Baking with kids is part of the Circuit Breaker weekend confinement SOP. That explains why baking essential in the supermarkets are running out of stock constantly.
I had been wanting to try to bake bread, like butter buns. So I was overjoyed when I finally saw yeast on the shelf. I kiasu-ly grabbed one even when I don't know if I would really proceed with this bread baking business.
I did. Hohoho.
It was a random butter bun recipe that I pulled off the internet so long as we have all the required ingredients and the ingredients are measured in gram bcos I am too lazy to convert otherwise. Lol. Lil Shauna was the chief baker.
We didn't have a electric mixer and have to rely on the good old pair of hands. The instructions said that we can stop when the dough pulls from the sides. What does it mean huh? Then it is the kneading. We said some YouTube video on hand kneading.
Did we do it correctly? Who knows? Haha.
The dough was left to rise and we were supposed to wait 1 to 2 hours in room temperature or when it doubles in size. I am quite sure our room temperature must be more power than the whoever's room temperature. In less than 30 mins, the dough grew much.
I am quite sure it doubles its size after 1 hour.
Then we were supposed to poke the dough to let the air out before cutting the dough to small portions and rolled them into buns. Again it was YouTube to the rescue.
The dough was left to rise again in their little balls.
At this point, the kids swop over. It was then Zaky's turn to prep the cookie dough.
No choice. Hard work to feed a family of 5 leh. Hoho. While he finally moved his hands, it was jiejie's turn to lepak.
At the same time, the butter bun dough rises nicely and was ready to bake.
The kids were experimenting with food coloring this time.
While they were cooking cutting, we started the butter buns in the oven.
So how did the butter buns turned out? Nothing like the blog's picture leh. Lol.
Anyhow the 卖相 wasn't too bad. The interior really looked like bun but the taste was far from what I was hoping. There wasn't really much of a bread taste. At times, it tasted like scones. What is lacking? I have no idea. Lol. I can only blame the recipe.
The cookies turned out a lot better... as always.
They tasted a lot better too.
Zaky said that maybe we should buy the bread from the shop instead; we will probably save more money. Lol. It is not about saving money lah, it is about burning time. Hahaha.
Coincidentally, an ex-colleague texted me this morning. He is a super good cook and baker. I confirmed grabbed the chance and asked him to share a few tested and proven bread recipe with me. Just look at the kind of bread he bakes. Totally pro lor.
Then coincidentally again, the Circuit Breaker gets extended. Zzzzzzz. Sob! I am now very sure that I have more time to bake with the kids.
Mummy Lim
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