Le Pain Entre- Plaited loaf, Brioche, Croissant.

I am going to do this all at once. All three lessons worth of bread squashed into one entry. Yup. And this is it! This is what you have been waiting for! Croissant, Brioche, Plaited Loaf! French breads in essence. These breads are surprisingly easy to make given the right environment. Making croissants in a non-airconditioned Singapore kitchen would be hell though. Imagine all the melting butter running round your table like little ants and sticking all over your hands. Eew. But in Australia's winter, croissant-making is very fine indeed.

Croissant and brioche, what is their difference? Well, the main difference in both breads is that one (croissant) has butter folded into it while the other one (brioche) has butter kneaded into it. The ingredients and function are pretty much similar. I'm sure you guys know alot about croissants, they are so easily available in Delifrance all over the world. You eat it with jam and butter, tuna mayonaise, egg mayonaise, the list goes on. What about brioche? It is a breakfast bread too. In France, they eat it with foie gras. Yes, foie gras. No wonder we don't get as many brioche in Singapore as they do in France. Who eats disgusting duck liver pate? I do sometimes. :D

My breads! Plaited loaf (3 strands and 5 strands), brioche with pearl sugar on top, cheese and ham croissant, chocolate croissant (or pain au chocolate), brioche loaf.

This is the $1 dinner we had. Like ultra super-value meal. It came with the ticket for Billy Elliot the musical. The musical + dinner ($113) was worth every single dollar, down to the very last cent. It can't get any better than this. Haa.

Seafood Paella. 2 orders for Stella and I.

120g sirlion with bacon-wrapped foie gras, on top of a caramelised onion tart. This was clearly the winner of the day. Cynthia and Hodrigo's (I don't know if i spelt it right. He is Cynthia's Brazilian gay friend. :D) dinner.

Billy Elliot rocks.

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