Apple Cinnamon Turnover

Ingredients:

2 Sheets readymade puff pastry (8"x8" each)

2-3 Red apples (you may use granny smith)

2 Small cinnamon sticks

3 Tbsp brown raw sugar

1 tbsp butter

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tbsp cornflour

1 Egg yolk

Method:

1. Peel apple skin, soak apples in salt water to prevent brownings. Thinly slice apples  

2. Wash cinnamon sticks. Set aside

3. medium low flame, heat pot and add butter, cinnamon sticks and stir for 1mins to release the cinnamon flavor

4. Add sliced apples, brown sugar and stir for 10mins or till it turned soft 

5. Add some water to the cornstarch,mix well and add the cornstarch into apples. Cook for 2 mins

6. Pour the apples into a bowl and set aside

7. Cut the pastry sheet into small squares or rectangular shape

8. Fill the pastry sheet with apples, and seal with a pastry sheet of the same size

9. Glaze with egg wash and bake in preheated oven (200deg) for 20-25mins

10. Remove from oven and eat it while hot or you may serve with vanilla ice cream. Bon appetite :)

Passionfruit Pavlova

Ingredients:

1 premade pavlova base (8")

2 Cups passion fruit sauce 

16 whole strawberries 

16 Seedless Grapes (whole)

Method:

1. Place premade pavlova onto serving plate

2. Pour passionfruit sauce over pavlova base  

3. Top pavlova with strawberries and grapes. Serve

*Passionfruit sauce can be bought in supermarket.Usually it comes in bottled  form 

Japanese sesame tofu

Ingredients:

1 Piece silken tofu

4-5 tbsp japanese goma (sesame) sauce

Cucumber, tomatoes fo garnish

Method:

1. Place cold tofu onto plate

2. Pour goma sauce over tofu

3. Top with cucumber and tomatoes to garnish

4. Place in fridge for 15 mins before serving 

Strawberry Jam

Ingredients:

1 Pound strawberries 

1/2 Cup sugar

Method:

1. Wash and cut off strawberry stalk

2. Pour strawberries into a pot (with lid covered) and cook strawberries over medium low heat for 30mins

3. Add sugar and continue to stir jam till glossy and thick over medium low heat 

4. Turn off heat, remove pot from stove and let cool

5. Store jam in a jar

Tips:

- Ensure jar is dry as jam will last longer 

- Store jam in fridge

Petite brown bear pancake

This recipe yield 6 medium pancakes

Ingredients:

100g Cake flour

2.5 tbsp sugar 

1/2 tbsp baking powder

1 Egg

1 tbsp Corn Flour

Pinch of salt

1 tbsp oil

100ml Milk

Melted chocolate

You will need:

1 Stainless steel pan

1 Ice cream scoop

1 teaspoon (for shaping little bear's ear)

1 Skewer (to draw bear's eyes and nose)

Method:

1. Mix all dry ingredients (except sugar) together 

2. Sieve dry ingredients into a bowl and add 3 tbsp sugar

3. Beat 1 egg and mix with milk in a large bowl

4. Pour dry mixture 1/3 at a time into milk mixture and mix till no lumps 

5. Add oil into the batter and mix well 

6. Heat a stainless steel pan over medium low heat 

7. For bear's face, adjust heat to low, usng ice cream scoop, pour a scoop of batter onto the pan 

8. Quickly, scoop a teaspoon of batter and pour the batter on top of bear's face to form bear's ear (repeat for right side as well)

8. When bubbles start to appear on the surface,flip the pancake and cook the other side of the pancake

9. When the pancake turns brown, transfer pancake to a plate

10. Using a teaspoon, scoop batter and pour onto pan, this is for the bear's nose (make 2 mini pancakes)

11. Transfer to a plate when cooked

12. Transfer the mini pancake and put it in the middle of bear's face to form bear's nose

13. Cut one of the mini pancake into half and place on top of bear's ear (3D effect)

14. Over a double boiler, melt chocolate and dip the wooden skewer into chocolate

15. Draw bear's eyes and mouth as illustrated in the photo above

16. Serve! :)

Easy sea salt chilli wings

Ingredients:

10 Chicken wings or Mid joints

2 tbsp chilli powder

1/2 tbsp turmeric powder (optional)

3/4 tbsp sea salt or adjust to individual's taste

Method:

1. Rinse wings under running tap and rub the skin with salt. Rinse away the salt and pay dry with kitchen towel

2. Rub chicken wings with chilli, turmeric powder and sea salt. Marinate at least 2hours or overnight in fridge

3. Bake in the oven at 230deg for 30mins until cooked or skin is crispy

*this recipe doesn't require any oil at all

Crusty parma ham pizza

Ingredients:

Tomato paste

2 Slices Parma Ham 

Mozzarella Cheese

Wild rocket leaves

*Pizza Dough of your choice

Method:

* Preheat oven to 230deg

1. Spread tomato paste onto pizza dough

2. Top Cheese and Parma ham 

3. Put pizza on a grease proof paper and bake for 6-8mins or until pizza turned slightly charred

4. Top wild rocket leaves on pizza 

*It would be great if you have a pizza stone as it will produce crispy and crusty pizza base.