February 2017 – My Experimental Playground

I remember when I was very young, I liked to eat this snack. The older I grow up, the harder to get this snack. Not many people sell this snack anymore.

The outer of this snack is crispy and it tastes delicately sweet, can be eaten with or without powdered sugar. Almost similar to beignets.

The recipe is quite simple to follow, I was multi-tasking by doing house chores since the dough needs to be proofing. It’s quite taking time to make this but it’s worth it. I enjoyed having this fried/fritter with a cup of chai masala. Ohhh… perfect match !

Ingredients

250 gr plain flour
100 gr granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon yeast
1 teaspoon salt
45 ml water
Cooking Oil for frying

Directions:

In a medium bowl, mix 200 gr plain flour, baking soda, yeast and salt.
Add water then mix well until the dough is elastic by adding the remained of flour; little by little.
Cover with dampened cloth, rest for 30 minutes.
Knead the dough, add more flour if necessary. Rest for another 3 hours. Cover with cling plastic wrap.
Divide the dough into 16 balls. Place on the floured plate. Flatten with your palm. Sprinkle with sugar.Press it lightly. Alternatively; roll the the in the sugar then flatten with your palm.Cover with dampened cloth for 10 minutes.
Heat the oil in the pan in medium heat, fry the dough until it’s golden brown.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar if you like.

When I made this dessert years ago, I did not know that this kind of dessert is so easy to make. Just because I saw from the pictures this cheesecake has so may layers that look a lot to do, too complicated. But it’s actually is quite simple and worth the work. For those who like cheesecake, this dessert gives another way to enjoy the cheesecake. You can also make it smaller portion, just serve them in smaller glasses.

It’s a kind of dessert to impress your guests or even just your family members.

I don’t own this recipe, apologize I forgot to write down the source of this recipe.

Ingredients: (Make 4 in medium glasses)

1 lb strawberries (453 gr)
2 tbsp granulated sugar
1/2 cup Graham crackers crumb (I used Regal Biscuits)
2 tbsp melted butter
12 ounces (340 gr) cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup sour cream
2/3 cup confectioner sugar
1 cup heavy cream
Toasted sliver almonds, for garnish (optional)

Instructions:

Slice strawberry and sprinkle with 1 tbsp sugar
Mix graham crackers (Regal biscuits) with melted butter and 1 tbsp sugar.
Beat cream cheese, add sour cream and confectioner sugar
In another bowl, beat heavy cream. Fold into cream cheese mixture.
Place a tablespoon graham crackers mixture, layer with strawberries and cream cheese mixture. Repeat the same layers. Top the cheese mixture with graham mixture (Regal biscuits) and sliced strawberries.
Refrigerate for 3-4 hours.
Sprinkle sliced almonds before serving to add crunchiness.