SWEETS

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...

cyeeahn

Jun 9, 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...

chrisredthreadkitc

Feb 22, 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,...

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...

chrisredthreadkitc

Feb 20, 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...

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...

chrisredthreadkitc

Feb 19, 20213 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...

chrisredthreadkitc

Feb 19, 20212 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...

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...

chrisredthreadkitc

Feb 5, 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...

chrisredthreadkitc

Feb 4, 20213 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...

cyeeahn

Jan 31, 20215 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...

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...

cyeeahn

Jan 26, 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...

cyeeahn

Jan 23, 20213 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...

cyeeahn

Jan 23, 20214 min read