Home-made Waffle

Hmm.. Waffle ;)

Ingredients:

eggs (separated set aside)    3

all purposed flour                1 1/3C

baking powder                   2 tsp

salt                                     1/4 tsp

milk                                    1 C

vegetable oil                        1/3 C


Optional:

icing sugar, fruits


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Method:

1) Separate egg white and egg yolk in bowls
2) Combine flour, baking powder and salt in another bowl. Mix well.
3) Using beater beat egg yolk until thick, mix in milk and oil.
4) Heat waffle iron until it indicated the iron is ready.
5) Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar. ( ! important! mix in sugar in small portions and stir consistently)
6)Flod using spatula, flour mixture into yolks. Gentle stiring. Do not over stir.
7) Fold in beaten egg whites.
8) Pour batter into heated grill, filling about 2/3 full. Applied butter on iron if needed to help remove waffle when stream stops emerging from iron.

9) Serve with whipped cream, fruit or icing sugar. Enjoy!

Home-made Caramel Popcorn

Yummy Snack!

Makes 4 Cups popcorn

Ingredients:
Popcorn Kernel        1 C
Brown sugar             1C
Corn syrup/ Honey   2 Tbsp (30 mL)
Butter / margarine     3 Tbsp  (45 mL)
Water                      1 Tbsp  (15 mL)
Salt                          Dash
Vanilla Extract          1/2 Tbsp  (7.5mL)
Baking Soda            Dash ( about 1 mL) Be careful not to put too much!

Special Equipment:

Candy thermometer  ( can be purchased at Walmart, Zellar or some grocery stores)

Instruction:

1) Turned on stove to high heat. Heated up a frying pan or a high/ tall pot will give enough space for the kernel to pop.

2) Kernel will only pop under high heat. make sure you turn your pot is hot enough. You can put couple kernel to test. If they pop, then  you are good to go. Keep stirring kernel using a specular to speed up the process.

3) You don't have to pop your own popcorn, you can use the microwave popcorn, it will save you those two steps, but make sure it is unflavoured.

4) Set popcorn on a baking sheet that can hold some volume of liquid ( do use cookie sheet).

Caramel mixture:

5)Preheated oven 400F. Put all ingredients but vanilla extract and baking soda in a pot under medium heat, until butter melted.

6) Maintained on medium heat, insert thermometer ( do not touch the bottom of the pot). Keep stirring mixture under it reached between 250 and 270C

7) As soon as the mixture reached the appropriate temperature, immediately stir in baking soda. ( You may notice the increased volume of the mixture, be careful not to add more, or it will give a very bitter taste.)

8) Keep on stirring, meanwhile, stir in vanilla extract.

9)Quickly pour mixture on popcorn, and mix it well.

10) Put in oven for ten minutes, stir well. Repeat this step after another ten minutes.

11) Let it cools, then enjoy!


BE CAREFUL of the high temperature, Don't get yourself burned. Wear oven mitt before touching pots and pans.

Black & White (Double) Chocolate Cookies

Chocolate is one of my fav treats!

I wanted to make something for my friends as a "very last exam day" gift!

This recipe only took me 2 hours to finish, as I was supposed to study for the exam, something that was quick and easy would be perfect activite for a study break.

Serving Size: 20 (3 inches long) cookies

Ingredients:

Butter/ margarine , softened        1/2 Cups
White sugar                                 3/4 Cups
Egg                                              1
Vanilla extract                             1 teaspoon
All purpose flour                         1 Cups
Cocoa powder (unsweetened)     1/4 Cups           
Baking soda                                1/2 teaspoon
Salt                                               1/4 teaspoon
White chocolate chip                   1/2 ~ 3/4 Cups


Procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 350F/175C. Spray a thin layer of oil on cookie sheets for later use.
2. In a bowl, mix soften butter and sugar with a spoon until smooth. Beat in egg, and vanilla extract.
3. Sift in flour, cocoa powder and baking soda in to creamed mixture. Add in salt.
4. Fold in chocolate chips.
5. Drop a spoonful dough/ mixture on the cookie sheets. * Cookies will spread during baking, make sure leave enough space between, so that they won't stick together.
6.Bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until they are set.

Tips:
~Always allow cookies to set and cool down before removing cookies from cookie sheets.
~ Measure all ingredients before mixing/ cooking/ baking, and measure dry ingredients then wet ingredients, it helps saving time from cleaning extra utensils!