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4 Ingredients Lemon Caramel Pudding

I wasn’t a fan of sweets when I was growing up. However, as I’ve grown older, I’ve developed a sweet tooth. It’s mainly stems from my love of baking. Although baking is a lot of fun, it can be tedious so I’m always on the lookout for easy desserts. This lemon caramel pudding is definitely fits in with easy dessert. Plus I love sharing desserts…

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Pineapple Bun (菠萝包)

Pineapple bun is a staple in any Hong Kong bakery. When I was young, I loved going to these Hong Kong bakeries, grab a tray, tongs and pick all the breads you want. At the time it was about $0.50 to $0.75 at bakeries. My go to bread was a red bean bread, coconut cream bread, beef curry bread and pineapple bun. Now that inflation…

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Korean Mochi Bread

Update: I actually made some changes to the recipe. Originally I used tapioca starch for the Korean Mochi Bread but I found Cassava flour which worked so much better. If you haven’t already guessed it, I love desserts that are bit chewy and slightly sweet. This sesame Mochi bread is definitely up my alley. I’ve seen these been sold in Korean supermarkets. They are usually…

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Ginger Milk Pudding (姜撞奶)

I’m a huge fan of Asian dessert. They are not too sweet. Ginger milk pudding is one of them. It is a classic Cantonese dessert that I love making at home. There are few Cantonese dessert restaurant here in Greater Toronto area and this dessert is always featured on the menu. At restaurants, they charge about 4-5 dollars for this dessert! However, this dessert only…

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Pumpkin Pancake (南瓜饼)

Pumpkin pancake is one of my favourite dessert. It can be easily made and stored to be eaten at a later time. While pumpkin is more available in the Autumn, if you are able to buy in year round, you can make this anytime. It has natural sweetness so you don’t need to add a lot of sugar to it. It’s also a great snack…

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Dorayaki (Red Bean Pancake)

I have another recipe to use the red bean paste. This one is pretty well known dessert from Japan called Dorayaki. It’s basically red bean paste sandwiched between two pancakes. If you know Japanese manga series Doraemon then you know dorayaki is Doraemon’s favourite food! What is Dorayaki? The modern dorayaki originate from Ueno district of Tokyo in 1914. However this confectionery has been around…

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Ang-Butter Dacquoise

I love watching baking videos, I find it particularly relaxing. There is Korean YouTuber that I watch quite often, which goes by “Nebokgom”. There was one dessert that caught my eye. This was dacquoise, particularly Ang-Butter Dacquoise. This is made with dacquoise cookie with red bean paste and a thick butter slice. I really enjoy this cookie because it’s not super sweet with airy texture….

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Homemade Red Bean Paste (using a rice cooker)

I had been on vacation in UK the last two weeks. It was a much needed break. Now that I’m back, I want to start off with an easy recipe that is a staple for many East Asian desserts. I like making Asian desserts because it’s less sweet for me and it doesn’t feel overly rich when I eat it. This recipe utilizes red beans…

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