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how to make Totoro cream puffs

April 7, 2009 Baking
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I know there are many recipes for cream puffs, and it’s not like you must use this recipe to make Totoro cream puffs. If you’re using your own cream puff recipe, make cream puff dough and jump to Step 5. A blog post about my very first batch of Totoro cream puffs can be found on “non-bento #12: Totoro cream puffs.” [How to make Totoro [...]

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how to make custard cream by stove top

April 5, 2009 Baking
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I did how to make custard cream with a microwave before, but for those who don’t have a microwave, here’s a recipe for how to make custard cream by stove top! There are so many of custard cream recipes out there, and regular recipes for custard cream usually tells you to add certain ingredients at a certain time, and have milk at room temperature or [...]

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how to make custard cream with a microwave

April 2, 2009 Baking
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This is a custard cream recipe I used for my Totoro cream puffs! I’ll be doing a how-to on Totoro cream puffs soon, so I thought I’d put a recipe and how-to for the custard today. Have this made (and in the fridge) before you start making cream puffs! [How to make custard cream with a microwave] – 1 whole egg OR *2 egg yolks – [...]

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how to make kodama, moogle and boo ghost steamed pork buns

March 26, 2009 decorations
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This recipe doesn’t use yeast, so if you want to make buns fast, this is for you! (But as I mentioned in my other post, it’s a bit dry inside.) For more moist steamed pork bun dough, check out “how to make steamed pork bun dough with yeast.” When I was experimenting with steamed buns, I realized that Kodama were perfect characters to make with buns, [...]

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how to make steamed pork bun dough with yeast

March 26, 2009 basics
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It may take a while to make this, but the bun is so very moist and delicious it’s worth it. Since this recipe makes about 20 buns, I recommend you make tons of buns on weekend and freeze them. If you want to make buns fast, check out “how to make steamed pork bun dough without yeast.” You can, of course, use this dough to [...]

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