My journey to making my own No Knead Sourdough Bread from scratch was a painful one. It took me 7 days just to prepare my Sourdough starter and another 2 days just to make the bread but it was all worth it to see the …
I remember the first time I saw melon pan on cookingwithdog (a japanese cooking channel on youtube), I thought this bread was melon flavoured. Surprisingly, it did not contain any melon at all. I believe it got its name based on the way it looks, …
This is by far the best Chinese Pineapple Bun recipe we’ve discovered to date. Chinese Pineapple Bun (菠蘿包/Bolo Bao [BLB] in Cantonese) is hands down our favourite pastry to get whenever we go to Chinese bakery stores (probably next to Chinese Egg Tarts). Whenever we …
Thanks to the power of reddit, we discovered a Japanese Condensed Milk Bread recipe. Being the baker in the relationship, I took a look at the ingredients and it looked fairly simple so I decided to give it a go since I already have everything …
With everyone being encouraged to stay at home in an effort to ‘flatten the curve’ and control the spread of coronavirus, more and more people are turning to baking to help pass the time. Surprisingly, there’s been a surge in the number of people making …
As mentioned in my last post, we wanted to make lobster rolls but we didn’t have any hot dog buns readily available. Since we were trying to limit how often we went outside, we decided to make our own homemade hot dog/burger buns from scratch! …
In our previous post, we talked about how we made steamed buns. Well, it’s time to put it all together! As part of our Momofuku week, we made a variety of dishes from the Momofuku cookbook including the Compost cookie, Roasted Sweet Summer Corn, and …
There is nothing I love more than steamed buns. If I had to choose between artisanal bread and steamed buns, I will choose steamed buns. For the longest time, I’ve put off making steamed buns because I was a bit intimidated by the process – …
Father’s day is coming up in a couple of weeks and I am scrambling to figure out how to celebrate with my dad. My parents hate celebrating mother’s day/father’s day on the actual weekend because restaurants are always super busy and service is generally not …
A lot of my baking stems from cravings that I suddenly get or they’re inspired by food I stumble across on the internet. Recently I had a strong urge to make soft pretzels as it didn’t seem difficult to make and I already had all …
