新年快乐!

Wishing all a Happy Lunar New Year!

Gong Xi Fa Chai!





除旧迎新!

*Dong Dong Dong Chang* 除旧迎新!
new face lift to usher the lunar new year!

a big hit! that famous!
swirling in the blogosphere are these little goodies that melt-in-the-mouth, truly warm-the-heart.

strangely, with no addition of milk powder, yet these cookies got the fragrance of it.

so if you like your cookies smell of milk, these are for you!



德式酥饼

melt-in-mouth German Cookies

Ingredients:

125g butter
40g icing sugar (sieved)
125g potato starch
80g superfine flour (I used Plain Flour)




Method
1. Beat butter and icing sugar till fluffy and lighter in colour.
2. Sift in potato starch plain flour, mix to form a soft dough.
3. Roll into small balls (about 7g each) and arrange on lined baking tray.

4. Dip the tip of the fork in a bowl of water and press on cookie dough.

5. Bake in preheated oven at 170 deg C for 15 mins

Recipe adapted from: Min's blog,  Cook.Bake.Love and Small Small Baker




I am submitting this cookie to Aspiring Bakers #3: My Favourite CNY Cookie (Jan 2011), hosted by j3ss kitch3n

Almond Snow Balls

taking some time off from baking today to share some of my CNY bakes.

Ready? Let's get the ball rolling...

kicking start is Almond snow balls, for a rolling great year ahead!

Almond Snow Balls

recipe adapted from Chef Keiko - Okashi

makes about 45 pieces

150g Pastry Flour (I used Top Flour)

120g Unsalted Butter

50g Icing (confectioner's) sugar - I reduced to 30g

*excess for dusting - I used snow powder as it's less sweet

pinch of salt

1/2 tsp Vanilla extract

50g Ground almonds

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 160deg C

2. Sieve flour

3. Line baking tray with parchment paper

4. Beat butter, sugar, salt and vanilla until softened

5. Fold in flour and ground almonds into butter mixture using a spatula or scraper.

6. Chill dough in refrigerator for about 20 minutes

7. Roll dough into small balls (about 8g each) and place them on the lined baking tray

8. Place dough balls in alternating rows to ensure good distribution of oven heat for even baking

9. Bake cookies for 20 minutes, then remove from oven and leave to cool on a wire rack

10.Once cooled, dust cookies with icing sugar and store in an airtight container to keep them crisp.

I am submitting this post to Aspiring Bakers # 3: My Favorite CNY Cookie (Jan 2011) 

hosted by j3ss kitch3n.



busiest time of the year

yes, i'm on a baking marathon!
Churning trays and trays of cookies for Chinese New Year.
this time of the year, i'm transformed into a busy bee. Gearing up bake like no tomorrow lol! For family and friends,  long list to bake for gifts.   50 over containers so far and still counting!
Tiring? Gosh! Of cos! Nonetheless, love conquers all ...
I just have to hang on, complete the list and thats it, brekkie oven  i longed for before i starts baking Kueh Lapis days before CNY.
for that, please spear me MIA in the blogosphere at least for now k ;)

Till i'm back sharing entries of my CNY bakes, have a happy time baking too!