Do you make nice cakes and bread?

If there is one person who likes bread, it’s got to be me.  I love croissants and bagels, the harder the better.  So, I go to the bookshop and look for baking books.  But, then I have no time to bake cakes, and I dont know what yeast looks like.  Also, no bread-making machine at home.  So, got to content with the local deli.

But, then there are SilverHairs out there who are good at making bread and cakes; maybe for own families or small groups of friends, maybe one-in-a-while.  If making cakes and bread is your hobby or passion, why not let everybody know.  Drop your name here.  Tell us what have done.  How much would it cost?

I would definitely ask you to make some cakes or bread for me.  Pay for it, of course.  If you are not too far from my home.  I am sure I will not be the only one interested in your cakes and bread.  There are others among us, who would like to try and get your cakes or bread too.

Dont forget the Christmas log cakes and the Chinese New Year goodies for next year.

Terence Seah

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13 thoughts on “Do you make nice cakes and bread?”

  2. Man shall not live by bread alone (and neither should woman-I love bread too), but should have sashimi (yum yum), fresh oysters (oooh), or more appropriately honey baked ham and xmas turkey with the festive season just round the corner.

    I am quite content to purchase the Gardenia loaves from the neighbourhood supermarket. To me, it is too much trouble to make a loaf.

    Several of the community clubs conduct bread making classes and many of them conduct cake baking classes. Terence and Yew Kwong, you might want to check out People’s Association website.

    Joy

  3. Terence

    Cake and bread are two entirely different things:

    Cakes are usually to a precise recipe and if you can follow the measures and details like oven temperatures, you could easily end up with an acceptable end product.

    Breads are a different “piece of cake” and you need time, technique and patience, lovingly kneading the dough and cajoling it to rise, placing your masterpiece in the pre-heated oven… and smelling the aroma of fresh-baked bread… heaven!

    Of course, you can use bread machines!

    You’d have loved browsing the second-hand bookshops in Chiang Mai then; I’d spent quite a few hours just looking around and there are numerous baking and cookbooks.

    I personally leave baking to my wife and daughter, rather than compete with them. However, I can do a tiramisu myself, which, some say,is something to die for. So if SHCs want to organise a pot luck… there’s a tiramisu waiting in the wings.

  4. Looks like our bread makers, among SHC members, prefer to buy than make.

    ok, in this case, we can keep bread making ideas to another day. One day, we shall have a gathering where some of us with single loaf bread making machines, can demonstrate the fun of this hobby.

    Terence Seah

  5. Hi Terrence,

    I do bake cakes,brownies and cookies. I did try baking bread when I first got hold of a breadmaker, but have not used it since.Love cooking too, maybe should have more pot luck gatherings…..:)

    Daniel

  6. Hi Daniel,

    Since young, I have seen how other cultures make and use bread in almost every mill. Besides being a meal in itself, it is healthy too.

    Hold on, let’s find out who else in interested in Bread and bread-making. We would hold a bread event one day.

    Let us know if you have further thoughts.

    Terence Seah

  7. Hi Terence and Daniel. Hopefully, someday I would have the chance to exchange baking tips with you Daniel. My dad used to be a baker at the Bakers’ Bakery (the red house) on Victoria Street where the CHIJ girls and SJI boys meet. The lovely breads, custard puffs (I used to squeeze so much filling into the choux pastry until its so plump) which I enjoyed, not forgetting the curry puffs and sausage rolls and custard tarts. I miss that.
    And YES! I love my bread. Be it plain, crusty, whole meal, multi grain, cinnamon rolls, bagels, fruits and nuts – everything mm….mmm If I dont have two slices of toast in the morning, I will be one grouchy person the whole day.
    And I love baking breads and cakes and cooking too. Its in the blood. My favourite section in the bookshop is where the recipe books are. Every Chinese New Year, I will bake pineapple tarts, kueh makmur, cookies, sugi biscuits and cakes for my sisters and their families (free for them lah but they buy me other stuffs). And if I have time, I will also make muruku (Indian snacks) and Rempeyek (Malays snacks) for them too. When I say if I have time because I make 1,000 pcs of every item because we have one big family lah! I make my pizzas from scratch. Not forgetting Hainanese Chicken Rice. I also cook a mean fish head curry! Dip those pappadams into the gravy mmmm .. yum.
    Sorry coming back to baking breads and cakes. I can talk non stop about baking and cooking. Yes, I will definitely participate if there is an event where we have a get together and taste each others specialties. It will be great fun. I hope Susan and Maurice will make their Special BBQ Pork Ribs. So sorry to have missed it at the Chalet gathering. So please count me in.
    Warmest Regards
    Caroline Gee

  8. Hi Terence

    Bread making process is not as easy as to say, when young, I used to observe my Mum made bread and pau also, in Indonesia. The main ingredient is yeast, the amount of yeast is the rise and fall of the bread ( the fluffiness ), nowadays you may use self-raising flour, I think. Unfortunately, I was too young to learn the rope, she had a coffee shop then. With the bread-making machine and full instructions go with it, Terence, your bread-making event will come to light, sooner than you thought.

    REGARDS

    Ronlai

  9. Hi Terence,

    I have not tried bread making, but I happen to be one of those who could substitute rice for bread anytime.

    Just to share – I came across a very interesting article on making breads the hassle-free and guanrantee-to-succeed way. It’s called NO-KNEAD BREAD. All you need is flour, instant yeast, salt, cornmeal or wheat bran and lots & lots of resting time for the dough..and the baker:) No bread-making machine, just any pot (pyrex, cast-iron or ceramic) and a reliable oven.

    Apparently, this method has been vouched by many who tried it and made it. It was the brainchild of a very famous chef.

    If you are interested, I will be pleased to e-mail you the recipe… on one condition. On successful completion, I get a free loaf.. deal?

  12. I liike to thank Mary Chan for giving me a breadmaker. As I love bread, and I dont like sugar to be added, the breadmaker is a sure winner. It took me 4-5 times of trials before I could get the bread load to rise. Finally, I manage it. Adding resins makes the bread very tasty.

    Although the process is simple, it does take a long time, overnight I mean. Start at 9pm and ready to eat at 6 am in the morning.

    MaryC, I shall arrange to bring a loaf on the 21 Feb gathering. Look forward to your comments. And fellow breadmakers, share your ideas too? Do you add egg into the mix?

    Terence Seah

  13. Terence, you are welcome to the bread maker. I’m glad you have succeeded in your attempts.
    I’m looking forward to tasting your bread on the 21st. Btw, I presume you meant adding RAISINS to your bread? Yes they add flavour and taste to the bread. And yes, you can add eggs to the mix.
    There are several recipes in the instruction manual that came with the maker.
    Enjoy. :-)

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