Galette Bretonne au Caramel

Happy New Year!

A long overdue post!

I should have updated 2 weeks ago but I thought I couldn't write any more as I have a few reports to write.

Alongside with that, I started this year resolution with a photography project 'A Photo A Day' in January.

If that's going well, I'll extend it to '365 photos'.

Furthering my obsession with caramel & galette bretonne, I've baked a batch with salted caramel sauce.

I can't be bothered to rewrite the recipe of the caramel sauce but you can find it here.

The texture & flavour of these cookies have never failed me.

Rich & crispy, simply delicious :)

Galette Bretonne

I'm totally in love with these classic & elegant French shortbreads.

It is originated from Bretagne (Brittany) in France.

This is not a traditional recipe which just uses butter, egg & flour.

This recipe from cakechef is much more sophisticated with a thoughtful consideration of taste & texture.

The ground almond makes it even more flakier & crunchier.

I baked this recipe once without cooking rings & the biscuits turned out so crunchy & delicious.

I couldn't resist to bake again with rings so I've bought 20 cookies rings just for these buttery cookies.

I can assure you will love these cookies. 

For a little variation, I also whipped up whipping cream with lime & orange to make the syllabub.

Serve as a simple tart with the syllabub & any fruits you like.

 Enjoy with a cup of coffee :)

Caramel Financiers & Guest Post on Foodforfriendsyeah!

It was a pleasure to be invited by Matt from foodforfriendsyeah to write a food photography guide for his site.

I have to admit that I’m not very good in writing photography guide & I think there’re lot of great food stylists/ bloggers who are much better than me but I had to give it a try.

If you’re ever interested in how I take my food photos, you can read the entire story here.

I hope some people will find it helpful & let me know what you think.

Back to the food, I baked these mini caramel financiers sometimes ago & I thought I’ll share the recipe here.

This wasn’t the first time I’ve baked financiers but I think this was the best ones.

Alright, I’m obsessed with caramel & I couldn’t resist anything made with it.

These little financiers were moist, delicate, not so sweet & with a rich flavour of caramel.

Almond Cookies - Malaysian Style

It all started when my sister Jenny baked these lovely cookies months ago.

Since then, these cookies are baked twice a week.

I didn't really get my hands on these cookies since Jenny bakes batches of cookies.

Then there was a week & there was no cookies left.

My mum started to complain & murmured that there was no cookies left.

She is cheesecake lover, also a cookies lover.

To keep her happy, I called my sister for the recipe & finally baked some.

So you can tell how irresistible these cookies are.

In this recipe, salt is a must, it adds contrast to the sweetness & bring out the after taste.

It's so simple yet yummy.

If you're almond cookies lover, you must try this.