~ Stove-Top Egg White Fluff with Banana Custard

Taken from:
Bestrecipes.com

Description:
Egg white pancake with a banana custard accompaniment~

Ingredients:

1 egg, separated

3 tbsp milk

1 banana, mash 1/2 and slice 1/2

Directions

1) Whisk egg whites till stiff peaks form.
2) Heat up a non-stick pan, and fry beaten egg white on one side till golden, and flip over to cook the other side. Place the cooked fluff over a kitchen towel.
3) Combine 1 tbsp milk with mashed bananas and place into the same (hot) pan, stirring continously to prevent charring.
4) Over low heat, slowly incorporate the egg yolk. Turn off heat once the yolk starts to curdle, and stir in the remaining milk till smooth. Blend the mixture for a smoother finish.
5) Serve the banana custard and banana slices over the egg white fluff~

Remarks:
Every time Mum sees me with an UFO (Unidentified Food Object), she would never fail to question me why I would spend time making queer dishes.

My answer to that?

Go figure. =p

Anyway, this breakfast dish was inspired from a cooking show, and since I couldn't come up with some fancy name for it, I made do with a one that describes it wholly.

I'm sure anyone would be curious to know more about this egg white fluff. I was too! On the outside it's like crispy fried egg, whereas the interior bears some resemblance to foamy marshmallow.. there's the subtle fragrance of fried egg but some blandness lingers on in one's mouth.. it's quite difficult to describe the exact experience of partaking the egg white fluff due to contrasting taste and texture. However, one thing's for sure, it's fluffy:

Coupled with the banana custard (no it's not poop-like like what the photograph makes one to perceive), the egg white fluff is definitely an interesting breakfast to try:

~ Banana Nutella Swirl Cake

Taken from:
Bestrecipes.com

Description:
Fragrant banana cake swirled with divine nutella~

Ingredients:

3/4 c self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 c sugar
1 1/2 banana, mashed (I used 1 med and 2 small)
1/4 c oil
1 egg

50 g nutella, warmed

Directions

1) Whisk egg and sugar together till fluffy.
2) Sift flour and soda into a bowl.
3) Make a well in the centre and add in the egg sugar mixture and bananas. Slowly fold in the flour and incorporate till no lumps are found.

4) Stir in oil gently, and pour into a 6" round tin lined with non-stick paper.

5) Swirl nutella into the batter with a knife.

6) Bake in preheated oven at 180 deg for 15 min and followed by 150 deg for another 30 min. Cool before slicing.

Remarks:
The last time which I have baked something was about 2 months ago! What preposterous move by a self-confessed fan of baking! Fortunately I didn't lose my professional touch in messing around with recipes and coming up with something new! This time, it was yummy banana cake swirled with thick gooey nutella!

From the looks of my mediocre photos, the chocolatey spread was nowhere swirled into the cake but on top, which turned out to be not bad afterall since that created a crispy crust. Of course, this is no valid excuse for neglecting my swirling technique! A good marbled cake deserves to be marbled well! I'll have to work harder for that!

For a cake that utilises oil instead of butter, this one proved to be outstanding in terms of fluffiness and moisture! Be sure to use over-riped plantian bananas and this cake's a definite keeper!

In view of the fact that my exams are just around the corner which translates to lesser time for my self-development, I have decided to have a mini commitment plan for my favourite hobby: For every half a module covered, I shall make time for baking an item, and this is on top of any other casual baking attempts! Now, back to my study plan, I can't wait to complete studying for all my modules!


A flurry of fun and taste:

~ Nutella

I know it's not Nutella day today, but I can't help but sing the praises of this intoxicating spread as I just can't get enough of it. I have it on:

1) It's own:

2) Apples:

3) Banana and Bread:

4) Banana Cake:

5) Banana and Chocolate Chips:

6) Chicken Corn Sticks:

7) Fingernails:

I love Nutella!

~ Ice Blended Mocha

It's just like that of Starbucks! But light on the pocket and sugar! =) 2 cups cold coffee, 1 tbsp milk, 1 tsp sweetened condensed milk, 1 C ice.

"Can I have iced mocha too?"

~ Ice Blends and Bak Chang

Ice blended orange juice and milk:

Ice-blended banana and milk:

As you can see, I'm very hooked to blended drinks - yummy treats with minimal effort! And with the spare time that I save on washing dishes, I got my fingers caught between the door and door frame =( Internal haematoma in the middle finger and bleeding on the index, how unfortunate:

Mum made Bak Chang today, though it isn't the Rice Dumpling Season yet:

And a whole lot of it:

Tell me how not to grow fat?