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Pasteis de Nata
Pasteis de Nata 葡式蛋挞 Pasteis de Nata, or Portuguese Custard Tart, is an irresistible dessert. They are creamy, sweet, flaky, buttery and simply scrumptious! During my past life as a software consultant where most of my day went to stressful debugging and coding, I could only attempt Custard Tart or Egg Tart in a quick and cheating way, that was to use store bought pie crust or puff pastry. Though they sort of soothed sweet tooth for a moment, they were never that splendid. Pasteis de Nata is the type of dessert that deserves plenty of patience, craftsmanship and love. History of Pasteis de Nata I have to admit, in…
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Pig in a Blanket 香肠面包
Pig in a Blanket 香肠面包 Sausage Bread, or Pig in a Blanket, is a staple in the Chinese Bakery. However, the bread sold at the bakery tends to be too sweet, and I am also not sure what sausage or hot dog was used in the roll. So I decided to make my own where I can control the taste, and use the hot dog I can trust.
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Ciabatta Bread
Ciabatta Bread Ciabatta Bread is an Italian bread that’s chewy and light with a thin crispy crust. It’s surprisingly a very easy bread to make! When I was reading Paul Hollywood’s recipe for the first time, I thought I read it wrong! It has a super high hydration percentage. While most of the dough for bun, pizza etc has a hydration rate below 50%, Ciabatta bread has hydration of 80%!!! Imagine how wet and sticky the dough will be. That, in a way, makes it a no-knead bread ?. Since we do not want to handle the dough much after the rise, it’s better to let the dough rise in…
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Week 16 Prediction Results
Week 16 Prediction Results Follow @jiet1750 Go to EPL Weekly Score Prediction page. Go to past week prediction results page. A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.
