Cheese button cookies

Another one that I baked for this festive season, yumm, the recipe is from here

Fruit cake

Thanks to Florence, she is a very talented lady for sharing this wonderful recipe. I used brown sugar instead muscovado sugar

Ingredients:

(8" round cake pan)225g butter (at room temperature)

130g light muscovado sugar

4 egg yolks (at room temperature)

1/2 - 3/4 tsp salt

15g orange zest

15g lemon zest

4 tbsp orange juice

300g plain flour

1.5 tsp baking powder

3/4 - 1 tsp all spice

300g - 400g mixed dried fruits (soaked in 3 - 4 tbsp of your favorite liquer)

5 egg whites

1/4 tsp cream of tartar

50g caster sugar

Method:

1. Soak dried fruits in liquer for at least 24 hours.

2. Preheat oven at 170C. Line the bottom of baking pan with 2 layers of baking paper. Either line the sides or grease the sides.

3. Sieve flour, baking powder and spice and leave aside for use later. Remove 50g of this flour mixture and mix it into the dried fruits.

4. Cream butter till soft, add in the salt and muscovado sugar and beat till mixture is pale and fluffy.

5. Beat in the yolk one at a time. Add in the orange and lemon zest.

6. Mix in the orange juice alternating with sieved flour mixture till well combined.

7. Beat egg whites till bubbly, add in the cream of tartar and beat till it is white in color. Add in sugar by thirds and beat till stiff peaks formed.

8. Fold whites into the butter mixture gently.

9. Add in dried fruits and mix gently.

10. Pour batter into cake pan and smooth out the surface with a wet spatula, at the same time make a very shallow hallow in the middle of the batter for even rising.

11. Reduce oven temperature to 160C and bake for 90 - 100 minutes or till cooked and golden brown.

12. Drizzle cooked cake with a tablespoon of liquer and leave it to cool in its baking pan.

kasstengel / cheese cookies

Cheese cookies , found the recipe from here, it so cheesy and crunchy.

Swedish Almond Cookies

Another baked for this festive season, OMG, it is not easy to made this cookies, but taste yumm..., the recipe is from here.

Swedish Almond Cookies(adapted from The Complete Cookie Book)
3/4 cup slivered almonds
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt2 tablespoons light cream
2 dashes ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease (or line with silpats) two large baking sheets.
In a food processor, process almonds until very finely ground (do not over grind or they’ll form a paste). Add sugar and pulse a few more times to break down the sugar to a superfine consistency and ensure the almonds are evenly ground.
Combine the almond mixture, butter, flour, salt, cream and cinnamon in a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan, and cook over medium heat until butter is melted and the batter is smooth. Remove from heat.
Drop by scant teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet, 3-4 inches apart (the cookies will spread a lot). Bake 3-5 minutes, until lightly brown at the edges and bubbling in the center. Remove baking sheet to wire rack and cool slightly.
When edges are firm enough to lift, use a thin spatula (my offset spatula worked great for this) to remove cookies to wire racks to cool completely. Repeat with remaining batter, cooling (and re greasing if necessary) between each batch.
Cookies should be stored in airtight containers with wax paper between layers. They are *very* fragile.

Kourambiedes (a greek christmas cookies)

It is time to bake some cookies for this festive season, found this wonderful recipe in here. I don't made crescent shape, just a simple shape.

This cookies tasted better than " putri salju" cookies.

250g unsalted butter

1 tsp vanilla extract

½ cup (80g) pure icing sugar

sifted,1 egg yolk

1 Tbs brandy (optional)

½ cup (70g) finely chopped toasted flaked almonds ( I used ground almond )

2 cups (300g) plain flour (all purpose flour)

½ cup (75g) self-raising flour

pure icing sugar, to coat, extra

Beat butter, vanilla and sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and brandy. Transfer mixture to a large bowl; stir in almonds and combined sifted flours.
Preheat the oven to moderately slow (160C/140C fan-forced). Take a level tablespoon of dough and roll between palms into sausage shape,tapering at ends; bend into a crescent. Repeat with remaining dough.Place on lightly greased baking trays, 3 cm apart.

Bake for about 15-20 minutes or until browned lightly. Cool on baking trays for 5minutes.

Banana cake

This Banana cake , so soft and moist, I change the cream with yogurt, the reason is I don't have cream. Found the recipe from here.


Ingredients:
180 gm. Butter
180 gm. Fine sugar
2 nos. Extra large Eggs - beaten lightly
250 gm. Cake flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. Bicarbonate of Soda
220 gm. Bananas - mashed
50 gm. Dairy whip cream (can substitute with evaporated milk)or yoghurt
1/2 tsp. Banana essence
2 bananas - slice

Method:
(1) Cream butter and sugar till light and creamy.
(2) Pour in eggs gradually and beat till creamy
.(3) Add in whip cream, mashed bananas and banana essence and mix well.
(4) Add in cake flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda and beatfor a while only.
(5) Pour into an 8" round tray, and arrange sliced bananas on top.
(6) Bake at 175C for about 50 to 60 mins. or until cooked

Potato schotel

This dishes taste so nice , I made this yesterday. I found the recipe from here.

Getuk singkong keju / cassava cheese

I made this today the recipe is from here ,I added Vanilla flavor.

Mocha steam cake

Another steam cake again :), Mocha steam cake, found the recipe from here.

Cassava leaves/Kale

No Cassava leaves don't be panic, just used Kale leaves for your dishes, taste the same. I tried this recipe, yumm. I added Pete and trasi ( shrimp paste).