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Easy Peach Puffs

Peach Puff

Seriously, dead easy. Filling: Canned Peaches, 1-2 tbsp brown sugar, 1/4 tsp Cinnamon Pastry: Store Bought Puff Pastry Put filling mixture on top of pastry and top with another layer ( make lattice pattern) and press the edges. Brush with egg wash or just egg white. Bake in 210 Degrees preheated oven until they puffs …

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Happy 54th Birthday Mama!

StrawberryTart

Today, it’s a Tarty Party! It’s my mum’s 54th Birthday. Happy Birthday Mama!! I love you so much!! Praying you a wonderful health, happiness and joy!  Since she loves strawberries,  I made her a Strawberry Tart with Honey Lemon Pastry Cream. This refreshing, beautiful dessert is easy to make, and good for weight watchers too; well, …

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Mini Éclairs

Chocolate and Caramel Custard filled Eclairs2

I totally forgot to post this one up, lucky I stumble upon their pictures in my folders. Weeks before I exploded, my sister and I made a bunch of Mini Éclairs for a potluck party we’ve been invited to. Éclairs is basically a pastry made of pâte à choux dough, filled with a cream and …

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Ayong’s Cream Puffs

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Cream puffs and Eclairs are my sister’s forte. She used to make this a lot before this but since she got so obsessed with the crazy Korean diet, (boiled food mostly) she NEVER BAKES anymore accept last weekend after a few annoying requests. They’re seriously delish. Didn’t bother to ask for the recipe because I …

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Shortcut Murtabak

murtabak

Ok, I found a recipe on making Murtabak using Spring Roll Pastry. I was skeptical to try it at first but the potatoes in my basket are looking much more like Aliens sprouting more babies. So I decided to make it anyways. I prepared the fillings – Onions,garlics, beef, potatoes and curry powder. Then I make …

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Lacey Coconut Milk Crepes with Curry (Roti Jala)

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Roti Jala is a lacey crepe which is typically serve with chicken or beef curry. Some people like to dunk it in a sweet durian dessert call Pengat Durian but I still prefer mine savory. This pretty lacey crepes is famously served in most Malaysian party menu or events and I love them so much! …

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Spanish Churros

Churros

I totally ran out of ideas to make breakfast for my little fussy eater before she heads to play school. As for my husband and I, toast,cereal or eggs works just fine. And we typical Malaysians; Mamak stops before shooting off to the office is another option. So anyways, I figured since she loves doughnut …

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Beef Hand Pie

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Made this Beef Hand Pie for breakfast today as I still have the frozen leftover stuffing from the beef-stuffed peppers I made recently. Using 2 pieces of store bought square pastry dough, I sandwich the stuffing and a slice of cheddar cheese. Fancied it a bit by making a lattice pattern for the top.  I don’t …

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Kluay Kaek (Thai Banana Fritters)

Kluay Kaek - Crispy Golden Sweet Fried Banana

Malaysians are familiar with Pisang Goreng(Banana Fritters). Whether for breakfast, tea and even snacks before meals.However, if I don’t make them myself, I’d buy this tea snack from my favorite stall owned by a Kelantanese vendor who sells the besttttttt pisang goreng I’ve tasted. I guess what made them taste so good is the fact …

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Easy French Toast Jelly Doughnuts

Great for breakfast or tea!

Seriously you’ll be amazed how close this french toast taste like the jelly centered munchkins/doughnut holes you can get at the doughnut’s store. Now you can really make use of the almost-expired-bread you have in your kitchen into something ‘jelly’ good! This makes a perfect breakfast food or tea snacks. No kneading-yeast-tolerating-method  for making these …

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