Green Tea Snake-shaped Soft Bread | Matcha Snaky Bread Rolls 蛇年萌蛇造型软面包

I baked some green tea snaky bread to welcome the Year of the Wood Snake which is also known as the Year of the Green Snake. Wishing everyone happiness, success and good health as the new lunar year begins... 蛇来运转、好运连绵！ 祝大家幸福快乐、阖家团聚小甜甜！

Cute Snaky Soft Bread lightly flavoured with green tea/ matcha.

Snaky Bread for breakfast.

Recipe adapted from here

Ingredients:

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300g Bread Flour

1 tsp Green Tea Powder 

225g Milk

50g Castor Sugar

15g Milk Powder 

1 tsp Yeast

5g Salt 

30g Butter

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Method:

1. Mix all ingredients (except butter), knead to form a dough. Gradually knead in the butter and continue kneading until the dough passes the windowpane test.

2. Proof for 1 hour or double in size. Transfer the dough onto the worktop, shape and let it proof for 1 hour or double in size. If you're new to bread making, refer to my older bread posts for detailed instructions/ watch my video tutorial.

3. Brush the bread dough with milk and bake in a preheated oven 170'C for 15 minutes. Draw the facial expression with an edible marker. 若喜欢我的食谱，可以LIKE和追随我的面书专页，不要错过最新食谱发布。If you like my recipe, click here, LIKE & follow Miki's Food Archives Facebook page or follow us on Instagram: mfa_dingoozatfood  to receive more recipe updates. Remember to favourite my pages if you wish to see my posts on your news feed. 

Soufflé Milk Buns 奶酥红豆馅软面包

These nice sweet-smelling bread are coated with milk crisp and filled with homemade red bean paste, perfect with a cup of coffee/ tea for breakfast or snack any time of the day! 

Soufflé Topping Ingredients:

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70g Salted Butter, softened 

35g Icing Sugar

50g Milk Powder 

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Method:

1. Prepare the bread dough. I made these fluffy bread using my soft milk bread recipe, you can find it in my older posts or click the link below to view the details 点击链接进入面包食谱: 

<Soft Milk Bread Recipe 奶香软面包食谱 >

2. After step 2, divide the dough and wrap in fillings, proof for an hour or double in size. 

3. For the topping: Cream butter and sugar, then add in milk powder and mix well. Spread the topping on each bread dough. Bake in a preheated oven 180'C  for 12-15 minutes.

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Easy Abalone Chicken Soup 鲍鱼鸡腿汤 【简单年菜食谱】

This Abalone Chicken Soup is perfect for family dinner during Chinese New Year. It's easy to prepare and you will only need simple ingredients for this delicious soup.

Ingredients: 2-3 servings

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3 Chicken Drumsticks 

6 cloves Garlic

4 slices Ginger 

1 tbsp Shao Xing Hua Tiao Wine

650g Chicken Broth (or hot water + chicken broth, use half of each if you're using store-bought broth)

Salt & White Pepper, add to taste 

4pcs canned Abalone 

4pcs Broccoli 

1 tbsp Wolfberries 

1 stalk Spring Onion

1 tbsp Oil for cooking 

Marinate the chicken drumstick with:

1 tsp Sesame Oil

1 tsp Shao Xing Hua Tiao Wine

1/2 tsp Salt

1/8 tsp White Pepper

1 tsp Corn Flour

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Method:

1.  Heat the oil in a wok, stir fry ginger and garlic until aromatic. 

2. Add chicken drumsticks and stir fry for a minute or so. Drizzle the cooking wine then add hot water/ broth. 

I cooked this dish using Song Cho stainless steel wok, a multi-ply stainless steel wok without chemical coating, it's safe to use in any cooking. 

For more information about the product, visit Song Cho e-shop for details.

3. Cover and simmer until the meat is cooked through (about 20 minutes). 

4. Add some salt/ pepper to taste. Add abalone and broccoli, boil another 3 minutes. Add wolfberries and spring onions, serve warm. 若喜欢我的食谱，可以LIKE和追随我的面书专页，不要错过最新食谱发布。

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Enjoy!