Cheese Stick

Prep Time : 15 minutes

Cook Time : 15 minutes

Yield : 10 sticks

Freezer Friendly : No

Ingredients:
1cup all purpose flour
2tbsp cold unsalted butter, chopped
1/2cup grated cheddar cheese
1tbsp Parmesan cheese
4tbsp fresh milk

Steps:
1) Pre-heat oven at 180 degrees.
2) Sift flour into breadpan. Press Mode 6:Knead (10 minutes), then Start.
3) Add in chopped butter, then cheese, then drizzle milk.
4) On a floured kneading mat, roll dough using rolling pin into 0.2cm thick. Cut into 2cm wide strips.
5) Gently twist strips and place on baking tray lined with parchment paper.
6) Bake for 15 minutes or until golden. Cool on wire rack.

Original Recipe:
Donlim Breadmaker Recipe15

Avocado Banana Ice Cream

Preparation Time : 20 minutes
Freeze Time : 6 hours
Yield: About 7 scoops of ice creams
Freezer Friendly : Yes

Ingredients:
2 ripe bananas
1/2 avocado
1/3 cup coconut milk
2 tsp grapeseed oil

Steps:
1) Cut the banana flesh and avocado flesh into chunks.
2) Put all ingredients into blender, blend until smooth.
3) Put in freezer. Remove every 1 hour, stir for at least 6 hours.

Original recipe:
http://www.homemade-baby-food-recipes.com/ice-cream-for-baby.html

Natural Playdough

Prep Time : 20 minutes

Cook Time : -

Yield : 3 playdough

Freezer Friendly : No

Came across this recipe in pininterest and decided to have a try with some extra time during Chinese New Year holiday. The dough is said to be suitable for kids with ezcema.

Ingredients:

3/4cup boiling water

2/3cup quaker oat

3tsbp olive oil (original calls for coconut oil)

1tbsp honey

2cups cornflour

Green tea powder

Cocoa powder

Steps:

1) Mix water, oat, honey and oil. Stir for 2 minutes or until smooth. At this stage, the mixture can be used as scrub to treat ezcema before bath. 

2) Slowly add cornflour to make a dough.

3) Add natural colourings like green tea powder and cocoa powder.

4) Play with plastic cookies cutter to add fun.

For more natural colouring options, pls refer to below:

http://nourishingjoy.com/homemade-natural-food-dyes/

Original Recipe:

http://pagingfunmums.com/2014/04/25/natural-play-dough-recipe-sensitive-skin/

Banana Muffins

Prep Time : 15min

Cook Time : 20 min

Yield : 10 muffins

Freezer Friendly : Yes

Ingredients :

1 1/2cup all purpose flour

1tsp baking powder

1tsp baking soda

Pinch of salt

3/4tsp ground cinnamon

6 small bananas, mashed

3/8cup brown sugar

1 egg

1/3cup olive oil

Steps:

1) Pre-heat oven to 190 degrees celcius. Line muffin tray with muffin liner.

2) Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a bowl.

3) In another bowl, beat bananas, sugar, egg and oil.

4) Pour wet mixture into flour mixture slowly and combine with spatula.

5) Spoon batter into muffin liner evenly. The batter is thick so the shape will not look nice after putting it into the liner. It is ok as the cake will rise nicely after baking.

6) Bake for 20 minutes

Original Recipe:

http://www.mybakingaddiction.com/banana-muffins-recipe/

Nian Gao

Prep Time : 15 min

Cook Time : 20 min

Yield : 4-5 servings

Freezer Friendly : No

Made this again 8th February 2016, the 1st day of Chinese New Year! A warm

breakfast that cannot be missed!

Nian gao, or Chinese New Year Cake is a Chinese New Year delight which all the Chinese families would eat as it is tradiotionally believed that adults will have  good career success and children grow taller after eating it :)

It is best to have it with a cup of hot herbal tea as a good start as Chinese believe that eating a lot of fried food or crackers during Chinese New Year wil cause heatiness which will lead to health problem like sore throat and fever, and thar drinking herbal tea will neutralise the heatiness.

Ingredients: 

1/2 medium size nian gao

2 eggs, lightly beaten

6 tbsp all purpose flour

3tbsp olive oil

Steps:

1) Slice the nian gao into 6mm thick, square or triangle shapes, size is really up to you. Mine is around 6cm x 6cm

2) Cover each slice with flour. This will avoid pieces sticking together and it will taste better.

3) Heat 1 tbsp oil in non stick pan.

4) Cover the slices with egg before pan dry under medium low heat. Pan fry 6-8 slices at one time.

5) Pan fry each side for about 1 minute or until a little burnt effect on the surface. Pan dry the other side.

6) Repeat until finish.