Well not that i've been really busy, but i've certaintly been rather lazy =X its been decades since I last updated. I guess i'm guilty of being a sloth at heart...
Well nevertheless, I have some Valentine's goodies to update you on. I know its been a thousand and two years, but hey! Better late than never right :D
For my lovely 118, class of '11, I did some chewy, chunky.....
MAPLE MELAKA BLONDIES:
->1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
->3/4 bar of gula melaka
->1/2 cup maple syrup
->2 tsp vanilla extract
->1 egg
->7/8 cup all purpose flour
->1/4 tsp salt* (only if the butter you're using is unsalted, else salt can be omitted)
->1/2 cup shredded coconut
->handful of chocolate chips(I used semi-sweet. I think i'll give white a go the next time round =P)
Preheat oven to 200 C. Grease 8-inch square pan.
In a large bowl, combine butter, gula melaka, maple syrup, vanilla, egg, and whisk till smooth. Then add in flour and salt* just until no streaks of flour remain. (Do not overmix, or the outcome of your blondie's texture would be cakey, which isn't very desirable. Blondies better suit a slightly dense texture, 'chewy, chunky', as I describe it above.) Stir in coconut and chocolate chips so it will be evenly distributed.
Finally, pour the batter into youre prepared baking dish and pop into the oven for around 23min, then insert a toothpick in the middle. Your blondie is ready when the toothpick comes out decently coated( not too clean, with a little bit of batter stuck to it, but you know its perfect). Cut it up to desired sizes after cooled =D
NOTE: Upon, inserting baking tray into oven, IMMEDIATELY switch temperature to 175 C.
There's no need for a description on the apricot cheesecake brownie(above) I did for my CNY/V'day family gathering. I felt that the outcome wasn't satisfactory =( Although it did finish up :O
