Chocolate Swirl Soft Bread 巧克力大理石软面包卷

This is one of our favourite bread ~ Chocolate Swirl Soft Bread 巧克力大理石软面包卷. When my boy was younger, I used to buy this bread from a Japanese bakery. My boy called it Zebra Bun because those from the bakery normally with a lighter colour, the chocolate stripes look like a black and white pattern, plus some imagination, he sees zebra :D Well, that was many years ago... Now, it's been a long time I never buy this bread because I can bake my own. 

This bread is so soft and buttery with rich chocolate flavour. My boy loves the homemade version a lot, when he was younger (during P1 and P2), he always packed this to eat during school recess and we have to pack some extras for his good friend who always eyeing his food :P

Homemade Chocolate Rolls
Photo updated: June 2023

Ingredients: 

材料

Bread Recipe adapted from here. 

45g Sugar 细砂糖 45克

1/2 tsp Salt 盐 1/2 小匙

100g Water 水 100克

80g Cold Milk 冷牛奶 80克

45g Unsalted Butter (Softened) 牛油 45克，软化

15g Milk Powder 奶粉 15克

250g Bread Flour 高筋面粉 250克

25g Cake Flour 低筋面粉 25克

1+ 1/2 tsp Instant Dry Yeast 即溶酵母 1+ 1/2 小匙

Chocolate Fillings:

50g Chocolate (melted) 巧克力 50克

20g Unsalted Butter (melted) 无盐牛油 20克

20g Bread Flour 高筋面粉 20克

2 tbsp Cocoa Powder 可可粉 2汤匙

1 tbsp Corn Flour 玉米粉/粟粉 1汤匙

60g Milk  牛奶 60克

20g Castor Sugar 细砂糖 20克

1 Egg White 蛋白 1粒

Others:

Use the remaining egg yolk + 1tbsp milk for egg wash 剩下的1粒蛋黄+1汤匙牛奶

Some Sesame Seeds 芝麻 适量

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Method: 步骤

1. Take out bread barrel from bread maker machine. Install the stirring rod. Add Milk > Water> Castor Sugar > Salt> Butter > Milk Powder> Flour > Yeast into bread barrel. 

将牛奶》水》细砂糖》盐》牛油》奶粉》面粉》酵母跟次序放入松厨面包机。

2. Return bread barrel into bread maker, press bread barrel down, turn it by clockwise and make sure it is installed firmly. Select <#11 DOUGH > , press < START >.
安装好后按键选择 《#11 DOUGH》，按 《START》。

3. When the dough is ready, grab a small portion of dough, do the windowpane test. If the dough is ready, continue with step 4, otherwise, repeat step 2.  

取出一小份打好的面团，试试面团弹性。如果能拉出薄膜即可继续步骤4，否则重复步骤2。

4. Let the dough proof for 1 hour or double in size.

发酵1小时或双倍大。

5. Meanwhile, prepare chocolate fillings: Add milk and sugar into sifted dry ingredients (bread flour, cocoa powder and corn flour). Add in melted butter and chocolate, mix in egg white. Cook on low heat, constantly stir till thick and pliable, cover with cling wrap, roll out and freeze till set.

准备巧克力馅：粉类过筛，加入牛奶和糖，拌均。加入融化牛油和巧克力，拌均后加入蛋白，拌均。小火边煮边搅拌至浓稠，离火。盖上保鲜纸，擀平。放进冰箱冷藏。

6. When the bread dough is ready, roll out the dough. Cover with cling wrap and let it rest for 10 minutes.

把发酵好的面团擀平，盖上保鲜纸松弛10分钟。

7. Roll out the dough into a large square, place the chocolate dough in the middle. wrap and seal with bread dough. 

面团擀成一个大的四方形，包入巧克力馅。

8. Roll out the dough into a rectangle shape and make 3 fold in.

擀成长方形，折三次。

9. Repeat step 8, roll out the dough. Cut the dough into small triangle shapes, roll up each triangle into a croissant shape. 

重复步骤8，把面团擀平后切成小的三角形，卷起。

10. Let it proof for an hour or doubled in size. Egg wash, sprinkle some sesame seeds on top, bake in a preheated oven at 180'C for about 15 minutes or till golden brown. Remove from oven, let the bread cool on rack and enjoy!

发酵1小时或双倍大。刷上蛋液，撒上芝麻，放进已预热的烤箱，以180度烘烤15分钟或至熟透上色。取出面包，放在架上待凉后即可享用。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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Harry Potter Halloween Theme Bento/ Honey Glazed Marmite Roast Chicken Rice 哈利波特便当/ 蜜汁妈蜜烤鸡饭

Rice Based Bento ~ Harry Potter Halloween Theme Bento/ Honey Glazed Marmite Roast Chicken Rice 哈利波特便当/ 妈蜜烤鸡饭。

2 months ago, I bought Harry Potter book set for my boy. Ever since he started reading the books, I wanted to make Harry Potter theme food for him. I'm glad that I finally made it. For the first time, a human character in my bento collection :D ... the cute version. My boy said look like him ^O-O^ ..LOL...

Here are some quick notes to show how I put this together:

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1. Soak 70g sushi rice for 30 minutes, drain. Add 100g water, cover with lid and bring to boil, reduce to low heat, simmer for 10 minutes, let it sit for 10 minutes. 


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2. Prepare Marmite Chicken using this recipe:
< Honey Glazed Marmite Roast Chicken Recipe > 点击进入食谱《蜜汁妈蜜烤鸡》

For boneless chicken thigh/ leg, bake at 180'C 20-25 minutes, baste and continue to bake for about 10 minutes or until cooked through.

3. Prepare Japanese Baked Fish Cake Rolled Omelette/ Egg Roll. Same recipe as this, just change the fillings: 
< Crabstick Egg Roll >点击进入食谱《蟹柳蛋卷》

4. Portion out some rice to make Harry Potter, add the remaining in bento box.

5. Assemble bento, add in other side dishes. Add facial details using seaweed and it's ready. 


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Happy Bear Bento/ Black Angus Ribeye Steak 开心熊便当/ 日式烧汁牛排饭

Rice Based Bento ~ Happy Bear Bento filled with Black Angus Ribeye Steak in homemade sweet tare sauce, paired with rice and some stir fry veggies, prawns and egg.

Specially made this for my happy boy who recently so-into taking over my morning chores :D Every morning, he woke up at 6am (30 minutes before the alarm sets off), prepare breakfast, get ready himself for school and wake me up to have breakfast with him. How lovely.... so when I say I love my boy more than anyone else, I really mean it ❤️

Here are some quick notes to show how I put this together:

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1. Soak 70g sushi rice for 30 minutes, drain. Add 100g water, cover with lid and bring to boil, reduce to low heat, simmer for 10 minutes, let it sit for 10 minutes. 


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2. Season the meat with salt, black pepper and olive oil. Add some all purpose herbs seasoning if you like it more flavourful. I use Black Angus Ribeye from Australia.

3. Heat some oil and pan fry the meat both sides till your desired level of doneness. 

I added a little butter to elevate the taste.

4. Remove the meat from pan and let it rest for a while. Cut the meat into bear head shape.

When cooking steak for my kid (especially packing for bento), the steak has to be cooked, not medium rare.
The meat is cooked through, slightly pink on the inside, the texture is tender and juicy.

5. Portion out some rice for bear face/ eyes, add the remaining in bento box.

6. Assemble bento with other side dishes. Add bear facial details using seaweed.

This picture was taken before adding sauce.

7. Add some furikake on the rice, some sauce on the steak (optional) and it's ready. 


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Cute Panda Bento (Honey Roast Chicken Rice) 可爱熊猫便当/ 蜜汁鸡扒饭

Rice Based Bento ~ Cute Panda Bento, a simple and delicious bento filled with Honey Roast Chicken, egg roll, stir-fry spinach, mushrooms, baby corn and french beans, pair with rice, topped with a small panda rice ball/ onigiri. 

My boy loves reading, typically at night before bedtime. That's how he could "postpone" bedtime and the next morning, he would wake up early continue reading the "unfinished" books... Made this panda to reflect his look with dark eye rings... :D and to remind him not to stay up late.... 

Another cute Panda Bento that I've made for my boy, filled with Salmon & Pumpkin Fried Rice.
Photo updated: September 3, 2019.

Here are some quick notes to show how I put this together:

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1. Soak 70g sushi rice for 30 minutes, drain. Add 100g water, cover with lid and bring to boil, reduce to low heat, simmer for 10 minutes, let it sit for 10 minutes. 

2. Meanwhile, roast the chicken following this recipe:

< Honey Chicken Chop Recipe > 点击链接进入《中式蜜汁鸡扒食谱》

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3. Portion out some rice to make panda rice ball, add the remaining in bento box.

4. Assemble bento...

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Osmanthus Jelly/ Agar-agar Mooncake 桂花枸杞燕菜月饼

A very simple and healthy jelly mooncake added Osmanthus flower, wolfberries and honey rock sugar, packed with rich aromas and health benefits. 

Well, actually I used to make this as a dessert for the family, this jelly is commonly known as 桂花糕. It can be made using agar-agar powder and konnyaku jelly powder, both textures are nice. Mid-Autumn Festival is around the corner, agar-agar is more "old-school", so I use agar-agar powder to make this jelly into mooncake. 

Osmanthus Jelly/ Cute Pooh Bear Jelly made for the kid.

Photo updated: November 2019

Ingredients: 材料

10g Agar-agar Powder 燕菜粉 10克

1 litre Water 水 1公升

3-4 tbsp Osmanthus Flower 桂花 3-4汤匙

2 tbsp Wolfberries/ Goji Berries 枸杞子

110g Honey Rock Sugar 石蜂糖 110克

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Method: 步骤

1. Dissolve agar-agar powder in water. Add in all ingredients (except sugar) and bring to a boil over medium heat. Add in honey rock sugar and simmer for a minute or so until the sugar dissolves. Turn off the heat. 
燕菜粉加入水，拌均后加入其他材料（除了糖）。煮滚后加入石蜂糖，小火焖煮1-2分钟至糖溶化，熄火。

2. Let it cool for a while, pour through a sieve into agar-agar mould. 
稍微待凉，过筛倒入模具。

Optional: Add some wolfberries and osmanthus flowers to make the jelly more colourful. 
也可以加入少许桂花和枸杞子。如果小朋友不爱吃枸杞子/桂花的渣，可以不放。

3. Keep in refrigerator until set, un-mould and serve chilled.
放入冰箱冷藏至凝固。脱模后即可享用。这桂花燕菜的味道很清香又清甜，大人小朋友都会喜欢。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 to see my posts on your news feed. 

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Kawaii Eeyore Bento 可爱屹耳便当

This is the first Eeyore bento I have made. In the past, I always make Winnie The Pooh food art, I have tried making Pooh Bear bento, bread, steamed bun, cookies etc.. this time, trying something new using natural colour from butterfly pea flowers for blue, a little beetroot juice for pink. Glad that it turned out nice. 

Here are some of the steps:
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1. Soak 70g sushi rice for 30 minutes, drain. Add 100g water, cover with lid and bring to boil, reduce to low heat, simmer for 10 minutes, let it sit for 10 minutes. 

2. Meanwhile, stir fry minced meat - My boy named this Popo's (grandma's) recipe minced meat. A super delicious homey dish that goes really well with rice, recipe credit to my mom. 
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3. Portion out some rice to mix with butterfly pea and beetroot water separately. Shape into Eeyore. 

4. Line bento box with lettuce, fill in the remaining rice, top with minced meat and Eeyore.

5. Add in side dishes and veggies.

6. Add details using seaweed and it's done. 

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Braised Chicken Feet With Mushrooms 香菇焖鸡脚/凤爪

An old school dish that is so flavourful and tasty, perfect to pair with rice, porridge or noodles. This dish usually involves long hours of simmering. The common method is to deep fry the chicken feet then simmer over low heat until the chicken feet is soft. 

The recipe that I'm sharing here is a simplified version cooked using Song Cho Electric Pressure Cooker SC-EP5. It's ELECTRIC, means the pressure and cooking time were preset and taken care by the pressure cooker itself. So convenient and fuss-free. 

Song Cho Electric Pressure Cooker SC-EP5.
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Ingredients: 材料

8pcs Dried Shiitake Mushrooms (soaked) 香菇 8朵，浸软

1kg Chicken Feet or 500g Chicken Feet + 4 Chicken Drumstick 鸡脚/凤爪 1kg 或500克+4只鸡腿

1 thumb size Ginger, sliced 姜 6片

8 cloves Garlic, pounded 蒜头 8瓣

3 Shallot 小葱头 3粒

1pc Star Anise 八角 1个

3 Clove 丁香 3粒

Optional: 80g Peanut, soaked 花生 80克，浸软（也可以不放）

Some Coriander for garnishing 芫荽 少许

(A)

1 tbsp Corn Flour 玉米粉/粟粉 1汤匙

1 tbsp Light Soy Sauce 酱油 1汤匙

1 tbsp Sesame Oil 麻油 1汤匙


(B)

2 tbsp Abalone Sauce 鲍鱼汁 2汤匙

1 tbsp Oyster Sauce 蚝油 1汤匙

2 tbsp Light Soy Sauce 酱油 2汤匙

1/2 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce 黑酱油 1/2汤匙

1/8 tsp White Pepper 胡椒粉 1/8小匙

8g Rock Sugar 冰糖 8克

1 tbsp Shao Xing Hua Tiao Cooking Wine 绍兴花雕酒 1汤匙

150g Water 水 150克

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Method: 步骤

1. If using chicken drumstick: mix (A) and rub on chicken drumstick, cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours. 
先腌制鸡腿：加入（A）材料，拌均后盖上保鲜纸放进冰箱腌两小时。

2. Blanch chicken feet, drain. Rub some oil, bake in a preheated oven 200'C for 15 minutes. Can be air fried or deep fried, set aside. 
鸡脚用热水烫过，抹干。刷上少许油，放进烤箱以200度烘烤15分钟。没有烤箱的话，可以气炸或油炸。

3. Add all (B) ingredients in a saucepan, simmer until rock sugar is fully dissolved.
将（B）材料放进锅里小火把冰糖煮溶。

4. Add all ingredients (except coriander) into Song Cho Electric Pressure Cooker inner pot, mix well. 
把所有材料（除芫荽）放进松厨电压力锅内锅，拌均。把香菇，花生和鸡脚放在底部。

5. Close the lid and ensure the pressure cooker is properly locked and balancing weight is properly placed. Plug in and turn on power, press <BEANS/ TENDON> function (default cooking time is 40 minutes after sufficient pressure is formed).
盖上锅盖，把盖子锁好，配重头戴正。开电源，按《BEANS/ TENDON》 功能（默认烹煮时间在气压饱和后为40分钟）
Note: If preferred softer peanuts, increase cooking time. 如果喜欢较软绵的花生，可以延长烹煮时间。

6. When it is done, the control panel will indicate <bb> text and it goes into keep warm stage. Press <CANCEL> button and turn off the power. This step is important to ensure the pressure is released faster. When the indicator drop, it is ready. Garnish with coriander and serve warm with rice, noodle or porridge. 
烹煮完成后，显示荧幕会出现《bb》字体。按《CANCEL》即取消保温程式。关掉电源，这样能使压力比较快降低。当指示阀下降后，打开锅盖，即可上碟，加入芫荽点缀，即可享用。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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