Waffles mania

Chocolate waffles

Pandan waffles 

Yes, for the last 2 nights I tried making 2 types of waffles from 2 recipes

Asian pandan style waffles , recipe from 

http://www.houseofannie.com/pandan-waffles/

Western style chocolate waffle recipe from 

https://www.hersheycanada.com/recipes/en-ca/recipes/breads-muffins/6817/chocolate-dessert-waffles-recipe

Both are made using the morries brand .

I bought this which comes with interchangeable plates for making waffles, mini donuts or sandwiches.

I personally prefer the chocolate waffles

Do check out the recipe links above and try. Happy cooking!

Quick cookies - with chocolate chips

This is really a quick cookie recipe and delicious too!

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/6681/quick-cookies

For this recipe  I made 24 cookies

I made with plain flour instead of self raising flour

Ingredients

100 gm unsalted butter softened 

100 gm castor sugar

1 tablespoon golden syrup

75 gm plain flour mixed with 1/4 teaspoon baking soda n 1/8 tsp fine salt

75 gm plain flour mixed with 1/4 tsp baking powder and 1/8 tsp fine salt 

2 tablespoon Hershey's semi sweet mini chocolate chips

Method 

Put butter n castor sugar in a mixing bowl

Use a wooden spoon to stir till paste like

You shouldn't feel much grains of sugar left

Add in the tablespoon of golden syrup n mix well

Add in the first 75 gm of plain flour mixture

And the chocolate chips 

Mix well till no more white flour

Add in the second 75 gm of plain flour mixture 

Mix well

Preheat oven to 170c ( original is 180)

Prepare 2 trays lined with baking paper 

Use 2 teaspoons

One to scoop and the other to help push onto the tray 

Please do not press the cookie dough down

Place them apart 12 on one tray

I am using a table top Cornell oven

So I use the middle rack to bake these about 13 mins

When done, let the cookies sit on the tray for another 2 minutes before moving them to a wire rack n cool completely 

The cookies are very soft when just taken out of the oven 

They will harden upon cooling

They are crispy but I did not find them chewy as described in the original recipe 

Maybe I made smaller cookies as I made 24 and not 12 pieces

Dough can be pinched instead of using spoons too. 

Maximum 12 on my tray 

After baking they spread out

Do try this recipe - easy, quick and delicious!

Stirfry Udon with dark sauce

This is a yummy dish of stirfry udon with dark sauce. Easy to prepare n delicious.

Good to do since my helper off day and I prepare this simple dish for my family.

The original recipe is from Rasa Malaysia

http://rasamalaysia.com/malaysian-style-fried-udon/2/

I have changed some ingredients like the kecap manis sauce to Feng He Garden dark sauce so the taste may not be the same - however, my family enjoyed it very much.

I also substituted pork with prawns for my children.

Ingredients 

Sauce 

Oyster sauce I used Lee Kum Kee 3 tsp

Dark Sauce Feng He Garden 4 tsp

Soy sauce Kikkoman 3 tsp

Fine sugar 1.5 tsp

Sesame oil a dash

Water 12 tbsp initially 

Added more during cooking 

Mix above in a large bowl and set aside

Pork filet slice n marinate with oyster n Kikkoman soy sauce for 15 minutes - keep in fridge covered

1/2 large carrot julienned

1 stalk spring onion cut into 1-2 inch lengths 

2 pcs garlic sliced 

Some bunashimeji mushrooms - pls wash n separate 

Dodo brand large rectangle fish cake 1.5 pcs sliced 

Chinese cabbage sliced into strips about  - see photo 

Cooking oil

2 eggs stirfried n cut into strips (optional)

3 packet of udon - fairprice brand

Method 

Remove marinated pork from fridge about ten minutes before using 

Boil water n cook udon for 2 minutes n drain water n set aside 

Heat some oil in large frying pan 

Fry the garlic for short while no need to brown 

Add in the pork n fry till half done n push aside leave in the pan

Add in the carrot n stirfry 

Add in mushrooms n stirfry all include pork

Add in cabbage n stirfry

Add in fish cake n stirfry 

Add in udon n prepared sauce 

If sauce cannot cover all udon , mix in a little water to sauce bowl and pour over udon

Use a pair of chopsticks now to move the udon around n coat with sauce

Then add in spring onions n cook a minute more

Can be served with egg strips 

Note - I prepared for 2 adults n 2 young children 

Amount can be increased for older children