Onsen Egg

Inspiration from onsen-tamago

Ingredients
* 4 refridgrated  large eggs

1000 ml water
200 ml tap water (a bit colder than room temp)

sauce
1/4 cup dashi
1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
3 g katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes)
1 green onion/ scallion (for garnish)
finely shredded seaweed for garnish

* I used ready dashi-based soy sauce

method
1. add 1000ml water in a small pot, cover & bring it to boil

2. once boiling, remove the pot from the heat.
- takeout the eggs from the fridge
- add 200ml cold tap water and gently submerge the cold eggs into the hot water
- immediately cover and set timer for 17 mins or longer

self made sauce
- combine dashi, mirin and soy sauce in a small sauce pan and bring to boil
- add katsuobushi  (dried bonito flakes) and turn off the heat
- let katsuobushi sink at the bottom of pan
- after 40 sec or so, strain thru the strainer and set the sauce aside for use

cut scallion into thin slices and set aside

once 17 mins have passed,  take the eggs out gently & set aside for 5 mins

Castella Cheese Cake

Bake tin : 7x7x3 square tin (lined w grease proof paper)

60ml hot veg oil (microwave 40 sec)
90g top flour sieved
90 ml warm milk (microwave 30 sec)
6 egg yolks

8 egg white
80g castor sugar
1/4 tsp salt (or less)

4 slices cheddar cheese

Method

1. in a heat proof mixing bowl, mix flour with hot oil till flour well blend without lump

2. stir in warm milk & egg yolk until smooth

3. In the clean bowl whisk egg whites & salt till floamy

4. add in sugar gradually and beat till soft peaks form

5. Fold in the egg white mixture in 3 parts into the egg yolk mixture.

6. pour half of the batter into the lined baking tin

7. placed 4 slices of cheese on top of the batter and cover with the remaining batter gently

8. give a light knock on the tin to release large air bubble

9.  bake at a pre heat oven at 150 c for 50 mins

Bamboo Charcoal Loaf

ingredients
500g bread flour
35g cake flour
70g castor sugar
1/4 tsp salt
8g instant yeast
320 ml warm milk (30 sec microwave)
2 tsp bamboo Charcoal powder
50 g butter

Method using breadmaker
* all ingredient need goes into the BM.
last will be flour and yeast.
- choose soft bread option.  Loaf baked all done in about 2.5 hrs