Wednesday, March 01, 2006

a day of experiments...


(sorry for blurry picture)

I just baked my first "Brazo de Mercedez" in more than 25 years... Did it first when I was too young to remember what I'm doing. Does that give away my age? Ah well... turned out pretty good, not too sweet just like the way I want it. This came about when I was trying to make yema... I got the recipe from the web and when I tasted it, it's more like the brazo filling than yema so I figured might as well. As it is, the brazo turned out better than the yema. Also made siopao (recipe also taken from the web). It turned out great also but I have to practice how to pinch the edges so it'll look nicer. As quick fix, I just turned it upside down so the smooth surface is facing up... no more uneven surface he he. Throughout the entire baking/cooking exercise, my sister kept calling me to ask how it's coming. I do think she's more excited about the whole thing than I am. I guess I would be too if I'll only be doing the eating and none of the hard work. So, after rush hour, am to go to my sister's to give her her share of the goodies.

2 comments:

Bittersweet said...

sarap! ang akala ko puto yung nasa gilid. hehehe. yummy! ang gusto ko lang sa brazo eh yung white stuff at minsan ayaw ko yung laman sa loob. ginutom tuoy ako.

maria said...

labo kasi picture... tsarap yata yung ginawa ko na filling...