Tasty Food

MONAY BREAD RECIPE 

if you are not a fan of dense, milky and delicious bread, then this is not for you! the best thing about this bread is it's not too sweet, and you can pair this with coffee no problem! so if you want to give it a try, enjoy the recipe written below!

ingredients:

• 4 cups bread flour
• 1 1/4 cups lukewarm milk (about 110f to 115F) 
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 egg yolks (room temperature) make sure the eggs are not cold from the refrigerator)
• 2 tablespoon butter (room temperature NOT melted)
• 1/2 cup milk powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast
• 1 egg for egg wash

directions:

1. warm up the milk into the microwave, make sure the temperature is about 110-115F, too hot may kill the yeast, add 1 tablespoon sugar into the milk followed with the yeast. stir and set aside. let the yeast rise for about 8 to 10 minutes
2. into the mixing bowl, add all dry ingredients (flour, sugar, salt, powdered milk) combine and set aside until ready to use
3. once the yeast is ready, pour the yeast into the bowl of flour, add the egg yolk and start kneading. you can knead the dough by hand, but it will take a while, i strongly suggest using a stand mixer
4. halfway through kneading, add the butter and continue kneading the dough, the kneading will take approximately 12 to 15 minutes. dough should be smooth and not sticky
5. shape the dough into a ball, and place in a bowl then cover with bread cloth or plastic wrap. let the dough rise until doubled in size, about 1.5 to 2 hours
6. once the is ready, deflate the dough to get rid of the air bubbles
7. divide the dough into total of 16 small pieces
8. roll and shape each dough into a small ball
9. place the bread into the baking pan lined with parchment paper
10. make a cut to each dough balls halfway, but not all the way through 
11. cover the bread with bread towel or plastic wrap and let the bread rise for another 30 minutes 
12. after 30 minutes, brush the bread with egg wash
13. then bake the bread to 350F pre heated oven for 17 to 20 minutes
14. enjoy!

hope everyone is continuing to be safe and be happy!

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! :)

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

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