milk flower bun

Adapted and from here

A:
500g pau flour
220 ml milk - room temperature
50g sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
30g butter - soften
3 tbsp of oil - i used olive oil

B:
50gm water
2 tbsp instant yeast
pinch of sugar

combine B and let it proof. You will see the bubbles and water froth

combine all the dry ingredients in A: flour, sugar, salt ,baking powder

Pour in the yeast water, milk and butter in the middle of the dry ingredients

mix until they form a dough and continue knead until smooth

Cover with a wet cloth and let it proof until double the size (1 hour)

Divide dough equally, I got about 20

I mould it to the shape that I want, some flower bun, some with nutella inside

Let it proof for another 45 minutes inside the steaming tray. Cut a small oil paper to put underneath the dough.

Steam under medium high fire for 10 minutes.

Steam Horlicks / Milo Cake

(adapted from here)

Steam Horlicks Cake

Ingredients:

(a)

250g butter, room temperature

120g caster sugar

5 eggs (medium)

(b)

120g condensed milk (I use homemade condensed milk)

50g Strawberry jam or kaya

70g Horlicks (can subsitute it with Milo, but I prefer Horlicks)

(c)

130g plain flour - sifted

1 tsp baking powder

Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy

Add one egg at a time till well blended, then strawberry jam and condensed milk, mix well

Lastly fold in Horlicks and flour till well blended

Spoon the batter into pan cake and cover the top losely with a piece of aluminium foil

Steam medium high for 50-60 minutes

steam haw flakes cake

Got this recipe from my sister-in-law, haven't got a chance to make it yet, but i want to write it down before i forget. will definitely post a picture once i do it

200g butter
90g sugar
200g marie biscuits (crunch till powder)
5 eggs
haw flakes

beat sugar and butter till fluffy
add in eggs
then marie biscuits

pour in one layer of batter and haw flakes, alternating it depending on your desire thickness

Steam it for 40 minutes in medium flame

* marie biscuits can be replace by cream cracker (increase sugar slightly)/ cheese cracker

custard steam cake

Ingredients:
a)
180 g sugar
5 eggs

b)
100 ml vegetable oil
130 ml milk

c) - sifted
280g flour
80g custard powder
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda

Some chocolate chip for sprinkle (optional)
1) whisk sugar and eggs till fluffy
2) fold in b and c till combine

Pour into pan/paper cup and steam on high heat for 30 minutes

Yam Cake Steam

One Medium size yam (dice)
1 bag of rice flour
dried shrimp (diced and fried)
Small onions (fried)
anchovies (diced and fried)
Spring onion (finely cut)
Chillies (cut)
Mushroom (can omit is you don't like)

dissolve the bag of flour into the pan that you want to used for steaming, 3/4 full and add in salt to taste.
in a wok, put in yam and some fried shrimp, anchovies, mushroom and fried till fragrant.
Pour in the flour mixture into the yam and fried till sticky. the more sticky it is, once cold, the more harden it become (up to your taste)
Then you pour back the mixture back to the pan and flatten it. to make the surface nicer, put some hot water and press it nicely with a spoon.
steam it for 45 minutes.

Once cold garnish it with the balance of anchovies, shrimp, fried onions, spring onion and chillies.

Steamed Moist Chcolate Cake

Looking for a moist chocolate cake and I found one that attract me.Adapted and changed slightly from here. Thanks for posting such a nice and easy recipe. My kids love it so much.


190 g butter
180g castor sugar
200ml fresh milk
2 eggs
200 g plain flour
50g cup good quality cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda

1. Heat up your steamer or wok before making the cake

2. Line and grease a 9-inch pan

3.
(A) combine sugar, milk and butter in a double boiler. stir over the low heat until sugar dissolved and butter is melted. turn off and leave it to completely cool.

(B) In the meantime, sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and powder into a large mixing bowl

4. Wait for (A) to cool. then add in the eggs and mix thoroughly.

5.Finally pour (A) mixture into the flour and stir till well combined

6. Pour the batter into prepared pan and steam it for 40 minutes . Cover the top of the pan loosely with a sheet of aluminium foil

For the topping:
1/2 can condensed milk
4 tbsp of vegetable oil
20g cocoa powder (sifted)

combine all the above and stir it over the low heat till the mixture thicken. once cool pour it over the cake and decorate it.....