SOFT SOFT BUN

SOFT SOFT BUNS

Asian love soft soft buns.

Children love soft soft buns.

Many love soft buns, how about you?

Soft buns

comes in plain pull apart buns

or 

with sweet or savoury fillings.

These soft buns are flavourful with added milk and eggs!

You can bake it plain too.

Soft Soft Buns

215g milk

320 bread flour

80g plain flour (I used oat flour)

1.5 tsp instant yeast

1 egg

50g sugar

40g butter

1 tsp salt

1. all ingredients into the bread machine, bread dough cycle 1.5 hours

2. shape and place on lined baking tray, proof 1 hour until double in size

3. egg wash the top & decorate as you like

4. bake in preheated oven 190'C for 20-25min

PULLMAN LOAF

Pullman Loaf

need not be plain.

I have used oat flour for this recipe

and it is still soft and nice.

You can very well replace the oat flour with quinoa flour

or whole meal flour

Pullman Loaf

(sufficient for 4"x4"x12" pullman)

300g water

85g oat flour

400g bread flour

45g brown sugar

1.5 tsp salt

1.5 tsp instant yeast

30g butter

1. all ingredients into the bread machine, bread dough cycle 1.5 hours 

2. remove and shape and leave in pullman to proof 1 hour

3. when dough reaches almost to the brim, cover the pullman

4. bake in preheated oven 190'C for 45min.

WEIGHT LOSS RED BEAN SOUP

Red Beans

is loved by many for its taste and soft creamy texture.

It is commonly used to cook desserts

like sweet soups and pancakes.

It is also used as fillings for Bao and Buns.

Seldom people realize that it has medicinal value too.

It is used to eliminate 'dampness' from the body

as recorded in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

It is effective in removing fluid from the body

and reducing swelling.

It is an agent to stimulate weight Loss too.

Very often, water retention in our body makes us look fat and swollen!

Perhaps you may like to have a look at the benefits 

of red beans here

To help reduce body fluid, you may like to try this:

Weight Loss Red Bean Soup

38g red bean

38g lotus seeds, shoots removed

8g Fu Ling, break into small pieces

600g water

raw sugar to taste, optional

          

1) soak red bean, lotus seeds and Fu Ling for 3 hours or more

2) drain and add 600g water and bring to a boil

3) lower heat to simmer for 1 to 1.5 hours until the nuts and beans are soft

4) add sugar if necessary

Note:

1) After cooking, you should be having a watery soup instead of a thick creamy porridge.

2) Better to consume everything, nuts and water to get the best benefit

3) Lotus seeds and Fu Ling are added for its medicinal value too.

    You can have a look at the medicinal value on the link high lighted.

   

PORK MEAT BALLS

Meat Balls

The method and ingredients used to make these meat balls 

by the various cooks

are almost the same.

In order that the meat balls are nice and bouncy,

make sure that the meat is processed until it is gluey and comes together.

Minced ginger is recommended

because it adds flavour and crunch!

Ingredients:

500g minced pork, chilled

1/2 Tbsp sugar

1/2 Tbsp sesame oil

2 Tbsp corn flour

1 Tbsp minced ginger

2 ice cubes

Flavoring - either a shake of aromat or 1 Tbsp fish sauce 

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp baking powder (optional)

1. all ingredients into the food processor to beat until gluey and comes together

2. take a handful of the batter, squeeze it out through the thumb and the index finger

3. scoop out the ball of meat paste and drop into the boiling water

4. once the meat ball floats, it is cooked.

Meat Balls in thick soya sauce

Meat Balls in Baked Rice