Organic Samm

I promised Gordon i’ll bake brownies for him today. His eyes gleamed the moment i took the box of Pillsbury Brownie Mix out from the kitchen cabinet. I love the gooey, chewy and moist feel of brownies and would always order a piece whenever i dine at Secret Recipe or Coffee Bean.

Not many ingredients to prepare also. I have the Pillsbury Brownie Mix. Got an egg out of the fridge, 3 tablespoonful of water and also 1/4 cup of oil. I didnt use my organic extra virgin olive oil this time. Just what my MIL use for her daily cooking.

But i used my new transfat-free olive oil spread to grease the Pyrex dish though, lol. I’m using the 8 x 8 inch Pyrex dish for my brownie. Dont have those non-stick metal baking pans.

Here are the contents of the Pillsbury Brownie mix. There’s another with chocolate chunks in it. But i bought this cos i dig the walnuts. I will buy the other on my next trip to Cold Storage.

Nice or not the walnuts. Damn, i should have roasted them a bit before i add them to the mix. Next round…. IF i remember…

Yayaya, wanna show off my Philips Cucina Mixer again. Dumped everything into it and mixed it on low. It still requires hand mixing after i stopped the machine as the base didnt get mixed well enough.

All the mixed contents well spread out in the Pyrex dish.

And into the pre-heated Philips Toaster Oven it goes. The baking instructions calls for 24 - 26 minutes at 350 deg Fahrenheit. I used 175 deg Celcius.

The back part was slightly burnt as the interior of the oven slanted downwards and the heat is more intense there. It’s only a toaster oven, k. It can only do so much. Maybe i put it nearer to the door next time. But it takes ages to cool inside the Pyrex dish. I’ve no idea how long it took cos i went to the organic store right after i took it out of the oven.

And here’s a piece of very sinful but not overly sweet Brownie from me. Not much left now. I saved a piece for Gordon’s tea tomorrow. Have a bite. Yummmmmm…….

I know this post is long overdue. But i was too busy those last few days. I cant remember with what already cos i have short term memory loss, lol. Anyway, here’s my first attempt at baking with the Ina Paarman’s Kitchen cake mix i bought the other day. Here’s the reason why i wanna go bake a cake.

Ingredients all laid out nicely eh. Why the kitchen scale when i have nothing to weigh, right. I wanted to bake half of the contents initially but dumped everything in at the very last minute, lol. And if you’re not accustomed to the taste and smell of olive oil, you SHOULD NOT bake with it. Try safflower or sunflower oil instead. Believe you me.

And oh yes, i was on MSN with Lilian just in case i screw up somewhere, LOLZ. What a nice setup, hoh.

Here’s the eggs and olive oil getting whisked on high.

I wasnt able to find my measuring cup. So, Gordon’s sippy cup came to the rescue. Same thing what, right.

The box of contents getting mixed on low, what else.

I placed half the contents into muffin cups and baked them first. Took 30 minutes at 180 deg i think.

Can you see the white colored sieve right next to the Philips Cucina Mixer? You can attach this to the side of the mixer stand and add flour to it and it’ll do the job for you. No need to buy that battery operated jug now. Convenient hoh.

And here’s the remaining batter in a loaf dish.

Loaf dish inside the oven now.

Here’s how the cupcakes turned out to be. I have to make sure it wont run over next time. Less batter inside the cups!!!

Still yummy though.

As for the cake, it rose to the top of the oven as there’s too much batter in the dish. Less than half when i bake with it again next time.

I just peeled off the burnt top and it taste just as good. MIL, hubby and Gordon all ate and liked it. Me, i only like the baking process. So, now you can see what fun i can have by myself inside the kitchen for two whole hours, lol. Now, what shall i bake next….