Saturday, January 19, 2008

1st baking of 08'

hello everyone ...
i'm back with baking again !
first of all would really like to thank you guys for your wonderful suggestions in the previous entry .. however i came up a new creation today , hope you guys love it !

let's check out the ingredients needed..


INGREDIENTS

3 naval oranges
1 1/4 cups of icing sugar
1 cup of ground almonds ( optional )
110g ( 40 z ) soft butter
2-3 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
110g ( 40z ) caster sugar
110g ( 40 z ) all purpose flour
1 teaspoon of baking powder
100ml of milk


1 . sift all purpose flour , baking powder , vanilla essence , egg whites, caster sugar , butter , and milk into a bowl

2 . Add orange juice and chopped orange flesh into the batter and mix thoroughly ..

3. carefully spoon the batter mixture into the mould tray to within two- third of the top

4. preheat the oven to 350 degree and bake for about 25 mins till well risen and firm to touch

5. meanwhile .. zest rind from remaining oranges then juice . place zest , juice and icing sugar into a saucepan . cook over low heat , stirring for 5 minutes or until mixture comes to the boil . reduce heat to low . simmer for 5 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly . allow to cool ..



Leave it to cool on the tray for about 10 mins

Last but not least my favorite part again !
food styling + presentation ...


presenting my creation of the day =)

ORANGE FRIAND WITH DRESSING


it's definitely a great savory dessert for citrus lover !



me and my creation ^_^
so how do i score today ?
hopefully it's a great start again !
alrite peeps !
hope you guys like what i bake today ..
enjoy your weekend everyone .. cheers !

39 comments:

Anonymous said...

it always so amazing how u present ur baking...u always make people hungry...lol...=D

Air said...

I made it to second comment!! =x

Arhg..!! the friand looks so niceeeeeeee......................!!!
u really noe how to wet pple's appetites! i didnt have lunch today lor..! how i wish i had a share of the friand..
=x

Why u can always come up with such new creations!! and dress it so so so nicely...geez...ur really a fantastic baker...and a cute one of cos..=)

Anonymous said...

wow! find it hard to cook with an ornage and still comes out lookin great!score100 out of 100!
looking forward to your other baking creations.
~hamd sandiwch gal

Anonymous said...

chopped orange flesh and orange juice...

So i need to squeeze orange juice out from the 3 navel oranges? and use the leftover squeezed orange juice as orange flesh?

Anonymous said...

beside bravo
yummy,creative,superb i really dunnoe how to describe you bakeries
just read ur blog and envy it =)
having joy and happiness with your entries =)
keep up ur good work

Kenneth said...

hey, do u consider a baking lesson for ur blogger? haha u make me feel so hungry *drool

Anonymous said...

cute baker in the hse !!

Yappy said...

How come your bakes always look so flawless?

Rodneyz said...

not a bad start for the year.. looks pretty appetitising for people that has crave for citrus fruits.. yur food preparation as usual is still as good as before..

Just not sure about the taste and fluffyness of the friand.. too bad u cannot email us, else if can taste it can give better comments.. got some of the inspiration from yur chef friend?

Anonymous said...

Hey Duncan!

Your creation looks not bad!Together with the dressing and the glass of wine?, it completes the whole presentation of your first baking in 2008.

Well done & keep improving! =)

Anonymous said...

Hey! I didn't know what to say, but anyhow, you can open your own bakery. :\
Well, your baking skill is seriously good. How I wish I'm half of your power. Wahahahha.
I'm deprived of an oven. WAHAHAHA.
Shall get those which connects to the chimney one, wahahahaha. :]

Anonymous said...

Wonderful. Wondeful. Is superb!

Food review:

Presentation *****
Ambience *****
Creativity *****
Name for your Dish *****
Taste Zero

Total 4/5

Try harder, u will achieve 5/5 in future. :-p

Enjoy your weekend. You have given me inspiration to start my first baking in my life. Haha. :-)

Anonymous said...

duncan sure makes a good bf .. how i really wish i can have a bf like you ... so sweet so sweet ..ooopzzz. ;p

duncan said...

huiying - hello hello .. thanks for liking it =))))



air - hmm its ok .. like whati always say its the thoughts that count ! i jus do some research before i come up with my creation =) thnks for liking it too .. =)


~hamd sandiwch gal - hey nice seeing u here thks !


wahomy - yup yup u got it all rite ..smart smart =)


wenya - all thanks to ppl like u guys if not my blog wont be improving and really thnks for liking what i did today =) wish u happy too =)


Dua Tau - helo nice seeing u here .. 1st time lol .. anyway i'm not up to standard to teach yet .. me still long way to go =) thnks anyway . =)


dumb - hmm hehe not cute la thanks anyway =)


yappy - no .. wher got .. mayb got flaws too .. anyway i went to ur blog .. realize u bake too ! so cool ! mus learn from u too !!!



Rodneyz - heelo there =) thnsk for liking too .. hmm for my friand is
pretty mois and soft and it smell good with the orange fragrance im happy with what i did today =) oh this dish is inspired by some food blogs that i saw .. =)

duncan said...

763092 - thanks thanks im flattered but i will continue working hard ! =)


JJUS i really hope i can open my own shop one day .. dream dream *** lol

caulvinj - wah got food critic here lol scary man .. kidding * anyway ur review is too perfect already im so happy !!!! =) cant sleep already lol .. yup i will work harder for my 5/5 ! yes try baking its fun !



anon - hmm but not everyone appreciate me =(

Anonymous said...

heyz...new recipe..!! lovely lookin orange friand..full of zest n Vit Cs..yummy x 2..hmmm ur kitchen mus b havin e refreshin orangey frangrance wen it's freshly pop frm e oven... =D it's a nice combi wif red wine..totally admire ur magical hands n ideas...hope u can realise ur dream n open a bakery...so ur avid readers (us) can oways look 4ward for ur creations..hee.. =X

Shafiq-Jjang said...

hey hello..i have always been visiting ur blog to see ur new baking creations..i'm in sec 4 and in F&N..so wondering if i can use ur creation as my dessert for my practical??

Anonymous said...

Hello Duncan,

Pardon my intrusion and allow me to share with you a little information 'nugget' about Friands.

Friands, otherwise know as Financier in the other regions of France, is a light tea cake which is mainly comprises of almonds. They(the alomonds) may be grounded or pulverised into a flour though the later one is favoured for it's fine texture.

Friands however, do not contain any traces of flour. it's volume is entirely made up of meringue (whipped egg whites). which attributes to it's light and airy texture.

Here comes the bombshell.

Like all pastries, they are usually aptly named by their creator. Take for instance the dessert Pavlovas, which is a crisp fruit Meringue named after the Tutu of Australian Ballerina Anna Pavlova or Mont Blanc , a chestnut cake made to the shape of the famous Mountain in the Alps.

Financiers were said to be popularized in the financial district of Paris which is of no surprise as their name means 'a person who handles large sums of money'.

As such, Financiers are little cakes that are baked in rectangular moulds resembling the gold bars the bankers would handle daily.

(I'm assuming some smart bakers cashed in on the bankers attraction towards money.)

:P

M

Rex said...

erm erm erm~ pass by~

duncan said...

mochalatte - hihi nice seeing u here again =) thnks for ur lovely comment again =)


Shafiq means loving - hi .. really nice seeing u here .. thanks for visiting my blog =) baking rocks !



thatc*keboy - hey no worries , in fact i 've made a little research before i do up this creation .. i added flour cuz i came across nos of bakers add to create some " texture " in it ...so i tried this instead of using only egg whites ..and i couldn find ground almonds at my area hence its slightly diff from the original recipe it's more of like my own now sorry for the less pro works here =) .. anyway really appreciate your info on this , and i will bear that in mind ! =) thanks for checking it out as well , all the best to u too ! =) amd oh my god ! btw ! are u that cake boy !!!


rex - hmm that's all ? lol..

Anonymous said...

for someone who dunno baking at all and if i never remember wrongly you never go through any courses before this is already amazingly genius ! keep up your good work duncan!

Anonymous said...

i would luv to try it someday..
the presentation is good.. makes my stomach grumble ar..
hv a gd week ahead.
cheers,

Anonymous said...

wenya will always be happy
when duncan bakes for her
=)
or duncan post his bakeries

Anonymous said...

dude, you taken?

Amanda said...

Hi Duncan!

Another well presented creation! -Drooling-

My friend and I drop by your blog very often and we are always very impressed with your creations. It's a joy hanging around here.

It makes us want to bake as well and you being a guy who can cook and bake so well, it's definitely a plusplus point.

Way to go!

Popthemusicdrug said...

i think sherlyn will like this one!

actually i like also hehe

Anonymous said...

you are incredible !!! cute and can bake somemore ... haha... when can i taste it ???

Rex said...

no la~ haha
waiting your delivery service start ma~ =p

Anonymous said...

ur welcome..ya it does rock!

Anonymous said...

oooo, nice choice of ingredients.
very zesty and refreshing.
(:

PATRICIA PESH said...

orange's my fav!

Anonymous said...

drool drool drool food, cute guy.. hmm drool

Anonymous said...

sorry but is it possible for u to make an index for all your bakings? i guess it'll be easier for baking-viewers to navigate at a go :)

duncan said...

cassandra - oh thanks =) i will work harder ! =)



bread - nice seeing u here again =) thnks ...


wenya - really happy by what u had said =) so touching =,)




him - oh .. haha not taken not taken lol ....


amanda - hey .. really nice of u guys to check out my blog .. so happy =) anyway hope to see u guys more here ! appreciate !

duncan said...

mooks - haha then i will make one for u then =p



anon - if there is chance ! sure ! lol



rex - haha ok ok i will keep u inform for sure ! lol



Shafiq - thnks hope to c u more here !



euphe - hey glad that u like it =)



pesh - haha this is specially made for u =p



bw - hmm haha im so flattered =) thnks u too !! drool drool lol...



anon - ok i will take note of that ! thanks alot =)

russ said...

sorry dx miu...alil late.but from e comments,i could see that everyone loves ur new creation.but it looks so good,how not to like!

Anonymous said...

wow, thats nice~!! but savoury is for salty items.. LOL

duncan said...

russ - no worries .. already happy u left a comment here cheers ..


peeps - haha i will make savory turn sweet! lol

Anonymous said...

=)