Green Tea Sweets

Baking weekend, just baked some green tea shortbread cookies.

Original recipe from Amai Tea & Bake House.

I used a large egg instead of 3 large egg yolks.

Well, it tastes good and not sweet but has a green tea aroma.

Every one likes green tea will love it!

Honestly, I don't fancy green tea that much, but I have 2 bags of green tea powder from Taiwan.

I only thing use it for baking or making a green tea milk (1/4 tsp green tea powder in a cup of milk).

I think it's great to find some recipes to consume it.

Recipe:

100g icing sugar

150g unsalted butter

290g plain flour

1 large egg

4.5 tsp green tea powder/Matcha

granulated sugar (for coating)

Sieve green tea powder & icing sugar, then mix together.

Add in the butter & whisk until fluffy and light in colour.

Sieve in the flour & mix well.

Add the egg & mix into a smooth dough.

Roll into small sized balls, flatten slightly, & coated with granulated sugar.

Bake at 180'C in preheated oven for 15 min (until golden colour around the edge).

NB: A cookie cutter is used in the original recipe, the dough is flattened and then cooled in a refrigerator for 30 min before cutting with a cookie cutter.

End of my short Easter break in Basildon, I'm going back to London tomorrow.

My revision progress is on the schedule, so not to worry if I can keep on.

As the time approaches the summer, I'm getting to think about the future more often.

Telling myself to STOP thinking & focus on the project & exams.

But I can't stop myself from thinking about it...

Easter break + cosmetics DIY

I'm now on my Easter break, staying in Basildon for a week.

Then, back to London & hopefully finish my lab works.

Also have revisions for exams in May.

I'm in my final year of Chemistry now.

A bit worry about the future.

Well, I have applied for a Ph.D in my college but still...

I should just finish all my current works first...

About the picture, I've made a cleansing mousse for my sister this morning.

Actually, I've been making cleanser for my mother for years.

I picked up cosmetic making a few years ago, but I was more addicted to jewelry making.

So, I think not a lot of friends know this.

I know I have too many interests.

Sometimes, not enough times for more serious tasks like college works.

But, it does give me a sense of achievement.

It's particularly encouraging in this time when my current lab works failed.

Plus, it's so easy.

Just mix a few ingredients then I have a wonderful cleanser that lasts for months.

It also saves me some money from buying ^__^

Baking night ~ Egg tarts

Finally got myself sometimes to update the blog.

I was busy revising for my viva.

Once it'd done, we'd a baking night last Tuesday.

Well, we had great times experimenting & playing :)

The recipe of egg filling is from Dorothy's mother which is yummy.

We also watched a movie 'Bedtime Stories'.

We all like Bugsy in the movie, it's very cute (it's quite scary by the 1st sight).

We're planning a trip for our graduation.

It's originally going to somewhere in Europe where we all haven't been to.

But it seemed like we're lack of energy & money...

We're not going out of UK, we're going to see a show in London.

'Peter Pan: The Show' in summer!