Wednesday, 25 March 2015

Red Velvet Cupcakes


http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2014/10/29/red-velvet-cupcakes/
 Ingredients-for 15 cup cakes  :
155 g flour
20 g unsweetened cocoa powder
2 g baking soda
2 g salt
115 g butter, softened
200 g sugar
2 eggs
115 g sour cream
60 ml milk
1/2 (1 ounce) bottle McCormick® Red Food Color
5 ml McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract



Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting:
 1/2 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
 30 g butter, softened
 15 g sour cream
 5 ml McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
 1/2 (16 ounce) box confectioners' sugar


Directions
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Set aside.
  • Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Mix in sour cream, milk, food color and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until just blended. Do not overbeat. Spoon batter into 30 paper-lined muffin cups, filling each cup 2/3 full.
  • Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cupcake comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire rack 5 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely. Frost with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting.
  • Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting: Beat cream cheese, softened, butter, sour cream and McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract in large bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth.
Tips:Rather than buying cake flour, reduce all-purpose flour slightly and add cornstarch.

Ingredients:

RED VELVET CUPCAKES

  • 1 and 1/3 cups (160g) all-purpose flour1
  • 1/4 cup (60g) cornstarch1
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 4 teaspoons (6g) natural unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup (60g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  • 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup (120ml) canola or vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature and separated
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
  • liquid or gel red food coloring2
  • 1/2 cup (120ml) buttermilk, room temperature3

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

  • 8 oz (224g) full-fat cream cheese, softened to room temperature4
  • 1/4 cup (60g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  • 2 cups (240g) confectioners' sugar
  • 1-2 Tablespoons (15-30ml) cream or milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Line a 12-count muffin pan with cupcake liners. This recipe makes 14 cupcakes, so you will have 2 cupcakes to bake in a 2nd batch.
  2. Make the cupcakes: Sift the flour and cornstarch together to make sure it is evenly combined. Whisk this, along with baking soda, cocoa powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
  3. Using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter on high speed until smooth and creamy - about 1 minute. Add the sugar and beat on high speed for 2 minutes until creamed together fairly well. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. Add the oil and beat on high for 2 minutes. The butter may look "piece-y" and not completely combine with the oil. This is normal and ok.
  4. Add two egg yolks and the vanilla. (Set the egg whites aside.) Beat on medium-high speed until combined. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. Beat in the vinegar and the food coloring-- until you reach your desired color. I use 2 Tablespoons. With the mixer on low speed, add the dry ingredients in three additions alternating with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients, and mixing each addition just until incorporated. Do not overmix. Whisk or beat the 2 egg whites until thick and foamy, about 3 minutes. See photo at the bottom of this post for a visual. Fold into cupcake batter with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon. The batter will be silky and slightly thick. (If there are still pieces of butter - and there were in 1 test batch for me - again, this is ok. They will melt inside as the cupcakes bake. Making them even more buttery.)
  5. Spoon batter into cupcake liners filling 1/2 - 2/3 of the way full. Bake for 20-21 minutes or until the tops of the cupcakes spring back when gently touched and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Don't overbake; your cupcakes will dry out. Allow to cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
  6. Make the frosting: In a medium bowl using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese and butter together on medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add the confectioners’ sugar and 1 Tablespoon cream. Beat for 2 minutes. Add the vanilla and 1 more Tablespoon cream if needed to thin out. Beat on high for 1 full minute. Taste the frosting and add a pinch of salt if too sweet. Frost cooled cupcakes immediately before serving. I used a Wilton #12 tip; I don't recommend a star tip. This frosting is a little too thin.
  7. Make ahead tip: Cupcakes can be made ahead 1 day in advance, covered, and stored at room temperature. Frosting can also be made 1 day in advance, covered, and stored in the refrigerator until ready to use. Decorate/assemble cupcakes immediately before serving. Leftover cupcakes keep well covered tightly at room temperature or in the refrigerator for 3 days. Unfrosted cupcakes can be frozen up to 2-3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator.

Additional Notes:

  1. Why so many room temperature ingredients?! When everything is near the same temperature, they mix together easily, evenly, and produce a uniform texture among the batch.
  2. I use a combination of sifted flour + cornstarch to produce cake flour - if you keep cake flour in the pantry, use 1 and 2/3 cups instead of the specified all-purpose flour and cornstarch.
  3. The amount of red food coloring is up to you. I tested with varying amounts. To get the dark red color you see here, use 2 Tablespoons of liquid food coloring. Dye the batter until you are pleased with the color. Of course, you don't have to dye the batter at all if you don't want to. I have never tested this recipe with a natural alternative.
  4. Buttermilk is required. I use low-fat because that's what I typically have, but full fat buttermilk is fine here. If you do not have buttermilk, make your own by mixing 1 teaspoon white vinegar or lemon juice with 1/2 cup milk. Stir and let sit for 5 minutes.
  5. Use brick-style cream cheese. Not cream cheese spread.

小苏打粉与发粉的差别

泡打粉 (Baking powder) 
又叫泡打粉、发酵粉、发粉等等,简称B.P.,是一种白色的粉末。它通过化学反应释放出二氧化碳气体,让蛋糕或者饼干、甜品在焙烤的时候体积膨胀起来,起到松软的作用。

泡打粉是由苏打粉配合其他酸性材料,并以玉米粉为填充剂的白色粉末。泡打粉是一种复合蓬松剂,一般由三个部分组成——碱剂、酸剂和填充剂。碱剂是碳酸氢钠,也就是小苏打,酸剂根据泡打粉的种类不同有很多种,也是调节泡打粉反应快慢的关键。填充剂一般是淀粉,它的作用是为了防止泡打粉里的碱剂与酸剂吸潮而过早发生反应。泡打粉在接触水分、酸性及碱性粉末,同时溶于水中起反应,有一部分会开始释放二氧化碳,同时在烘焙加热的过程中会释放出更多的气体,这些气体会使产品达到膨胀及松软的效果。所以做蛋糕用的是泡打粉,蛋糕需要比饼干Cookie更加蓬松柔软。但是过量使用反而会使成品组织粗糙,影响风味甚至外观,因此使用上要注意分量,泡打粉在保存时应尽量避免受潮而提早失效果。

人们都知道二氧化碳释放可能会导致酵母面包上升。但是很多烘焙食谱,没有使用酵母,通常使用泡打粉来烘焙蛋糕、玛芬和饼干。因为泡打粉是即时发酵,通常10几分钟就会使产品蓬松起来

苏打粉(Baking soda)

苏打粉(Baking soda)简称B.S.,也是一种白色的粉末,它的成分就是碳酸氢钠,水溶液呈弱碱性,在65度以上会开始分解,并释放出二氧化碳。碳酸氢钠也叫小苏打、重碱、重碳酸钠、酸式碳酸钠.就是普通食用碱,和酸反应能生成气泡支撑体积,但不柔软。与液体和酸结合,小苏打经历了一个化学反应,对二氧化碳释放泡沫。这些二氧化碳气泡,使烘烤好的上升。最常见的小苏打实际用途是作为烘烤膨松剂,所以做饼干时加入苏打粉才会使饼干Cookies酥脆。小苏打是弱碱性.它的行为,以消除酸和分解蛋白质。当小苏打结合水分和酸性成分(例如,酸奶,巧克力,牛奶,蜂蜜),由此产生的化学反应产生的二氧化碳气泡,扩大烤箱的温度下,使焙烤食品上升。

酵母英文名叫纯生物膨松剂,酵母菌在繁殖的过程中,会释放大量的二氧化碳气体,由此达到使面团胀大的效果。而且,在酵母发酵的同时,会产生酒精和乳酸等物质,这类物质在高温下生成带有香气的酯类物质,使烤出来的西点带有特有的风味与香味。制作面包,一般都少不了酵母。

泡打粉Baking powder和酵母Yeast的区别是:

一个是酵母,一个是发酵粉,一个是化学发酵,一个是生物发酵。泡打粉Baking powder中有小苏打和酒石酸,遇水热产生二氧化碳,酵母yeast是靠酵母菌产生二氧化碳。泡打粉通常用于烘烤蛋糕、饼干、和甜点中,而酵母主要是用于烘焙面包用。

小苏打和泡打粉区别是:

泡打粉Baking poder和苏打粉Baking soda烘烤过程中执行类似的功能,但他们与其他成分混合时会产生不同的反应,使你不可能代替另一种。小苏打和泡打粉都是膨松剂,它们在烘烤前混合加入,使产生二氧化碳,并促使烘焙食品'上升'的。泡打粉含有小苏打,但两种物质是在不同条件下使用。

一些食谱要求使用小苏打,而另一些要求用泡打粉。 如何使用取决于配方中的其它成分,最终目标是生产具有美观的纹理和美味可口的烘焙产品。小苏打会产生苦味。 泡打粉是一个在蛋糕和饼干中常见的成分。您可以在替代的小苏打的地方用泡打粉,但您不能使用小苏打食谱时,用泡打粉来替代。 烘焙苏打本身缺乏酸度,促使蛋糕上升。一些食谱用苏打粉,通常,这些食谱使用一些牛奶或酸奶等液体酸,与苏打粉产生气泡。

烘焙产品时有两点是要注意的:

许多烘焙食谱指示你将所有干的材料(面粉、盐、泡打粉)混合一起,然后再添加液体,这样可防止在混合过程中的发酵过快。许多烘焙食谱告诉你制作过程要简单和快速,最大限度地减少从面糊的气体外泄。如果你搅拌时间过长,就会使气泡消失。 

并非所有的食谱需要泡打粉,当烘焙食谱要求使用苏打粉时,如用泡打粉替代会使烘焙产品太多的上升。同样,如果用苏打粉来替代泡打粉,也可能导致烘焙产品太平坦。在一个烘焙食谱里,假如需要3茶匙的泡打粉,您可以使用两个茶匙塔塔粉和1茶匙苏打粉来替代。在20世纪人们所关切的问题就在泡打粉的铝含量,特别是有关对老年痴呆症的影响。你可以找到众多品牌的泡打粉是无铝的。

Monday, 2 March 2015

紅麴古早肉燥

材料 
1.絞肉1斤
2.紅蔥頭酥50克
3.蒜頭25克
4.紅麴豆腐乳2塊
5.高湯300克
6.肉桂粉10克
7.高粱酒25克
8.豬油15克
9.紅麴粉10克
10.醬油50克

作法
A.先熱鍋,放豬油。
B.蒜切末,入鍋中微爆香。
C.加入豬絞肉炒白後加入紅腐乳。
D.待紅腐乳與絞肉拌勻後,放醬油,轉小火炒香。
E.注入高湯,放入紅蔥頭酥,
再將其餘的調味料~肉桂粉、高粱酒、紅 麴粉一併加入。
F.慢火滷40分鐘後,熄火燜20分鐘(這個「燜」的動作可以讓肉回Q、回香)。
*如果能煮出家人愛吃的肉燥,那麼你在家庭的地位就可以屹立不搖了!XD
你將會知道成功的肉燥是多麼讓人難以拒絕!!

Sunday, 15 February 2015

煮蜜黑豆

煮蜜黑豆

材料:
黑豆1杯
清水2杯
酱油1/2杯
韩国黄糖1/3杯(没有就用白糖代替)
糖稀5大勺(没有就用蜂蜜代替)
芝麻1小勺

做法:
1、1杯黑豆放入碗中,把坏豆子挑去,放在水里用力搓,重复清洗3次左右。洗好的黑豆在温水里浸泡2个小时。
煮蜜黑豆(KongJaBan콩자반)-不会失手的简单美味韩式小菜

2、把泡好的黑豆放入锅中,泡豆子的水倒掉,重新倒入2杯清水,盖上盖子,先用大火煮开,再转小火煮30分钟左右。
煮蜜黑豆(KongJaBan콩자반)-不会失手的简单美味韩式小菜

3、尝一下,如果没有豆腥味了,就加入1/3杯糖和1/2杯酱油,用小火继续熬。
煮蜜黑豆(KongJaBan콩자반)-不会失手的简单美味韩式小菜

4、熬到水分减半后,加入5大勺糖稀,慢慢熬到水快没有了,离火。
煮蜜黑豆(KongJaBan콩자반)-不会失手的简单美味韩式小菜

5、享用前,撒一把芝麻后拌开即可。
煮蜜黑豆(KongJaBan콩자반)-不会失手的简单美味韩式小菜
小贴士:
1、糖稀在进口超市的韩国调料区有售,没有的话可以用蜂蜜代替。
2、没有黄糖的话就用白糖代替。
3、泡在水中的豆子,如果有浮出水面的则是被虫蛀过的,要扔掉。
4、糖和酱油的量可以根据自己的咸甜口味调整。
5、如果把黑豆换成黄豆,就是煮黄豆,一样美味。

Wednesday, 21 January 2015

番婆饼 Kuih Bangkit

番婆饼 Kuih Bangkit (六十粒)
 材料
 ~ 3 杯木薯粉(干炒至轻飘、取出、待凉)
 ~ 1/4 杯椰浆
 ~ 1杯植物起酥油 / 植物性白油
 ~ 1/2 杯幼糖

 做法
 1. 将所有的材料拌匀,揉成细滑的薯粉团。
 2. 桌面洒上些木薯粉,把薯粉团擀成1/2寸高的粉片。
 3. 用星型和心型(或您喜爱的形状)饼模切出星形和心形后,置入烤盘里。
 4. 放进烤箱,以160°C 烤约25分钟即可

Wednesday, 14 January 2015

6款南瓜糕点

南瓜发糕

A)糖200g (煮溶)
     2汤匙粟米油
     南瓜泥150g

B) 水 270ml (因为南瓜泥有水分,我没放完)
    酵母粉2 1/2 tsp
    包粉300g
    发粉 1 1/2tsp

做法:
A+B 搅拌均匀,放着休面半小时。
再次把面糰搅拌一下,然后倒入杯9分满。大火蒸15分钟

南瓜糕(kuih talam)

南瓜层的材料和做法
170克蒸熟南瓜,200克浓椰浆,50克粘米粉
25克薯粉, 80克细糖, 2粒鸡蛋, 1/2小匙盐
**将所有材料混合均匀后, 倒入果酱机里搅拌至煳桨, 放置5分钟后, 备用。  

上层椰浆的材料和做法:
225克浓椰浆, 50克粘米粉, 1/2小匙盐
** 将所有上层材料混合均匀后, 备用。 

装饰
120克白椰丝 + 少许盐蒸上5分钟
少许南瓜泥
* 将蒸熟的南瓜泥加入椰丝中混合均匀即可。 

南瓜糕的做法:
1.  将煳南瓜煳舀入已经涂上油的蒸杯里至7分满。
2.  放入沸滚的蒸炉里以小火蒸至8分钟至熟。 (记得将蒸盖以干净的毛巾裹上, 以确保水滴不会滴在糕点上而使糕点的表面不平滑。)
3.  取出后, 将椰浆层的煳浆舀入蒸熟的南瓜糕里, 继续以小火蒸上4分钟即可。 
4. 离火, 待冷却后才将以脱模, 配上南瓜椰丝即可享用。

南瓜红龟糕
甜绿豆馅:
绿豆片~200g
细糖~125g
水~少许
馅料做法:
1. 把绿豆片用清水浸泡隔夜。
2. 加少许水,以大火蒸20分钟至熟透及软。
3. 离火,趁热压烂成泥状,然后加入其余馅料拌匀即可。
材料:
A:
南瓜泥 ~ 150g
幼糖 ~ 3汤匙
热水 ~ 115g
糯米粉 ~ 265g

B:
冷水 ~ 60g
食油 ~ 3 汤匙

做法:
1. 将材料A搅拌均匀成团,盖着约10分钟。
2. 加入冷水,和慢慢地加入食油搓成团。
3. 包入陷料,列印出来,大火蒸6分钟。
4. 在糕的表面上扫上一层薄薄的蜀米油。
5. 冷却后即可食用。

南瓜砵仔糕
材料 
110克南瓜泥, 75g粘米粉,35g木薯粉, 50克糖, 80g 清水,  1/2茶匙枧水,

椰丝材料
70g白椰丝,少许盐,两片香兰叶

做法 
1)将所有材料混合, 搅拌均匀。
2)放入锅中稍微煮至少许浓稠状(这里必须不停搅拌。)
3)将杯子涂上少许油, 放入蒸炉里以大火蒸五分钟后,取出。
4)把做法(3)的煳浆倒入预热的杯子里至八分满。 
5) 放入蒸炉里以小火蒸大约12分钟或至熟。
6)将盐加入白椰丝内拌匀, 放入香兰叶,以大火蒸五分钟。
7)待冷却后,取出糕点,配上椰丝享用。