Savory yam and pumpkin kueh

Ingredient A
400g pumpkin
3 tbsp oil
1 tsp chopped garlic
1tbsp chopped shallots
3 tbsp dried prawns, soaked n chopped
100g minced meat
300g yam, cut into thick strips
100ml water

Ingredient B
300g rice flour
5 tbsp tapioca flour
650ml water

Seasoning
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp fish sauce
1/2 tbsp pepper
1 tsp five spice powder

Methods
1) steam pumpkin with high heat until cooked.Remove and scoop out the flesh.

2) heat up oil,saute chopped garlic and shallots until fragrant. Add in dried prawns and stir-fry until aromatic.

3) Add in minced meat and stir-fry until dry. Add in yam, seasoning,water and cook for 3 minutes. Add in pumpkin and B mixture. Cook at low heat,stirring constantly until the mixture has thickened . Remove from heat and pour into a 8'' square tin.

4)Steam at high heat for 45 minutes or 1hour . Remove and leave to cool. Cut into pieces,sprinkle spring onion,red chilli and fried shallots on top. Serve.

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Sweet Buns

Ingredient

• 300 g Bread flour
• 300 g Cake flour
• 10 g Active dry yeast
• 6 g Salt
• 250 g Milk
• 2 pcs Eggs
• 120 g Sugar, fine
• 100 g Butter

Methods

1. Mix all the ingredients in the bowl of an electric stand-mixer. Remember separate the yeast from salt and sugar to avoid the dehydration.
   
2. Knead until gluten is fully developed and the dough is elastic, smooth, non-sticky and leave from sides of mixing bowl. Cover with a damp towel and allow the dough to ferment until double in bulk.
   
3. Take out the dough and press out the gas produced during the proof. Let rest for about 15 minutes. Roll out the dough to a thickness of 2cm. Divide the dough into small pieces with a round cookie cutter. Try to divide the dough as even as possible, so that the bread won't come out some part burnt while other part are not even cooked.
   
4. Arrange them in two 10 inch pie pans. Brush the top with whole egg mixture and rest for about 15 minutes.
   
5. Preheat an oven to 180C/350F. Bake for about 10-12 minutes. If desired, dip the bread with maple syrup, condensed milk, or chocolate sauce, or simply just with milk.

Wanted to try this. Taking recipe from http://schneiderchen.de/323Coin-Bread.html

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Avocado Icecream

Avocado Ice cream by Alton Brown

3 medium Avocado
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

1 1/2 cup of milk
1/2 sugar
1/2 cream


Method

1) Peel and pit the avocados. Add the avocados, lemon juice, milk, and sugar to a blender and puree.
2)Transfer the mixture to a medium mixing bowl, add the heavy cream and whisk to combine.
3) Place the mixture into the refrigerator and chill until it reaches 40 degrees F or below, approximately 4 to 6 hours.
4) Process the mixture in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's directions. However, this mixture sets up very fast, so count on it taking only 5 to 10 minutes to process. For soft ice cream, serve immediately. If desired, place in freezer for 3 to 4 hours for firmer texture.

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