by Sucre Haven | Aug 9, 2021 | Breads, Sourdough
This is what I do to prepare the starter before adding to the sourdough Ingredients (for 1 loaf) 15g starter 30g water 30g flour Method Place the starter in a mixing bowl. Add water and mix to form a slurry. Add the flour and mix. Transfer to a tall bottle. Leave to...
by Sucre Haven | Aug 9, 2021 | Basics, Glaze, Make Ahead Bakes
I use this clear glaze on an osmanthus cake and it’ll be useful when I need some shine on my cakes. Ingredients 4g gelatin sheets 200g sugar 200g water Method Bloom the gelatin in cold water. Boil sugar with water in a saucepan for a minute. Take the saucepan...
by Sucre Haven | Aug 1, 2021 | Basics, Pastry creams, curds and sauce, Sweets
A simple jam that can be used to balance sweetness. I added a dollop of this in the middle of white chocolate shells to balance the sweetness. Ingredient 60g raspberry puree 15g glucose 15g caster sugar 1tsp lemon juice 1.5 tsp pectin Method Mix pectin with the sugar...
by Sucre Haven | Jun 24, 2021 | Make Ahead Bakes, Pastry creams, curds and sauce
I used this for some delish cinnamon rolls as well as sourdough babka that did not rise. It’s a good basic filling for breads, cookies as well as brownies. Here’s the recipe. Ingredients 250g brown sugar 150g unsalted butter 2 tsp ground cinnamon Method...
by Sucre Haven | Jun 24, 2021 | Make Ahead Bakes, Pastry creams, curds and sauce
It’s been a long long hiatus. Back here because it’s easier to get the recipes I need at times and wonder where I have saved them. I used this cream for a sourdough babka. Oh the babka is another story of 2 failed loaves, most of which I binned, the third...
by Sucre Haven | May 31, 2020 | Chiffon Cakes, Photo Sharing
My brother-in-law was craving for pandan chiffon and he couldn’t get from the supermarkets, so I baked one for him. I used the same recipe as the pandan bloom and did a Keroppi version. I had always wanted to try these character chiffons, but they brown so...
by Sucre Haven | May 31, 2020 | Basics, Breads, Make Ahead Bakes, Photo Sharing
This CB period saw me baking lots of bread and this easy recipe has that nice crust and it freezes well too! I have these 2 scored differently bread frozen in the fridge to be consumed later. Come next week, there will be less time to bake. I’ve been dying to...
by Sucre Haven | May 31, 2020 | Photo Sharing, Tarts and Pies
So I revisited Spiced Apple Pie because I wanted to try the lattice decorations again, but I realised that to do the lattice decorations, I need another kind of pastry, probably the mealy dough. I still didn’t get decoration I wanted, so I’ll try again! I...
by Sucre Haven | May 12, 2020 | savoury
I’m not much of a cook, but this circuit breaker saw me pushing the limits and attempting to break into the savoury culinary world. I did spanish eggs. which I later found out that the name of the dish I made has an official name, ‘Shakshuka’. It...
by Sucre Haven | May 10, 2020 | Cakes, Chiffon Cakes, Festive Bakes
‘Where flowers bloom, so does hope’ – Lady Bird Johnson. Today is Mother’s Day and this is not my favourite day in this season of my life. Mum’s in a nursing home and we can’t visit and stuff like that. Oh well, and since I believe...
