[麻花牛奶面包/Chinese Braided Buns]

Another type of tiny cute buns for the lil’ ones! Imagine my daughter standing by the oven and waiting for her first bite :D  

One very special ingredient for this recipe is the malt syrup (麦芽糖). It gives the buns a very sweet and unique fragrance. Of course, the most interesting part for making this snack is the twist and turn session. Love it!  :)

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[大理石海绵蛋糕/Chocolate Marble Sponge Cake]

I was always  thinking how to keep the moisture in a cake... Then, one fine day, I started to bake cheese cake from a recipe. The common baking technique for cheese cake is called ‘water bath’. It’s simply placing a pan of hot water in the oven. During the baking process, the steam actually ADDs the moisture to the cake. Then, a brilliant idea suddenly flashed into my mind! Wouldn’t it be a great idea to bake normal sponge cake with this method?  So, I carried out my experiment. My first trial was a plain chocolate sponge cake. This one, chocolate marble  sponge cake, is my second trial. Guess what? All turned out to be successful :)

I love this trial recipe because it’s much healthier, with less sugar and less oil. My next experiment will be substituting the cocoa powder with real dark chocolate, while adding white chocolate into the yellow batter. Have fun baking!

[迷你热狗面包/Mini Hot Dog Buns]

Making hot dog buns reminds me of childhood play dough time. You roll the dough into long ropes and then you can literally make anything by imagination! Hmm… isn’t it a great idea to let my 4-year-old roll and wrap the dogs? Haha...!

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[裸麦果干面包/Fruity Rye Bread]

My girl doesn’t like whole grains bread because of its harder texture and stronger flavor, but this doesn’t stop me from making it. After much trial and error, I finally came up with my very own rye bread recipe that suits the little taste buds. The fruity taste actually gives it a touch of modern bread made from old-style grains :)   Rye (裸麦/黑麦) is a good source of fiber which promotes stronger heart and weight loss . It’s also a better choice than wheat grains for those with diabetes.