Taro Baos/Buns
This was a new one for me inspired by my little brother's best friend. According to Wikipedia, taro is a tropical plant grown primarily...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Feb 22, 20213 min read
Coconut Peanut Snowballs
This is what we used to call these coconut covered, peanut-coconut filled sweet rice balls when we were little. Another white and brown...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Feb 20, 20213 min read
Coconut Filled Baked Baos (Gai Mei Bao)
This is a Chinese bakery favorite! I hate to say it but I'm pretty sure that translated from Cantonese it means chicken "end" bao. But,...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Feb 20, 20213 min read
Almond Coconut Filled Baked Baos
I developed this filling to combine two of our favorite ingredients and the result rivals the delicious original coconut filling that you...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Feb 19, 20213 min read
Jelly Cream Roll
This is my "fancier" roll cake. It is light and airy but a bit sweeter and more tangy with the addition of strawberry jam. Create a...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Feb 19, 20213 min read
Cream Roll
This soft, fluffy, lightly sweet cream roll makes any cup of coffee special. I remember when someone brought a box of pastries from the...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Feb 19, 20212 min read
Sponge Cakes
Don't let the simple look of this sponge cake fool you. Beaten egg whites make these sponge cakes rise SO light and airy. Perfect with a...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Feb 5, 20213 min read
Chinese New Year Cake - Nin Gou/Nian Gao (non-Traditional)
Nin Gou (in Cantonese or Niangau in Mandarin) is a sweet, sticky cake made during Chinese New Year. Nin Gou means higher year. It is...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Feb 5, 20213 min read
Chinese New Year Cake - Nin Gou/Nian Gao (Traditional)
Nin Gou (in Cantonese or Niangau in Mandarin) is a sweet, sticky cake made during Chinese New Year. Nin Gou means higher year. It is...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Feb 4, 20213 min read
Steamed Bao/Baozi - Red Bean Paste
Best right out of the steamer these pillowy steamed baos hide a delicious filling waiting to delight. This recipe fills the bao with...
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cyeeahn
Jan 31, 20215 min read
Bo Lo Bao - "Pineapple" Bao/Baozi
Although called "Pineapple" Bao, it doesn't actually contain any pineapple. Its name comes from the cookie topping which is yellow and...
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cyeeahn
Jan 26, 20213 min read
Cream Cake
This says Asian birthday cake 100%. This chiffon cake is super light, airy and spongy, and is filled with fresh fruit and covered with a...
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cyeeahn
Jan 26, 20213 min read
Dragon's Beard Candy
Wait what?!! Not actually but it is an "Ancient Chinese" confection, made of thousands of threads (16,384 to be exact!) of hand pulled...
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cyeeahn
Jan 23, 20213 min read
Dumplings - Tong Yuen (Black Sesame/Peanut Soup Balls)
Similar to sesame balls but boiled and SO delicious in their own right. Tong yuen can be made savory or sweet. Made of sweet glutinous...
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cyeeahn
Jan 23, 20214 min read
Sesame Balls
Crispy from deep frying, sweet from the red bean paste filling, chewy from the sweet glutinous rice dough, this sesame ball "dumpling" is...
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