Afternoon Tea & Snack Recipes

  • Roti Paung Pandan Kelapa

    Roti Paung Pandan Kelapa

    Some years back, Gardenia released a new fancy bread: Roti Pandan Kelapa. I’ve tried imitating this bread by modifying King Arthur Baking’s Japanese milk bread recipe, and while I was quite happy with the results, it still wasn’t as fluffy and perfect as I would have liked. Having fairly recently perfected my roti paung…

  • Butterscotch Bread

    Butterscotch Bread

    I remember when Gardenia’s Butterscotch bread first came out. People were literally waiting for the bread guy to stock the shelves (I think it was every Wednesday) before snapping them all up like piranhas, and they were gone in a flash. At that point in time I was working in Menara TM, and since…

  • Roti Paung Terengganu

    Roti Paung Terengganu

    When I was younger, afternoon tea was pretty much a daily routine.  Mummy would drive out (practically every place in Kuala Terengganu was only a 5 minutes’ drive away) and buy cakes or snacks for our afternoon tea, such as banana fritters, traditional Malay kuih, and occasionally, freshly baked roti paung.  A favorite place for us to buy…

  • Lepat Pisang

    Lepat Pisang

    Achievement unlocked: lepat pisang! I generally love bananas and every form of dessert or snack we can make with bananas, and lepat pisang is one of my favorites. The thing is, this Malay kuih isn’t as common as some others, and quite often the ones I get are quite disappointing.

  • Condensed Milk Bread

    Condensed Milk Bread

    Saw this video from Savor Easy for a while now, but finally got around to trying it today. This bread uses sweetened condensed milk in the dough itself as well as in the glaze, and my oh my the bread is so soft and quite heavenly. If you have some glaze leftover, USE IT.…

  • Benggali Bread

    Benggali Bread

    When I was a kid, on weekends when we went to visit my brother in boarding school, we’d stop by a market in Batu Enam to buy Benggali bread rolls filled with kaya. The bread was simple, soft but not milky, and the kaya was the cheapo diluted type unlike the fancy gourmet ones…

  • Mozzarella & Turkey Ham Stromboli

    Mozzarella & Turkey Ham Stromboli

    Many many years ago I made this lovely stromboli recipe from 500 Pizzas & Flatbreads. I was still such a newbie back then and my skills were pretty rough, so during my last attempt my stromboli were quite misshapen and uneven. What was certain, however, was how amazingly good these savory rolls were.

  • Apple Cider Yeast Doughnuts

    Apple Cider Yeast Doughnuts

    I love apples in my dessert, from pies to cinnamon rolls to of course, doughnuts. I made a version of apple cider doughnuts two years ago and they were very nice, but that version was more of a cake doughnut. I was craving apple-y yeast doughnuts this time around, and I found this interesting…

  • Breadmaker Pumpkin Bread

    Breadmaker Pumpkin Bread

    In some parts of the world, it’s pumpkin season. Halloween is around the corner, folks are enjoying their Fall treats, maybe while carving faces into pumpkins and such. No such thing here in Malaysia, but it doesn’t stop us from enjoying our pumpkins in any shape or form. I received some really gorgeous pumpkins…

  • Chicken Asado Pandesal

    Chicken Asado Pandesal

    When I posted the Chicken Adobo I made the other day, I used the hashtag #filipinofood. Subsequently, I was followed by @sarapnow, an Instagram account featuring various Filipino dishes. I figured this is the best way to build my exposure to Filipino cuisine, so I started following the account as well. One day, I…