Plain and Hazelnuts Chocolate Truffles

Plain and Hazelnuts Chocolate Truffles

 I am a Buddhist but when Christmas comes, I will bake for my

Christian friends.  Last year, I baked Fruit Cake and for this year, 

I will make Chocolate Truffles.

Something sweet and chocolatey for my friends and their families

to enjoy this delicious dessert during this festive season.

Wishing my wonderful Christian friends and all of you in this

wonderful world a "Merry Christmas".  

May the season warm your soul, bring love

to your heart and bless you with everything this life has to offer.

 550g Semi Sweet Chocolate

350ml Double Cream

2 Egg Yolks

50g Butter

Some Whole or Ground Hazelnuts 

(please click here how to ground hazelnuts)

Some Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

 From left to right :-

Double Cream / Egg Yolks / Semi Sweet Chocolate / Butter

 Bring cream to boil.  Once you see the bubble surface, turn off the fire.

 Add in the yolks and stir until combined.

 Add in the semi sweet chocolate.

And stir until well combined or until all the chocolate melted and smooth.

 Lastly, add in the butter and stir until melted and smooth.

Once done, leave it to cool.  Cover and chill for 10 hours.

 After 10 hours, use a small scoop to make into balls.

Remember to chill it again if the mixture become too soft to handle.

Drop the truffles into the cocoa powder to coat well (like the picture above)

or (like the picture below) with ground hazelnuts.

When each truffle coated well with cocoa powder or ground hazelnuts,

place it into a small paper liner.

Once done, place into a gift box and chill all the time.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

I am submitting this to the "Baby Sumo's Christmas Recipes Collection 2013"

event which is hosted by Baby Sumo of Eat Your Heart Out.

Apple Pie Puff Pastry

Apple Pie Puff Pastry

Eating Apple Pie with your favourite drink, isn't it is wonderful?

I am not a Coffee Drinker but crazy on Tea.  Anything to do with Tea,

I just love it especially this Harrods Green Tea with Jasmine.

The taste and aroma just wonderful.

I made this Apple Pie last few weeks ago and hope you will like this recipe.

Happy Baking.

Few slices of Ready Made Puff Pastry (thaw for a few minutes),

not to long please, cause the pastry will become very soft which will

make it harder to work with.

Some Apple Pie Filling (click here for the recipe)

Place one Ready Made Puff Pastry on top of a working top.

Place one tablespoon of the Apple Pie Filling near the center line

of the Puff Pastry.  Not to much please, cause the filling will ooze out.

Fold it like the above photo.

Use fork to close it and to make pattern also.

It is easier to lift up the Apple Pie Puff Pastry by using a thin spatula.

Place it on a lined baking tray and bake at 190 Degree Celsius for 

30 minutes or until done.

Once baked, take it out and let it cool completely.

Instead of my daughter enjoying the Apple Pie Puff Pastry, I also

enjoying my day reading my favourite novel, eating Apple Pie Puff Pastry 

and sipping Green Tea.  What a wonderful day!

:)

Double Chocolate Walnut Brownies

Double Chocolate Walnut Brownies

These brownies look horrible but it's a blessing in disguise!
My whole family and lovely bunch of colleagues said this is the best
brownies that they've ever tasted and some wanted me to post this
recipe up asap.  I am just flabbergasted. The pictures don't look too appetizing.
Am I right? Well, sometimes, we cannot judge the cake by its surface!
Thanks for Annie from Annielicious Food for the recipe.
Annie's brownies are cakey and chewy.  Mine came out more of a fudgy brownies.
Haish, I wanted her kind of texture but don't know why it came out differently.
Well, I think I need to bake this again to compare...if my family and
colleagues heard this, sure they will be jumping with joy.

200g Flour / 350g Caster Sugar / 80g Cocoa Powder /

2 Eggs / 1/2 tsp Baking Soda / 120g Semi Sweet Dark Chocolate Chips /

75g + 75g Butter (melted) / 70g Semi Sweet Dark Chocolate (melted) /

50g Chopped Walnut (lightly toasted) / 120ml Boiling Water /

1 tsp Vanilla Extract / Pinch of Salt (I omitted the salt)

In a bowl, combine cocoa powder, baking soda, 75g melted butter 

and boiling water.  

Stir until mixture thickens.

Add in caster sugar, eggs, melted chocolate and remaining 75g 

melted butter.  Stir until mixture turned smooth.

Add in flour, vanilla extract and mix until well combined.

Add in 1/2 portion of chocolate chips and 1/2 portion of toasted walnuts.

And mix until well combined.

Pour the batter into a lined baking pan.

Sprinkle the balance of the chocolate chips and toasted walnuts

on top of the batter and bake at 180 degree celsius for 40 minutes

(depends on your oven).

(Notes from Annie : Bake until the brownies begin to pull away from

sides of pan.  Brownies are done when pick comes out with a few moist

crumbs still clinging.  It is okay for the pick to look moist, but if you see

wet batter, keep baking)

Once baked, cool completely in pan on wire rack.  Once brownies 

completely cooled, cut into squares and serve.

Looks horrible but taste is super delicious.

:)

I am submitting this to the Little Thumps Up "Egg" event organized by

Zoe of Bake for Happy Kids, Doreen of My Little Favourite DIY and hosted

by Yen of Baby Sumo, Eat Your Heart Out.

Apple Pie Filling

Apple Pie Filling

My "wai sek" (like to eat) daughter has been bugging me for a few weeks 

to make apple pie for her.  Last weekend, when my husband, daughter and 

I were at McD Drive Thru to buy late supper for our son, she keep on poking

at me to bake apple pie for her.  She added that one of her best friends, Fiona

wanted this recipe....is it coincidence or what?  At the end, I gave up and 

bake for her the next day.  Well, this recipe is to show you how to make 

the apple filling. So, please bare with me a few more days to load how 

to make apple pie with this apple filling.

4 Green Apples / 20g Butter / 1 tablespoon **Cinnamon Powder /

70g Brown Sugar / 2 tablespoons Corn Flour.

** (Note : I like cinnamon powder, thus I put 1 tablespoon and

if you prefer not so strong of cinnamon, by all means lessen it)

Peel off the skin and dice or slice the apple. Choice is yours.

Add the diced apple, brown sugar and butter into a pot and cook at a 

medium fire.

When you notice the brown sugar and butter has melted, 

taste the sweetness of the filling and add more brown sugar, if necessary.

  

For me, I added extra 10g brown sugar.  After cooking a while,

you will notice the water ooze out from the apple.  Turn the fire to low.

Then add the cinnamon powder and corn flour and stir until well done.

Once the filling thickens, turn off the fire.

Isn't it is delicious looking?

Ice Cream Jelly

Ice Cream Jelly

Ice Cream jelly, everyone loves it.  Don't you?  

I made it today because I am so bored in my own house.  

Like a prisoner in her own home.  Yesterday, my husband and son

went back to my husband's home town in Tanjung Malim, Perak to

visit his mother before he flies off overseas next week.  Both of them will be back today.

It is a good idea because my son has sinus and this haze is getting to him uncomfortably.

The yearly haze is back since last few days ago and Kuala Lumpur

is experiencing it badly.  The worst is the southern part especially Johor and Malacca, 

heard that schools have been closed temporarily because the API (Air Pollutant Index) 

is way above 400.  Eventhough, my house windows and doors are closed

at all times, we still can smell it.  Our house air-conditions are switch on 

24 hours.  If we don't do it, we will be suffocated.  By the end month, our 

electricity will be like a bomb.  What to do, health is more important.

Lastly, my daughter has received email notification that she has succeeded 

to join the Moot.  Hooray to my dear daughter.  Can't wait to tell

my husband and son.  At least, both of us has this Ice Cream Jelly

for celebration.   :)

Two boxes of 90g Jelly Crystal (any flavour that you like)

Follow the instructions at the back of the boxes.

I followed exactly the instructions and found that the jelly is a bit soft.

But overall it is edible.

Next try will reduce 50 ml of water for each box.

Pour the Jelly Crystal into the water and boil until all dissolved.

Once you notice the water boil, switch off the fire.

Transfer to mould and let it cool before putting into the fridge.

Place the mould in the fridge for 3 hours or until it is harden.

I put one scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream on top of the Jelly.  

Please click here of the Vanilla Ice Cream recipe.

That is why this recipe is called "Ice Cream Jelly".

Oh La La, delicious (that is our word) for it.

My daughter said it is the same with KFC Ice Cream Jelly which

we will order it whenever we are at KFC for their Fried Chicken.