Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Mille Crepe and Butter Cream Chicken



Assalamualaikum. :)


Since the holiday is still on going, we would like to wish you "Happy Holiday". Spend your holidays wisely people :D Here what i did during this holiday. if you would like to try it, go ahead. worth to try. plus with your families!

Chocolate Mille Crepe with Vanilla Cream

The word mille crepe means "a thousand crepes" and it came from France. the process is similar to the typical crepe except that they're being layered with fillings. In Malaysia, there are two cafes that are famour for its mille crepe; Food Foundry which is in section 17 Petaling Jaya and Nadeje Cafe in Melaka. For those who would like to try at home, here's the recipe:

Adapted from Homemade Scratch Baking and Cookpad.

Chocolate Mille Crepe:

Ingredients:

Crepes

  • 1/4 cup water
  • 3/4 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into tablespoon-sized pieces
  • 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon espresso powder (or you could use cocoa powder)
  • 2 1/2 cups whole milk at room temperature
  • 6 extra large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

Vanilla cream
  • 200 ml whipping cream 
  • 450 ml fresh milk
  • 2 tablespoon flour
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 85 gm castor sugar
  • 4 egg yolk
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt
Directions:

For the crepes
1. In a pan, bring the water to boil over medium-high heat. Add the butter one by one, and at the same time whisk the mixture until the butter melt. Remove from the heat, add the chopped chocolate. Stir it completely into smooth mixture. Put aside.

2. In another bowl (A), whisk together the flour, sugar, salt and cocoa powder. In another bowl (B), whisk the milk, eggs and vanilla.

3. Then, pour in bowl (A) into bowl (B). Whisk until smooth. If you find any lumps, discard it by using the fine-mesh sieve. Keep it in air-tight container and store in the refrigerator for a night.

4. After that, heat up the pan. Coat the pan with butter and cook the mixture.

5. Leave the crepes to be cooled.

For the fillings,
1. Boiled up the fresh milk.

2. Remove from the heat. Put in the flour and corn starch. Whisk it well until it become smooth. Remove the lump if you found any.

3. Mix up the egg yolk and vanilla essence and whisk. Then, heat up the mixture until it popped up.

4. Remove from heat. Put in the butter, salt and vanilla essence. Mix it well until it become smooth.

5. In another bowl, beat up well the whipping cream until it become sturdy. 

6. Mix together the custard mixture together with whipping cream.

Lastly, fill the filling at each layer of the crepe. 




you could eat it with chocolate sauce and vanilla ice cream.





Butter Cream Chicken (adapted from Jamiecooksitup.net)

Ingredients:

  • Fried chicken
  • 1 cup of chicken broth
  • 1 cup of milk and 2 tablespoon of milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon of dried herbs
  • 2 tablespoon of cornstrach
  • salt and pepper
Directions:
1. Heat up the pan. Put in the butter with chicken broth. Stir it well.

2. Pour in the 1 cup of milk. Bring it to boil.

3. In another bowl, mix the cornstarch with 2 tablespoon of milk.

4. Pour in the mixture into the boiling mixture.

5. Put in the herbs and pinch of salt and pepper.

6. Pour onto the fried chicken.

This butter cream can also be serve with dory fish or even prawn.




Good Luck! :D



















Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Semester break!



assalamualaikum  :)



Before that,



Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri
Maaf zahir dan batin
Taqabbala Allahu minnaa wa minkum




raya desserts
 





-farhana fadzil-









 









Sunday, February 5, 2012

Home Made Food



assalamualaikum. :)

it has been a while since we last updated this blog. a few things that have been done during the holiday. so here it is.



#1 Pavlova




it's quite tiring baking this. but sweet enough to melt your heart. :)


Recipe

Meringue


  • 4 eggs white
  • 125g castor sugar gula kastor
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 1 teaspoon vinegar/lemon
  • 1/2 tablespoon corn flour
Topping
  • 125g whipping cream
  • 125g castor sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
More details visit Joy Of Baking


#2 Mac 'N' Cheese





supposed to use macaroni, but later i test by using vermicelli.

when you cooked it, make sure the cheese are totally melt.

here where you can get the recipe  ;)




do try it :)






Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Bread Ties @ Taman Melawati




assalamualaikum.



here a short update.




macaroons  100gram for RM8.90






black larva chocolate  at  RM5.90









but there are also sandwiches, pasta and many others. i shall say it's a great deli cafe. click here for more info Bread Ties at Taman Melawati.








Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Selamat menyambut Ramadhan :)



assalamualaikum and salam ramadhan.

tak terlewat lagi untuk ucapkan selamat menyambut ramdhan al-mubarak. semoga ramdhan kali ni lebih baik.  :)






red velvet-choclate chips cookies-egg tart-caramel pudding




try bake it. lagi-lagi sendiri buat. lagi sedap.









Sunday, July 24, 2011

Salam to all dear readers..

Actually dh lame dah sy n wina g mkn kat seOul garden tp skrg bru sy ad mase nak update..
n seOul garden mmg best for grill n steamboat lovers.. 
Sbb kat seOul garDen hav both steambOat n griLL....
Rempah ratus hasil perap seOul garden mmg yummy..
Tambah lazat if anda smue mkn grill plus salad n cicah dgn sos yg disediakan..
we can choose wateva we want cuz da pOwer iz in our hand..
So jgn lupe try mkn di SEOUL GARDEN...
dkt ONE UTAMA, KL









Friday, June 10, 2011

Danau Kota

salam.

This are some of the shot from Noodles Station. the food were okay. not great. and the price is okay too. suits to what it taste like. but it is not suggested to go there. seriously.





 can't remember the drink but the colour really attract me.





 kuew teow goreng




 tom yam noodles




this one is not from Noodles Station. it's Carl's Jr.







does not achieve the satisfactory level