Hot Dog Buns

I have not go out for a while now so need to bake or do something for breakfast or snacks. The kids always ask or telling me they're hungry when they just ate 2 hours ago.🤦‍♀️ Still have some hot dog left with no bun so I baked hot dog buns and experiment with some cheese, scallions, mayonnaise and ketchup on two buns. Wow...they were so good hot out of the oven!😋

Dough can use 👉 thewoksoflife recipe. I used mozzarella cheese.

Custard Cream Potato Buns

I feel I have too many hearts! I want to make potato buns since it looks so soft but then I also want to try custard cream buns because my kids probably prefer a bun with filling. So I ended up doing both. Using the recipe for potato bun and just add in custard fillings.

I'm using two recipes from Apron. 👉 custard and potato bread. Can make dough first and while it's proofing then make custard cream. When cream is ready fill in a pastry bag and set aside.

After dough doubled.  Knead to release air bubbles and divide dough into 8 about 62 grams each. Roll into flat circles then use a circle object to indent middle of circle.  I used about 1/2 egg white with 1-2 tsp water as eggwash to brush dough.  Then fill custard into dough. Proof again until double. Mine took about 35-40 minutes. 

Bake in middle rack at 350F for 17 minutes until golden.

Ham Corn and Cheese Buns

I have a pack of ham left but no more bread to eat with it. So decided to make these ham corn and cheese buns. They are so very delicious and smell great with the scallions. I used mozzarella cheese for a chewy texture. I made both ham corn and hot dog buns using thewoksoflife dough recipe.

Dough recipe from 👉thewoksoflife.  Followed recipe and used almost 1/2 cup sugar since I like my bread a little sweet plus adding additional flour balanced it out. I needed to add more flour as dough was a bit wet. So if you're making this...save some liquid to add slowly at the end to prevent dough too wet. This dough can make 9-10 ham corn plus 5 hot dog buns. Divided dough to 75 grams each.

If you only want to make 8 buns then try this recipe from 👉 ochikeron. Video is great to watch on how to roll the dough and ham. 

Mix corns with mayonnaise more or less to your like. I used 3/4 (15.25oz can) of corns and about 4 tbsp mayonnaise.  Can mix in scallions or just top it.

I also used 2 slices of ham since my ham were pretty thin and we love ham.😆

Tips: Best to use silicone mat to prevent burning on bottom of bread. Also, I find it better to use 2nd rack in oven instead of 3rd for a browner top. It'll take longer to get the golden color if at middle oven. Of course all depends on how big and type of oven. I baked middle rack at 395F for 10 minutes but still not golden so placed on 2nd rack for another 5-9 minutes.

-Happy baking

Lychee Rose Chiffon Cake

My sister came back to visit and request I bake chiffon cake as she likes all chiffon.  I didn't want to do pandan as we eat that too often. So I made a lychee rose chiffon and decorated with lychee flavor cream and pink is the rose flavor. Inside filling also have shredded lychees. Simple decoration as we were in a rush...😁

Recipe adapted from JeannieTay limoncello chiffon. I replaced the limoncello liqueur with water and used 3/4 tsp lychee paste to batter. Also added a big drop of rose flavor for a light pink color of cake. Batter was divided into two 6" round pans. 

I added lychee paste for whipped cream and some rose flavor border cream. Inside cake is filled with lychee whipped cream and canned lychees.