KITCHEN厨房日记: Thousand Layers Jelly

It's been quite some time that I didn't bake or cook, due to busy schedule and occupied weekends for last 2 months. Plus, I just repaired my oven's plug which is broken. And, a bit lazy..Hah!

So, I made this Thousand (6 only) Layers Jelly, as a cool refreshment for hot weather. BCYeng, remember this? I saw you making this for our School Prefect Gathering in your house, many years back then. (Awhh!) This is my first trial, turned out pretty well, but actually a bit clumsy.

Cook the jelly strips/powder in a pot, with less water as instructed on the packaging. This is because you need to add milk or coloured water into it later on. After the jelly strips/powder melt, add sugar and pandan leaves into it and stir slowly. Pour half of the liquid jelly into another pot and heat up to keep it hot. 

Then. add milk into one and coloured water (edible food colouring) into another one. [TIPS: If you don't like milk taste, you can use soya bean milk, coconut milk or 'susu sejat'(evaporated milk?).] Scoop the white jelly into a tray to form a thin layer about 0.5 cm. When the surface of 1st layer has hardened, scoop the coloured jelly onto the 1st layer to form another thin layer. Repeat these steps until you get 6-7 layers. Remember to keep an eye on the liquid jelly in the pot, continue heating and stirring it to avoid hardening!

As I only have one stove, I have to work really fast and carefully. Taking turn to heat and maintain the 2 pots of liquid jelly, and cooling the hardening jelly in the tray. However, the result is satisfying, as this layered jelly looks more attractive than the usual one. 

Gonna bake some cake tonight (if not lazy!). Will share it here in next post.