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MAPLE BACON BREAD

this maple bacon bread is one of the best! cannot get over of this recipe! try it now! 

ingredients:

• 2 1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar (for yeast mixture)
• 1 1/4 cup lukewarm milk (about 110f-115f) too hot may cause the yeast to die. bread wont rise!
• 4 cups bread flour (you can use all purpose flour too)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg (must be at room temperature)
• 4 tablespoon butter ( must be at room temperature) plus more for the filling
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (for the filling)
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon powder (for the filling)
• chopped bacon (for the filling ) plus more for toppings
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar

directions:

1. warm the milk into the microwave, make sure it is in the right temperature. it should be between 110f to 115f to help the yeast rise
2. add the yeast and sugar into the warm milk. stir and set aside until the yeast bloomed. about 8 to 10 minutes
3. into a different mixing bowl, combine all the dry ingredients, (the flour, salt, sugar,) and set aside
4. once the yeast is ready, pour the yeast mixture into the dry ingredients, then add the egg and start kneading using the stand mixer. the dough can be knead by hand, but i highly recommend using the stand mixer for easy kneading
5. after about 3 minutes of kneading, add the softened butter and continue kneading until the dough is soft. about 8 to 10 minutes
6. cover the dough with plastic wrap and let the dough rise for 1.5 to 2 hours or until the dough has doubled in size
7. at this point, combine the cinnamon powder and brown sugar together to prepare the filling
8. once the dough doubled in size, place the dough into a clean surface area
9. shape the dough into a ball and cut into half
10. flatten the dough using the rolling pin and try to make the shape into rectangular as possible (doesn't need to be in perfect shape)
11. spread the remaining softened butter and then pour the cinnamon brown sugar mixture on top of the flattened dough
12. sprinkle the bacon bits on top
13. divide the dough into 4 
14. roll each dough while stretching the rolled dough lengthwise to make the dough longer
15. cut the dough into half leaving a half inch on the end part to hold the bread together
16. twist the bread together and roll up! do the same to the remaining dough
17. place the bread into a baking pan lined with parchment paper
18. cover and let the dough rise for another 25 to 30 minutes
19. pre heat the oven to 350F 
20. bake the bread for 17 to 20 minutes or until the bread is golden brown
21. combine the maple syrup and powdered sugar
22. glaze the bread with the maple syrup mixture and top with more bacon
23. enjoy while it's warm

i hope you all are having a great new year so far! 

xo!

NO BAKE CHEESECAKE 

first, I crushed the chocolate wafer, i used the wafers as the base layer or crust, i didn't use butter because it was already sticky enough. although, i suggest adding 1/4 stick of melted butter to keep the crumbs together.

next the cream cheese mixture, i only added cream cheese, powdered sugar and cocoa. i wanted the mixture to be on the thicker side, so if you don't like it to be that thick, you can adjust the mixture by adding 1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream.

i then added some white chocolate chips that i melted with heavy whipping cream as the top layer. the cream cheese mixture is not that sweet, so adding the white chocolate would add a little more sweetness to the cake.

i then refrigerate the cake overnight. and the next morning, you can add any other toppings you like, this process is mostly really to decorate the cake, you don't have to do anything anymore. you can serve the cake as it is. but because I wanted for the cake to look a little presentable, I whipped a cup of whipping cream and covered the cake with it.

to get a little nice slice of the cake, you can emerge the knife into hot water first before cutting the cake.

the pan that i use for this cake is the 8" spring form pan.

i hope you enjoy this cake as much as i do. let me know if you ended up making this cake, and what you will change? what is the level of sweetness you prefer? my family absolutely enjoyed the cake.

xoxo! s

ingredients:

• 2 blocks cream cheese (16oz )
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 12 pieces chocolate filled wafers
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream (for covering the cake)
• some toppings you prefer, chocolate chips, whipped cream, fresh strawberries and more! 

pan size : 8" spring form pan

you also gonna need a parchment paper

directions:

1. prepare the pan
2. place the wafers into a zip lock bag
3. crush the wafers until turns into crumbs using a rolling pin
4. then place the crumbs into the prepared pan
5. press firmly into the bottom and slightly up the sides then refrigerate 
6. into a mixing bowl, add the cream cheese (make sure it's at room temperature) then, beat the cream cheese using a hand mixer until smooth
7. add the powdered sugar and continue beating until combine 
8. then add the cocoa powder and beat until well combine 
9. place the parchment paper into the pan then add the cream cheese mixture and spread out evenly. set aside
10. into a microwavable safe bowl, add the white chocolate chips and heavy whipping cream, then microwave for 30 seconds ( continue microwaving the white chocolate with 15 seconds interval until the chocolate melted 
11. add the white chocolate chips mixture on top of the cake 
12. refrigerate the cake up tp 4 hours or overnight
13. remove the rim and carefully remove the parchment paper 
14. AND ENOY!!!

NOTE: no need to add the whipped cream! you can add any toppings you like! :)

MARSHMALLOW BREAD

ingredients:

• 3/12 cups bread flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup warm milk (110f-115f)
• 2 tsp active dry yeast
• 1 egg
• 5 tbsp softened unsalted butter
• marshmallows

directions:

1. into a bowl, add flour, sugar and salt. combine
2. combine milk and active dry yeast into a mixing bowl
3. add the dry ingredients into the yeast mixture
4. then add the egg
5. start kneading 
6. halfway through kneading, add the butter and continue kneading until the dough is soft (about 7 to 8 minutes)
7. form the dough into a ball
8. then divide the dough into 12 pieces 
9. take one dough and flatten it out
10. then cut the flatten dough into strips leaving an inch or 2 of the dough uncut where you place the marshmallows
11. roll the marshmallow while securing both sides of the dough
12. place in a baking loaf pan 
13. cover the bread and let it sit for 30 minutes
14. brush the top with milk ( if you don't like the burnt dough, skip this process)
15. bake the bread to 325F pre heated oven for 15 to 17 minutes 
16. brush the top of the bread with butter and enjoy! (best to enjoy the bread while it's warm)

xo
s

PINEAPPLE TART

this recipe is super easy to make! with few and ready ingredients, you can make this goodies in no time! less work, delicious treat! good luck! :)

ingredients:

• 1 store bought or homemade pie crust
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 tsp cornstarch 
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon 
• 2 tbsp maple syrup 
• fresh pineapple ( cleaned, thinly sliced, about 1/4 inch thick)
• 1 egg (for egg wash)

directions:

1. pre heat the oven to 400F 
2. into a bowl, combine the powdered sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and maple syrup. mix well and set aside
3. place the pie crust into a pie pan. press the middle leaving at least 3 inches unpressed crust around the edges
4. place the sliced pineapple into the middle of the pie crust, you can load everything all at once or make it look pretty. up to you
5. drizzle the sauce on top of the pineapple 
6. fold the pie dough over the fruit and press a little, make sure the dough wont tear 
7. brush the sides of the dough with egg wash
8. bake to pre heated oven for 20 minutes
9. enjoy!

xo, 
s

CHOCO BREAD 

ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups warm milk (110f)
• 2 1/2 tsp active dry yeast
• 4 cups bread flour
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/4 tsp salt
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter (room temperature)

for the filling:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup dark cocoa powder
• 8 tbsp room temperature butter / 1 stick

egg wash for brushing

direction:

1. into a mixing bowl, add the warm milk and yeast. stir
2. add the flour, sugar and salt and stir
3. start kneading using the stand mixer until the dough starts to come together
4. then add the butter and continue kneading until the dough is soft
5. shape the dough into a ball and put in a large bowl
6. cover and let the dough rest for 1.5 hours or until the dough doubled in size
7. while the dough is rising, combine the filling ingredients into a bowl. ( powdered sugar, cocoa and butter then set aside
8. once the dough is ready, deflate the dough 
9. divide the dough into 12 pieces 
10. take one piece of dough, flatten and add the chocolate mixture filling
11. secure the dough and cut 4 times around the edge leaving the center intact 
12. repeat the process to the remaining dough
13. place the dough into a prepared baking pan. cover and let the dough rise for another 25 minutes
14. pre heat the oven to 350F 
15. once the bread is ready, brush the top with egg wash
16. bake for 20 minutes 
17. cool down the bread and then sprinkle with powdered sugar
18. enjoy!

oven temp: 350f

baking time: 20 minutes

COFFEE BUNS

ingredients:

• 1/2 cup warm milk (110f-115f)
• 2 tsp active dry yeast
• 2 cups bread flour
• 4 tbsp granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 egg (room temperature)
• 4 tbsp softened butter (room temperature)

for toppings:

• for toppings (coffee mix)
• 2 tbsp hot milk
• 1 packet of instant coffee (1 tbsp)
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1 egg ( room temperature )
• 2 tbsp butter ( room temperature )

for filling:

• cream cheese cubes

directions:

1. into a bowl, add warm milk and yeast, whisk
2. add the flour, sugar, salt and egg. combine 
3. add the butter, knead until the dough is smooth
4. shape into a ball. let the dough rise for 1.5 hours or until doubled in size
5. deflate the dough and move into a floured surface 
6. divide the dough into 12 pieces
7. flatten each dough, add the cream cheese cube in the middle and secure (repeat the process of the remaining dough)
8. place the dough into the baking pan, cover and let the dough rise again for 20 minutes
9. prepare the filling: add hot milk into a bowl, then add the instant coffee and whisk until the coffee dissolved. 
10. add the sugar slowly, then the flour, egg butter and combine
11. spread the coffee mixture on top of the buns 
12. bake to 350f pre-heated oven for 18 minutes
13. enjoy!

xo! S

some tips:

• use a piping bag for spreading the toppings
• use substitute cream cheese with butter and will still taste delicious
• all ingredients must be at room temperature 

oven temperature 350

baking time 18 minutes

PEANUT BUTTER BREAD

ingredients:

• 2/3 cup warm milk (110 - 115f )
• 3 tsp active dry yeast
• 3 cups bread flour
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 4 tbsp butter (softened / room temperature)
• 2 eggs (room temperature)
• jar of creamy peanut butter
• egg wash

directions:

1. combine the milk and yeast in a bowl. stir
2. add the flour, sugar, salt, butter, and eggs. mix well until it forms a dough
3. move the dough into a clean surface area and start kneading. continue for about 5 minutes (if you have a stand mixer, use it to make the process faster)
4. form the dough into a ball and place in a bowl, cover and let the dough rise for 1 to 1.5 hours or until it is about double its original size
5. once the dough is ready, flatten it until it is about one inch thick
6. spread the peanut butter over the flattened dough
7. fold the dough halfway, and then fold the other half over
8. divide the dough into 12 pieces
9. take a piece of the divided dough and cut it twice lengthwise leaving half an inch at the end part, then start making a braid (please refer to the video)
10. place the bread into the baking pan and cover. let the dough rise for another 30 minutes
11. preheat the oven to 350 degrees
12. after 30 minutes, brush the dough with egg wash
13. bake the bread at 350 degrees for 20 minutes
14. brush the top with butter
15. and enjoy!

xo,
sai borg

husband said this recipe is one of his favorites~ i have baked a banana muffins, banana bread and banana cake, so i thought i should try banana cupcakes. i don't have much in my pantry but i have a banana that is going bad soon, and before that happens, i needed it to rescue. although, it didn't look as good as the muffins i have baked, it is so delicious and super moist! i also added a cream cheese frosting since that what i have on hand. :) so GOOD LUCK!

ingredients:

for the batter

• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar (white sugar)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 ripe bananas
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 6 tablespoon butter (room temperature)
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/4 tsp salt

for the frostings

• 1 block cream cheese (room temperature)
• 1/2 cup butter 8 tbsp (room temperature)
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

directions:

1. pre heat the oven to 350F
2. in a mixing bowl, add the brown sugar, granulated sugar and eggs. beat until fluffy
3. add the milk, butter, sour cream and vanilla extract. combine
4. add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. combine
5. add the mashed banana into the batter and combine. please do not over mixed
6. pour the batter into a cupcake baking pan, about 3/4 full
7. bake to preheated oven fro 20-22 minutes
8. let the cupcake cool down completely before adding the frosting

to make the frosting:

1. add the butter and cream cheese into a mixing bowl. combine
2. add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract and combine well

to frost the cupcake:

• simply add the cream cheese frosting on top of the cupcake and enjoy~

some tips:

1. make sure all the ingredients you are using such as eggs, cream cheese, butter is at room temperature, or else it wont be as easy to mix.
2. make sure you smash the banana into really fine pieces, so it wont leave a chunky bites on your cupcakes
3. it is also important that your banana is super ripe. banana flavor can be a replacement
4. bake at no more than 22 minutes, it will be a little jiggly so wait for the cupcakes to cool down
5. do not apply the frostings if the cupcakes are not completely cooled down, your frostings will melt