Yippee's blog
20221100 Bakehouse, Hong Kong
I own all five books written by Chef Grégoire Michaud, the owner and founder of Bakehouse in Hong Kong, but I didn't have his autograph. So when travel restrictions in Hong Kong are relaxed, I return to Hong Kong around Thanksgiving to visit family and ask Chef Michaud to sign my book.
20221214 Homemade lard
I need some lard for baking. Instead of buying hydrogenated lard at the supermarket, I air fry strips of (lightly seasoned) pork fat @ 200°C x 13 minutes to render lard. Re-fry the strips @ 200°C until crispy and use them in soup noodles, fry rice, or eat them as is as a snack.
20221028 100% whole-wheat pumpkin bread with CLAS
Please see here and here to learn more about concentrated lactic acid sourdough (CLAS).
This pumpkin bread is made with fresh 100% white whole-wheat flour. Pumpkin puree makes up approximately 85% of the liquid in the bread.
No egg or butter is used. Instead, mascarpone cheese is used to achieve a "cleaner" pumpkin taste.
20220317 Cosori Air Fryer Ukrainian Palyanitsa
Rus Brot's Ukrainian Palyanitsa recipe
When I couldn't use my oven because it was baking German bread all day, I used the air fryer to make crusty bread for the first time. It turned out great and was fun too!