Leche Flan: A Dessert For All Ages

Ingredients

1 can (390g) evaporated milk 1 can (390g) condensed milk 10 egg yolks 1 teaspoon , vanilla extract or lemon essence for the caramel 1 cup sugar 3/4 cup water

Procedure

Mix the sugar & water in a saucepan. For a few minutes, boil the mix until the sugar caramelize.Pour the caramelized sugar into aluminum moulds, you can use any shape: oval, round or square or even triangle. Spread the caramel on the bottom of the mould. Mix the evaporated milk, condensed milk, egg yolks and vanilla by hand or blender. Pour the mixture on top of the caramel on the aluminum moulds. Fill the moulds from about 1 to 1 1/4 inch thick. With an aluminum foil, cover the moulds individually. Steam for 20 minutes or bake for 45 minutes. Before baking the Leche Flan, place the mould on a larger baking pan half filled with very hot water. Pre-heat oven to 370 degrees before baking. Let it cool then refrigerate.

Serving

To loosen the Leche Flan, run a thin knife around the edes of the mould. Place a platter on top of the mould and quickly turn upside down to position the golden brown caramel on top.

Banana Cake

250gms Butter
3/4 cup caster sugar
5 eggs
2 cups flour + 1 tsp baking power
450 gm mashed ripe banana
1/2 cup of grated coconut

Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy
Add in shifted flour to mixture
Add eggs one at a time alternating with flour
Add mashed banana, one tablespoon at a time with
grated coconut.
Bake at 180C for 45 minutes

Soft Doughnuts

This doughnut recipe is quite huge. You can half the amount. This doughnut has a soft texture and is well like by everyone in my family. It remain soft even after 3 days.

Doughnuts.
Ingredients:

1. 5 eggs
2. 20 gms salt
3. 320 gms butter or margerine
4. 1/2 tbsp condensed milk
5. 1 tsp baking powder
6. 3 kg high gluten flour (bread flour)
7. 60 gms instant yeast
8. 1200 ml water

1. Lightly mix 1 - 8 using a dough hook. Add in 9 at medium speed (no. 4) for 10 minutes
2. Roll out flat and cut out with doughnut cutter.
3. Deep fry in oil until golden brown and roll in sugar immediately.

Homemade Bread

Try your skill at baking this simple bread, you call 'homemade'. Bake your daily bread and get fresh bread everyday!

PLAIN WHITE BREAD

Ingredients:
1000 gm bread flour
100 gm sugar
100 gm butter
15 gm instant yeast
5 gm baker bonus
50 cc carnation milk
400 cc to 450 cc ice water
1 egg
15 gm salt

Loaf tin:
2x12"x3.5"

1. Blend all the ingredients except salt for about 15 minutes
2. Add in salt and blend until the dough is smooth and elastic
3. Remove the dough from the machine and knead lightly on the greased table.
Cover the dough with cloth or plastic sheet. Leave to stand for about 10 minutes
4. Divide the dough into 200 gm each. Shape into smooth round dough by rolling them
under your palm in a circular motion.
5. Leave to rise about 10 minutes. Punch the dough down and roll it into a swish roll. Place in
greased loaf tin and let it prove double in size. Bake in the over for about 20 minutes at
200 C.

Teatime treat

Pumpkin Kueh

Ingredients:
500 gm pumpkin
300 cc coconut milk (1 coconut)
200 gm gula Melaka (brown sugar)
1/4 tsp salt
275 gm rice flour
100 gm tapioca flour

Steam pumpkin and blend. Add in coconut milk, gula melaka, rice flour, tapioca flour and salt.
Mix well and pour into small mould. Steam about 15-12 mins.


Yam Kueh

Ingredients:
250gm yam
3 eggs
200 gm gula melaka
400 cc coconut milk
50 gm corn flour
1/4 tsp salt

Steam yam and blend it. Mix with all other ingredients. Pour into mini mould and steam.

Pandan Kaya Pudding

Pandan Kaya Pudding

Ingredients A:
3 eggs
150cc thick coconut milk
40 cc pandan juice
pinch of salt
80 gm sugar


Ingredients B:
2 pkts agar agar powder
300 gm brown sugar
1000 cc coconut milk
30 gm cornflour
500 cc thick coconut milk
pinch of salt


Method A: Mix the ingredients all together, sieve and steam for about 15 minuts . Smash the
steamed kaya.

B: Boil agar agar, coconut milk and brown sugar till hot, then add thick coconut milk and corn flour and boil them well. Put smashed kaya (method A) in to mould and
Pour the boiled agar agar mixture over it layer by layer.
Let it cool in the fridge.