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Baked a dozen of individual cheesecakes and put into the fridge the night before Mother’s Day. It wasn’t really fast baking but somehow I really enjoyed the time doing this – even including the washing time that I normally hate. They turned out a little too soft and the bottom part wasn’t firm enough. But tasted pretty good. Gotta try again. Happy Mother’s Day, mum. :)
I haven’t been baking muffins for quite a while. Yesterday I took some time off to bake some Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins for my family and a friend, and boy it was GOOD!
The dough was nicer than the first attempt and certainly easier to cut with the cookie cutter. The colour is actually golden brown, not dark brown as shown in the photo. Close to perfect except I think they are slightly harder than I expected – well I’m not too sure how ‘hard’ they are supposed to be, and of course the flour at the sides which I added for easier cutting. Should have used cooking oil instead… that’s me when it comes to baking or cooking – just grab anything close to me. :P Still a hit among the dogs though. They can do just about ANYTHING for a piece of this. :) I used to bake for the dogs back then but I have to admit that with so many things in my to-do list, this is just not the priority now. A few months ago I met a wonderful Etsian in the forum, who was very kind and shared with me one of her dog treat recipes. I’ve been wanting to try my hands on it since then! And finally when I had most, if not all of the ingredients ready yesterday, I decided that it’s about time for me to bake for the dogs again.
The recipe called for some chicken broth. I didn’t have any but I did have a piece of chicken breast, carrots, and Italian Parsley. So I made some in the morning.
After all the mixing and stuff, for some reason the dough was too soft / sticky, and when it was my favourite part of cutting them up with my new cookie cutter, IT JUST WON’T CUT because it was too sticky! So as you can see, I had to bake them in one whole sheet…
About 30-40 minutes later, I think it was almost done, so I took it out and I DON’T CARE I HAVE TO USE MY COOKIE CUTTER. So I cut them into shapes, put more egg wash, and bake for another 10-15 minutes. Lovely! :)
And what did I do with the chicken breast in the broth? I made yummy chicken salad for the family at night. I swear it tasted as good as it looked. This morning I thought I’d take a photo of how the dogs sat and waited for their new treat but gosh it was like a circus, or carnival, or some sort. Coco ran towards the table where I put the treats and snatched one without my permission, and ran ALL OVER the yard to get away from me. When I finally got her after like 5 or 10 minutes of running, I can’t believe that she was still having the treat in her mouth – not chewing on it yet! Crappy little black dog.
The recipe of my parents’ famous butter cookies! What you’ll need: 250g butter, room temparature 100g icing sugar 300g flour Approx. 1/2 teaspoon baking powder Instructions: 1. Preheat oven to 180-200 degrees C. 2. Mix flour and baking powder in a bowl. 5. Make into the shape(s) you want and place on cookie sheet. Here is the part I like best. We discovered our very own tools-of-the-year – a COOKIE PRESSER! It’s so much fun to play with! 6. Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes, or until golden brown. 7. Last but not least, this is the most important step. Eat as much as you like. |
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