Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Today is my first internship day! I am super super excited because I will be in pastry department for this whole month. Hope I can learn lots of new things!

Okay, now about this steamed brownies. I remember my friend brought me a steamed brownies once from Bandung and it was so good! Then I decided to find the recipe, but end up with this one because so many good reviews about it. For me, it was not as chocolatey as I expected, but it's quite light and fluffy so worth trying! Some people use the mixture of oil-butter-margarine to make it more fragrant, definitely have to try it out. ;)


Steamed Brownies - Brownies Kukus Ny. Liem (translated to english)
Source : Ny. Liem

Ingredient I :
6 large eggs
225 gr gula
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp emulsifier

Ingredient II:
125 gr all purpose flour
50 gr cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking powder

Ingredient III:
175 ml vegetable oil
100 gr dark cooking chocolate

Ingredient IV:
75 ml condensed milk

Method :
1. Beat ingredient I until light and fluffy (ribbon stage).
2. Add ingredient II, mix well with whisk. *I used spatula*
3. Add ingredient III, fold it in with spatula.
4. Take 100ml of batter and mix well with ingredient IV. Divide the rest of batter to 2 equal parts.
5. Pour 1 part to 20x20x7cm pan (greased and lined with parchment paper), steam with low heat for 10minutes. Pour mixture of batter+condensed milk, steam for 5minutes. Lastly, pour the last part and steam for 30minutes.
6. Let cool before serving.

Enjoy 

With love,
Julia 

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Seriously, I never know that bean curd sheet can be used for dessert! In my hometown, it's usually used only for savory dishes, like soup or stir fried. Then, there is this one restaurant in my campus in Malaysia that serve this amazing dessert and tried it out of curiosity. Since then it is my most favorite dessert in that restaurant! Okay.. I mean, I'm a barley-addict.. So yea, of course I like it. ;)

I have been thinking of making this for my family to introduce different kind of chinese dessert and to share the recipe with you guys, but I missed it during holiday. Now that I have opportunity to ask my sister to make everything that I like (although I can only see the pictures), I won't miss it!

By the way, I can rarely find someone who cooks ginkgo nuts in my hometown, or is it just me? My sister told me that they can only find it in the morning market. She also mentioned that she doesn't now how to call certain ingredients here in indonesian. As for me, of course I know it a few minutes ago from browsing the internet!*batting eyelashes*


'My family and friends likes the dessert, it's somehow unique for them because I put bean curd sheet inside, moreover my dad requested for cashew nuts in the dessert which make it more unique. The sweetness is just perfect.' - Sella



Barley and Beancurd Dessert with Ginkgo (translated to indonesian)
Source : Nasi Lemak Lover with modification (in english)

Bahan :
100g barley (jali), cuci dan bersihkan
100g kacang ginkgo, kupas cangkang dan kulitnya
kacang mede panggang sesuai selera
1 lembar kembang tahu, cuci dan rendam selama 5 menit, potong kecil
130g gula batu (atau sesuai selera)
3 lembar daun pandan
2000ml air

Cara :
1. Masukkan barley, pandan, dan air ke dalam panci besar. Didihkan. Ketika mendidih, tutup panci dan masak selama 30 menit dengan api kecil.
2. Masukkan kacang gingko, masak selama 30 menit.
3. Masukkan gula sesuai selera.
4. Masukkan lembaran kembang tahu terakhir (30 menit sebelum selesai memasak).
5. Dapat disajikan dingin atau hangat.

Enjoy 

With love,
Sella & Julia 

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