Matcha Castella Cake & CNY Giveaway! 抹茶长崎蛋糕与赠品活动！（中英加图对照食谱）

Photo updated on 5 October 2018 

This is an overdue post and I finally found time to share this cake recipe. 

Last October, my dear friend Bee encouraged me to bake this Matcha Castella (also known as Kasutera) cake using the home brewed sweet glutinous rice wine that she has given me as the cake will be more flavorful. Indeed, the cake turned out so delicious that everyone commented that it tastes exactly like the ones I brought home from Korea some time back. I had bought two boxes of Green Tea Castella Cake from the Paris Baguette bakery at Seoul-Incheon International airport before boarding the plane home. We love the taste of the cake and I am so glad that I can replicate and bake it at home now. I tried baking the cake again using store bought Japanese mirin and the taste is just as good!

This sweet dessert wine is love at first taste, it is a cross between Sake and Makgeolli and I love drinking it! 

Healthy Pandan Chiffon Cake 健康香兰戚风蛋糕 （中英加图对照食谱）

My 93 year-old granny was unwell recently and hospitalized for the past 2 weeks. Those who know me personally, will know that I am very close to her as she has looked after me since I was a baby and I chose to stay with her even when I grew up. She is like a good friend to me and I can talk to her about anything. We have a very close relationship as I stayed with her until I got married. 

It saddened me to see her so miserable as she doesn't like to stay in the hospital. She has kept her lips tightly closed and refused the oral medications and hospital food and had to be put on a drip. The doctor thought that she has difficulty in eating and swallowing and wanted to insert a feeding tube in her which we were against. 

To proof the doctor wrong that my granny can actually eat, I've baked this pandan chiffon cake using extra virgin coconut oil (see below for the health benefits) and at the same time, I experimented with some bread flour. The result was amazingly good and I was surprised that the texture is so fine, smooth and cottony! 

I brought this cake to the hospital and my granny finally opened her mouth to eat as I fed her. The doctor and nurses were really amazed as they saw her chewing the cake happily away! I have shared this cake with the doctors, nurses and patients and all gave big thumbs up and commented that the cake is so delicious!

Thank God that my granny is finally discharged from the hospital and I've baked this family's favourite Gula Melaka Yoga cotton cake, also using extra virgin coconut oil, to welcome her home and cheer her up. Am really happy to see her eating well again. :)   

Gula Melaka Yoga Cotton Cake

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Updated on 20 October 2017
My beloved grandmother passed away peacefully on 8 October 2017. I missed her badly and feel sad that I no longer can bake for her. I have baked this cake today in memory of her, will be thinking of her always as she remains in my heart forever... 

Cranberry Orange Pistachio Bread 蔓越莓橘子开心果面包 （中英加图对照食谱）

I have kept my promise in my previous post to share bread recipes using my new 'toy' - Thermomix TM5 which is super efficient in kneading the bread dough to window pane stage in just mere 6 minutes as compared to my breadmaker which takes about 30 to 40 minutes to knead until window pane stage! 

我的新玩具‘小美’ （美善品）真的是我的好帮手，在短短的6分钟就能搓成可拉出稍具透明薄膜状的面团了！

Wholemeal Garlic Foccacia 全麦葱香佛卡夏 （中英加图对照食谱）

In a mood to make some bread and decided on foccacia, instead of the usual olive, tomato and rosemary, I have added minced garlic and parmesan cheese powder.  I have also added wholemeal flour to make this Italian flat bread more wholesome and healthy. It turned out super fragrant and nice! 😋  In fact while it was baking, the roasted garlic aroma filled the whole house! 

心血来潮想做面包，就用直接法做了这佛卡夏。这次不像平常放橄榄，番茄和迷迭香，反而放了大蒜和帕梅森起司粉更加美味！😋 烘焙时，香气充满了整个屋子也！太喜欢了！

At the same time, I want to share my joy with you especially if you are new to my blog. In the latest bimonthly and bilingual "食尚品味 Gourmet Living Magazine" April/May 2016 issue, it features 8 pages of 'Baking Tatiai' where you can read about my interview as well as my three new healthy recipes. You can get a copy for $4.80 from major bookstores like Popular and Kinokuniya, selected newsstands, petrol kiosks and supermarkets like NTUC and Cold Storage from 18 April 2016 onwards. For my international readers, you may email: enquiries@gourmetimp.com to place your order and have it delivered to you.

同时，我也要与大家分享我的喜乐。《食尚品味》的4/5月最新双语双月刊，里头有8页烘焙太太的访问与最新三道健康食谱。新加坡的读者在4月18日起就可以在各大书局如‘大众’与‘高岛屋’，一些报摊，加油站和超市买得到。住在国外的读者们如果有兴趣买的话，可以电邮：enquiries@gourmetimp.com订购杂志，邮寄到您家。
     

Wholemeal Butter Buns 全麦奶油餐包 （中英加图对照食谱）

Softest, fluffiest, tastiest wholemeal buns I have ever made & eaten!
最柔软蓬松好吃的全麦面包 !

It's spring time and flowers are blooming everywhere. For the first time, here in hot sunny tropical Singapore, we actually got to see the cherry blossoms flown in from Japan at Gardens by the Bay's Flower Dome. Prior to this, I only saw cherry blossoms when I visited Japan and Korea during spring time.  

Tangzhong Wholemeal Buns- Easter Ducklings 汤种全麦小餐包- 小鸭造型 （中英加图对照食谱）

Wishing all my readers a blessed Easter! 祝大家复活节快乐！

I was in a creative mood and inspired to create some chick buns but it ended up looking more like ducklings instead...lol! It's amusing looking at the batch of ducklings after it has 'hatched' out of the 'incubator'. I was just thinking that it is too cute to be eaten when my little boy came over, took one and bite off the 'duckling head' and commented, "Hmm...yummy!" I had a good laugh! 

心血来潮想创造有趣的造型面包，原本打算做小鸡造型的, 做出来却比较像小鸭。。。呵呵！看着这些‘孵化’的小鸭子们逗得我好开心，心想这么可爱怎么舍得吃呢？这时，我家的小朋友走了过来，拿起一个，把整个"鸭头"咬掉，说：“好好食噢！” 笑到我。。。

Charcoal Cheese Bread 竹炭起司面包（中英加图对照食谱）

This is my first time baking bread with charcoal powder. I first saw charcoal bread in Taiwan's bakery shops many years ago. Activated charcoal is well known for its detoxification benefits, In fact it is an ancient way to cleanse the system as it is the most absorbent material to get rid of toxins and impurities from the body. Bamboo charcoal has become a popular ingredient in cooking and baking. Besides bread, you can find charcoal snowskin mooncakes, charcoal pastry, charcoal ice-cream etc. Charcoal is almost tasteless and it is good to use as a natural colouring too. 

Healthy Honey & Oatmeal Bread 蜂蜜燕麦片面包 （中英加图对照食谱）

-Wordless Wednesday- 

Camouflage Breadmaker Loaf 迷彩面包机吐司 （中英加图对照食谱）

Bake this soft and fluffy all natural camouflage loaf to cheer my little one up as he has been suffering from frequent nose bleeding due to block nose caused by the haze. Wishing the haze to go away soon as I miss the sun, blue sky and fresh air!!! 

Yuzu Jam Loaf 柚子酱面包 （中英食谱教程）

A nice and refreshing loaf of bread, simply love the sweet fragrance of citron tea! 

营养丰富的柚子茶，不只可以冲泡喝，也可以用来做面包。面包烤出来时还有股淡淡的柚子香味呢...

Homemade SUBWAY White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies 白巧克力夏威夷豆软曲奇（中英食谱教程）

My girl is a great fan of Subway White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies. I wanted to surprise her by baking some copycat version. I am happy with my experiment as the result is quite close to the store bought ones. 

女儿好喜欢吃SUBWAY的白巧克力夏威夷果仁软曲奇，我就在家试做了山寨板的，希望能给她一个惊喜。好开心味道跟Subway店还蛮接近的。

Before you start, may I suggest that you read the important tips given below on how to achieve soft and chewy cookies. Please do not reduce the sugar amount as it will also affect the cookie texture. 

在试做之前，建议您先看以下的重要提示如何才能做出软又有嚼劲的曲奇。请不要降低糖份，因为这也会影响曲奇的软质感。

Super addictive Mini Cheese Bread 一口乳酪面包 （中英食谱教程）

This mini bite size bread is so addictive that you can't stop at one, guarantee that you will be popping one after another into your mouth and in no time you will finish the whole batch and wished that you have made more! ;)
This recipe is a keeper and I shall be making this finger food snack very often as it is so well liked by everyone in the family!

强力推荐这款家里大大小小都爱吃的小点心，一口一个，吃了赞不绝口！

Almond Honey Bread (Breadmaker Recipe) 杏仁蜂蜜面包机食谱 （中英食谱教程）

This loaf uses ingredients like ground almond and honey and is healthy and nutritious. 

A good and simple breadmaker recipe to try! 

这款面包机做的面包用了杏仁与蜂蜜，营养丰富又美味! 

Earl Grey Tea Loaf 伯爵茶面包（中英食谱教程）

It's been a long time since I shared a breadmaker recipe. I have not forsaken my Kenwood breadmaker, it is still working hard for me baking loaf bread twice a week. I have not shared a new breadmaker recipe as I have been sticking to my basic loaf using the Wu Pao Chun Champion Toast breadmaker recipe.  Being the host for this month's Little Thumbs Up event with the theme 'Tea', I decided to try out a Tea Bread recipe (茶叶面包）from a recipe book - 我爱面包机 (I Love Breadmaker). I have chosen to use Earl Grey tea. According to Wikipedia, Earl Grey tea is a tea blend with a distinctive citrus flavour and aroma derived from the addition of oil extracted from the rind of the bergamot orange, a fragrant citrus fruit. The loaf turns out wonderfully aromatic and tasty! 

Wholemeal Cranberry Cream Cheese Non-Knead Buns 蔓越梅奶油奶酪全麦免揉面包 （中英食谱视频教程）

Good news! The Tovolo Stainless Steel 12"Dough Whisk has arrived in Singapore.  Few weeks ago, when I did a video tutorial using the dough whisk to make the Moist & Smooth Cranberry Yogurt Muffins, some readers have asked me where they can buy this in Singapore. You can now find it at all Robinsons, Metro Centrepoint, Takashimaya, www.tovolo.com.sg and www.hipvan.com. I have done up another video tutorial, this time showing you how to use the dough whisk to make these delicious and healthy 'Wholemeal Cranberry Cream Cheese Non-Knead Buns'. 

Baking Taitai's 50 mins Amazing Pumpkin Bread 烘焙太太的50分钟神奇南瓜面包 (中英食谱）

This is my last pumpkin post of the month. In support of the LTU October pumpkin event, I have the opportunity to try out these pumpkin recipes - Pumpkin Tofu Cheesecake Jar, Pumpkin Ondeh Ondeh and Pumpkin Hokkaido Chiffon cupcakes for the past few weeks. Today I am going to share with you my latest successful experiment of this 50 minutes Amazing pumpkin buns. About half a year ago, when I discovered the 40 minutes bun recipe, I thought it was really amazing as you can churn bread out in such a short time. However, this 40 minutes bread recipe uses too much yeast and those who have tried find the texture to be dense and sticky by the next day. My experiment 2 days ago proved to be a champion over the 40 mins bread recipe as I have used the super food pumpkin to recreate a new quick bread recipe which uses much less yeast and is healthier too. This quick bread recipe takes all in all less than an hour to churn out homemade bread compared to normal bread making which requires more than 3 hours, amazing isn't it? 

这是本月的最后一个南瓜食谱。为了支持‘小拇指说好’的十月南瓜活动，我有机会尝试了这些南瓜食谱 - 南瓜豆腐芝士蛋糕瓶，南瓜椰丝球和南瓜北海道戚风小蛋糕。今天，我要与大家分享最近试验成功的50分钟神奇南瓜面包。大约半年前，我第一次尝试了40分钟面包食谱就觉得非常神奇了，因为在这么短的时间就可以把面包做出来。不过，这40分钟面包用的酵母也实在太多了，让许多人无法接受。而且面包放到隔天，咬下去还会粘牙呢！前两天的成功试验跟40分钟面包食谱比起来健康许多！除了用南瓜，酵母也大大的减少，面包的质感也有进步，不会粘牙。大家快来试一试吧！ 

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Amazing 40 minutes bread recipe 神奇40分钟面包食谱 (中英食谱教程）

When I first saw this recipe, I couldn't believe that bread can be make in a mere 40 minutes. It usually takes more than 3 hours to make bread and that puts many people off especially those who do not have much time to spare. 

Wholemeal Curry Potato buns 全麦咖哩马铃薯面包 （adpated from Wu Pao Chun's champion toast recipe) (中英食谱教程）

最近介绍大家做的吴宝春金牌吐司面包很受欢迎。许多朋友，网友， FB粉丝和部落格的读者试过了都纷纷赞好，说这是一个极简单又很棒的面包食谱。除了做吐司，这食谱也可以用来做小面包。 今天就和大家分享我昨天做的全麦咖哩马铃薯面包， 加了全麦面粉，吃了更健康。 今早当早餐吃时，还很蓬松柔软，超喜欢！ 

Ever since I introduced this Wu Pao-Chun's Champion Toast recipe in my blog, many friends, cyber friends, FB fans and my blog readers have tried it and gave thumbs up for this simple and straight forward bread recipe. We love the soft and fluffy bread texture which this recipe yields. Besides making loaf bread, you can also make small buns with or without fillings. I have modified this recipe, added wholemeal flour to it to make it more wholesome. Here's sharing with you the wholemeal curry potato buns which I made yesterday. I ate it for breakfast this morning and the bun texture still remain as soft as it had just came out from the oven! Simply love it! 

Danish Yogurt breadmaker Loaf with red bean paste 丹麦酸奶红豆沙面包机面包 （中英食谱教程）

This is another successful experiment with the breadmaker. I had leftover Greek yogurt and red bean paste in the fridge. So I adapted Carol's yogurt bread recipe and used my method in this experiment to make a Danish yogurt loaf wrapped with red bean paste. Love the result as the bread is so soft and tasty. 

Matcha White Chocolate breadmaker recipe 抹茶白巧克力面包机食谱

One week March school holiday has ended, I am so glad that the kids are back to school today. Last night, I baked this loaf of matcha white chocolate bread using the breadmaker so that my kids can bring to school for breakfast. I have added my favourite Matcha powder and white chocolate chips to Wu Pao Chun's (吴宝春) champion toast recipe which I tried few days ago. This is my first time trying this combination of Matcha and white chocolate and it turns out great!