Baking Bread Again

Coffee Boys with their tops

Baked bread again this weekend, this time i tried more varieties. I was up till about 4 am and started banging the dough in the kitchen. It was very theraputic with all the violent moves but slightly daunting that someone might rock up at the entrance anooyed with the ruckus i was causing.

This time the dough looked more like what it should be ...smoother and more pliable.. but still not there yet.. well you know they say third time's always a charm. Anyway, i left the dough to prove and started surfing food bloogs and got a recipe from Aunty Yochana's Website for Coffee Boy. I halfed the recipe but even then i knew that there was too much. Made the topping and piped them all over the buns anyway.. They look fine in the picture but when they baked the topping oozed all over the bun and pooled at the base.. hmm not a good thing.. maybe next time i'll quarter it...

Proving Caterpilla Buns

Cheese Buns

This time i added grated Tasty cheese on top. This time the dough was proving alot more.. when i cut them whilst shaping they were tiny and by the time i finished the last one i could see the difference in size of the first one.. wonder if that is normal...Mom requested for cheese buns so i cut a large cube of Cheddar this time and stuffed the bread. Topped it with butter and sugar.

The finished products. Coffee Boy (background) Cheese Buns and the Caterpillars (foreground)

They all turned out to be absolutely yummy. I am so glad that my bread making skills at least with Chinese Sweet Dough is getting along well. Hmm now i think i'll venture into other breads like focaccia and challah.