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                 MEXICAN COFFEE  BUN                          a.k.a ROTI BOY          Coffee flavored buns bring me infinite joy! You become addicted to them really quickly. These soft buns are surely a delight but when they are filled with a  little salty butter on the inside and are balanced out with the slight bitterness of the coffee..That is a next level delight. Tips for making Mexican coffee bun • Yeast - if the yeast doesn't rise, it could be due to the fact that the yeast is spoiled or the water was overheated and killed the yeast. You will have to discard the mixture and prepare it all over again. • For the filling - Before starting to make the bread dough, cut the butter into small cubes and place them in the freezer . It will be easier to handle the cubes when they are cold. • Coffee butter crust - Don't pipe all the way down. This ...

  Home Made Pizza This is  the  best and easiest recipe ever! Made this pizza recipe topped with a delicious, creamy homemade white sauce, barbecue grilled chicken and green bell peppers. And as it goes without saying.. tons and TONS of cheese. For a few weeks now I've, been trying to perfect homemade pizza but to no avail. The crust was too dry or it wasn't the right texture. The secret to a good homemade pizza is a pizza pan. Usually a pizza stone is used but I've opted for the pan which works just as fine. I got mine at a local bakery store but you can get it online as well.  Another big factor to a good pizza is the crust. You can spice up your crust by adding garlic powder or dried herbs. However, since my homemade sauce has garlic in it. I've kept my crust plain.  The white sauce, while it seams daunting is actually very simple. It consists of basic pantry ingredients which can be put together in 5 minutes.   There also endless topping optio...

    Bagels There is something simply satisfying about waking up in the morning to freshly baked bagels. These bagels are chewy and slightly crunchy crust. The cool slow rise enhances the flavor and texture of the bagels Usually bagels are poached in  boiling water that has been sweetened with malt syrup. I'm using honey as a substitute. Baking soda is also added, it makes the bagels shinnier after they are baked. Add any topping you prefer or leave it plain. There are endless flavor option with one recipe. Let's get baking! For   dough : 1 1/2cup  warm water : 1 tbsp sugar : 2 1/4 tsp instant dry yeast : 4 cups bread flour : 1 tsp salt For porching liquid : 1tsp salt : 3 tbsp honey : 1 tsp baking soda Method 1. Add 1 tsp sugar, and yeast to a warm     water. Set aside for 5 minutes until      frothy. 2. In a mixing bowl add flour, salt and the      remaining of the sugar. 3. Add the yeast mixture. Mix until the  ...

Doughnut Don't you just wanna bite into this!! Doughnuts or donut whatever the spelling they still taste great! Homemade doughnuts seem really  intimidating, but I assure you they are not. I just love this recipe . I've made these doughnuts countless of times. It's not oily, soft and fluffy . Just the way I like my doughnuts. The dough itself is very easy to handle and whats more it takes no time to prepare at all! This recipe is only for the doughnut, not for the glaze and filling. Ive glazed mine with chocolate, pandan and strawberry flavors. You can use your preferred flavor or have it the old fashioned way,  coat the dougnuts with sugar. It will still taste great. Just remember to have fun and be creative. Let's get started. Ingredients: : 250g bread flour/ high protein flour/             All purpose flour : 30g sugar : 1/4 tsp salt : 5g yeast : 140g liquid ( cold milk + 1 egg yolk) Method 1. Add all the ingredients into a mixing bowl. 2. Add ...

Garlic Herb Dinner Roll I love baking bread . I find creating dough and watching it transform is such a wonderful and satisfying feeling. These savoury herb dinner rolls  are my family's favorite. I make them all the time. It's easy to make, delicious, pillowy soft and packed with loads of flavor. Made with herbs, garlic and oh yes lots of butter. Particularly awesome for mopping up gravy or soups. Heres how I made them. Ingredients: - 200g bread flour - 20 g sugar - 3 g salt - 5 g milk powder - 100g warm water - 3g instant dry yeast - 1 egg - 25g butter * Extra flour or a little water in case you g need it Garlic butter - 5tbsp melted butter - 3 cloves of garlic ( finely chopped) - 1 tsp italian herbs or parsley  To make the bread 1.Mix yeast , warm water and 1 tsp of sugar    Leave to become frothy. 2. In a bowl sift in flour. Add salt,      The remainder of sugar and milk      fg powder.Mix to combine. 3. Add the yeast mixture an...