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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!

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

hey riders,

as of now, you are probably familiar with spam musubi. it is a rice and spam wrapped in nori. i never had it until 3 to 4 years ago when one of my friend came to visit and brought us a musubi, it was surprisingly super delicious and so simple to make. so today, i decided to make it and film it for your reference. i think when it comes to cooking, i like to explore a bit more.. that being said, i will show how i made my own recipe of this dish. now, i am not sure if i am the only one who ever made this version of musubi, i haven't been researching about it, so keep on watching! below are what you need to make this amazing dish.

ingredients:

• 1 can spam (i'm using the tocino flavor, but use any flavor you like)
• 2 cups of cooked rice
• 1 cup of sliced lengthwise carrots
• nori

you will also need:

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon mirin (sweetened rice wine)
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon cooking oil or cooking spray

for directions:

please refer to the video.

thank you again for coming over and joining me with this cool adventure. please feel free to like my facebook page, share and spread the love. i hope you guys love this recipe and let me know what you think? until next time!

xo,

sai borg

hey guys! what are you having for lunch today?

i worked out so hard yesterday that i didn't want to ruin it all by eating junk today, so i decided to make a southwest steak salad. super easy to make. down below is the list of ingredients:

• bagged of lettuce (i used hearts of romaine)
• cherry tomatoes (cut in half)
• tortillas chips
• carrots
• beef steak (left over)
• onions
• chopped cabbage
• ranch dressing (store bought)
• chili powder
• salsa
• cumin

mix them all together. depending on how many people are eating, i literally just eyeball everything! :P I'm already thinking of pizza for tonight's dinner! haha

thank you guys for all the love!

xo,
Sai Borg