Raisin Bread

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.

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Cinnamon Rolls

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.

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シュークリーム (Choux Cream)

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.

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スイートポテトケーキ

手作りスイートポテトケーキ。(Self-made sweet potato cake. Recipe here.)

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Japan Day 10 - Shinjuku & Home

Alas! D-day came. All good things come to an end!
Since we had to check out by 10am, and could not go anywhere with our luggages, we decided to head to Narita earlier.
I return with new resolve to buck up my listening and conversational skills.

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