milk.  Leave to rest for 5 minutes and stir.

2.  Put flour in the stainless bowl and pour the milk-yeast mixture.  Add warm melted butter, salt, eggs and sugar.

3.  Fit he stainless steel bowl, the kneader and the lid. (utk yg ada mixer jenis ni la kot..).

4.  Start the appliance on speed 1 for 30 sec, and then increase the speed to 2 until smooth ball of dough is formed.

5.  Take out the dough, sprinkle lightly with flour as needed, deflateit with your fist and place it on a floured work surface.

6.  Divide it into 2 equal portions and leave to rest for 10 minutes.

7.  Make 2 rectangles with the dough portions by rolling them out.

8.  The prepare the garnish.  Brush the rectangles with melted butter.  In a small bowl, mix sugar with cinnamon and sprinkle over the dough.  Roll up each rectangle tightly starting from the long side and pinch the dough so that the rolls are firm.  Cut 6 slices from each roll with a smooth knife.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place your rolls upright.  Leave the rolls to rise again in a warm place until the almost double in size.

9.  Preheat the oven to 190 c and bake the rolls for 20 minutes, or until golden brown.  Leave them cool slightly, and then place them on a grill and make the icing.

10.  Finally, prepare the icing.  Combine the icing sugar, vanilla extract and 10 ml milk.  Add the remaining 10 ml milk to get an icing with a runny consistency and drizzle over the rolls while still warm.


yg 2 ketul big fat cinnamon rolls  kt dpn sekali tu I letak cheese
ok kali ni I puas hati dgn hasilnya..mmg jadi!  tak payah beli kt Cinnabon dah lepas ni



Sunday, February 9, 2014

Tauhu Bakar

Aduh...tekak ni terasa sgt nk mkn tauhu bakar.  Godeh2 resepi terjumpa resepi tauhu bakar k jie (Fauziah Samad).  Memang senang je nak buat sos tauhu bakar ni kalau semua bhn2 ada.  Kt sini tak jumpa pulak taupok (tauhu 4 segi yg siap goreng),  so I bantai je tauhu putih biasa tu...potong nipis2 pastu goreng.  Bila nk makan I masukkan dlm Actifry lagi sekali (seolah2 mcm bakar la kan...) ikut tahap kegaringan yg kita nk pastu keluarkan.  Potong ikut citarasa kita, letak salad - timun & carrot, letak sos, last sekali tabur kacang.  Mmg sedap sgt!!  Mkn panas2...kalau ada sesame seeds pun boleh tabur sekali kt atas tu.  Resepi sos tauhu bakar k jie ni tak rugi try buat, mmg terbaek...


Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Primary Open Day 2014

Yesterday I went to school to visit Sophie's classroom.







Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Last Day 180113

We're supposed to bring them to Souq Waqif one more time before they fly back to Msia.  But, when they tried to check in (online check in) in the morning, their names are not on the list.  First thing to do, we have to bring them to the airline's office.  Again, after 3 hours waiting - the problem has been solved!  They can fly back to Msia using the same ticket.  So, we all tak pergi mana2 cuma pergi makan & then balik utk packing barang2 dan bersedia utk fly again pd malamnya.

True, I really tak puas to attend my guest.  It was only a few days, so many places lagi tak sempat bawak they all pergi visit.  I wish they could stay longer.  I really appreciate my guests sudi dtg jauh2 just to visit us here.  I was so happy they came & so sad when they have to go back.  My house was like before again.  My kids pun sedih...like Hareez said to me, "tak best la mamawan tak ada..." and "bila mamawan nak datang lagi?" 

Lastly, kami mohon ampun & maaf jika ada salah silap serta atas segala kekurangan kami to all family members yg datang visit kami haritu - my MIL, FIL, BILs,  SIL.

Monday, January 27, 2014

Aspire Park 170114

Salah satu winter activity kt sini...PICNIC!



couple African kot kawin














Sunday, January 26, 2014

Souq Waqif - Villaggio - Afghan Restaurant 160114

Breakfast @ Al Dakhira Club


Shopping @ Souq Waqif.

in front of one of the sourvenir shop


kedai Ali - beli honey & dates








@ perfume shop

abaya shop




Villaggio Mall






Afghan Restaurant



mutton mandy rice

chicken mandy rice