Steam Juicy Meat Bun & Peanut Butter Steam Bun

I hope L didn’t forget what he learned in Japan. Well, he didn’t forget the way to wrap the bun, but he forgot how to make a good soft Bun skin. The skin is too thick! Fortunately, the meat filling tasted nice and juicy, the bun still tastes good!

Whole Wheat Steam Bun & Toast

How long haven’t I updated my bolg?! It’s around half year! I know I have been home around half month. But I am too lazy! I will keep it up! Update my blog, I meant try my best!! ^___^

L is getting tired of toast for breakfast! Why? I am still enjoying that!
Well, then I have to change with no choice. But his choices are not that much. If it’s not the bake stuff, then it’s the steam stuff. 

I brought the toast tin from Asia. The toast looks much prettier than the toast I use pound cake tin. Nice tool~~

Back to Asia Again

Because of my healthy problem, I am leaving the country tomorrow. It's too slow to see a specialist in Canada. Families are so worried, they send me back to asia again.

Chinese New year II

I made this small Chinese cake and milk candy for my cousin and his girl friend for their Chinese New Year gifts. I know the cakes don’t look professional, but they like them. At lease the boxes are cute~~ ^__^

In my family, I remember when I was a little girl, in the first day of Chinese New Year, my mom always made sweet sticky dumpling for breakfast. This year, I made these red bean filling dumplings for my husband and me. I hope in the far away China, my mom, my dad, my brother and my grandma, they will have a nice Chinese New Year. Healthy, happiness and goodness are all around them!

Happy Chinese New Year to everybody!

Happy Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is here. I made some Chinese New Year snake for their good, fortune symbolism. Like the following, steam sticky red bean cake.

Sourdough Bread

I love French bread! The crispy outside and soft inside texture is my favor. I could have the whole loaf like a pig one time! But what surprises me is my husband asked for French bread these days! I think he falls in love with this kind of bread too.^___^

Fried Meat Bun

This is my husband’s favor, also mine’s too! This Chinese Din Sum is easier and faster than the plain steam meat bun. It is because after you wrap the meat with the dough, you usually need to relax the buns before steaming. But the fry buns don’t need to. Just heat your fry pan with oil, put then in. Fry the bottom until golden, then the other side if you want(some people like to fry one side only). Then flip them back, pull in the water to half of the buns. Cover 8-10 minutes until the water is gone.

Dough:
All purpose flour: 600g
Water: 360g
Sugar: 18g
Dry yeast: 2tsp
Baking powder: 2tsp
Vegie oil: 1Tbp

Mix well to a smooth dough, relax in a warm place about 1hr.

Filling:
A:
Ground meat: 300g
Salt: 6g
Soya sauce: 1Tb
Sugar: 1tsp
Sesame oil: 1Tb
Corn starch: 1tsp
White pepper: pinch

B:
Shredded cabbage: 300g (Amount is optional)
Scallion: some
Ground ginger: some


- Mix A together.

- Put some salt in the shredded cabbage, mix well. Stay for 5-10 minutes. Squeeze out the excess water.

- Cut the relaxed dough into 18 small dough (bigger bun), or 22 small dough (smaller bun).

- For the filling, Mix A & B together.

- Wrap the filling into the dough.

- After finish the wrapping, heat the fry pan with oil in medium low heat. Put all the buns in. Fry the bottom until golden, then the other side if you want (some people like to fry one side only). Then flip them back, pull in the water to half of the buns. Cover 8-10 minutes until the water dry out. (if you put too much water but you think the meat filling is cooked, you can take off the lid and let the water dry out faster)

Note:

- Don’t put the greens (part B) into the meat filling (part A) too early. The greens will come out a lot of water. It will end up very hard wrapping into the dough. Just mix them together right before you need to use them.

- Don’t fry the buns in high heat. They will be burnt. Medium low is good. And they will be golden brown in no time. Don’t leave your stove. And keep your eyes on them. ^_^ Enjoy~~

Steam Bun

Our breakfast again.

Hand Made Milk Candy

This is my first time to make candy. It's very fun, and of course, tasty~~ ^Q^

Dinner

Our daily dinner

Turnip Cake

The Chinese New Year is coming. I remember we always have turnip cake in these days. I made my own version of turnip cake. Luckly, it's tasty~

Milk Bread (Sourdough)

Recently, I am falling in love with sandwich. I make the fresh bread the night before. Then the next day, I could make my sandwich easily.

This is a sourdough bread. Milk are used in stead of water. The outside is baked very crispy. The inside is soft~

Pasta

Pasta! what a easy and tasty dish. I love the seasoned can tomato sauce. They are so easy for the pasta. Just stir fry the onion and the meat I like, add the tomato sauce and the boiled pasta (fresh ones), and then the vagies until they are cooked. Done! some parmesan cheese on the top. Tasty~

Easy Lunch

We went to vote today. It's Canadian's duty! Well, it's my first time to vote too~ Feeling good!^___^

That was the left over bread in the fridge. I just warm it up in the oven, spread some of the mashed avocado and put some fish fose inside~ Easy and yummy~

Cake in Bread

The left over cake from the blueberry mouse cake yesterday is cut into strips, rolled in the bread dough. Another way to use up the cake~ and it's special~ ^_^