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Utensils 04/09

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1. Oven glove / oven mitt Function : To protect hands from burning when handling hot pots or trays. Material : Cotton How to Clean : If dirty, wash with soap and reuse after dry. 2. Sugar thermometer Function : Measuring the temperature, or stage, of sugar Material :Metal. How to Clean : Not recommended. 3. Pastry brush / basting brush Function : To spread oil, juices, sauce or glaze on food. Material : Silicon How to Clean : Wash with soap.

Aubergine 1st (3rd week)

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Pronounce it: oh-ber-geen Although it's technically a fruit (a berry, to be exact), the aubergine is used as a vegetable. It's native to South-East Asia, but is grown all over the world, and there are many different varieties, including the bulbous, glossy, deep purple zepplin-like types common to Mediterrean cuisine; the small, tubular Asian types; the small, plump and ivory examples (hence 'eggplant', its name in the United States and Australia); or the scarcely-bigger-than-a-pea varieties grown in Thailand. All varieties share the same bland, mildly smokey flavour and flesh that's spongey when raw but soft when cooked. Availability All year round, but at its best from late May through to mid October. Choose the best Firm, smooth, glossy examples, with bright green stalks. A fresh aubergine should feel fairly heavy. Prepare it To avoid discolouration, cut just before cooking. In the past, recipes called for aubergines to be sliced and salted bef...

Daily Report 04/09

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Today we practical again after 2 days ago at friday we celebrated idul adha. This time we make Sugar and Pie Dough again, after 2 weeks ago are failed. We started from preparing the ingredients, utensils and the oven, after we make it. I used this recipe, for : Sugar Dough : 300gr Soft Flour 250 Butter / margarine 1pcs Egg 75gr Icing Sugar 1tbsp Cold Water,  and for : Pie Dough : 300gr Soft Flour 250gr Butter / margarine 5gr Salt 1tbsp Cold Water Method : 1. Mix all dry ingredients. 2. Add butter / margarine, mix with fork or masher or rub it with your hands but using plastic hand glove until mix well. 3. Add egg and cold water. Mix again. 4. After all ingredients are mixed keep it in the chiller for 20-30 minutes, after the dough is cooler. 5. Take it and roll after the thickness 1/2 cm. and put down on the tart mold, be carefull the shape must be good. 6. Pin the dough with fork so the dough doesn't raised up. After that put the pastry...