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HOW TO MAKE CAKE FLOUR

How To Make Cake Flour

http://joythebaker.com/2009/09/how-to-make-cake-flour/

Cake flour.  Let’s face facts:  I never have cake flour on hand when I need it.  Luckily, there’s a super easy way to turn good old all-purpose flour into cake flour, lightening your cake crumb, making it super soft and delicious.   Maybe you already know this trick.  It’s a good one. Here’s a step by step.  From me to you!

How to Turn All-Purpose Flour into Cake Flour

Step One:  Measure out the all-purpose flour that you’ll need for your recipe.

Step Two: For every cup of flour you use, take out two tablespoons of flour and return it to the flour bin.  Throw the cup of flour (minus the two tablespoons) into a sifter set over a bowl.

Step Three:  Replace the two tablespoons of flour that your removed with two tablespoons of cornstarch.

Step Four:  Sift the flour and cornstarch together.  Sift it again, and again and again.  The cornstarch and flour need to be well incorporated and the flour aerated.  Sift the flour and cornstarch mixture about five times.  Look at that!  You just made cake flour!

French Macaron Class @ SAF Academy organised by JPW Johor on 6th May 2011

I'm so lucky to got opprtunity to attend the french macaron class at SAF Academy on 6th May 2011. I have to apply for leave as it was scheduled on friday and it was worth at all. It was organised by JPW Johor and ..it's all free!!!!! Alhamdullillah i've been selected among others. It such a wonderful experienced with a good prorgamme before class and a very good teacher ie Kak Pau the owner of Academi Citra Klasik Kajang. http://citraklasik.com/v1/

She is adorable and very supporting. They're 36 participants and we've fun although never have met before. It was such a wonderful and memorable class with all new friends...so bless since it was my passion to learn and to get to know the talk about cookies ie macaron. At last...i've already make and taste it!!!!! :-)

Here are some photos..

Variety Cheese Class - 24th April 2011 @Sweet Umi Bakery Bukit Indah

I attended this class at Sweet Umi Bakery Bukit Indah. http://muffindummi.blogspot.com/
I've learned to make 4 types of products using cheese:

1) Classic cheese cake with blueberry topping

2) Chilled oreo cheesecake

3) Blueberry & oreo cheesetart...soooo yummmy

4) Tiramisu

Here are some photos...

CRAZY FOR MACARON

Why people so crazy about macaron? I haven't a chance to taste it yet but most people said it's extremely sweet.... Actually i wanted to attend class for macaron but have a 2nd thought coz i really wanna try to do it 1st. Some people said it's difficult to makes perfect macaron..what they called "feet" and i did read sumwhere they'd call it "skirt". One more thing keep wondering me...macaron or macaroons...previously i came to understand theres a different between 2, but some pages/web show that macaron=macaroos which is definitely wrong. Here they are... this one is macaroon (with 2 o's)



Photo from Mr Google



And.....this yummy and pretty one is macaron. Looks yummy rite????

Photo from http://adambridgette.blogspot.com/2011/12/first-macarons.html

See the difference? They’re entirely different cookies. The sandwich-like French macaron is more of a meringue cookie, getting its light, airy texture from egg whites. The Southern coconut macaroon, on the other hand, is a hearty lump of confectionry made of shredded coconut and condensed milk. While you can prepare coconut macaroons in about ten minutes, French macarons are generally more difficult to make – though not so impossible that they elude the home cook. (Source:Stephanie Stiavetti on January 16, 2009 )
Perfect macaron hmm...

Want to know the history of macaron? Read here please...
http://www.seriouseats.com/2007/10/introduction-to-french-macarons.html

Bread & Pizza, Benji & Swiss Roll Class-270311

The first class that i've attended was Bread & Pizza, Benji & Swiss Roll Class. The class was held at Mamatiera house in Pasir Gudang. I love to eat benji roll & bread so thats why i attend this class. So now i know the correct techniques to assemble the benji roll and how to make a perfect dough for bread. But....practice makes perfect...