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How to make the crispy Pineapple Bread(如何制作好吃到爆的菠萝包）

One bread ,two texture,it tastes so good!

Ingredients

bread

tbsp = tablespoon, tsp=teaspoon

5 1/2 cup    bread flour (I use Costco HARVEST BREAD FLOUR)

1/3 cup       mash-potato (secret ingredient to keep the bread soft and moist)

1 cup           granulated sugar

3 tbsp          vegetable oil

1/2 tsp         salt

3 tsp            yeast

11/2 cup      milk (warm)

1 tbsp          sweetened condensed milk

3                  large eggs

8 tbsp          butter (softened at room temperature)

Topping

8 tbsp       butter (softened at room temperature)

1/3 cup       sugar powder

1             whole egg liquid

1/2  cup        light baking(cake ) floure

2 tbsp            dry milk powder

1 tsp               baking powder

Steps:

Step 1: Put all the ingredients, except butter, in the KITCHEN AID mixer bowl, use speed 1 and stir for about 10 minutes, then use speed 2 and stir until the dough can be stretch into a thin film (see picture 1). The dough should

be very soft, elastic, and a little bit sticky.

Step 2: Slice the butter into pieces, put into the mixer  bowl, keep stirring the dough till smooth and shiny.

Step 3: Cover the dough and put it in a warm place, until it become twice in size.Put the dough on a smooth counter top ,relive the air out from the dough ,divide the it into 12 small round dough evenly,let it relax for about 15 minutes,at the same time  we prepare the topping ,

Step 4:Mix the soften butter and sugar powder together in another bowl thoroughly ,it will be very sticky ,so you’d better wear a latex  disposable  glove.then add the 1/2 egg liquid,stir the mixer , add the flour and  dry milk ,bake powder, continue it become another sticky dough,put it into refrigerate for 5 minutes .

step 5: Take out the topping dough from refrigerate ,divide it into 12 smaller dough evenly ,use a rolling pin stretch and spread into a piece of round thin dough,put it on the previous round  bread dough top,just like a cap.put them on a tray.

step 6:Put the tray in a warm place ,until them become twice in size,use a clean brush ,brush the left 1/2 egg liquid on the top of them(it’s called EGG SHINE),you can drop some sesame on the bread top.

step 7: Set the oven to 350,bake them for 20 minutes

Now cool it ,enjoy it with a cup of coffee,you won’t be regret!

 

 

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Basic chiffon cake (零失败基础戚风蛋糕）

I love the soft and light texture chiffon cake so much ,tried many recipes  ,but some time success,some time the result made me fussy and mad(in Chinese the ANGRY TO MAD is the same sound of CHIFFON)  .If you have made a chiffon cake you should know what I  talk about—the cake never growing up ,or even growing up ,after cooling it ,the cake become much shorter than just taking  out from oven ,the outside is very dry ,but inside is still very wet.

One of my best friend Grace ,who is also a good homemade baker,told me to try her recipe which wrote by herself in Chinese(中文原方子https://www.xiachufang.com/recipe/102208842/）. After a while ,I deiced to try today.The  chiffon cake really makes my day!When I touched the top of it,the rustling sound made me so excited ,it means I’m successful this time. then I can’t wait to share the recipe now:

Ingredients

1. 8 large eggs

2 .sugar (egg white)    3/4 cup

sugar(egg yolks)      1/4 cup

3. vegetable oil             1/2 cup

4. milk                           1/2 cup

5 extract vanilla               1tsp

6  cake baking flour      1 cup( 1/3 cup coco powder instead of flour if you want to make a chocolate flavor cake)

7.  white vinegar           1tsp

 

Instruction

1.Preheat the oven to 300 F(this is the most important secret ，lower temperature than most recipes),prepare two 9 inches round cake pan,you can also    choose a rectangle pan or other shapes you want;

2. Separate the egg white and yolk carefully into two different big mix bowl.

3. Add another 1/4 cup sugar into the egg yolk bowl,beat egg yolk until smooth and light,then add oil,,vanilla and milk,mixing evenly ,add shifted flour, stir and folding carefully,until the mixer very smooth ,don’t beat the flour mixer. set aside

4. Put the white vinegar into the egg white mix bowl,add 1/4 cup sugar,Beat the egg white with high speed mixer for about 3 minutes ,then add another 1/4 cup sugar, then beat for another 3 minutes,add the last 1/4 cup sugar, beat the egg white mixer can stand peak stiff ,set aside;

5.Using a rubber spatula,Folding the half egg whites into the flour mixer carefully until evenly incorporated,pour        the batter into the remain egg whites bowl , just combined and no large  white streaks remain.

6.Pour the batter into the two prepared pans,shaking on the table let the air bubble release.Then put the pans         into preheated oven ,baking for 45 minutes.You will see the cake growing very well.

7.Take out them from oven ,totally cooling them upside down ,use a thin knife going through the whole edge of the pan  ,get the cake out from the pan,then you can slice the cakes into pieces ,decorating it as your desiring.

 

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