Cinnamon Swirl Bread

It is Tuesday morning, Xmas time for people who celebrate it but since we don't, I think we're just gonna chill at home. My husband is doing laundry and I'm baking a bread. It is cinnamon Swirl Bread. I always curious about how to make this type of bread. I can say that I'm not a bread eater, unlike my husband and my 8 year old daughter. They can eat bread morning to night, from breakfast to dinner. They love bread.

I found this recipe from HOW2HEROES.COM. I watched the video and my oh my looks very simple. I have all the ingredients in my pantry and started making it. Our house smells so good. My babies keep going back to the kitchen to see if bread is done....:)

 

Makes 1 Loaf

 

 

Ingredients

•1 cup + 2 tbsp warm water (plus additional water if necessary)

•2½ tsp instant yeast

•2 tbsp honey

•3½ cups all-purpose flour (plus more for dusting work area)

•1½ tsp salt

•¼ cup dry milk powder

•2 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into pieces

•non-stick cooking spray

•1 cup raisins (optional)

•¼ cup sugar

•1½ tsp cinnamon

•2 tsp flour

•1 egg beaten with 1 tbsp water (or ¼ cup egg substitute)

 

Special Equipment

•dough whisk

•bowl scraper

•9” x 5” loaf pan

•plastic wrap

•pastry brush

•foil

•instant-read thermometer

 

 

How-to

 

1. In a medium-sized bowl add the water, yeast, honey and flour (it is helpful to reserve the last ½ cup of flour to add slowly while mixing, to get the correct consistency; it may not all be needed - Susan explains in the video how weather can affect the consistency of dough)

2. Finally, add the salt, milk powder and butter and mix (can be done in stand mixer or with a dough whisk) until dough forms a "shaggy mass" that begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl. If dough is too dry, add extra water, 1 tbsp at a time. If too wet, add the ½ cup of reserved flour, a little at a time. A dough scraper is a handy tool to finish bringing the dough together

3. Lightly flour your hands and work surface and knead 5-8 minutes, giving the dough a quarter-turn on each knead, until dough is elastic and springs back to the touch (or use electric mixer with dough hook)

4. Transfer to a bowl coated with non-stick cooking spray. Cover with plastic and allow to rise 1-1½ hours until doubled in size

5. After dough has risen, place on work surface and roll or pat dough into an 8" x 15" rectangle

6. If adding raisins, sprinkling them in evenly. Fold dough in half, then in half again to fold raisins into dough. Stretch dough out gently again to 8" x 15"

7. Mix sugar, cinnamon and flour together in a small bowl

8. Brush top of dough with egg wash and sprinkle evenly with cinnamon and sugar mixture

9. Starting with the short end, roll the dough into a tight log. Tuck the ends under, and place the loaf, seam-side down in a 9" x 5" loaf pan coated with non-stick cooking spray and a sheet of parchment paper

10. Drape loosely with plastic wrap and let dough rise for 45-60 minutes, or until it has risen about 1" over the top of the pan

11. While dough is rising, preheat oven to 350º

12.Remove plastic and bake 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, cover top with foil to prevent the bread from getting too brown. Bake an additional 10-15 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer indicates an internal temperature of 190º

13.Remove bread from pan and allow to cool completely on a wire rack before slicing

Triple Chocolate Oreo Chunk Cookies

I am a big fans of BROWN EYED BAKER cooking blog. I tried almost of her sweet recipe and it always a hit. This time I attempt to make this triple chocolate oreo chunk cookies, because it happened I have all the ingridients. The only think I will reduce next time I bake this cookie again, is sugar intake, it is nothing wrong with the recipe but it is too sweet for my taste. Over all this cookie is just awesome!!

Ingridients

2½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup dutch processed cocoa
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup chopped white chocolate (or chips)
1 cup chopped semi-sweet chocolate (or chips)
1 cup chopped Oreo cookies

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat. Set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder. Set aside.
3. With a mixer on medium speed, cream the butter and sugars together until smooth. Add the eggs, one at a time. Next, add in vanilla extract. Mix until blended well, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
4. Slowly add the flour mixture and mix just until the flour disappears. Stir in the chocolate and Oreos. Drop cookie dough by scant ¼ cups onto the baking sheet.
5. Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes. Don’t over bake – if the cookies are set around the outside but still soft in the middle, they’re ready to come out. Remove from the oven and let sit on baking sheet for 3-5 minutes. Move to a cooling rack and cool completely.

Avocado smoothie

One of the most popular smoothie in Indonesia is Avocado Smoothie...just blend all together in magic bullet milk, ripe avocado, sweet condense milk, sprinkle or drizzle with chocolate...hhmmm yum!

Pasta & Beef Salad With Horseradish Dressing

I feel bad since today my husband only bring fresh slice fruit to work. I didn't feel want to fix anything (sorry sayang!)..I even told Khadijah to eat at school and she really don't mind :D..

Well, enough for being lazy...I have pasta, roast beef and frozen veggies. I remember I made this long time ago, the recipe is from CREAMETTE website..it's easy and I think taste fine :)


Cook pasta according to package direction, drain. Rinse with cold water to cool quickly, drain well. Meanwhile, in large bowl stir together mayonnaise, horseradish, vinegar and seasonings, stir in cooled pasta, beef and mixed veggetable. Cover, refrigerate. If like stir in 3/4 onions, springkle top with remaining onions.

Ingredients:

1 pg. (10 oz) frozen peas and carrot

1 can (2.8 oz) french fried onion, devided (optional)

3 cups (8 oz) rotini

1 1/2 cups mayonnaise

3 tbs. prepared horseradish

1 tbs. white vinegar

1/4 tsp. garlic powder

1/4 tsp. ground black pepper

1/4 tsp. salt

1 1/2 cups thin sliced cooked roas beef strips

Putri Ayu

One of Indonesian traditional steam cake, called Putri Ayu or "Beautiful Princess". It is very easy to make and so good..found the recipe from my friend blog :)...thanks for sharing girlfriend :)

Toppings :

160 fresh grated coconut
1 tbs cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt

Cake batter :

5 eggs
200 gr Sugar
200 gr All purpose flour
150 ml Coconut milk
vanilla
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp pandan paste

Method :

1.Mix together grated coconut milk, corn starch and sugar, then steam it until done for about 5 minutes, or you can put it in microwave and set on high for 1 minute covered.

 2.Prepare the molds and spray it with cooking oil such spam to avoid sticking, then put some prepared coconut about 1/3 or the mold or as you wish and pat it with finger tip.

 3.Mix together eggs and sugar and set the mixer in high speed, mix it until the egg becoming pale and the sugar is dissolved. Add in the coconut milk and pandan paste and mix it for a little while, then turn off the mixer.

 4.Mix together flour, salt and vanilla (I use the powder kind) and add it into the batter. Use spatula to stir and make sure there are no clumps in the batter.

 5.Pour the batter into the molds already has layer of prepared grated coconut.

 6.Steam it until done for about 15 minutes.

Centik Manis

50 gr multi color tapioca pearl
75 gr mung bean starch (tepung hunkwe)
100 gr sugar
800 ml coconut milk (400ml coconut, 400 water)
1/4 tsp salt
Vanilla extract
1 Pandan leaf

Method:

Boil tapioca pearl until done, drained and set aside
Mixed the rest of ingredients in a 2 quart pot and turn the heat on medium low
Keep stirring until the mixture become thickened
Add cooked tapioca pearls
Stir and mixed well for few more minute until its cooked
Use tablespoon, scoop into the mold (or you can just pour into square glass pan)
Let it cool until it set

Cut into square if you use glass pan or just unmold the centik manis

Mandarin Orange Cake

Ingredients;

2 ½ cups flour

1 ¾ cups sugar (I reduce to 1 ½)

1 ½ tsp. baking powder

1 ½ tsp. baking soda

¼ tsp. salt

 4 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

1 (15oz) can mandarin oranges, drained

½ cup butter, softened

½ cup oil

½ cup orange juice

Preparation;

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in another bowl and set aside.  In a large bowl beat butter and sugar until well combined. Add egg one at a time and mix until blended. Pour flour mixture to the butter, oil and orange juice. Beat on medium speed for 2 more minute and the last add oranges, mix well. Spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick baking spray and pour batter into pan (I use 2 8x8)

Bake at 350 for 35-40 min (mine done at 35 min) until  cake is golden brown, springs back when touched with a finger and begins to pull away from the sides of the pan. Cool completely on wire rack

Topping:

Crushed pineapple topping

1 can crushed pineapple, drained

1 Box (5,25oz) instant vanilla pudding

2 (8 oz.) cool whip

 Mixed all together with mixer, cover cake with it

Beef Stick (Summer Sausage)

2 pounds lean hamburger (ground chuck)

1 tsp. cracked pepper

2 tbs Morton Tenderquick (DO NOT SUBSTITUTE)

¼ tsp. onion powder

½ tsp. garlic powder

1 ½ tsp. liquid smoke

1 cup water

1 tbs mustard seed

Mix all ingredients well

Refrigerate 12 – 24 hour

Shape into log

Bake on a rack 1 hour and 15 minute at 300 degrees. Turn once during baking. Cool, wrap in foil and refrigerate or freeze

Hint: The fresher the spices the stronger the flavor. If spices are not as fresh you could heap the amounts.

Morton’s Tenderquick is a meat preservative and can be difficult to find. Ask your grocer or check with a farm supply store such or search online for a supplier.

Lemon-Almond Biscotti

Ingredients:

1/3 cup butter, softened

2/3 cup sugar

2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups all-purpose flour

4 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel

1 1/4 almond

1 recipe lemon icing

Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets, set aside. In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar,baking powder, and salt. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in eggs and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with mixer. Stir in any remaining flour and lemon peel. Stir in the nuts.

Divide dough into 3 equal portions. Shape each portion into 8-inch long roll. Place at least 3 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets, flatten slightly until about 2 1/2 inches wide.

Bake in a 375f oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and tops are cracked (loaves will spread slightly). Cool on cookie sheet for 30 minutes.

Use a serrated knife to cut each roll diagonally into 1/2-inch slices. Place slices, cut sides down, on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a 325F oven for 8 minutes. Turn slices over and bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until dry and crisp (do not over bake). transfer to a wire rack and let cool. Dip ends into or drizzle with Lemon Icing

Lemon icing : in a small bowl stir together 1 cup sifted powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel. Stir in enough milk or lemon juice (1 to 2 tbs) to make icing of drizzling consistency

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Keripik Pisang (Banana Chips)

Bahan :
1 Sisir pisang (iris tipis)
1 Sdt Kapur sirih ditambah 1 liter air

Bumbu Halus

5 Siung Bawang putih
1 ½ Sdm ketumbar
3 Butir kemiri
2 Cm kunyit
1 Sdm garam

Cara Membuat

Rendam irisan pisang dalam air kapur sirih, Diamkan selama 1 jam. Cuci, tiriskan.
Beri bumbu halus, aduk2 sehingga rata dan diamkan selama 5 menit atau sampai bumbu meresap, lalu goring dalam minyak cukup panas.

Very Berry Ice Cream

I know...I know...it's cold, it's winter time...ice cream??? why not. We can eat ice cream any time, and since I just got an ice cream maker, I am making homemade ice cream since yesterday  (my dear friend gave me on new year's..hhmmm I should give her another hug :D..)..

The good thing about making homemade ice cream is, we are using fresh ingredients, we dont use preservative also we can control the sugar in it..

Anyway, since I have mixed berry, I decided to make "very berry ice cream". I dont use half and half or cream, it just 1% milk, sweetened condensed milk and mixed berry

3 cups 1% milk

2 egg yolks

1 little can  of sweetened condensed milk (or you can use just a half can if you don't like sweet)

2 tbs vanilla extract (if you like)

1.5 cups mixed berry finely chopped in a food processor, set a side

Combined both milk in a medium sausepan. Medium heat and cook until mixture almost boils, about 5-8 min, reduce heat to low

Meanwhile beat egg yolks and vanilla until light yellow and smooth about 1-2 minutes. Add 4 tbs hot milk mixture and stir until combined. Gradually add egg yolk to warm milk, stirring continuously to prevent the eggs from curdling. Cook over low heat until slightly thickened and mixture coats the back of a spoon, about 3-4 min. Cool completely. When its cool add mixed berry, stir until well combined. pour into freezer bowl, turn the machine and let mix until mixture thickens about 20-25 min