26/3/2015 Thursday Baked Heart shape Doughnuts

Many mummies asked me if I am tired due to less sleeping hours daily, and my answer is : "tired but still happy and willing to cook for my gal, just wanna give her my best for her better grows..."

What to cook daily is really a tough job for me as running out of ideas. I guess not only cooking for baby nor cooking for family members, all mummies are facing the same problem. Dishes of day is a critical question..

Breakfast : Red Bean oat dessert

40g pre-cooked red bean

1/2 cup water

2 tbsp full cream milk

1-2 tsp muscovado sugar

1 tbsp rolled oat

1/2 tsp chia seed

Cook in a small pot under low heat for 3 mins. Ready to serve warm.

Pre-cooked red bean 

Suitable for: red bean dessert, cake, pancake, muffin, bread, jelly and etc

Steps:

1) soak 150g / 4-5 cups of organic adzuki bean (red bean) overnight

2) throw the soaked water and rinse well

3) add in adequate water to cover the bean and cook under small fire for 30mins

4) after cool down, keep it in freezer for overnight

5) cook the bean again the next day for another 20-30mins by adding some water

6) after cooking, taste the bean texture. It shall be soft and can be squeezed easily by fingers

7) scoop 3 tbsp (any qty u desired) into small plastic bag, seal or staple it.

8) keep the small packaging of red bean into a zip lock bag.

9) store in freezer for next future uses.

Lunch and Dinner : Fried Ribbon Pasta

1 bowl of Ribbon Pasta

cook as per instruction on packaging or cook till the softness that your lo can chew.

Ingredients:

1 chunk of pork tenderloin (can use chicken or fish) cut into stripes

1 pc of fresh mushroom

1/2 bowl of soup stock

1 shallot  (diced finely)

1/4 bowl cubed Chayote

1/4 pc of small cabbage

1 clove of garlic (diced finely)

1 tsp amino liquid

dash of pepper

Steps:

1) sauteed the shallot and garlic till fragrance

2) add in the meat and cook till lightly golden brown

3) add in other ingredients and stir fry for a while

4) add the soup stock and shimmer for 2-3 mins

5) add in amino liquid and noodle then stir fry for a while, DONE.

Teatime: Baked Heart shape Doughnuts and Strawberry Juice

Ingredients :

350g all purpose flour

170g water

1 tsp Natural yeast

1/2 tsp Aluminum free baking powder (can omit if you have time to set the dough function for 20mins first, then reset to whole cycle)

40g unsalted butter

Pinch of salt

Using tesco bread maker

Steps

1) place all ingredients into the bread maker and set function 8 "dough" for 1:30

2) take out the dough and roll smooth. (I kept half of the dough in freezer for next use as its quite a lot for my lo)

Today i just took out the dough from freezer and let it thaw for 30 mins and start with step 3 as below:~

3) roll the remaining dough into flat then use heart shape mould to cut out shape, place on a non sticky baking sheet, to proof for 15-30 mins

4) brush some egg wash on the doughnut surface

5) bake at preheated oven of 180'C for 15 mins or light golden brown.

Strawberry Juice

6pcs of strawberry

2/3 cup of water

1 tsp honey

Blend till smooth and sieve by a strainer..