Diet & Nutrition by Peg's Cottage

After the buns which i have baked previously, i have made a 2nd attempt of my previous recipe, which has ✖ Tang Zhong, ✖ Sponge dough! Bread still soft after 3 days.  Please find below recipe, which i have made some adjustment of the FATS used for the recipe. ** This recipe has about 80% of the hydration level, hence it is very soft. Recipe:  250 gram of bread flour 42 gram of whipping cream 35 gram of condensed milk 20 gram milk powder + 66 gram of filtered water 1 egg 1 teaspoon of yeast 24 gram of sugar 1/4 teaspoon of salt 20 gram of butter Method: Place liquid at the bottom of the bread pan. Followed by bread flour. Then place sugar and salt on the opposite side. Yeast in the middle. Press the dough button and let the BM runs for 20 minutes. Then stop the machine, place cold butter in the machine and let it run for another 10 minutes. By this time, you should able to reach the window pane. Shape any of your desired shapes. Grease bread pan thoroughly. Baked at p

Recipe yield very soft dough and manageable dough. The bread is super soft and fluffy.  I would say this is the easiest bread I have ever come across. ✖ Tang Zhong, ✖ Sponge dough! Best part is...Buns still soft after 3 days.  Tips: To reach the window pane stage is crucial for every soft buns/ bread. Recipe: 70 gram of whipping cream 60 gram of milk 1 egg 230 gram of bread flour 1 teaspoon of yeast 30 gram of sugar 1/4 teaspoon of salt 20 gram of butter Method: Place liquid at the bottom of the bread pan. Followed by bread flour. Then place sugar and salt on the opposite side. Yeast in the middle. Press the dough button and let the BM runs for 20 minutes. Then stop the machine, place cold butter in the machine and let it run for another 10 minutes. By this time, you should able to reach the window pane. Shape any of your desired shapes. Grease bread pan thorougly. Baked at preheated oven of 175 C for 20 minutes. Note: By sharing our experiences in bak

Today mark my 160 days of my Keto Journey. The most difficult part would be when my bosses or colleagues ask me out for lunch and my answer always:" I am sorry boss, I have brought my lunch box." The reason for not going out with them is because I actually spent a lot of effort for my food. From picking up fresh food, calculate the nutrition, cooked them and packed into my lunch box. At this point of time, I believe myself has entered Ketosis. As I feel more energetic and I need only one meal per day. During the initial stage, everyone including myself will be concentrating on Carbs intake. However, at the later stage, we should remember protein is rather important as well. As protein helps us to build our muscles. In this article, I would like to share on : How much protein should I eat during my High Fat Low Carbs diet? What is my ideal Macro?  A good range of protein ratios in Keto would be 1.0 grams to 2.0 grams per kg of your body weight. As excess pr