Ensaimada

Ensaimada is a  delicious bread that is popular in Philippines. This bread originated in Spain and  was introduced to Filipinos from former Spanish territories in the country. Until now this bread is one of the most wanted bread in Philippines. Personally I love this bread that is why I tried making it and the result is fine, that is why I wanna share the recipe that I followed and here it is.

Ingredients:
5 cups flour
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup fresh milk or whole milk (warm)
3/4 cup melted butter
3 teaspoons yeast
3 eggs
1 cup grated cheese

Procedure:

1. Dissolve the yeast in the warm milk for 10 minutes ( put the yeast and leave it for 10 minutes then mix)
2. Mix all the dry ingredients, make a well in the middle, then crack the eggs and beat it there.

 3. Then pour in the butter and milk with yeast dissolved in it, mix well and fold the mixture, then knead  until you form a dough.

4. Let it rise for 2 hours by covering it with a damp cloth.

 

after letting it rise, the size doubled

5. After 2 hours knead the dough for a while then slice it, make sure each slice should be around 80 grams to make one serving of bread.

6. Flatten each portion then put some grated cheese and roll it.

 7. Then twist it and form it like a knot ( like the picture below) and let it rise for 45 minutes.

 8. After 45 minutes ( it should be double in size too, if not doubled or at least almost doubled let it rise more) bake it in a preheated oven for 15-20 minutes at 180C.
9. When it is done brush it with butter or margarine then sprinkle with a little sugar.

Pepperoni Pizza with Cashew Nuts

This pizza was a result from  curiosity. My friend and I were eating cashew nuts when we decided to have pizza and I said what if we will add cashew nuts on it? We tried and we liked the taste, the nuts made the pizza creamy and really yummy.

  Ingredients:
1 big size pizza crust
1 medium size onion ( sliced thinly into rings)
pepperoni
mozarella cheese ( grated)
pizza sauce.
1/2 cup cashew nuts
mushroom ( optional)

Procedure:
1. Put the pizza sauce on top of the crust.
2. Sprinkle the grated cheese
3. Arrange all the toppings properly
4. Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius and bake the pizza for 10-15 minutes

 Ingredients for pizza sauce:

1 cup tomato sauce
1/4 cup crushed cashew nuts
2 cloves garlic
1 small size onion
1/2 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons evaporated milk
dash of salt and pepper

Procedure for the Sauce

1. Saute the garlic and onion
2. Add the crushed cashew nuts and simmer for few minutes, put a dash of salt and pepper
3. Add the tomato sauce, sugar and milk simmer until done.

Choco Bread

This is one of the best bread that I've ever baked :-) Superb! Very delicious and chocolatey!

Ingredients:

5 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup fresh milk or whole milk (warm)
3 teaspoons yeast
3 eggs
3/4 cup melted butter
Nutella Chocolate

Procedure: 

1. Dissolve the yeast in the warm milk for 10 minutes ( put the yeast and leave it for 10 minutes then mix)
2. Mix all the dry ingredients, make a well in the middle, then crack the eggs and beat it there.

3. Add the butter and the milk with dissolved yeast.
4. Mix well, then knead until  the dough is formed.
5. Put the dough in a big bowl and cover it with damp cloth to allow it to rise for 2 hours.
6. After 2 hours knead the dough again then divide into 4 portions.
7. By using a rolling pin flatten each portion, spread with Nutella chocolate, roll and sealed  then let it rise for 40 minutes then bake at 175 degrees celcius for 15 minutes or until done. Then cut it into serving slices.
8. Serve it with a smile:-)

Ham and Cheese Bread

It is my first time to baked this bread and it was a success! I am happy with the result and the taste according to my friends is yummy. It is really easy to bake this bread and here is the recipe for it. Have fun baking.

Ingredients:

5 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup fresh milk or whole milk (warm)
3 teapoons yeast
3 eggs 
3/4 cup melted butter
some ham
some cheese

Procedure:

1. Dissolve the yeast in the warm milk for 10 minutes ( put the yeast and leave it for 10 minutes then mix)
2. Mix all the dry ingredients, make a well in the middle, then crack the eggs and beat it there.

3. Add the butter and the milk with dissolved yeast.
4. Mix well, then knead until  the dough is formed.

5. Put the dough in a big bowl and cover it with damp cloth to allow it to rise for 2 hours.

 

6. After 2 hours knead the dough again then cut into portions ( around 75 grams each) to make an individual bread.

7. Flatten each piece then put the ham and cheese, then roll it  and let rise again for 40 minutes then bake at 180C for 15 minutes or until done.

8. Serve it with a smile:-)

Tips: If you want the bread to have a shiny look after baking brush it with beaten egg before baking.

        If you want it to look crispy brush with melted butter before baking.

Pan De Sal

Pan de sal is a Spanish term for "salt bread" it is the most popular breakfast bread in the Philippines, as early as 4:00 o'clock in the morning you can hear the vendors shouting "PANDESAL" around the neighborhood. The coffee in the houses are ready and the people are waiting for that shout and they are ready to buy the bread.  I think there is nothing as good as the homemade freshly bake pandesal. So here is the recipe for it.

Ingredients:

3 cups flour
1 tablespoon yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1 egg ( beaten)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup melted butter
4 tablespoons sugar
3/4 cup milk

Procedure:

1. Combine the flour, sugar and salt, set aside.
2. Combine the warm water and yeast  ( let it stand for 8 minutes allowing the yeast to be dissolved and grow)
3. Combine procedure 1 & 2 then add the egg, milk and butter  and mix well and knead it  until you form a firm dough.

4. Let the dough rise for an hour by putting it in a big deep bowl and cover it with a damp cloth.
5. After procedure #4 roll the dough until you form a long roll, and slice it diagonally about an inch size each slice.

6. Sprinkle each slice with bread crumbs then let it stand for 40 minutes allowing it to rise then bake at 150 degrees celcius for 15 minutes. ( Preheat the oven for 10 minues before baking)
7. Serve it hot and with a smile :-)

It is my first time to try this, and I am happy with the result but I want to do it again and improve it more:-) Have fun baking! 

Strawberry Cookies

It is Sunday and I want to serve the kids at the church something sweet for a snack and at the same time something that they will love and enjoy to eat by involving them to do it with me. I let them choose what they want to put in it with some sprinkles or strawberry syrup and everyone likes the strawberry syrup to go with it. Here is the simple recipe of strawberry cookies.

Ingredients:
2 cups flour
2 tablespoons strawberry syrup flavor
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar

Procedure:
1. Sift the flour, sugar and baking powder.
2. In a mixing bowl mix all the ingredients thoroughly until you form a firm dough.
3. Spoon a portion from the dough and flatten a little then place in a baing sheet.
4. Preheat the oven to 170 degree Celcius then bake the cookies for 10 minutes or until done.
5. Serve it with a smile:-)

Mac and Cheese

Simple and easy to prepare, this macaroni dish is favorite of my friends, they loved this because it is creamy, cheesy and yummy! :-)

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo elbow macaroni ( cooked according to its packaging procedure then drained) Set aside.
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup butter
4 cups milk
3 cups grated cheese ( reserved 1 cup for toppings)
1 teaspoon mustard (optional)
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Preheat oven to 360 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. When the butter starts to foam and bubble, stir in the flour; cook on medium heat around 3 minutes.
3. Add salt and pepper then whisk in the milk and let it simmer until sauce thickens.
4. Then add 2 cups of cheese and the mustard, mix well to combine. Turn off the heat.
5. Mix the cooked macaroni and the sauce, top it with the remaining grated cheese then bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until it is done.

Macaroons

One Of the desserts that I like to make is macaroons because it is very simple and easy to do. I have posted macaroons in my previous post but this one is another try and making it simple and easy, so I hope you will try this one.

Ingredients:
100 grams dessicated coconut
1/2 cup condensed milk
1 piece egg 
2 tablespoons melted butter



Procedure:
1. In a mixing bowl combine the ingredients until fully mixed.
2. After mixing well, put the mixture in a small baking paper cups.
3. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown at 170 degrees celcius. ( preheat the oven)

Chocolate Chips Cookies

This is my first time to make this chocolate chips cookies and I'm glad about the result. :- )
Now I knew that it's just easy to bake cookies, I am scared to try but I'm glad I did. I make it lighter because I use less chocolates, less sugar and I removed the egg from the original recipe, and I am happy that it is just fine! Here is how I did it.

Ingredients:
2 cups flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1 cup butter
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup light chocolate powder
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Procedure:
1. In a large mixing bowl, put the flour, sugar, choco powder, baking powder, and butter.
2. By using your hands mix well then pour in the chocolate chips but leave some for toppings later before baking.


3. Continue mixing until you form a ball of dough, then spoon a portion and flatten on your palm and put some chocolate chips on top and arrange in a baking tray.
4. Preheat the oven to 170 degree Celcius then bake the cookies for 10 minutes or until done.
5. Serve it..............
I have eaten my share :D.

Simple Cassava cake

Cassava cake is one of the most popular Filipino delicacies. I'm glad that I was able to find ingredients for cassava cake in my place whewww!! It's been a long time that I am wanting to cook this, because of some friends' request. At last here it is! Simple and easy.

Ingredients:

3 glasses shredded cassava
1 glass coconut milk
1 glass condensed milk

Cassava

 for toppings:
1/2 cup shredded cheese.
1/2 cup condensed milk

Procedure:

1. Mix all the ingredients except the ones for toppings.
2. Preheat the oven at 200 C for 7 minutes, after 7 minutes reduce the heat at 180 C
3. Grease the baking pan with cooking oil before pouring the cassava cake mixture.

4. Bake it at 180 C  for 45 minutes or until golden brown.
5. When it is cooked, remove from oven and put the toppings , milk first then the cheese.

6. Bake for another few minutes until golden brown. ( around 5-10 minutes)

7. Serve it with your favorite drinks. :-)

Simple macaroons

I do not have plans of cooking macaroons today, but my best friend Malley, encourage me to cook with him, so I tried and it was a success! Thanks Malley for sharing this recipe. It is my first time to cook this, I recommend this recipe for all the beginners in cooking because this is so easy I am sure you can do it right

Ingredients:

100 grams dessicated coconut
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs

Procedure:

1.  Beat the eggs well.
2. Stir in the coconut and sugar until firm, and let it stand for 15 minutes.
3. Grease the baking tray and line  up the lump of macaroons to your desired size
4. Bake at 180 C until golden brown  ( around 15-20 minutes)
5. Let it cool and serve.

Pepperoni Pizza

One of the most well known Pizza topping is the Pepperoni.
Pepperoni is a kind of Italian-American sausage usually made of cured pork or beef. In Portuguese they call it Calabresa It is very easy to do with Pinoy style sauce. Have fun.
 

Ingredients:

1 big size pizza crust
pepperoni sausage
muzarella cheese ( grated)
pizza sauce.

Procedure:

1. Put the pizza sauce on top of the crust.
2. sprinkle the grated cheese
3. arrange the pepperoni
4. Sprinkle again with cheese.
5. Preheat oven to 250 degrees celcius and bake the pizza for 10-15 minutes

 Ingredients for pizza sauce Pinoy Style:
200 grams ground beef
1 pack tomato sauce (250 ml.)
2 cloves garlic
1 small size onion
2 teaspoons sugar
3 tablespoons evaporated milk
dash of salt and pepper

Procedure for the Sauce
1. Saute the garlic and onion
2. Add the meat simmer for few minutes.
3. Add the tomato sauce, sugar and milk
4. Put a dash of salt and pepper simmer until it's done.

Re-cook May 1, 2014

You can add some onion, etc, I just like it to be simple and savor the strong pepperoni taste.

Ham and Cheese Pizza

Since, I still have some leftover ingredients for pizza from the Hawaiian delight that I cooked, I decided to make a different flavor. I go for Ham and Cheese in my own style. Here is how to do it.

 Ingredients:
1 big size pizza crust
1 bell pepper ( sliced thinly into rings)
1 medium size onion ( sliced thinly into rings)
ham
mozarella cheese ( grated)
pizza sauce.
mushroom ( optional)

Procedure:

1. Put the pizza sauce on top of the crust.
2. sprinkle the grated cheese
3. arrange the ham, bell pepper and onion and mushrooms if available.
4. Preheat oven to 200C and bake the pizza for 10-15 minutes or until done.

Ingredients for pizza sauce:

200 grams ground beef
1 pack tomato sauce (250 ml.)
2 cloves garlic
1 small size onion
2 teaspoons sugar
3 tablespoons evaporated milk
dash of salt and pepper

Procedure for the Sauce

1. Saute the garlic and onion
2. Add the meat simmer for few minutes.
3. Add the tomato sauce, sugar and milk
4. Put a dash of salt and pepper simmer until it's done.

Here is the link on how to make Pizza Crust http://melyskitchen.blogspot.com.br/2014/02/how-to-make-pizza-crust.html

Hawaiian Delight Pizza

It’s my friends craving that motivated me to cooked this pizza. It is the oven that makes  me feeling lazy to bake because it is an old one and I can not on it by myself  lol :-D But anyway here is my pizza recipe , I am not being biased but my sauce is so delicious :-)

Ingredients:
1 big size pizza crust
3 slices pineapple rings
ham
mozarella cheese ( grated)
pizza sauce.



Ingredients for pizza sauce:

200 grams ground beef
1 pack tomato sauce (250 ml.)
2 cloves garlic
1 small size onion
2 teaspoons sugar
1teaspoon pineapple juice
dash of salt and pepper
2 tablespoons all purpose cream


Procedure for the Sauce
1. Saute the garlic and onion
2. Add the meat simmer for few minutes, put a dash of salt and pepper
3. Add the tomato sauce, pineapple juice, all purpose cream  and sugar
4. Simmer until it’s done.

Procedure:
1. Put the pizza sauce on top of the crust.
2. Sprinkle the grated cheese
3. Arrange the ham and pineapple according to your design
4. Sprinkle again with cheese.
5. Preheat oven to 450 degrees and bake the pizza for 10-15 minutes