Baking Recipes

CHEESE BREAD // FILIPINO CHEESE BREAD

the irresistible goodness of this buttery, sweet and soft bread rolls is to die for! the bread will be filled with melty cheese such as american cheese, velveeta or filipino eden cheese.. cheddar cheese is good, too! 

ingredients:

• 4 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar + more for the bread
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 egg + 1 for egg wash
• 4 tbsp room temperature butter
• 1 1/4 cup lukewarm water (about 110f to 115f) too hot the yeast will die. too cold the yeast wont rise
• 3 tbsp active dry yeast
• cheese for filling (i used eden cheese)
• butter for spreading (room temperature)

directions:

1. into a bowl, add all dry ingredients: flour, salt and sugar then mix
2. then add egg, butter, lukewarm water and active dry yeast then knead. you can use a stand mixer to knead the dough. or knead by hand. knead until the dough is smooth and elastic 
3. shape the dough into a ball and place in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let the dough rise for 1 to 2 hours or until doubled in size | you can add oil on top to avoid the dough from sticking into the plastic wrap
4. once the dough is ready, deflate the dough to get rid of some bubbles 
5. shape the dough again into a ball and divide the dough into 12 pieces 
6. cut the cheese into lengthwise 
7. flatten the dough, place the cheese in the middle of the flattened dough then roll and secure the sides to make sure the cheese wont explode
8. repeat the whole process to the remaining dough
9. place the bread in a baking pan then cover and let the bread rest for another 25 minutes
10. meanwhile, pre heat the oven to 325F
11. after 25 minutes, brush the top of the bread with egg wash
12. then bake for 25 minutes
13. make sure the bread is cooled down completely before adding the butter, otherwise the butter will melt
14. spread butter into the bread then roll the bread into the bed of sugar
15. and enjoy!

you can enjoy this bread with a hot cup of coffee, or hot chocolate~ most filipino loves dipping breads into any hot cup beverages! :)

stay safe, riders and i will talk to you soon!

xo,s

EASSIEST BREAD LOAF

i will never buy a bread loaf from the store ever again! :P this bread loaf is super soft, fluffy and a little sweet that will reminds you of a hawaiian bread. 

ingredients:

• 4 cups all purpose flour 
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tsp active dry yeast
• 1 1/4 cups lukewarm milk (about 110F to 115F)
• 1 room temperature egg
• 4 tbsp softened butter
• 1 tsp salt

directions:

1. add all the ingredients into a bowl, and combine
2. then start kneading the dough. you can use hand to knead the dough or a stand mixer. although this dough is hand-knead friendly, i highly recommend using a stand mixer, the dough starts off super sticky. 
3. keep kneading the dough until smooth and soft
4. shape the dough into a ball and brush the dough with oil, or transfer the dough into an oiled bowl. cover and let the dough rise for at least 1 hour or until doubled in size (it took me 1 hour to rise the dough)
5. deflate the dough and roll into a log
6. divide the dough into 4 equal part
7. flatten each dough, then roll again into a log. 
8. flatten one more time then roll again into a log. set aside
9. do the same to the remaining dough
10. move the rolled bread dough into an oiled brushed baking loaf pan
11. cover and let the bread dough rest for another 30 to 40 minutes (depending on the temperature of your house, time may vary. it took me 35 minutes to see the dough risen)
12. brush the bread dough with egg wash
13. bake into 350F pre heated oven for 25 minutes or until the top of the bread turns golden brown or when you tap the top of the bread and it sounds hollow. then the bread is done
14. let the bread rest in a cooling rack and serve!

#happybaking, riders!

xo,s

APPLE PANCAKE

this is definitely not the apple pancake that you think it is. but if you give this recipe a try, you might end up making this everyday! how easy it is, and all the simple ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry. if you have a pancake mix and an apple, you are good to go. :)

ingredients:

• 3 apples
• 2 cups buttermilk pancake
• 1 tsp cinnamon powder
• 1 1/3 cups iced cold water

directions:

1. pre heat the oven to 375F
2. wash the apples, peel the skin off, cut the inside core and cut into half and inch thick size
3. add the pancake mix into the bowl
4. add the cinnamon powder
5. add the iced cold water and mix. DO NOT overmixed. batter may be lumpy but that's okay (i did 20 strokes to combine the batter)
6. add the sliced apples into the baking pan
7. pour the batter on top of the apples 
8. bake for 20 minutes
9. brush the top of the pancake with butter, sprinkle with powdered sugar 
10. serve with maple syrup and enjoy!

take care, riders!

xo,s

DITCH THE DEEP FRY DOUGHNUTS!

no- just kidding! but seriously, these baked cake doughnuts are so so good! what's not awesome about not deep frying your doughnuts? could be a little slightly different but ultimately you're going to love them! best part? you can add your own toppings! it's fun to make!

ingredients:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg (reduced to 1/4 tsp if you don't like the strong flavor)
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon (reduced to 1/4 tsp if you don't like the strong flavor)
• 1 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• some toppings of your choice

directions:

1. pre heat the oven to 325F
2. in a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt
3. stir in milk, eggs, vanilla extract, and vegetable oil. beat together until well blended
4. lightly grease the doughnut pan
5. fill each doughnut cup approximately 3/4 full
6. bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the pre heated oven
7. allow to cool down the doughnuts before removing from pan
8. put toppings and enjoy!

happy baking!

xo, s