The Baker in Me ~ Bake, Baking, Baked.

>> Saturday, August 22, 2009

Managed to successfully baked my raisin bread. Used bread flour this time round and allowed the dough to rise twice. The crust was a little crispy and the inside is still fluffy and not too dense.

>> Saturday, August 15, 2009

My new toy..a silicone pastry mat to knead my dough on. Cost me $38, but it's pretty cool.

My cinnamon rolls. I think I failed though and I'm kinda disappointed. The dough was too dense and not fluffy, and I think I should have rolled it thinner as it turned out to be a little to thick after rising. Didn't manage to achieve the gooey cinnamon sugar either. Found another recipe which prepared the cinnamon sugar mix differently. Perhaps that's the key to a gooey roll.

Conclusion: Failure. Maybe I should try baking a loaf of white bread first to get the fluffy texture right before I retry cinnamon rolls.

シュークリーム (Choux Cream)

>> Friday, August 7, 2009

Attempted シュークリーム (Choux Cream); otherwise known as cream/custard puff. Went for the hard crust type, but somehow the dough did not rise as much as I hoped. I had wanted a more rounded ball shape, but it came out a little flat. Custard cream was ok; I think the viscosity of it was what I wanted.