Salted Butter Rolls are soft and fluffy Japanese milk bread rolls shaped like croissants! The dough is wrapped around salted butter to infuse the bread with a delicious savoury flavour. Recipe with step-by-step photos. Salted Butter Rolls The moment I started making Japanese milk bread, I knew I was hooked on Japanese bread making. I love how soft and fluffy the bread is, and the endless variety of shapes and fillings that you can combine. One shape I am particulary fond of are these croissant-shaped buns, called Salted Butter Rolls (or shio pan in Japanese) because the whole bun is wrapped ar ..read more

These Hot Cross Bunnies are a fun twist on an Easter classic which your kids will love! Recipe with step-by-step photos. Hot Cross Buns One of the foods I miss the most from Australia are Hot Cross Buns. As soon as Christmas is done and dusted, the supermarkets and bakeries are already in Easter mode (whether you like it or not) and you can find a huge assortment of flavours these days. Given that you can find some amazing Hot Cross Buns from just about any local bakery in Australia, I’m not sure if anyone there would even bother to make their own! But alas, for us Aussies who live far across ..read more

A beautiful Chocolate Pavlova Wreath which is perfect for the festive season. Recipe with step-by-step photos. Chocolate Pavlova Wreath It’s no secret that I love to make a pavlova whenever we are entertaining. They are incredibly easy to make (although practice makes perfect), they are perfect for making ahead of time (because they need at least a few hours or overnight to dry out), and the serving suggestions are endless (I make a different type of pavlova for each season!). At Christmas time, I have fallen into the habit of making a wreath-shaped pavlova, and my Christmas Pavlova Wreath is ..read more

These soft and fluffy bread rolls are perfect for hamburgers, sandwiches, dinner rolls, or anytime you want a soft white roll. Recipe for soft bread rolls with step-by-step photos. Soft Bread Rolls As a child, my parents owned a busy bakery in Australia. Like many Vietnamese businesses, it was open 7 days a week, 365 days a year. When I wasn’t at school, you could find me earning my pocket money at the bakery, whether serving customers behind the counters, slicing and bagging loaves of bread, decorating the “easy” cakes, or sweeping up breadcrumbs (an endless, fruitless task). It was also my j ..read more

For the perfect appetiser for entertaining, or simply a light meal, these deliciously soft and fluffy bread rolls with baked Camembert are sure to be a hit with your friends and family! Recipe with step-by-step photos. Baked Camembert Bread Rolls Everybody loves freshly baked bread rolls, and what could be better than soft and fluffy bread rolls served alongside warm, oozy baked Camembert for a fun take on Cheese Fondue? Baked Camembert Bread Rolls is something I like to make when we have friends over for drinks or nibblies, and I want to produce something homemade but not too complicated. Thi ..read more

Deliciously soft and fluffy Christmas Cinnamon Rolls which are full of warmth and spice, perfect for the holiday season. Recipe for Christmas Cinnamon Rolls with step-by-step photos. Christmas Cinnamon Rolls Thanks to the internet, I have come to learn that our friends in the US like to make Cinnamon Rolls at Christmas. Cinnamon Rolls are something I love to eat year-round, but there is definitely something cosy about baking a batch of Cinnamon Rolls once the autumn chill is in the air. And as a Christmas specialty, I can see why Cinnamon Rolls appeal to so many. The heady smell of cinnamon wa ..read more

Soft and fluffy Japanese Milk Buns filled with red bean paste. These Red Bean Buns are a delicious snack for any time of the day! Recipe with step-by-step photos. Japanese Red Bean Buns My first encounter with Japanese baked goods was, surprisingly, here in Zurich. Having constant access to delicious cakes and pastries of Swiss, French, Italian and German origins is a luxury I never take for granted. But one day, I came across some baked pastries from a local Japanese baker, Hiro Takahashi, and I was intrigued because, although I had grown up eating Chinese cakes and pastries, I had never trie ..read more

A delicious homemade Red Bean Paste which is perfect for Asian cakes and desserts, such as Mooncakes, Mochi and Anpan. Recipe with step-by-step photos. Red Bean Paste If you are familiar with Asian cakes and desserts, you may have noticed that Red Bean Paste is a popular filling. Chinese Red Bean Paste is made from azuki beans, and it has a sweet, nutty and earthy taste. It works really well against something plain and soft like Milk Bread or Steamed Bao Buns, and it is also a popular filling in Chinese Mooncakes. Homemade Red Bean Paste Some Asian grocers stock ready-made Red Bean Paste which ..read more

Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with these classic Red Bean Mooncakes. Full and comprehensive recipe to make mooncakes from scratch with step-by-step photos. Red Bean Mooncakes The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of my favourite food celebrations, partly because autumn is my favourite season, and partly because I love the mooncakes which are gifted and eaten at this time of the year. And ever since I started making my own mooncakes at home (they are very hard to find in Zurich), I have been hooked. I typically make Mooncakes with Lotus Seed Paste, but my kids love my Chocolate ..read more

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