apple fritters

I'm a great fan of Anna Olson the pastry chef
so here I am trying my hands on one of her creations!
I chose this recipe as it doesn't use the oven
my oven broke down.. :(
what a perfect timing!

Anna divides her recipe into the following portions for easy making

 Preparing the apple
In a small mixing bowl

peel 2 tart apples, any type of your favorite ones and grate coarsely 

mix it with 1 tsp lemon zest + 2 Tbsp lemon juice + 3 Tbsp sugar and set aside

Preparing the sour cream base

In a big mixing bowl

mix 2/3 cups sour cream + 1/2 cup sugar + 2 egg yolks and stir

then add the above apple mixture and whisk together 

Preparing the flour

on a parchment paper or tray sift the following ingredients:
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour + 1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt + 1 tsp cinnamon + 1/4 tsp nutmeg


Preparing the batter
add the flour into the sour cream base and mix well
then add 2 1/2 Tbsp melted butter and mix well


Preparing the apple fritters
in a separate mixing bowl whisk 2 egg whites until it becomes white
then add 2 Tbsp sugar and continue whisking until the whites barely becomes soft peaks
then add this into the batter and mix well using a spatula
scoop the batter with an ice cream scoop and deep fry until golden brown
when it has cooled down sprinkle icing sugar on top of the fritters


Voila!


It was a sweet success!
Thanks Anna :)

bubur cha cha

I've been craving for  Bubur Cha Cha for quite some time

and what could be more welcoming than the rainy season we are in now

simply perfect timing! :)

although I didn't have all the ingredients in hands..no sago and no yam
I had to consider them as optional for now
well ..when one's craving sets in there is no stopping to it
so I make do with what I have :)
ok.. enough said





lets get to the making of it



peel 2 small (about the size of your palm each) sweet potato, white and orange color, 

wash it thoroughly and slice it around 1/2" thickness then dice it into small bite sizes

place in a medium saucepan together with a pandan leaf + 3 cups of water + 1 tsp salt

 boil over medium heat until the sweet potato becomes soft

test this by using the fork or wooden skewer and when it goes through easily it is cooked

add in the red dough balls (scroll down for the making of it)

and 3 Tbsp sugar and simmer for 5 mins

last but not least add in 200 ml of coconut milk

stir thoroughly and bring it to a boil

taste for sweetness and if need be add sugar to your liking

off the fire






the making of red dough

mix 1 Tbsp of tapioca flour + 3 Tbsp boiling water
be careful of the extremely hot water so use a spoon when mixing
then knead using your fingers and add more flour if needed bit by bit to form a soft dough
make a tiny dent in the middle of the dough
with steady fingers pour 1 drop of red food coloring into the dent
fold the dough gently to close up the dent and soak in the red color thus prevent it from slipping out
just in case the color slipped out which is pretty much the case with me
 there's nothing much you can do except to continue kneading with red color all over your fingers
don't worry... it washes off so easily
make small balls from the red dough or
roll out the red dough flat using your fingers and cut it into small squares
boil some water in a small pot and toss in the red balls or squares
when it floats to the top the dough is cooked
tadaa..!!