Stuffed Foccacia Bread

....think I mentioned in the previous post that I was running on spare battery...you know what happen last Friday!? My whole body gave way, I was down with viral fever and flu and cough, they actually started the day before when I had excruciating headache and back pain ...

So, instead of going back to Ayer Baloi on Saturday (hub's newly wed cousin's inlaws and relatives were to bersanggar for berundur @ Ayer Baloi abode on Saturday), we left at around mid-day after my visit to the GP and finished packing...errr...I took home Silpats to make some macarons for Sara's birthday. 

There'll be more photos, but I just want to share some pics of my newly acquired fetish, well so called...making bread and a few snapshots of the Johor Premium Outlet.....

Ingredients

2 3/4 cups (650 ml) lukewarm water

1/4 cup (50ml) extra virgin olive oil

1 1/2 tbsp (15g) active dry yeast

1 1/2 tbsp salt

1 tbsp sugar

6 1/2 cups (975g) flour, I used APF

Method

1.Combine yeast, salt, sugar in a bowl. Add olive oil and lukewarm water.

2.Stir in flour.

3.The dough will be sticky and wet, never mind!

4.Cover the dough with cling film and allow to stand at room temperature until the dough has risen and collapses...approximately 2 hours...I made the dough on Friday night and baked the bread the next morning for breakfast.Dough can be used immediately or store in a covered container in the fridge for 2 weeks.

5.Punch down the dough, I press the dough to flatten it, divided them into 2 portions, place them in a rectangular casserole bowl, put the fillings:roasted tomatoes, chicken cold cuts, rocket salad and mozzarella cheese....I would have added mature cheddar cheese and some Lingam chilli sauce next time!

6.Bake for about 40 minutes at 160C. 

The kids love this bread...ever since I started making breads, breads have become a new dimension at home! Maybe I should invest in a bread-maker! Think I got this recipe from http://www.whatsforlunchhoney.net/! Tqs Meeta!

...Hubs didn't drive straight to Ayer Baloi despite the kids (and me) crying for food, but proceeded to Johor Premium Outlet! Wow! I felt l,ike I was in some factory outlet in Melbourne....haha, that's about the only factory outlet that I have been before!

I like the place, it's spacious, but didn't go into all the shops...AND I will make a comeback! Hehe! Got this TUMI and Oraton begs that I have "earmarked"! Bought some clothing (cheap ones) from GAP for the kids and some inner wares for Khadijah, that's all!

Hajar and Muhammad inside the car...

..some macaron shells that I made using the new range cooker...the oven is 'panas' even at 140C, so my shells were tanned! But they were moist and all inside!

and here's some bakes and cakes.....

Victoria Sandwich cake for Jamaliah, her family loved it so much, that she ordered twice after that in the following weeks! Tqs Jamaliah! I, on the other hand had fallen in love with Bonne Maman's Strawberry preserve!

...and this one...my first try at ruffled cake, in fondant! Inside is Victoria Sandwich Cake, a wedding cutting cake, tqs Muzal for this order!

Well! That's it for now, I'll post some more pics when we were in Ayer Baloi...it was a short weekend break, but it was a much needed one!

Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread

Well! I am in love with bread making, now! After I attempted Caterpillar Bread, I thought nothing could stop me from making my own bread! And this one, has been in my to do list for a long long time! People say they are easy to make, but looking at the bread, it sure gave an impression that it is complicated!

...until I decided to make them last Sunday!and after reading the recipe and isntructions many times!

Ingredients:

For the dough:
2¾ cups all-purpose flour, plus more as needed
¼ cup granulated sugar
2¼ tsp. instant yeast
½ tsp. salt
4 tbsp. unsalted butter
1/3 cup whole milk
¼ cup water
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 large eggs
For the filling:
4 tbsp. unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
½ tsp. freshly grated nutmeg, I didn't use, I added 1/2 tsp vanilla


Method

1.To make the dough, combine the flour, sugar, yeast and salt in a large bowl. I used my hands!  

2.Combine the butter and milk in a small saucepan and heat just until the butter is melted.  Set aside and let cool briefly, until the mixture registers 115-125˚ F on an instant-read thermometer.  Add the milk mixture, water, vanilla and eggs to the mixer bowl.  

3.Mix until a cohesive dough forms.  Continue to knead until smooth and elastic, adding additional flour as needed 1 tablespoon at a time until the dough clears the sides of the bowl and is tacky but not sticky.   4.Knead about 3-5 minutes.  I then coated the dough lightly with butter and covered with a cling film...the butter was melting as it was very hot last Sunday! Let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.  

5.While the dough rises, add the butter to a small saucepan and melt until browned.  Set aside.  Combine the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in a small bowl and mix well.

6.Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface and gently deflate.

7.Once you have deflated, roll the dough to a size of 12x20 inches.

8.Spread the cinnamon sugar butter mix, and cut them into strips...

9.Stack the strips together and cut again, and stack them in your loaf pans...I used 2 small loaf pans...

10.Allow them to rest again for about 45 minutes and bake in an oven preheated at 165C.

......once baked, Khadijah had 3/4 of a loaf herself, and we had the rest....cinnamon roll had never tasted so gooood! Tq friends who have raved about this bread, they are really very good!

...and here's some more bakes and cakes I did!

Thank you Shazlina!

Thank you Lya!

Tq Lya...Almond Macarons with Raspeberry White Choc Ganache, Salty Peanut Butter and Cookie Dough Buttercream!

Lya also ordered 2 recipes of this Maltesers Squares, I didn't cut them as they were going to Penang.

Shazlina also ordered this Devils Food Choc Cake as hantaran!

This is ordered by Azmah for her sister in law...the tray was decorated with full of flowers that I decided to make this, so as not to clutter  the whole thing!

Hmmm...it has been raining, and my "battery" is running low...can't wait for the new year, so that I earn my leaves again...gonna take a few days off in January 2012 and have some me time! Tra!