cinnamon roll

another recipe!

this time is CINNAMON ROLLS!!! perfect for a tea-time treat. i always get very happy when mummy decides to make this (usually on a sunday :))

(i foresee that i won't be able to post up much stuff for the next 7 weeks due to the hectic surgery time table, so i will compensate now)

believe it or not the recipe is actually written in this tattered book, its actually a manual for a bread maker machine that we don't use anymore. anyway...mummy repaired it after that. :)
so, lets start...

ingredients:
300g high protein flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp yeast
60ml milk
60g butter
50g sugar
2 eggs

filling:
60g butter
50g brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon powder
measure out all the ingredients

mix the flour, salt, sugar, yeast

put the dry ingredients, butter (cubed) and eggs into a food processor (that kneads the dough) cos it will be difficult to knead it manually (lazy ppl :P)

add the milk bit by bit, don't have to use all. the dough might be a little sticky

let it run till all the ingredients are well mixed

this is the dough! use some flour if its too sticky. dough should be smooth.

knead the dough for awhile.. and let it "rest" for 15 minutes

using a rolling pin, roll out the dough to form a rectangle

prepare the topping: brown sugar and cinnamon powder. for chocolate flavour, sift in some cocoa powder as well. sift all the topping on the dough.

place small chunks of butter on the doughsprinkle chocolate chips

other varieties: leave it plain, put raisins and almonds...or whatever you think would be appropriate

starting at one side, roll the dough (like rolling sushi)

and seal the ends (can use a little plain water)

cut it into equal portions

place on a baking tray. allow it to "proof" (rise) for 45 minutes. cover it with a cloth so that it won't get dry.

bake at 180 Celsius for 20-22 minutes.

best eaten HOT, fresh from the oven!

pancakes

A recipe for yummy breakfast. warning: sinfully rich but absolutely satisfying! :)
this recipe is actually from a Kemahiran Hidup (home science) text book. hehe


ingredients:
125g all purpose flour
30g fine sugar
30g butter
125ml milk
1/2 tsp cream of Tatar
1/2 tsp sodium bicarbonate
1 egg

step 1: sift flour, sodium bicarb and cream of Tatar together. add in butter (cubed) and mix it with your fingers till it form "bread crumbs", mix in the sugar

step2: make a well and crack the egg. and add the milk

step3: stir till its well mixed. batter will still be lumpy. strain it through a sift so it will be smoother.

step4:heat a frying pan (preferably non stick) add some butter and spoon some batter. wait till you see teeny bubbles forming and breaking, then flip the pancake over. be careful not to let it burn! use medium-low heat.repeat till all batter is used up.

step5: time to assemble!!! things you need :pancakes, roasted almonds, strawberries. chocolate chips, chocolate syrup, vanilla ice cream. told you it was sinfully rich!

presenting my masterpiece!!!

don't get hungry!! muahahha :P

place 2 sliced strawberries on a pancake.add choc chips and almonds. repeat and stack it up. add a scoop of vanilla ice cream. add two whole strawberries and one corner (to get the fan shaped strawberries, slice the berries 3/4 and spread it out. be careful!) sprinkle more almonds and choc chips and then drizzle chocolate syrup!

my room!! ^-^

it has been THREE whole weeks since i updated my blog. sorry to all my readers who clicked on my blog to keep finding the same old thing...
My family medicine posting just ended this week..and i definitely learnt ALOT of things, not just factual stuff but also the importance of becoming a good and COMPETENT doctor in the future..
so this weekend is for me to recuperate and get all the sleep i want cos my next posting will be SURGERY!!! much tougher, of course...

expect an avalanche of posts :)
ok, here is some photos of my (master) bedroom in seremban that i share with my sister. even though its the master bedroom, its still kind of on the small side :( the toilet takes up lots of space already. and once i open the foldable table (my study table) there is hardly any space to walk. well, besides that its ok...

yeah! and a TV in my room. can be distracting at times too...

a narrow passageway. somehow, it reminds me a little of a hotel room.

and something personalized, i actually got the idea from ellice!! took a couple of nice photos and "blu-tacked" it on the side of the wardrobe :) makes me smile when i see it and sometimes make me wish i could go back in time...

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Curry chicken and carrot cupcakes

We had a family gathering/party/BBQ yesterday night. simply because we haven't done that for a long while. well, the original plan was that to bring our bf to introduce to the rest...BUT only my younger cousin brought her bf. mine was in malacca and my sis's was in..some ulu place. LOL. so it was more of a family gathering at my aunt's place in kepong.

With lots of dogs...We brought ah-woo woo..but its chi chi in the picture above, so cute lehh..and naturally, ah-woo was smitten by her...but she did not really like ah-woo (poor thing) and according to my mum the reason was that ah-woo was too fat. LOL
and food!!! these are carrot cupcakes made by yours truly :) finally got the chance to use the two tier dish thingy. got many compliments from my relatives. hehe. so happy :) not much photos besides that cos was too busy bbq-ing and eating.

and now, a short tutorial on how to cook curry chicken! i was actually helping (or rather disturbing) my mum in the kitchen, she was cooking this for the BBq

What you need:curry paste (for lazy ppl like us...its convenient!) curry leaves. lemongrass and chopped shallots.
chicken (duh...)

russet potatoes, cubed and deep fried
first, heat oil in kuali, fry the shallots until fragrant. then add curry leaves and lemon grass.
add the curry paste
and the chicken
add water (follow measurements on the packet) and let it cooked, covered, until the chicken is done
add in the coconut milk last. add fried potatoes before serving.and there you have yummy curry chicken!

Ellice's 20th birthday @ Zanmai The Gardens

this is a very back dated post...but i thought i had to display all the yummy food photos. hehe.
and its also for a very good friend...
we celebrated Ellice's 20th birthday (in advance) the first weekend when we came back from seremban. here are some photos...

the birthday girl and I
so sweet *awwww*
cake from secret recipe
eating cake with chopsticks... -_-
their huge pretty menu..

and for the FOOD...

the eel
curry rice!
cute chawan mushi!!

salmon
sukiyaki. what a cute name
salmon salad
another salmon
this is my dish..rice with seafood. yummy :)