Almond Cookies

This recipe was originally shared by Daniel Leong, and is also a variation from the Peanut Cookies  I made last week.

Ingredients
*yields 70 cookies

150g SR flour
60g icing sugar - sieved
80g chopped almonds
80g ground almond powder
100g corn oil
1/2 tsp vanilla essence

Eggwash: 1 egg yolk + 1/2tsp water + 1/2 tsp oil
Some sesame seeds to sprinkle


Method

1. Preheat oven to 160C and lined baking tray.
2. Mix flour, sugar, chopped almond & almond powder together.
3. Add in oil & vanilla, and mix together.  The mixture will appear crumbly.
4. Using a round teaspoon, press the dough into the spoon, then push on the edge of the dough, and it will glide out from the other end (see illustrations here).
5. Apply eggwash and sprinkle some sesame seeds in the enter of each cookie.
6. Sent to bake for 15mins.
7. Leave to cool completely on cooling rack.

After shaping.

Apply eggwash and sprinkle sesame seeds in the center.

Baked and packed!

Peanut Cookies

Another CNY bake.

Modified from the recipe shared by Daniel Leong.

Ingredients
*yields 70 cookies

150g SR flour
60g icing sugar - sieved
80g chopped roasted peanuts
80g ground peanut powder
100g corn oil
1/2 tsp vanilla essence


Method

1. Preheat oven to 170C and lined baking tray.
2. Mix flour, sugar, chopped peanut & peanut powder together.
3. Add in oil & vanilla, and mix together.  The mixture will appear crumbly.
4. Using a round teaspoon (see below picture), press the dough into the spoon, then push on the edge of the dough, and it will glide out from the other end.
5. Sent to bake for 15mins.
6. Leave to cool completely on cooling rack.

Original recipe shared by Daniel Leong.

The mixture will appear crumbly, it's fine.

I used this spoon to shape the cookies.  I bought it from Daiso, it came as a set of measuring spoons.

Press the mixture into the spoon.

Press the edge of it, and it will glide out.

Before baking.

Baked & packed!

Kueh Bahulu

Another great option as CNY goodies.  I don't have the baking mould for this so made them with mini paper liners instead.

Adapter from Nasi Lemak Lover.

Ingredients
*yields about 50 small cakes

3 eggs
100g caster sugar
35g cake flour
70g SR flour

Method

1. Preheat oven to 200C.
2. Place 2 mini liners together (so that the liners can support the weight of the batter), and put them on the baking tray.
3. Sieve both flours together, set aside.
4. Beat egg & sugar together until attain ribbon stage.  Took me about 10mins on medium speed.
5. Change to low speed on mixer, then add in sieved flours.
6. After removing bowl from mixer, fold in few times, to be sure all the flour is well incorporated into the batter.
7. Fill up batter into paper liner.  I filled them almost full to get the nice hump.
8. Send to bake for 10-12mins, or until top turn golden brown.
9. Once baked, leave to cool completely.

Original recipe from Nasi Lemak Lover

Fill the liners almost full with batter.

Baked and nicely packed!  They look so cute!

Just a bit bigger than a one dollar one :)

Peanut Butter Cookies

A great option to bake as CNY goodies. 

Ingredients

150g plain flour

1tsp baking powder

100g butter

80g icing sugar - sieved

1 egg

1tsp vanilla essence

50g of ground peanut powder

some cashew nuts

Method

1. Lined baking tray and preheat oven to 180C.
2. Sieved plain flour & baking powder together.  Set aside. 
3. Beat butter & sugar until light & creamy.
4. Add in egg.
5. Fold in sieved flour mixture.
6. Shape into roll balls, then press down a cashew nut in the center.
7. Sent to bake for around 20mins, or until turn light brown.
   *Optional: apply eggwash for shiny top

This is the type of peanut powder I used.

Before baking.

Baked.

Separate batch that I applied with eggwash.

Chocolate Chips Bundt Cake

Recipe adapted from Serious Eats.

Ingredients
*makes a 9" bundt cake

227g unsalted butter - soften to room temperature
170g brown sugar
3/4tsp salt
3 large eggs
178g sour cream/yogurt
1 tbsp vanilla extract
360g cake flour - sieved
2tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
130g chocolate chips


Method

1. Preheat oven to 175C.  Grease and flour bundt tin.
   
2. Whisk butter, sugar and salt until very creamy.
   
3. Whisk in eggs, one at a time, until well-combined. Then add in sour cream and vanilla, mix until combined.
   
4. Fold in sieved flour, baking powder, and baking soda to the mixture.
   
5. Add in chocolate chips.
   
6. Transfer to bundt tin, then sent to bake at 175C for 45mins.  You may perform the skewer test to test if the cake is done.
   
7. Once baked, leave cake to cool completely before removing from the tin.

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Jello Chiffon Cake

Adapted from Michelle Marie Mower.


Ingredients
*21cm chiffon tin

5 Egg Yolks
1/2 tsp Salt
80g Milk
60g Oil
40g Castor sugar
100g Jell-O (any flavour)
120g Cake flour
1/2 tsp Baking powder

5 Egg whites
40g Castor sugar
Pinch of cream of tartar


Method

• Preheat oven at 150C
• Sieve cake flour & baking powder.  Set aside.
• Mix yolk, salt, milk, oil & sugar until well combined, then add in Jello and mix well.
• Fold in sieved flour mixture.  Set aside.
• Whisk egg whites until foamy, then add in cream of tartar.
• Add in sugar gradually and whisk till attained stiff peak.
• Fold in meringue into yolk batter, in 3 batches.
• Transfer to baking tin, tap few times to release trapped air bubbles.
• Send to bake for an hour.
• Once baked, invert to cool completely.

Fruit Pastry Cake

Adapted from Happy Home Baking.

Ingredients

100g butter - soften at room temperature 

160g caster sugar 

3 eggs 

50g sour cream/yogurt

1 tsp vanilla extract 

210g plain flour 

1 tsp baking powder

Some strawberries, blueberries and peach

1 tsp snow powder

Method

• Greased and lined the bottom of a 8" tin.  Greased also the sides.
• Preheat oven to 170C.
• Except blue berries, slice the fruits into wedges.  Set aside.
• Cream butter, sugar & vanilla extract until light and fluffy.
• Add in eggs, 1 by 1.
• Fold in flour until batter is well combined.
• Add in sour cream and mix till well-combined.
• Transfer batter to baking tin and level the top with spatula, then top with fruits.  Do not press the fruits into the batter.
• Send to bake at 170C for 60min.  If the top getting too brown, cover with foil.
• Once cool, remove from oven to cool completely, then dust with sieved snow powder.