'Famous Amos' Cookies

My sis is my constant supplier of recipes.   From where she got all these, I have no idea. Anyway, she claimed that this recipe yields cookies which is equivalent to the 'Famous Amos'  cookies.  I remember having a similar recipe years ago but lost it.  So I am very pleased to get my hands on this again.  So here it goes:


Ingredients :

A)

Butter 230g

Brown Sugar 50g

Caster sugar 50g

Vanila extract - 1tsp

egg - one (50-55g)

 

B)

Top flour 110g (sifted)

Soda powder 1tsp

Salt - a little bit

cinamon Powder 1/s tsp 

 

C)

Semi sweet chocolate chip - 200g

Raisins  100g

Walnut (toasted) - 1 cup (grinded)

Quaker Instant Oatmeal- 250g (grinded)

 

 

Method :

 

1. Mixed well sugar, brown sugar and butter

2. Add in vanila and cinnamon powder, mix well

3. Add in B, mix well

4  Add in chocolate, oat and walnut.  Mix till well blended.

5. Bake at 180 degree C for  15-18 minutes

 

This is a super fast recipe.  I had the cookies done in no time at all.  

 

The cookies do taste like those of Famous Amos.  I personally do not like the raisins though.  Will omit it the next time I bake this again.

 

 

 

 

 

Chicken Floss Bun

Have not been baking bread or buns for some time.  Have not really solved the hard crust problem.  Some mommies that I get to know through an online mommies group advised that I reduce the oven temperature during baking.  Decided to try baking chicken floss bun today as we have quite a bit of chicken floss, leftover from chinese new year.  The recipe is adapted from Alex Goh's book of Magic Bread.

The recipe :

A   100g bread flour
       70g  boiling water

B  300g bread flour
     100g plain flour
       80g sugar
         6g salt
       20g milk powder
         9g yeast

C   175g  cold water
          1   cold egg

D    60g  butter

Chicken floss

Method :

1. Add boiling water in A to the flour.  Mix well, cover and keep refrigerated for at least 12 hours before use.

2. Mix B till well blended.  Add in C and knead to form rough dough.  Add in A and knead till well blended.

3.  Add in D and knead to form elastic dough.

4.  Let proof for 40 minutes. 

5.  Divide the dough to 60g each.  Fill in with chicken floss.  Let it rest and proof for another 40 minutes.

6.  Egg wash the surface and bake in a pre heated oven at 190 degree celcius for 15 - 18 minutes.



The recipe called for baking at 190 degree C.  However I baked the buns at 170 degree C for 16 minutes.   The baking time and temperature are just nice and the buns have nice glossy surface.  Can't resist from taking a bite while it is still fresh from the oven.  Texture is soft and taste good too.  Very pleased with the result.