Got Kaya?
Labels: 100% sugar, asian food
Monday, September 10, 2007
I found an unopened package of pandan leaves deep in the recesses of my fridge last Friday. Just behind the pack of ravioli and cheeses. It didn't look too fresh but it wasn't growing its own vegetation either so I thought I'd better use it before it does. I only had to trim off the edges and it was good to go.
There were 20 blades in the package so I made a list of possible ideas. One of them was kaya, a Peranakan rich custard used as a spread on buttered toasts or as a filling for bread buns. After making sure I had the required 10 eggs and 560g of sugar (they don't call it rich for nothing), I got on with it. For the next two hours, I hovered over the stove stirring away like a witch brewing a spell in her cauldron. Kaya is very easy to make. You just need to watch over it like a hawk. I can't tell you how many burned attempts I've had to discard because I wasn't vigilant enough.
So anyway, here's Ilsa, my stone cow who happens to weigh as much as the real animal itself, with one of the kaya filled potties.
She likes her kaya but I think she loves her chocolate milk even more.
The Dutchess of Cookalot whipped this up at 6:45 am
: September 10, 2007 5:26 pm