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.

No Knead Crusty Bread/Baguette

After overnight proofing

Ingredients:

350g All purpose flour

1.5tsp Instant yeast

1 1/4tsp Salt

300ml Lukewarm water

Method:

1. In a big bowl, mix all dry ingredients together

2. Pour lukewarm water into dry mixture and mix well

3. Cover with cling wrap and let proof for 1 hour in room temperature

4. Leave the dough in the fridge overnight (13-14hours)

5. Pour the dough onto a lightly floured surface 

6. Do not knead the dough too hard. Just fold the dough 3 times and roll the dough into any shape you like or roll until it looked like a baguette

7. Sprinkle some all purpose flour onto the dough surface and cover will oiled cling wrap

8. Proof the dough for 1 hour

9. 10 mins before proofing completed, preheat oven at 220deg

10. After proofing, remove cling wrap and use a scissor/Clean pen knife and cut 3-4 lines across the surface of the dough. Sprinkle some flour on top of dough before baking

11. Put an empty pan at the lowest rack in the oven and pour hot water in the pan to create steam (the bread will become more crusty)

12. Spray water on top of the dough and quickly put the tray of ready dough into the oven

13.Again, spray water on the inside of the oven to create steam and close the oven door

14. Bake the dough for 25-30 mins (Pull out tray and spray water on the dough after 10 mins of baking and do the same again after 20 mins of baking)

15. When bread is ready, remove tray from the oven and leave it to cool on the cooling rack

16. Slice the baguette only when it is completely cool

Recipe adopt from:

http://www.christinesrecipes.com/2013/09/no-knead-crusty-bread.html?m=1

Thai Lemongrass and Pandan Drink

Ingredients:

4-5 Stalks lemongrass 

6-8 Pandan leaves

Brown/White Sugar (adjust accordingly)

3L water

Method:

1. Bring water to boil

2. Cut lemongrass into half. We only need the lower half for boiling

3. Smash the lower half of lemongrass

and add into pot of boiling water

4. Bundle pandan leaves together by tying a knot. Add into pot

5. Boil and simmer over medium low heat for another hour

6. Add sugar to taste and serve