Pau Gebu

Tak sangka Kathy Kay Hey Hey da jadi blog patrol. hehe. Just joking. Thank you for reminding me to blog about another experiment during the weekend. Instead of baking, I switched to steaming!

It was raining non-stop, from Friday, which drag to Saturday. What else could be more comforting than having a soft, steaming hot Chicken Curry Pau with a cup of Kluang Railway Coffee-O?

Actually, I was in need of any reason to venture into the kitchen, playing with the flour. hehe

It has been awhile since the last time I made breads, buns or pizzas, or anything involving yeast. And with the wet weather, I was a bit afraid to try any yeast-based recipes; as the dough need to be left out in warm place for it to risen well. But, being a 'rebellious' baker.. hehe.. I decided to give it a go. Rain or shine, my dough will rise!!

The night before, I searched for recipe which would produce soft pau - putih dan gebu, if possible with smooth surface too. I chose the most recommended recipe from http://www.cari.com.my, Forum Food and Recipes and strictly followed everything.

Kueh Pau
500gm all-purpose flour / Pau flour
1/2 tspn baking powder
1/2 tspn salt
1 Tbspn sugar
1 tspn instant dried yeast
2 Tbspn shortening (I used Crisco brand)
250ml lukewarm water

From my previous experience, dried yeast are usually being soaked with warm water and sugar to activate the organism, which would turn into frothy and a bit smelly mixture, and mix it with flour. But the recipe didn't call for that, instead everything was dumped into a bowl, gradually add in water while kneading until smooth. Very simple. Covered with a wet towel and leave it (at warm places) for an hour for it to rise twice it original size. Since the whole house was super cold due to the weather, we decided to put the bowl of dough next to the stove. In the meantime, Kak Supi was in charged of making the fillings - when it came to on the stove cooking, it's not my forte.. yet. :D.

After the dough has kembang, punched and divided into 16 smaller balls (each weighs +-50g). Flatten the balls with your palm before stuffing with curry fillings. Sealed and put on a piece of wax paper. Leave it again, for app. 30mins or until it risen twice it size. Steam for 10 minutes.

Pau beratur untuk sauna

the gebu pau. yammy yum.

The recipe is definitely a keeper as it produced a soft and gebu pau! Just as I wanted! Oh, and look at what we did with the leftovers.

cheat Man Tou. hehe. The white part is mango flavoured, while the purplish/pinkish is vanilla flavoured.

So Kat, there you have it, Chicken Curry Pau! Give it a try, anda pasti berpuas hati! ;)

Oh yes, I've been busy with a new hobby too. Everyone in the house has been bitten by the Scrabble bug, including her:

Oi Jac, mane aci tengok dictionary while playing scrabble!