Pulut Hitam Recipe

“Bubur Pulut Hitam“ refers to Black Glutinous Rice porridge. It is a very popular dessert in Singapore and Malaysia made with black glutinous rice, coconut milk and palm sugar. However, you will find variations to the dessert in other parts of South East Asia as well.

Ingredients:

• Black Glutinous Rice - 200 gm (soaked overnight preferably in water)
• Gula Melaka (Palm Sugar) - 125 gm
• Coconut Milk - 270 ml (Add more if you prefer a richer taste)
• Water - 6 cups
• Pandan Leaves (Screwpine leaves) - 3 pieces torn into halves and knotted

Instructions:

• Wash the rice thoroughly.
• Drain and place the rice in a saucepan filled with 5 cups of water and the knotted pandan leaves. The pandan leaves give fragrance and flavour to the dessert.
• Bring it to boil first and then lower the heat to let it simmer. Stir in between 6 minute intervals to make sure the rice does not stick to the pan and the water level does not reduce too much. You are aiming at a not too thick and at the same time not too thin consistency.
• Meanwhile, heat another saucepan, combine the gula melaka with the remaining 1 cup of water and stir on low heat till the sugar dissovles completely and you can see a thick syrup forming.
• Check on your black glutinous rice. It is cooked when the rice looks soft and plump.
• Add the gula melaka mixture and coconut milk and give it two stirs. Bubur Pulut Hitam ready to be served

Most Famous Desserts of the World

Afghanistan

1. Firnee Pudding is thickened with corn or rice starch, delicately flavored with rose water and sprinkled with pistachios and/or almonds.

Argentina

2.  Tartaletas de Mango is a pudding of manggoes and i cant find clearly about this desserts because of different language.

Australia

3.Rocky Road Desserts is a type of dessert which made of milk chocolate and marshmallow which is usually served in individual portions such as cupcake or in American cuisine, as ice cream flavor.

Austria

4. Linzer tortes hail from the city of Linz, Austria. There are many variations, but almost all include a very buttery base mostly comprised of ground nuts there are versions with almonds and hazelnut.

Brazil

5.Brigadeiro is made from condensed milk, powdered chocolate, butter and chocolate sprinkles to cover the outside layer. It can be cooked in the oven or the microwave, in the form of individual little balls. It can also be eaten straight from the pot once it is done cooking.

This e video that I found from youtube. it shown the top 10 most popular desserts.

Meyer Lemon Bar Recipe

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what we can do when we have extra lemons and it is wasteful if we did not use it wisely. I got an idea of how to use these extra lemons after watching this video. it is kind of easy and it is look delicious and its belong to our mouth!

Ingredients for Creamy Meyer Lemon Bars Crust:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1/2 cup butter

Ingredients for Creamy Meyer Lemon Bars Filling:
1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
2 beaten eggs
1 TBSP lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 – 3/4 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

extra powdered sugar for dusting

Directions for Meyer Lemon Bars:
1) Zest and juice a lemon or two.
2) In a bowl combine flour, powdered sugar, salt and lemon zest.
3) Press mixture into a 9×9 baking pan lined with parchment paper.
4) Bake in a preheated 350 (F) oven for 15-20 minutes.
5) In a bowl combine sweetened condensed milk, beaten eggs, lemon zest, salt, baking powder, lemon juice and vanilla. Whisk well.
6) Pour lemon mixture over pre-baked crust and return to preheated 350 (F) oven for 20-25 minutes.
7) Allow to cool and lift lemon bars from pan using parchment paper.
8) Cut into bite sized pieces and dust with powdered sugar.
9) Refrigerate. Tastes best chilled.

Oreo Parfait Recipe

after sharing the recipe of Chocolate Truffle, i would like to share the recipe that for me it is easy and simple to make. what is the most important is, we can make it in a short time or make it together with children. 

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Ingredients:

• Pudding: 1 kg Instant Pudding
• Mix 2 Cups of Milk
• 3 Oreo Cookies Crushed (Leave some big bits for crunch and texture)
• Whipping Cream:
• 1/2 Cup of Whipping Cream
• 1 Tsp of Icing Sugar

Servings: 

its will depend on the size of the cups you use to make the parfaits. This recipe make 4 shot glasses, with extra chocolate pudding on the side to eat as is or to make more parfaits.

So here, I do provide a video so we can understand better of how we are going to decorate it and whatnot.

The Origin of Birthday Cake

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In the 15th century, the bakeries in Germany conceived the idea of marketing cakes for customers’ birthdays, as well as for their weddings. They were mostly used for the birthdays to childrens and thus these celebrations were referred to as Kinderfest. It was during this time period that cakes began to be layered and laden with new ingredients in order to render them sweeter and less bread-like. These kinds of cakes were called Geburtstagorten by the Germans.

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The tradition of placing candles on cakes can be attributed to the Ancient Greeks, who baked cakes to honor Artemis, the goddess of the moon. The theory behind the practice was that the light from the candles made the cake itself glow like the moon. It is also believed that the smoke from the candles carried their prayers to the Gods. This tradition has survived to a certain extent today. We may not say a prayer or “doa” when we blow out birthday candles, but most of us do still make a wish.

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The earliest reference to the tradition of blowing out birthday candles was documented Switzerland in 1881. Researchers for the Folk-Lore Journal recorded various “superstitions” amongst the Swiss middle class. The following statement was recorded, ““A birthday-cake must have lighted candles arranged around it, one candle for each year of life. Before the cake is eaten the person whose birthday it is should blow out the candles one after another.”

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National Desserts Day

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I bet not everyone know that 14th October is the most important day for desserts lover! With warm love of desserts, people in others country such as America dedicate this day as a celebration to enjoy verities of desserts and soon. As I explained before, people in middle age actually preserved fruits, jelly, and wafers for their desserts. Even though, our types of desserts are highly different, this special day is to appreciate those people who introducing us to a wonderful desserts.

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            In this entry I would like to share some of fun facts National Dessert Day about desserts:

• 1381- The first printed recipe for apple pie was introduced

• The shelf life of a chocolate bar is one year

• Pie was originally filled with fillings like meat or vegetables

• 1700- Eclairs with cream center and chocolate topping emerged

• For most centuries, puddings were meat based

• In Italy, people still eat salad for dessert

• Some of the top five desserts in America include brownies, ice cream, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate cake and fudge

• Sugar was not added to chocolate until hundreds of years after it had been discovered

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            The main motive of the National Desserts is celebrate and we can enjoy desserts during holidays, special vents, party and much more.