Lemon Meringue

Pastries:

250 g butter (room temperature)

500 g plain flour

1 tbsp cold water

1 egg

Lemon Custard:

3 tbsp lemon juice

1 whole lemon rind

1 whole egg

3 egg yolks

3 tbsp corn starch

330 ml water

4 tbsp sugar

Meringue Topping:

3 egg white

3 tbsp egg

1/2 tsp cream of tartar

Method:

Pastry:

1. Mix the butter with the flour until it forms into breadcrumbs.

2. Add eggs and cold water then mix until it doesn't stick the bowl and forms a ball.

3. Chill in the fridge for half an hour.

4. After that take out and mould it.

Custard:

1. Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.

2. Sift the mixture in to a pot and cook till it thickens.

3. Leave it to cool.

Meringue:

1. Beat the egg whites till its stiff.

2. Add a tbsp of sugar at a time.

3. Add cream of tartar and beat till its stiff.

Overall:

1. Bake the pastries at 180 for 20 min.

2. Take out the pastries, top with custard and meringue.

3. Bake for another 7 min.

4. and its done.

tttsen Wheat Germ Flammkuchen

Pizza Dough :

2 cups flour, sifted

1/2 cup what germ

1 tsp yeast

1 egg, beaten

1/2 tsp oil

1/2 cup water

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp sugar

: This is for 2 regular size pizza

Cheese sauce :

100 g cream cheese

2 tbsp thick cream

1 tbsp black pepper

Add in basel/oregano/dry garlic

Topping :

1. Diced chicken and diced pineapple or

2. Sliced bacon and chopped onion or

3. Whatever you want

Method:

Cheese Sauce:

1. Place cream cheese, and ceasar salad sauce and thickened cream on to pan and cook on low fire until melted and creamy.

2. Put in pepper and other spices and cook until aromatic.

Pizza:

Preheat oven to 170 degrees celcius.

1. Stir water, egg, sugar and salt together.

2. In a separate bowl, mix flour, yeast, and wheat germ.

3. Mix (2.) into (1.), and then knead them until the flour is all mixed with the dough.

4. Leave the dough for about 20 min, then add oil and knead the dough again.

5. Cut the dough in to half and roll each of them on to a baking sheet out to 7 inches each.

6, Leave the dough for about 20 min again so that it will rise. If its not high enough just leave it longer.

7. Bake the pizza for about 20 min then take out to put the cheese sauce and topping to bake again.

Glutinous rice

Ingredients :

200 g sliced chicken breast meat

2 tsp ginger juice
3 tbsp soya sauce
2 tbsp black sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tsp sesame oil

200 g soaked & sliced chinese mushroom

1/2 clove garlic

4 onions

1 1/2 tbsp chopped dried shrimp

1/2 chinese sausage

1 1/4 cup water

1/2 cup white rice

1/2 cup glutinous rice

pepper

2 stalk of spring onions

Method :

1. Marinate the chicken with soy sauce, black sauce, ginger juice, sesame oil and a few dash of pepper.

2. Wash the rice and glutinous rice with filter water until the water is clear when the rice is washed. Then drain the water.

3. Pour 2-3 tbsp of oil into heated pan.

4. When the oil is hot, fry the garlic and onions until slight brown.

5. Then add in dried shrimp, stir for a while, then add in mushroom.

6. After that, put in the sliced chicken without the sauce, and fry till its half cooked.

7. Then put in the rice, add the marinate, add 1 1/4 cup water, and fry till its dry.

8. Add another few dash of pepper, and if its not black enough, add another tbsp of black sauce.

9. Transfer the rice onto a plate or tray, and steam it for 40 min to 1 hour. ( In between the steaming time, you will have to stir occationally to make sure the rice is evenly cooked)

10. Chop the spring onions for garnishing.

Fruity Pavlova

Meringue Cake:

120 g eggs

200 g caster sugar

1 tsp white vinegar

1/2 tbsp corn flour

Topping:

140 heavy whipping cream

1 1/2 tbsp granulated sugar (its slightly more coarse than caster sugar)

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Fresh fruits - kiwi, strawberry, raspberries, blackberries, peaches or any other fruit of your choice.

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 100 degrees celcius, and line a baking with parchment and draw a 7 inch circle on the paper.

2. In a bowl of electric mixer, whisk the egg whites on medium-high speed till they hold soft peaks.

3. Start adding sugar a tbsp at a time, and continue to beat until meringue holds very stiff peaks. (Don't at the sugar too fast or it'll be glaze icing instead)

4. Sprinkle the vineger and corn flour, with a rubber spatula, fold in.

5. Gently spread the meringue inside the circle drawn on parchment paper, smoothing the edges, and make a well in the centre.

6. Bake for 1 hour 30 minutes or until the outside is dry and takes on a very pale cream colour.

7. Turn the oven off, leave the door slightly open, and let the meringue cook completely in the oven. (Or else it'll crack and say bye bye)

8. The cool meringue can be made and stored in a cool dry place, in an airtight container, for a few days.

9. Just before serving, whip the cream until soft peaks form and add sugar and vanilla extract. Then add whatever fruits you want. (But if you don't arrange it properly it'll look messy, so yeah, you know what to do)

Fluffy Cheux Pastry - Cream Puffs

170 g plain flour

1 tsp baking powder

115 g butter

290 ml water

5 eggs

Method:

1. Preheat oven.

2. Sift flour and baking powder.

3. Bring water and butter to boil. (this step i completely not related to the 1 before.)

4. Stir in sifted flour all at once till mixture is smooth and leaves the side of the pan.( It'll be like a dough)
5. Remove from heat, pour into mixing bowl and cool.

6. Beat in eggs 1 at a time till smooth and shining.

7. Use a pump to pump out 3cm x 3cm circle / Use a tbsp and make it into a ball.

8. Bake in hot oven for 30 min till cook.

9. Cool on cake rack.

10. Slit puff and fill with whipping cream.

Strawberry Cheesecake

Base:

125 g / 7 pieces digestive biscuits (crushed)

50 g melted butter

Cheese Cake:

250 g cream cheese

100 ml whipping cream

4 tbsp caster sugar

1 tbsp corn flour

2 small eggs

1 tbsp lemon juice

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Strawberry Jam:

300 g fresh strawberry

2 tbsp caster sugar

1/8 tsp gelatine

Topping:

300 g fresh strawberry cut into half.

Method:

1. Fill a tray with water and place it into the oven.

2. Preheat the oven at 150 degrees celcius.

Base:

1. Mix digestive biscuits with melted butter, and press well into a 9 inch spring form pan. (its a tray with a base that can be lifted)

2. Chill in the refrigerator while preparing apple filling.

Cheesecake:

1. Beat the cheese till creamy.

2. Then add sugar and lemon juice and beat until homoganize.

3. Add in corn flour and beat.

4. Add in whipping cream and beat until its creamy.

5. Add in one egg at a time and beat until its smooth.

Strawberry Jam:

1. Boil the strawberry on a low heat.

2. Add sugar and gelatine, and stir until the jam thicken.

Overall:

1. Pour half the cheesecake batter into the spring form pan.

2. Top with strawberry jam. Stir lightly with a chopstick or a toothpick to create a ripple effect.

3. Pour the remaining cheesecake mixture on top.

4. Place the cheesecake on a rack on top of the water, and bake for 1 hour.

5. After its baked, leave it in the oven for another hour.

6. Remove from oven and let cool.

7. Top with strawberry, and brush a layer of jam on top.

8.Refrigerate until set.

9. BTW, i left it overnight.

Apple Crumble Cheese Cake

Base:
125 g / 7 pieces digestive biscuits (crushed)
50 g melted butter

Cheese Cake:
250 g cream cheese
100 ml whipping cream
4 tbsp caster sugar
1 tbsp corn flour
2 small eggs
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Apple Filling:
3 apples (peeled, cored, diced)
3 tbsp caster sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 cinnamon stick
1 tsp plain flour
3 tbsp raisin (optional)

Crumble Topping:
120 g plain flour
1 tbsp caster sugar
80 g butter (diced)

Method:
1. Fill a tray with water and place it into the oven.
2. Preheat the oven at 150 degrees celcius.

Base:
1. Mix digestive biscuits with melted butter, and press well into a 9 inch spring form pan. (its a tray with a base that can be lifted)
2. Chill in the refrigerator while preparing apple filling.

Apple Filling:
1. Pour the diced apples, sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon into a sauce pan and boil until it turns golden brown.
2. Stir every 15 minutes, then add flour and mix well.
3. Leave it to cool.

Cheesecake:
1. Beat the cheese till creamy.
2. Then add sugar and lemon juice and beat until homoganize.
3. Add in corn flour and beat.
4. Add in whipping cream and beat until its creamy.
5. Add in one egg at a time and beat until its smooth.

Crumble:
1. Place flour and sugar into a mixing bowl.
2. Rub in butter until all the butter, flour and sugar are incorporated. Resulting in a bread crumb like texture.

Overall:
1. Pour half the cheesecake batter into the spring form pan.
2. Top with cooked apple.
3. Pour the remaining cheesecake mixture on top.
4. Then top with the crumble.
5. Place the cheesecake on a rack on top of the water, and bake for 1 hour.
6. After its baked, leave it in the oven for another hour.
7. Remove from oven and let cool.
8. Refrigerate until set.
9. BTW, i left it overnight.