Sunday, May 15, 2011
Sugary Sweet
I'm not quite sure Masterchef is airing at other countries, but it is quite a show here in Australia. Well, I have never really try at baking simply because I thought baking was such a chore. All the tedious work just to pop the pastry in the oven, waiting nervously if it would be a success, or a failure, and to devour it in 15mins after it's done. Simple put, it's too much work. But, while watching the contestants on Masterchef rolling pastry,beating eggs,and mixing in flour and cinnamon ground whet my appetite, and made me want to start baking again. In fact, my mouth was drooling at the episode, while they were supposed to do Maggie Beer's desserts that had a nectarine and frangipane flan. It looked so delicious, and guess where I was watching it. In the gym! It kinda inspired me to do my own flan, and here it is, caramelised apple flan. I got the recipe off the net, and it seems pretty good to start baking again with something simple.
Also, getting the equipment to get a good mixture and the froth is not exactly cheap. A kitchenaid stand cost nearly 450. =( Well, I've just started again, so I just hand beat all my cake mixtures, and wait till I'm pretty good.Then I'll get one. Last Sunday,I made a butter cake using Sue Ann's recipe - great basic recipe to try out. It's the kind of satisfaction when you pop the oven cover and find your cake golden brown and moist inside, which you would not get anywhere else . Flow state, baby, flow state.
I made it fancier by adding icing sugar on it.
And just last friday, I made Danish Cookies. Before I get to that, John and I were just having brunch at Clarendon Street few days ago, and we chanced upon a quaint little book store. The literatures were on sale, and I just went a little nuts there, and spent nearly an hour browsing all the books there. Oh, they were dirt cheap books, and prices were slashed at least 70%. Well, I didn't get any literature books, but I got myself two baking books, which I found rather simple. I just started and of course, I wouldn't want to demoralise myself by getting a tough cookie book, and then get all disappointed. But yeah, back to the Danish Cookies, that was where I got the recipe from. It's good on it's own and will probably taste better with vanilla and elderflower flower ice cream.
Danish Cookies - They're really light and do make good snacks after dinner
AND CHERRIOS FROM AUSSIE!
Us back home after strolling along Southbank
I'm not quite sure Masterchef is airing at other countries, but it is quite a show here in Australia. Well, I have never really try at baking simply because I thought baking was such a chore. All the tedious work just to pop the pastry in the oven, waiting nervously if it would be a success, or a failure, and to devour it in 15mins after it's done. Simple put, it's too much work. But, while watching the contestants on Masterchef rolling pastry,beating eggs,and mixing in flour and cinnamon ground whet my appetite, and made me want to start baking again. In fact, my mouth was drooling at the episode, while they were supposed to do Maggie Beer's desserts that had a nectarine and frangipane flan. It looked so delicious, and guess where I was watching it. In the gym! It kinda inspired me to do my own flan, and here it is, caramelised apple flan. I got the recipe off the net, and it seems pretty good to start baking again with something simple.
Also, getting the equipment to get a good mixture and the froth is not exactly cheap. A kitchenaid stand cost nearly 450. =( Well, I've just started again, so I just hand beat all my cake mixtures, and wait till I'm pretty good.Then I'll get one. Last Sunday,I made a butter cake using Sue Ann's recipe - great basic recipe to try out. It's the kind of satisfaction when you pop the oven cover and find your cake golden brown and moist inside, which you would not get anywhere else . Flow state, baby, flow state.
I made it fancier by adding icing sugar on it.
And just last friday, I made Danish Cookies. Before I get to that, John and I were just having brunch at Clarendon Street few days ago, and we chanced upon a quaint little book store. The literatures were on sale, and I just went a little nuts there, and spent nearly an hour browsing all the books there. Oh, they were dirt cheap books, and prices were slashed at least 70%. Well, I didn't get any literature books, but I got myself two baking books, which I found rather simple. I just started and of course, I wouldn't want to demoralise myself by getting a tough cookie book, and then get all disappointed. But yeah, back to the Danish Cookies, that was where I got the recipe from. It's good on it's own and will probably taste better with vanilla and elderflower flower ice cream.
Danish Cookies - They're really light and do make good snacks after dinner
AND CHERRIOS FROM AUSSIE!
Us back home after strolling along Southbank
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