Mochi cookie

 

Makes: 10 cookies

Time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

Mochi:

• 35g glutinous rice flour
• 10g corn starch
• 10g white sugar
• 70g milk

Cookie:

• 5 tbsp softened butter
• 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tbsp matcha powder (omit for plain cookie)
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 1/4 cup plain flour
• some choc chips

Ingredients:

1. For the mochi, mix the rice flour, cornstarch and sugar together
2. gradually add in milk while whisking
3. steam for 30 minutes, stirring half way through
4. Once the mochi is done, mix it for 5 minute and then let cool in the fridge.
5. While the mochi is cooking make the cookie. 
6. For the cookie, cream butter and sugars until fluffy and pale
7. Mix in the egg and vanilla
8. Sift in the matcha, baking soda and salt. Add in the flour (not sifted) then fold it in with a spatula until it is combined
9. Let rest in fridge for 30 minutes
10. After both the cookie dough and mochi have cooled, preheat oven to 160 degrees.
11. Take a scoop of cookie dough and flatten it.
12. Using a wet spoon, take a piece of the mochi and put it in the centre of the flattened dough.
13. Fold the dough in half then pinch to close, then roll it into a ball and then flatten.
14. Place choc chips on the top of the cookies
15. Place the cookies on a parchment linked baking sheet
16. Bake cookies for 12 minutes.

Recipe from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMxkcy_OYvg&t=193s

Fluffy pancakes

 Serves 2 (5 fluffy pancakes)

Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose gluten free flour
• 1/4 tsp xanthan gum (if gf flour doesn't already have it)
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup milk

Method

1. In a large bowl, whisk the egg, sugar, vanilla extract and vegetable oil together.
2. Add flour, xanthan gum, baking powder, and salt to the egg mixture until fully combined.
3. Stir in milk bit by bit and mix until smooth.
4. Heat pan until warmed and pour batter onto the pan.
5. Cook the pancakes until the batter stats to bubble and pancakes start to puff. Flip the pancake and cool until golden brown.
6. Top and serve :)

Portuguese Chicken Rice

Serves 2

Time: 1 hour

 Ingredients: 

• 150g Chicken thighs
• 1 Potato
• 1 Carrot
• 1 Capsicum
• 1/2 onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• 60g cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 bowl of cold rice

Marinate:

• 1 tablespoon rice wine
• 1/4 tsp white pepper
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1/2 tbsp oil

Sauce:

• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/2 g cumin
• 250ml coconut milk
• 250ml chicken stock
• salt

Method:

1. Slice chicken and cover in marinate ingredients for 15 minutes.
2. Cube carrot, potatoes, capsicum, and onion.
3. In a pot on medium high heat, fry rice for 3 minutes.
4. Add eggs to rice and put into a heatproof dish once cooked.
5. In the same pot on medium high heat, put in minced garlic and onion until slightly translucent.
6. Add chicken and cook until chicken is slightly browned, around 4 minutes.
7. Add carrot and potatoes and mix.
8. Add salt, turmeric and cumin and mix. Turn down to medium hit once everything is covered.
9. Add half the chicken stock and cover and cook for 8 minutes.
10. Add capsicum, the rest of the chicken stock and coconut milk.
11. Once boiling, cook for another 2 minutes.
12. Add the chicken mix on top of the rice in the heatproof dish.
13. Add grated cheese on top of the rice. 
14. Bake for 5 minutes, or until the cheese has been melted.

Recipe from: https://www.daydaycook.com/daydaycook/hk/website/recipe/details.do?id=1060