Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Orange Meringue TaRts!





Aaaaaahhhhhhh! Joys of sweet tarts! Doesn't it just makes you smile by just looking at it? Thanks to my wonderful boss *hi boss!* who gave me a super duper pastry book I was able to expand my love for baking beside production hehe =) Dum Dum Dum Dummmmmmmm I present to you Orange Meringue Tart!




The crust was crumbly and flaky just the way everyone likes it, well at least the people who ate it, but it was still strong enough to hold both the orange curd and meringue topping! yum yum =) The best part is, I think, it's a less fattening tart! Because meringue is just egg whites and it consist of oranges, took me 8 oranges to make the curd so it was BURSTING with vitamin C! Some might say that meringue might not be that safe to eat but I think it's totally fine after I burnt it a little. It gives it a crispy layer outside but still soft inside like burnt marshmallow! Awesome isn't it? Unfortunately it turns soggy after it goes into the fridge over night =( but it should be fine if it's left outside a day or two.



Sadly I think it's too sweet for my first try, I shall chop some sugar away next time!, but it was still pweeeety! Oh and zester shall be my new best friend if I can afford one =) no no for bitter orange peel There's still much that can be improved in this, still a first good try .White mice mice didn't get any =( sad for him, got sick so I made orange juice instead hahaha didn't know I made this too hehehe shhhhh! next time la ^^. For now more pictures!










Swirly!




That's all for now! mummm mummm mumm! =)



Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Pain Creme! ^^




It's bread again! *yay for all bread lovers* I experimented on a new bread recipe I found which was very interesting. NO butter , NO egg but it has cream as fat substitutes hence the name Pain Creme =) sounds so fancy eh? No it's not PAIN CREAM lol! Well it might do some pain to your diet but believe me no pain on ur taste buds! hehe



Looks so yummy! 


Well for those who really knows bread I shall say that I kinda failed this one.. It came out a little flat..I think I killed all the poof-ness by cutting the lines wrongly but still it has a strong taste to it with rich textures =) a little dense but still good =). Best tasting one I've made so far...don"t have to put anything and it's yummy on it's own! hahaha sounds like the gardenia advert LOL!





So..to save it and make it more yummy I've made it into something else! =)




Ya I know it's kinda ugly but just to cheer my sister's lunch a bit I made her a sandwich "bento" konon...got some nice cutter thingys thank to mammy =)! hehehe more cute stuff to come later on! It's quite healthy..egg cheese, sausage, cucumber and tomato!


bruschetta! 


Of course I made something for everyone else and my white mice too! =) my version of "bruschetta" obviously it's not the real thing but yeah still taste good! A layer of cheese covered with tomato chunks, some salt and pepper,,woah la! =) then I toasted it for a bit to make it crunchy..Ooooo hehe! It's the only way I could get my white mice to eat more veggie and it's good isn't it? Anyway that's all for now! Shall be back soon!!!! =)