Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Kaya Puff - (Kaya Kok)

The kaya filling
Kaya Kok


Pandan Kaya

Making Kaya Kok was a last minute decision.  I was trying out my kaya making as I was not satisfied with my last two attempt. After much research, and a few disappointment, I have finally succeeded. I must conclude that making kaya need some expertise. It maybe a very simple procedure but that doesn't necessarily come out with a perfect consistency, that's where the trick is. Even though, I've come out with a better consistency in the kaya texture this time, I think there is still room for improvement. I've reduced the sugar from the original recipe as I feel most kaya is a bit too sweet for my liking.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Coconut Mooncake Piglet Biscuits































Eventhough, Mooncake Festival is way over for a month, I was determined to succeed in making this biscuits.  After much research as to why my previous batch of piglets was hard as rock, I finally succeeded in coming up with this lovely textured biscuits. I found out that the key to a soft textured mooncake biscuits lies with the sugar syrup.  On my first attempt, I used the ready made syrup from the shop and it keep turning out hard...it was so disheartening. I'm satisfy now, maybe next year I'll come out with more varieties