Happy Friday 12/6/2015 5°C Bread Loaf

Happy Friday to all of you~ This is my favourite day among the working days....hahahaha...

Yesterday morning I have prepared the 5'C starter roux as it requires more than 18 hours for proofing in the fridge. As the bread loaf is still not finished baking when I left home to go to work, I hope it can be turned out nice and soft and many peoples commented the 5C bread is very soft.

Breakfast: 5C Bread & fresh milk

(informed by hubby, bread was still hot when my lo had her breakfast, ended she took 2 plain cream puff and 1.5 cups of fresh milk)

Lunch and Dinner: Yam soup and Chicken Meat Balls served with brown rice

Teatime: Bunny Cheesy Bites and Mango Yogurt

5°C Bread Loaf

5c Ye Zhong (5C 液种）

Ingredients:

300gm high protein flour

300gm cold water

1gm yeast

Steps:

1. mix the 3 ingredients in a container till no lumps;

2. Let it proof in room temperature for 1 hour;

3. then keep in fridge to continue proofing for 18hrs and above

For Bread recipe

Ingredients

200gm 5C Ye Zhong

120gm cold milk

60gm sugar (I used 50g muscovado sugar only)

1pc A size egg

20gm milk powder

330gm high protein flour

4gm instant dry yeast

40gm unsalted butter

Steps:

~ For bread loaf, just add in wet ingredients then follow by dry ingredients except butter, use function 8 let it mix for 5 mins, then only add in the butter. after 20min, change to function 1 with setting~ Light Crust, 2lbs and 3 hours later you will have a fresh nice bread loaf.

~ For pattern breads, use function 8 for 20min, then stop the machine, use function 8 for another 20min.

Take out the rough, separate into portions, round it and rest for 10min.

Make any desired patterns, then proof for 60mins or double the size.

Bake in Pre-heated oven of 180’C for 20 mins (different oven may require different temperature and timing, please adjust accordingly)

Chicken Meat Balls

Ingredients:

70g Chicken breast

1 small potato

1" carrot

dash of pepper, salt 

1 fresh shitake mushroom

2 tsp potato starch

some seaweed flakes

some bread crumbs (optional, with or without it also can)

Steps:

1) cut the chicken breast into tiny cubes (very very tiny but not minced)

2) peel and shred the potato and soak in water for 10mins, then drain dry

3) shred carrot and dice the mushroom into tiny size too

4) mix all ingredients together except bread crumbs

5) use spoon to scoop 1 spoon of meat mixture and use hands to form ball shape, dip in bread crumbs and deep fry till golden brown

Lunch and Dinner:  Yam Soup （淮山枸己汤）, Chicken meat balls serve with brown rice

Yam Soup （淮山枸己汤）

Ingredients

10cm length fresh Yam （淮山）

some goji berries/wolf berries

1/2 chicken breast

2-3 bowls water

Cook for 1 hour in low heat.

  

Bunny Cheesy Bites.
INGREDIENTS
70gm Plain Flour ( I used organic plain flour)
25 gm Cold Butter, cubed
2 Tsp muscovado sugar
30gm Grated Cheddar Cheese
1 Tbsp Cold Water

(some black sesame seeds for eyes decoration)

Steps:
1. Rub together the flour, sugar and butter until it resembles a breadcrumb texture.
2. Add the grated cheese and a tbs of water at a time kneading by hand to form a nice dough ball. It shouldn’t be sticky. If sticky add a little more flour.
3. Place on to floured surface and roll out until it is about 2-3mm thick. Cut with bunny shape cookie cutter or any shaped cookies cutter or just cut into squares, place onto a lined baking tray.

4. preheat oven at 190'C. 

5. Decorate bunny with sesase seeds
6.  put in oven and bake at 180 degree Celsius for 10-12 minutes or until lightly golden.