Friday, August 5, 2022

Sourdough Scones

天然酵母司康


Ingredients (4 scones)

80g self raising flour

30g sourdough starter, discard/unfed, straight from fridge

20g sugar 

35g whipping cream

35g unsalted butter (very cold)

1/8 teaspoon salt 


Method:

1. Sieve flour into mixing bowl. Add sugar and salt and mix roughly with a fork.

2. Add cold butter and use your fingers to quickly but gently rub the butter into the flour until the mix looks like breadcrumbs.

3. Add whipping cream and starter, and use fork/dough scrapper to mix until dough just come together (ok to have small bits of flour). Don't overmix or knead the dough.

4. [Optional] Turn the dough to lightly floured tabletop and use hands to lightly press and level the dough to about 2 to 3cm thick. Do not over mix.

5. Wrap the dough with cling wrap and lightly flatten it into a disc of about 2 to 3cm thickness, then chill in fridge for 30minutes. I pre-shaped the dough into a square so that I can cut them up into square pieces later.)

6. Preheat oven 200°c, fan mode.

7. Cut the scones to your favourite shape (round, square or triangle) or lightly shape with hands. If you use a cookie cutter, gather the trimmings together and lightly press/level again to cut more scones.

8. Arrange scones on a lightly greased tray and brush with olive oil (or milk). 

9. Bake for 15 mins or until golden brown. Transfer to wire rack to cool.




Thursday, August 4, 2022

Oven Roasted Chicken Wings

烧烤鸡翅


Ingredients

15 chicken wings (mid joint)

1.5 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1.5 tablespoon unsalted butter (melted)*

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

4 garlic cloves (minced)*

* alternatively, can use garlic butter


Method

1. Rub salt all over the chicken wings and wash away the salt. Dab the wings dry with kitchen towel.

2. Prepare the seasoning by mixing olive oil, butter, salt, garlic and black pepper in a mixing bowl. 



3. Rub the wings with the oil mixture (step 2 above). Keep the remaining oil mixture for use later.

4. Preheat the oven to 175 deg cel. Line an oven tray with aluminium foil for easy cleaning later. Put a roasting rack on the tray and the wings on the roasting rack.

5. Roast the wings for 20mins on one side. Flip the wings and brush with oil mixture (step 2 and 3 above). Roast for another 10 minutes.

The wings are best eaten hot as they are crispy.