Monday, October 3, 2011

Cinnamon Sticky Rolls


Only one word : YUMMY !!!

Ingredients :
- 3 C All purpose flour
- 1/4 C Sugar
- 1/4 C Shortening
- 2 1/4 tsp Dry active yeast
- 1 C Warm milk or heavy cream or water ( no more than 115 F)
- 1/2 tsp Salt

- 1 1/2 stick Butter, melted
- 1 C Brown sugar
Pour on the bottom of your 9x13 pan. Set aside..

- Cinnamon sugar
- 1/4 C Melted butter
- 1 C Nut (pecan, walnut, almond, etc)


In a big bowl mix together 1 C flour, sugar, yeast, shortening. Make a hole in the middle, pour warm milk or water or heavy cream. Stir again or knead use mixer with hook.
Add 1 C flour and salt, keep stirring....add flour until the dough doesn't stick on your hand. Half cup each time....pour onto the smooth surface and knead about 8 minute. Or if you use mixer, keep kneading for 8 minutes.

Shape the dough as a big bowl, smear bowl with shortening..put the dough back to the bowl and rest for 90 minutes. Cover with clean towel or plastic wrap..keep in warm room.

Punch the dough to release the air. Roll rectangle shape about half inch thick, brush melted butter on the surface, pour cinnamon sugar then nuts. Roll the dough, seal the edge and cut the dough use sharp knife or thread, 12 rolls.
Put the rolls into the pan, let rest for 1 hour. Cover with clean towel.

Preheat oven 400F, bake rolls about 25 -35 minutes.
Pull from oven, brush the top of rolls with butter, let it cool before turn the roll onto tray or big plate...upside down.
Enjoy warm Cinnamon Sticky Rolls with coffee or tea.

Turmeric Fried Rice


Originally in Indonesia my mom told me this is a village fried rice. And use terasi instead salted soybean. Since I became a vegetarian, I'm using salted soybean..you can find in asian store. Some brand really salty...

Ingredients:
- 4 C jasmine rice, cooked

Ground spice :
- 5 shallot
- 3 cloves garlic
- 3 serano chilies or other chilies you prefer, Omit if you don like spicy
- 1 tsp salted soybean (vegetarian and vegan) or dried shrimp if you not vegetarian or vegan
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp garlic salt
- 1/2 T onion mix ( optional )
- 1/4 tsp ground turmeric

- 1/2 C mungbean sprouts
- 1/2 C shredded cabbage
- 1 T chopped green onion

- 1 tsp low sodium shoyu
- 1 1/2 T oil

Directions:
- On medium heat stove, Heat oil in the pan and saute ground spice, stir well. Don't let burn because it has sugar. Add 2 T water...turn heat to low.
- Add vegetable, stir about 1 minute
- Add shoyu
- Pour rice into the mixture, stirring well..taste it..maybe need more salt or pepper.

Enjoy your fried rice !

Pesto


I made this without measured the ingredients, just added what my family like more. The basil came from my plants in courtyard only one pot, amazing the result is one medium pot.


Ingredient :

- Regular basil or Italian basil
- Olive oil
- Hard cheese (parmesan, romano, asiago), feel free to mix the cheese
- Pine nut ( you can use almond, pecan, walnut...whatever tree nut you have in your pantry)
- Garlic
- Salt


Mix all the ingredients using food processor or blender until smooth.

Enjoy with your pasta or you can use as pizza sauce too.
Sunday, July 17, 2011

Sayur Sambal Godog



I missed this kind of pedestrian food from Indonesia. We called " Lontong Sayur "...because we eat "Sayur Sambal Godog " with lontong or ketupat.

Ingredients :
- 1 can green beans
- 1 chayote, diced
- 1 block tempeh (8 oz)
- 1 block tofu, fried in teflon pan until firm
- 1 pack (8 oz) seitan or you can make your own seitan.
- 2 tomato, diced
- 4 bay leaves
- 3 T oil
- 1 C coconut milk
- 1 1/2 pint vegetable stock

You free to add long bean and shredded young papaya too.

Ground spice :
- 5 Thai chili or red jalapeno or any red chili
- 3 shallots
- 1/4 medium onion
- 1 tsp crushed garlic
- 1 T unsweetened shredded coconut
- salt
- 1 T brown sugar or palm brown sugar
- 1 tsp galangal powder
- 1/2 tomato paste



1. Put oil in big soup pan, heat in medium heat on stove. Add ground spice, cook for about 3 minutes until fragrance. Add tomato, tempeh, chayote....cook about 5 - 6 minutes, keep stirring.

2. Add coconut milk, let boil. Add bay leaves, green bean, seitan, tofu and vegetables stock...taste...add sugar or salt, whatever you prefer. If you like spicy, add cayenne pepper powder.

3. Enjoy with rice or lontong (rice cake).



PS : I added new picture, better....
Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Pumpkin Pie


I love love love make pastry...and pie is the easiest ! You can buy your crust or make yourself, I prefer make myself because pastry is my passion. In next recipe, I'll show to make pie crust step by step.

Let start !

1 single pie crust

Filling :
- 3 eggs
- 1 can (14.5 oz or 16 ? not sure because I used big can, 29 oz half)
- 1 can condensed milk
- 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin spice
- Pinch of salt

Preheat the oven to 400F
Mix all filling until really blend.
Pour into the crust, and bake 400F for 15 minutes. The reduce the temperature to 350F and keep baking for 40 - 50 minutes.

Enjoy with whip cream or without..same delicious !
Monday, February 14, 2011

Mountain Mama Mudslide


I got this recipe from my sister in-law Susan Brilhart when we were visiting her in State College.
This is really memorable dessert...smooth...delicious ! When I asked her the recipe..wow..so easy, everybody can make it. So, try it !

Ingredients :

Crust :
- 1 C all purpose flour
- 1 stick butter, softened (or vegan margarine about 1/2 C)
- 1/2 C nut, chopped (any kind of nut..pecan, walnut, macadamia, cashew, peanut, etc)
Preheat oven to 350F. Mix all ingredient then press to 9"x13" pan, bake for 20-25 minutes. Let the crust completely cool before you add the filling.

First layer :
- 1 C whip cream
- 1 C powdered sugar
- 1 pack (8oz) cream cheese (for vegan, use vegan cream cheese)
Mix them well use mixer until smooth, spread the mixture on top the cool crust.

Second layer :
- 1 Large pack Chocolate instant pudding
- 1 Large pack Vanilla instant pudding
- 2 1/2 C cold milk (use any kind of milk you like).
Mix them use mixer as directed on instant pudding box. Spread carefully on top cream cheese mixture.

Third layer ;
- 1 C whip cream
Spread on top the secon layer, then refrigerate overnight or at least 4 hours.

You can decorate with nut or just like that... :)
Saturday, January 29, 2011

Spinach Spring Rolls


I like spring rolls, and I like spinach too....I tried to combine them and LOVE IT !!
Easy to make and I promise...delicious....hhmmm..YUMMY !

Ingredients :
- 1 pack spring rolls wrap (you can find in asian store or even supermarket, frozen food section).
- 1 egg

Filling :
- 1 lbs spinach (steam, chopped and squeeze the water)
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- garlic salt
- white ground pepper
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 T crush pepper, if you don't like spicy...omit this
- 1/2 C mozarella cheese
- 1 T parmesan cheese

Mix all the filling ingredients in the big bowl

Take one spring roll wrap, fill bout 1 T and wrap.

Fry them in deep fryer or pan or everything you have. Just remember fry in oil at least 375 F, and the oil has to plenty enough.

Enjoy !

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Yvonne
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
I'm just a house wive with many hobbies. Cooking, card making, baking (especially pastry), diving and the new one caking. I never thought I will decorate cake or cook before. In Indonesia, the country where I came from...maybe with people whom I knew..friends and families, no one vegetarian. Only me and my son...something odd for them. Sometimes I felt uncomfortable when they looked at me strange..I could read their mind " this lady is freak ". Once, I ordered fried noodle in restaurant. Special request..no meat, no shrimp, only vegetable. They added sausage and meat ball (bakso in Indonesia language). When I complained, the waiter said : But that's sausage and bakso. Geez, I didn't know what I have to do. I'm Budhist. So, after that I just said I'm Budhist and they respect more than vegetarian..hahaha. About cake, hhmmm...never made beautiful cake or delicious cake. I like cooking or baking just for myself and my son...until I met my husband Keith. He opened my eyes. I can cook delicious and I found the last thing I can bake nicely too. Thanks Honey !!! I still need to learn still newbie..
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