Matcha Ice Cream

Yesterday I churned my own Matcha ice ceam using the leftover green powder and whipping cream I had, surprisingly the recipe turned out very well! And the best part is NO EGGS is needed for this recipe! Healtier ya :) Green tea lovers must try!

This delicious recipe was adapted from Nasi Lemak Lover

Matcha Ice Cream

Here's how to steps to delicious, refreshing Matcha ice cream:-

Ingredients:-
2 Cups of Whipping Cream
2 Cups of Milk
6 Tbsp of Green Tea Powder
1 Cup Sugar
A pinch of Salt

Directions:-
1. Freeze ice cream bowl for 24 hours (I'm using a ice cream maker with compressor so I doesn't need to freeze my ice cream bowl).

2. Mix all ingredients in a saucepan, cook till sugar dissolved.

3. Let the above mixture cool down, refrigerate the mixture until completely chilled.

4. Churn for 30 mins (depending on your own ice cream maker). If you have no ice cream maker, maybe you can use a hand mixer to blend the mixture until creamy/ thicken. Freeze in the fridge for 2-3 hours, blend again and freeze again. Let the mixture freeze for another 2-3 hours and blend for 1 more time and freeze the mixture over night.

* To take note that I had never tried this recipe using a hand mixer but you can try. I think will work out well too.

Longan Tofu

This recipe was given by my Mum. I made this today, thanks to the humid weather now. I feel sticky almost everyday and of course very very hot! So I decided to make something which can cool and freshen myself. This is actually a very simple dessert but I had tried failing a few times too...lol...why failed? The boiling part is really important ok? Must remember and take note.

A cup of cooling dessert for the hot and unbearable weather is the best!!

Here's the recipe:-

Ingredients:-
1 Packet of Agar Agar powder
8 Bowls of water
1 Bowl of Evaporated milk
1 Bowl of Sugar
2 Cans of Longan
1 Can of Honey Sea Coconut

Directions:-
1. Mix all ingredients together in a pot, give it a good stir.

Brand of Agar Agar powder and evaporated milk I used.

Type of bowl I used for measuring the ingredients.

2. Bring the pot of mixed ingredients to the fire and boil. Stir the mixture for awhile and leave it to let the heat warm the mixure up. After mixture is being heated up, stir for a little while again and leave in the heat again to boil.

3. You should be able to see many small white bubbles floating on top of the mixture. See picture.

This is still not ready yet...

4. Continue to let the mixture boil until see big bubbles appeared. See video.

                                     

Now your mixture is ready!!

5. Remove from heat let the mixture cool down for awhile before pouring into an airtight container. Let mixture cool down completely .

6. Put into fridge and let mixture to harden. After mixture is harden, cut into pieces and add in cans longan and honey sea coconut.

Enjoy your dessert!! It's best to serve cold!

Chocolate Mud Cake

This is one of my favourite Chocolate flavoured cake. And of cos is my Dad's favourite too. He's a very BIG fan of any delicious chocolate cakes. When Mum tasted this mud cake, she said this was very nice, moist cake and of cos not too sweet. This cake is easy to make and I like the bitter sweet taste, moist of this tasty mud cake. I like to top the mud cake with some hot chocolate glazing and have it with a cup of hot tea :)

This recipe is from Alex Goh, one of the baker whom I always bought his recipe books.

Yummy!! (^_^)

Recipe to this delicious cake:-

Ingredients:-

A) 1/2 Tbsp Instant coffee powder

     150g Boiling water

     250g Sugar

B) 250g Butter

     250g Dark Chocolate

C) 250g Plain Flour

     40g Cocoa Powder

     1 Tsp Baking soda

D) 3 Eggs

Directions:-

1. Grease and line a 9 inches round mould with baking paper.

2. Combine (A). Stir until the sugar dissolves. Add in (B). Stir over low heat until dark chocolate and butter are melted.

3. Add the above mixture into sieved (C). Mix until well blended. Add in (D) and mix until well incorporated, but do not over beat.

4. Pour the batter into the prepared mould. Bake at 140 degree for 1 hour, or test it with a skewer. Leave in the mould until it is cooled completely.

5. Remove the cake from mould.

Top with ice cream is really yummy too!



Pineapple Tarts

This is the best pineapple tarts recipe which I had came across so far. This recipe was given to me by my auntie. Texture of these delicious pineapple tarts skin melt in your mouth, which I personally like melt in the mouth type of pineapple tarts rather than those harder texture type. For the fillings, I used the ready made type which can be easily bought from most supermarket. I make my pineapple tarts in balls (see picture) as it is a faster way.

Here's the steps to delicious pineapple tarts...

Ingrdients:-
1 packet ready made pineapple fillings
2 pieces of salted butter (250g each)
800g of plain flour
4 egg yolks
1 spoon of sugar (I used the metal spoon which we use for eating rice)
1/2 spoon of baking powder (I used the small spoon for drinking tea/ coffee)
1/2 spoon of salt (I used the small spoon for drinking tea/ coffee)

Egg yolks (Optional: for glazing)


Directions:-
1. Roll the ready made pineapple fillings into small balls of equal size.

2. Combine all Ingrdients in the mixing bowl and using the table mixer to mix all ingredients until well coporated. You should get a soft dough.

3. Wrap the pineapple fillings with the dough from No.2. Make sure each balls are equal in size. Place the pineapple tarts on the baking tray, egg brush the top of the pineapple tarts if you want (I don't egg brush mine).

4. I bake my pineapple tarts at 160 degree for around 15-20 mins.

5. After the tarts are ready, remove from oven and let cool before storing into containers.

Done!

Almond Cookies

This recipe was from Auntie Yochana, this is really nice! My cousin made it and told me that this recipe was good so I decided to give it a try and this was really good! My dad and hubby loved the almond cookies I made with this recipe. Do try this out.

Nicely cracked Almond Cookies

Ingredients:-
150g ground almonds
230g of plain flour
150g caster sugar (I find it too sweet and reduced to 120g instead)
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
150ml of corn oil or sunflower oil

1 egg yolk (for glazing)


Directions:-
1. Combine all the ingredients together in a mixing bowl and mix into a dough.

2. Roll into small balls of 7g each and place on the baking tray.

3. Brush the top with egg yolks.

4. Bake at 140 degree for around 13-15 mins.

5. Let the cookies cool down before storing in containers.

Done!