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Hakkaido Bread - Milk Bread

July 14, 2013 by Monica in Lesson, Learning, Sweets, Bread, Baking

Like any new home cook, there are certain recipes that we are anxious about.  For me is anything that has yeast in it.  So bread making around my kitchen is not a common thing.  Which is crazy considering that if there is anything I love more is fresh made breads and pastry.

Since I started Sweetbites my recipe index has been slowly filling out with various recipes that has force me to teach myself the art of making bread, and like anything in life, practice makes perfect - or in my case, not have a freak out about yeast.

Like many others before me, I was simply intimidated by the seemingly complex and work-intensive process of making bread. Most recipes seem difficult and loaded with steps and significant work.  But I have learned that, once you get pass that, you realized that bread is quite easy to make a home, and you only need a few staples ingredients to make simple loaf.

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July 14, 2013 /Monica
Yeast, Tangzhong, Baking, Bread
Lesson, Learning, Sweets, Bread, Baking
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One-Bite Lemon Cheesecakes

June 14, 2013 by Monica in Baking, Desserts, Fruit, Sponsor, Sweets, Tarts

A couple of weeks ago (or maybe a month, I can no longer keep track of things around here) I was contacted by a representative of Duchy’s Originals, specifically their shortbread cookies.  Oh yes, this is a sponsor post, but I’m not going to bore you with it – I’m keeping it short and sweet, so you can get to the recipe (which is awesome!).

Anyways, this product is very blue blood – like “Royal” blood. The Duchy Originals brand was founded by HRH Prince Charles The Prince of Wales – as in that dude that is going to be a granddaddy to the most famous baby in the world in a couple of weeks.

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June 14, 2013 /Monica
Cheesecake, Lemon, Shortbread Cookies
Baking, Desserts, Fruit, Sponsor, Sweets, Tarts
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Extraordinary Cakes: Ivoire Royale

June 04, 2013 by Monica in Baking, Baking Club, Cake, Desserts, EXTC, Fruit


This is the second cake from our bake-a-along of the Extraordinary Cake Book from Karen Krasne.

It took me the whole month to get this going.  I did not realized how busy I been until I saw how I keep pushing this cake later and later, until I realized that memorial weekend was going to turn into a baking marathon in order to have it ready to post and discuss, along with the other bakers participating.

First off, the cake is easy, I think it may be one of the easier ones in the whole book, with 4 steps to make the components needed, they are all very simple and quick to make.  The drawback is the waiting, and for this one you had to wait. 

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June 04, 2013 /Monica
Berries, Extraordinary Cakes, Heavy Whipping Cream, Pound Cake, Sour Cream, White Chocolate
Baking, Baking Club, Cake, Desserts, EXTC, Fruit
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