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02 Aug 2015

Bread Maker Recipe: Banana and Cinnamon Tea Bread

By Faizah

So we forgot that we had a bunch of delicious pisang emas sitting in the fridge, and when they were finally discovered yesterday they were already beginning to turn black.  So, before they became completely inedible, and since I was having the Round Knights over for dinner tonight anyway, I decided to make banana bread.

I used my Kenwood BM 250 bread maker for the recipe below, and used the measuring cups and spoons provided with the machine.  The bread came out a little raw in the centre, so I transferred it to a baking pan and finished the baking in the oven at 190 degrees C (170 degrees C fan-forced) for another 15 minutes.  Despite that small setback, the bread was really soft and delicious, with just the right amount of sweetness.

The recipe below has been slightly modified to reduce the amount of liquid and avoid another case of undercooked bread.

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25 Oct 2014

Weekend Cooking: Kak’mbang’s Cek Mek Molek

By Faizah

I bought some large sweet potatoes recently to make something else, but days turned to weeks and they were still sitting in the basket, sprouting whiskers.  Kak’mbang asked when exactly am I planning to do anything with them, and being super lazy I decided to ask her to make one of my favourite traditional Malay kuih, Cek Mek Molek.

Nice and crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, with that liquid sugar filling just bursting in your mouth as you bite into them, these are perfect for afternoon tea.  If they last that long, that is — I just had two right after a big lunch.

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10 Oct 2014

Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies

By Faizah

So recently I received a lot of Nutella.  Like, a lot.  Even worse, add it to the whole lot of Nutella I already have at home, and I have even more Nutella.  Of course, this is by no means a tragic thing.  The question is, what do I do with it?

I recently also started thinking of what sort of foods make good favors or gifts.  So here is potentially a good candidate for what I was thinking about, and also perhaps the start of a whole chain of Nutella recipes.  🙂  They’re surprisingly addictive; I popped one in when Kak’mbang was putting them away into jars, and immediately reached out for another.  Next time I’m going to try adding chopped hazelnuts – they’ll taste even yummier!

Based on the recipe on Taste.com.au.

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