New Scales

Yay!! Got my new kitchen scales this morning..compliments from HSBC :-)

It's an electronic scale with an automatic zero(tare) function. That means, if u place any bowl on it and press the power button, it automatically goes to zero.

It comes with two unique space saving design containers..a 1.5 litre tray and a 3 litre bowl. The bowl and tray fit over the scale for easy storage! Smart,eh?

Even smarter, you get to weigh your ingredients in g , lbs, oz and ml !! No more calculators for conversions!

Looks like I'll be doing lots of baking ;p

Bruschetta # 2

I bake bread. Because it's homebaked, there's no preservative or additives. Therefore, it can't keep long. Good for me, I have a recipe to make use of my bread. It's the BRUSCHETTA.

According to Wikipedia:
Bruschetta (Italian pronunciation: [brusˈketta] ( listen)) is a food the origin of which dates to at least the 15th century from central Italy. It consists of grilled bread rubbed with garlic and topped with extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper. Variations may include toppings of spicy red pepper, tomato, vegetables, beans, cured meat, and/or cheese; the most popular American recipe involves basil, fresh mozzarella, and tomato. Bruschetta is usually served as a snack or appetizer.

Read more here.

This is how I made mine.

Some homebaked bread,
Chopped tomatoes & onions, salt,pepper, olive oil and parsley....mixed well.




Slice bread into small squares (or whatever shape you fancy), spoon tomato-onion mix ( do I call this salsa?!) onto the bread. Top with sliced cheese and squeeze some mayo.

Put it into the grill till the cheese melts. Yum yummmm. :=)

I Baked My Buns Today!

Let me run thru' what I did. First of all...I cheated ! I used the breadmaker to do all the hardwork for me :)

Here it is in an oiled bowl to be left to proof and pooof.

After an hour it has risen to more than double its volume.Punch it down.

Hey, I did do some kneading ! Divide into 50grams balls.(I wanted my buns to be roughly the same size)

Shape it with whatever filling you like.I did two varieties- egg and cheese mayo and parsley crabstick ( got to think of better names!)

Cover it again for it to rest and rise. Remember to put it into the oven!

Ta da!
(Go ahead..click on the picture for a closer look..you'll almost want to eat it ! )

I miss my buns....

It's been awhile since I did any baking..except with the breadmaker.Miss the homebaked buns...yumm. Baked these ......October ....last year!

Okay,time to take out the baking pans! (I'm posting the photos to motivate myself to get back to baking again :p )

My bread

Bought a book on baking bread.

Added flakseed,sunflower seeds...

So light n fluffy.

Make great sandwiches.[By the way, I roasted the meat with basil and thyme.]