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Yuenjeung Bahulu Nyona Madeleines - Kuih Bahulu
- All purpose flour 64 g
- Corn starch 6 g
- Pandan leaf 1
- Salt 1 g
- Organic vanilla powder Madagascar 1 g
- Egg 115 g
- Sugar 65 g
- Coffee liqueur a/n
Preheat mould in oven at 200°C, Fan 1, OC&T during 15 minutes.
Mix flour & corn starch in a bowl, cut pandan into small pieces.
Place dry ingredients & pandan leaves in a pan, toast in oven 3 minutes.
Sieve into a container, add salt.
Whip egg & sugar to fluffy & ribbon stage, fold in flour.
Pipe into oiled hot molds.
Bake for 8 minutes until golden brown.
Unmold immediately & let cool on a wire rack.
Brush with coffee liqueur.
Yuenjeung Bahulu Nyona Madeleines - Jasmine infusion
- Jasmine tealeaves 10 g
- Cream 200 g
Infuse cream with sous vide at 60°C, 3 hours.
Keep infusion overnight/12hours.
Strain; Add up missing amount of cream
Yuenjeung Bahulu Nyona Madeleines - Crèmache (crème pâtissière + ganache)
- Evaporated milk 50 g
- Jasmine infusion 50 g
- Organic concentrated liquid coffee extract 10 g
- Sugar 25 g
- Corn starch 10 g
- Egg yolks 20 g
- VALRHONA OPALYS white chocolate 33% 140 g
- Jasmin infusion 70 g
- Organic Madagascar Bourbon vanilla beans 2 g
- Trimoline 10 g
Combine evaporated milk, infusion, coffee & sugar in a pot, bring to simmer.
In a bowl, mix sugar & egg yolks. Temper with hot milk.
Back to pot, cook to a pastry cream.
Spread in a flat tray & surface wrap.
Melt Opalys to 40°C, heat up infusion, vanilla & trimo to 40-45°C.
Combine both and mix well to a ganache.
Gather pastry cream into a bowl, add in jasmine ganache.
Handblend both to emulsify perfectly
Mont Blanc rice cake - Rice cake
- Rice Flour 125 g
- Water (1) 130 g
- Norohy organic rosewater 10 g
- Water (2) 170 g
- Sugar 90 g
- Pandan leaves 2
- Dried instant yeast 2 g
- Water (3) 10 g
- Canola oil 1,5 g
- Baking powder 1 g
Combine rice flour, water (1) & rose water in a bowl, keep aside.
Bring water (2), sugar & pandan leaves to a boil in pot.
Leave the syrup to cool down to room temperature.
Combine yeast & water (3) in a small bowl, wrap & keep aside.
1+2 ; +3 ; rest to ferment for 1-2hrs.
Preheat steamer & brush oil on tray.
Add in canola oil and baking powder, mix well.
Strain mixture and pour into tray to steam for 25 minutes.
Leave to cool down in steamer for 5 minutes.
Mont Blanc rice cake - Chestnut cream
- Chestnut paste 200 g
- Cream 80 g
- Butter 15 g
- Salt 1 g
- NOROHY Tahitian vanilla bean 2 g
Combine all ingredients in mixer & paddle to smooth paste. Sieve once to obtain smooth texture.
Pipe into floral design on rice cake.
Mont Blanc rice cake - Bergamot gel
- ADAMANCE Bergamot Puree 100 g
- Water 50 g
- Sugar 50 g
- Spent vanilla beans (previously used) 6 g
- SOSA Gelcrem cold 20 g
Bring water, sugar & spent vanilla to boil, let cool.
Combine syrup, puree & gelcrem. Handblend to a gel.
Note: Amount of gelcrem will need to be adjusted accordingly. The acidity will affect the gelification process. Will need to rest in chiller for an hour to let Gelcrem fully hydrate.
Ketayap Éclair - Choux dough
- Water 105 g
- Milk 45 g
- Sugar 4 g
- Salt 2 g
- Butter 60 g
- All purpose flour 105 g
- Eggs 150 g
Heat water, milk, butter, sugar and salt to boil.
Remove from heat, add flour, stir to combine.
Place dough in mixer with paddle attachment.
Beat to cool down, gradually add in eggs.
Transfer to bowl, keep chilled for 1 hour.
Pipe to 2.25’’ length with 6B star tip.
Spray lightly with baking spray; dust with icing sugar.
Bake at 150°C, Fan 2, 0C&T during 20 minutes.
Adjust to 130°C, 2 Fan, 5C&T, during 15 minutes.
Ketayap Éclair - Pandan and vanilla pastry cream
- Pandan Leaves 50 g
- Water 100 g
- Coconut milk 200 g
- Cream 200 g
- Sugar 50 g
- Tahitian vanilla beans 2 g
- Egg yolks 100 g
- Corn starch 35 g
Blend iced water & pandan leaves into a puree, sieve & reweigh.
Place the pandan puree with coconut milk and cream in a pot.
Mix yolks with sugar & corn starch. Temper into coconut milk.
Back to pot, cook to thick consistency.
Continue boiling for 3 to 5 minutes, keep in tray.
Surface wrap and chill in blast freezer.
Ketayap Éclair - Pandan coconut crêpe
- All purpose flour 65 g
- Sugar 10 g
- Salt 0,8 g
- Egg 60 g
- Iced water 125 g
- Pandan leaves 20 g
- Coconut milk 60 g
- Tadoka: the perfect amount of vanilla 1
- Coconut oil 7,5 g
Combine all dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.
Blend iced water & pandan leaves into a puree, sieve and reweigh.
Handblend all liquid in a jug, slowly add into dry ingredients.
Whisk and sieve for 2 times to remove clumps of flour.
Brush a non stick pan with coconut oil, heat up on medium heat.
Slowly pour a laddle of batter in non stick pan, cook one side.
Flip, and cook another side. Keep the crêpe cover under a wet towel.
Ketayap Éclair - Caramelized coconut filling
- Grated Coconut 200 g
- Gula Jawa 200 g
- Water 150 g
- NOROHY vanilla TADOKA 1
- Pandan leaves 2
- Salt 1,5 g
In a pot, put together water, pandan, TADOKA & gula Jawa.
Melt the gula jawa under medium low heat, stir once in a while.
Once melted, put in grated coconut & keep stirring it to prevent burnt.
Cook until desired texture, let cool in blast freezer.
Kelvin CHIA
Pastry ChefKelvin Chia began his culinary career in Singapore as a commis in a renowned local restaurant. He quickly made a name for himself with his passion for fresh ingredients and his ability to innovate in Asian cuisine. His commitment and creativity enabled him to progress to the position of chef de partie, where he supervised a team of ten and developed dishes that married tradition and modernity. In 2008, Kelvin joined a prestigious 5-star hotel in Singapore as sous chef. There, he honed his skills in managing teams and creating menus. He became particularly renowned for his mastery of sous vide cookery, which enable him to preserve the delicate flavors of local ingredients. In 2012, Kelvin was promoted to executive chef at a Michelin-starred restaurant, where he led a team of 25 focused on integrating Western techniques into Asian cuisine, creating unique culinary experiences that appeal to an international clientele. In 2016, Kelvin took part in an international culinary competition where he won the silver medal for his signature dish, an innovative fusion of Asian and European flavors. This recognition validated his its avant-garde approach and his ability to excel under pressure. Kelvin’s career has been marked by a constant quest for excellence and innovation, which has made him a respected and influential chef on the Asian and international culinary scene. For Norohy, Chef Kelvin has imagined an assortment of pastries with Asian flavors blended with Western pastry techniques. His audacity lies in the perfect marriage of the two cultures, but also in the marriage of flavors, such as in his coffee and tea paste with jasmine, pandan & Tahitian vanilla, or his rice pudding with rose water. Embark on a sensory odyssey with chef Kelvin Chia!