Green Tea Chiffon Cake

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Green Tea Chiffon Cake
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4 egg whites
3 egg yolks
60g sugar
55cc oil
65cc milk
70g plain flour
7g green tea(maccha) powder
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(18cm angel food tube pan)

Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Shift plain flour and green tea.

In a large mixing bowl, beat egg whites and sugar until very stiff. Set aside.

In another large bowl, using same beaters, beat the egg yolks, oil and milk.
Pour gradually the egg whites over the batter, folding in to the egg yolk mixture with rubber spatula. Do not stir.
Add the flour until smooth.

Pour the batter into ungreased angel food tube pan.
Bake for 25 - 30 minutes. Invert pan until cool.

Scone

今日はMother's Day。子供達が朝昼晩、と食事を作ってくれることになっています。

朝食メニューは私のリクエストで、スコーンとミルクティーにしてもらいました。これは昔、日本の雑誌からコピーしたレシピですが、シンプルで美味しいので気に入ってます。

食べ終わってから、写真を撮るのを忘れていたことに気づいてあわてて撮りました。お陰で最後の1個のスコーンになってしまった…。

おいしかったよ！Thanks, kids!


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Scone
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230g selfrasing flour
60g butter
50ml milk
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Makes approximately 10 scones

Preheat oven to 200°C.

In a large mixing bowl, put the flour. Cut in butter with knife till mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

Add the milk and mix to make a smooth dough. Knead lightly on a floured surface. Roll or pat to about 2 cm thick and either cut into 10 scones.

Bake for 10 - 15 minutes or until brown.

Serve warm with jam and whipped cream.

Baked Cheesecake

今回はベイクドチーズケーキを四角い型で焼いて、一口サイズに切り分けてみました。ちょっとだけ食べたい時にいいかな、と。

でも、ついつい何切れも食べてしまって…。ぜんぜん意味ないじゃん。

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Baked Cheesecake
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[Base]
120g biscuits(Arnott's Nice)
50g butter, melted

[Filling]
250g cream cheese, softened
70g caster sugar
1 egg
100ml light sour cream
1 tablespoon plain flour
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White Chocolate Macadamia Cookie

やわらかくてしっとりしたSubwayタイプのクッキーです。大きいので一枚で十分満足。

あんまり焼きすぎないように気をつけないと、固くなって普通のクッキーになっちゃいますのでご注意を。
低めの温度で様子を見ながら焼くのがいいようです。

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White Chocolate Macadamia Cookie
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145g plain flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
110g butter
60g sugar
70g brown sugar
1 egg
100g white chocolate chip
100g macadamia nuts
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Makes approximately 16 cookies

Preheat oven to 160°C.

In a bowl, mix softened butter, sugar and brown sugar with an electric mixer.

Add the egg and mix well.

Fold sifted flour and baking soda with a spatula into the mixture. Add the chocolate chips and roasted macadamia nuts.

Using a tablespoon, drop the cookie dough 5 cm apart on ungreased baking. Bake in the oven for 15 - 20 minutes.

Remove from oven and let cookies cool on baking sheet for about 5 minutes before removing the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Caramel Slice

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Caramel Slice
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[Base]
1 cup self rasing flour, sifted
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup desiccated coconut
125g butter, melted

[Filling]
395g can sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons golden syrup
30g butter, melted

[Topping]
150g dark chocolate
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(18cm x 28cm baking pan)

Preheat oven to 180ºC.
Combine plain flour, brown sugar and coconut in a large bowl, and add melted butter, and mix well. Press into a lined pan. Bake 15-20 minutes or until light brown. Cool.

In a small saucepan, place butter, condensed milk and syrup and stir over low heat until smooth.
Pour caramel mixture over the base, return to oven, bake for 10 minutes, and cool.

Melt the chocolate in a small bowl using microwave. Spread melted chocolate over caramel filling.

Allow to set in pan before turning out, cut to serve.