Well, yeaah, I have finally here at 2012, twelve new months, it definitely new phase to get going another creativity, create some great idea and optimism in the goal of achieving a perfect dream.
I do really hope that the year of the dragon would bring me, you and yours a good luck!
I had taken a week solid quiet, have wonderful break that I had plan it before, it’s just to chill-out, relaxing, do some stuff that pleasure my self for sure, NO cooking, NO writing, NO photographing! All I have is the bliss to enjoy and celebrate the started of 2012
Frankly, I've decided not to make any resolution for this year as perhaps most people did, I just want everything running naturally and let it flowing like water, fills me inspirations to confront this year.
It’s the time, when I feel all good and bright, cooking and baking again! I had wished a recipe in mind and claim my demand before it posted to be the FIRST post of 2012 on my cooking blog. It should have very special, truly Indonesian, authentic and strait-forward.
I’ve making up my mind to lift up kue bangket--hidden treasure trove cookies from Riau-Indonesia that deserves to be exposed worldwide.
I have used the recipe from Rurie blog and I comprehend it story through her writing.
After reading the recipe, understanding the ingredients and method, I was fascinated by the looks and it triggers me to make them.
I've modified the recipe, adjust the sweetness, adding up grated parmesan cheese and balanced the sweetheart with pinch of sea salt, oh yes we love anything that cheesy.
I used jelly-mold to form the cookies, unfortunately my chocolate mold didn’t works for these cookies, it perhaps the shape were to small and the design are just too complicated to hold up and release the mixture.
These little cutie are sexy and gorgeous, really melt in the mouth, made from tapioca flour, it absolutely straight forward recipe that I exactly looked for.
I just love every bit of it! Light and fun to be a snack :)
I just love every bit of it! Light and fun to be a snack :)
Milk tapioca cookies
Kue Bangket Susu
Ingredients
250g tapioca flour
60g butter (room temperature)
40g icing/confectioner sugar
30g grated parmesan cheese/optional
40ml sweetened condensed milk
2 pandan leaves, ripped--substitute vanilla bean
Pinch of sea salt
Method
Preheat the oven to 140C. for 25 minutes.
In a wok place tapioca flour with pandan leaves, Toast over medium fire,
cook and stir until the leaves appear to be crisp
or you feel the flour turn up so light--the purpose is to make the flour losing its moisture.
Leave the flour aside to cool.
Once the flour has cooled down, add-in all ingredients,
mixed everything using your hand until well combine.
*The mixture will be very crumbly, so don’t be surprise and stressful.
Spoon and packed the mixture into the mold
*I use jelly mold or you can use your speculaas mold if you have.
Press the mixture using your thumbs, make sure it holds together
so it would easily come out from the mold, neat and pretty.
Release the cookies from the mold and place it on the lined baking tray,
*have very gently work and patience on this step or
you would end up with all stressed as it ruins the shape
and make the cookie back to crumbs.
Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes,
*I suggest to use 3 baking tray to divide the batches of the cookies.
When the cookies are cooked and removed from oven,
let them stay in the baking tray undisturbed until it cooled
as they are so fragile and very delicate.
Bake the rest until all done.
Once they are cooled, transfer these delicate cookies in the jar,
and do not over arranging—as I said they are fragile and delicate
so be gentle and patience, patience, patience…
~Recipe via Rurie at wittycute.com and modified by me~







Ira, they look soooooooo beautiful. And the pictures are awesome, I like that light and composition. And if you ever plan to come to Munich, please, please, bring me some pandan leaves. We don't have any fresh here. I have extract, but that is not same.
ReplyDeleteYou work has always been a piece of art for me. These cookies looks brilliant and honestly once again very unique to my taste bud. Never used tapioca flour before but it's now tempting me to :)
ReplyDeleteSimply amazing. I wouldn't be able to take pictures of white background, white plates and white main object like you do. Just beautiful work Ira! I also caught up with your older posts that I've missed. I'm really speechless...all the gorgeous photography and your recipes look wonderful! I'm already looking forward to following you this year!
ReplyDeleteNatasha, thank you. I wish i can come to the part of the world *munich :))
ReplyDeleteperhaps pandan leaf available frozen on shopping online or you may google to have an information
kankana, thank you for the kind feed back tru my works.
ReplyDeleteyes, these cookies are very unique and i hooked ;)
Nami, thank you for your appreciation tru my works.
ReplyDeleteto tell you the truth, i have facing rainy season here, *most of the days are dim* the lighting i've got is really soft and i dont even required a diffuser, perhaps im just lucky for this photo session :)
Yummy recipe…will try it for sure..Thanks for posting
ReplyDeleteAarthi
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wow...I m fond of white setting, and your is very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI adore your word to describe your feeling at you blog. spontaneous , beautiful and arty :). Your works are always fascinating and comforting my eyes. Thanks Ira, wish you achieve your goal and dream through this year!
Hi Ira....I thought it was sagon. It looks different with kue bangkit I usually see. From now on, you can count me as a fan of your work.
ReplyDeleteGood luck to you through all this year. :)
Arthi, thank you :)
ReplyDeleteAsri, thank you for your appreciation and im glad that you like it :)
ReplyDeletei wish you good luck too for this year!
Tika, thank you:)
ReplyDeletei know what you mean, because i have seen and tasted the other kue bangket too.
i definitely make one and post it.
ini kue yang bikin gue maju mundur, ga ada nyali buat bikin xixixixi...*nglirik toples dan mold*
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful cookies and lovely pictures. GG
ReplyDeleteI was wondering what the cheese adds to the mix. I usually don't think of parmesan cheese going with sugar, so I was surprised. They look yummy.
ReplyDeleteFitri, kue ini gak rewel dan gampang banget kok bu, asal punya cetakan yg pas buat si sexy ini :)
ReplyDeleteGG, thank you for coming and commenting:)
ReplyDeleteLizzy, thank you for the visit to my blog.
ReplyDeleteIts absolutely personal choice, if you wish dont feel like, you can just skip as the original recipe should be.
To me, i like the modified of parmesan cheese, it became a unique touch and balancing the sweetness to the treat ;)
beautiful pics, looks so pretty & white. fisrt time i am hearing of tapioca cookies! :)
ReplyDeleteThese are also one of the popular cookies for the Chinese New Year festive season here in my country; among the local Chinese community:)
ReplyDeleteAmazing white subject composition and photography, Ira! What a great 2012 start. I grew up enjoying kueh bangkit. Love this melt-in-the-mouth cookies :)
ReplyDeleteHappy 2012 my dear friend :)
Kue Bangkit! Oh my... I remember not having a care in the world or my weight, snacking away one whole container of these.....
ReplyDeleteI love this kuih! My all time favourite!
ReplyDeleteOh yeah love the white plates... ;) I can't wait to go to Bali and get some too! :)
Deeps, thank you, they are unique and beautiful flavor overall :)
ReplyDeleteChristy, oh how fabulous to hear that these little cutie are counts as a treat for the Chinese New Year festive season :) luv it!
ReplyDeleteKiran, thank you :)) yes yes, i just love love then *my jars always remain empty after baking lol
ReplyDeletejess, LOL you may on diet again after satisfied snacking away for 2 or 3 small jars hihi
ReplyDeleteLeemei, it was from Jenggala end season sale, the bargain for 70%,i was lucky that i had it only for 3 bucks :)) come soon!
ReplyDeleteIra, I don't know if I will still be in time for the sales :(
ReplyDeleteFelicitaciones por tus 100 seguidores mereces muchos más que llegarán,tienes una cocina bien gourmet y bella,abrazos hugs,hugs.
ReplyDeleteyes,this is so nice.. good job
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