Kat Lieu is the author of Modern Asian Baking at Home, winner of the 2023 Gourmand World Cookbook Award for Food Culture in the First Book category. She founded Subtle Asian Baking, a Facebook group that amassed over 10,000 members in its first month, in 2020. It is a satellite entity in the enormously popular Subtle Asian Traits universe, the destination of choice for millions of young and young-at-heart adults in the Asian diaspora worldwide—and in Asia itself—as well as for non-Asian consumers and fans of Asian cultures and cuisines. Beyond Facebook, Kat’s online portfolio encompasses TikTok, her personal blog, and Instagram. For her work on her Instagram account [...] the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) selected her as a finalist for their 2023 Digital Media Award. She lives with her family in the Seattle, Washington, area.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction
Tools and Equipment
The Asian Pantry and Ingredients

RECIPES

BASICS AND CONFECTIONS
Recipe #1: Quick Microwave Mochi
Recipe #2: Fluffy Japanese Souffle Pancakes
Recipe #3: Greatest Ube Halaya Jam
Recipe #4: Night Market Scallion Pancakes
Recipe #5: DIY Boba Two Ways
Recipe #6: Pillowy Steamed Bun
Recipe #7: Satisfying Korean Egg Bread
Recipe #8: Eggless Mochi Cheese Puffs
Recipe #9: Dorayaki Pancakes with Anko Paste
Recipe #10: Tanghulu Candied Fruits
Recipe #11: Chewy Taiwanese Snowflake Crisps
Recipe #12: Rich and Velvety Nama Chocolates
Recipe #13: Hamani Dango with Soy Sauce Glaze

SAB’S FAVORITE COOKIES AND PASTRIES
Recipe #14: Monster Matcha Miso Cookies
Recipe #15: Beautiful Ube Butter Mochi
Recipe #16: Black Sesame Neapolitan Sugar Cookies
Recipe #17: Berry Matcha Cream Bars
Recipe #18: Lemony Matcha Macarons
Recipe #19: Gooey Fudgy Miso Mochi Brownies
Recipe #20: Butterfly Pea Flower Shortbread
Recipe #21: Mochi Pon de Ring Donuts
Recipe #22: Black Sesame Mochi Beignets
Recipe #23: Soft Crumb Ube White Chocolate Scones
Recipe #24: Tangzhong Milk Bread Five-Spice and Cinnamon Buns
Recipe #25: Brazos de Mercedes Meringue Swirls

AIRY AND NOT TOO SWEET CAKES
Recipe #26: Spicy Gochujang Flourless Chocolate Cake
Recipe #27: Dreamy Matcha Basque Cheesecake
Recipe #28: Cottony Japanese Cheesecake
Recipe #29: Tri-color Japanese-Style Matcha Cheesecake
Recipe #30: Pandan Chiffon Cake
Recipe #31: Chinese Bakery Swiss Roll Cake
Recipe #32: Crème Brûlée Mille Crepe Cake
Recipe #33: Pillowy Taiwanese Castella Cake
Recipe #34: Honeycomb Cake
Recipe #35 Asian Bakery Fresh Cream Cake

BREAD AND YEAST BAKES
Recipe #36: Super Easy Milk Bread
Recipe #37: Vegan Blueberry Milk Bread Pull-Apart Buns
Recipe #38: Pineapple Buns
Recipe #39: Coconut Cream Buns
Recipe #40: Butter Basil Sourdough Naan
Recipe #41: Japanese Curry Bread
Recipe #42: Korean Garlicky Cream Cheese Milk Bread Buns
Recipe #43: Miso Garlic Milk Bread Buns
Recipe #44: No-Knead Miso Focaccia

TREATS UNDER ONE MOON: HOLIDAY BAKES
Recipe #45: Hong Kong-Style Egg Tart
Recipe #46: SAB Bake-Off Summer Fruit Tart
Recipe #47: Hidden Surprise Jade Madeleines
Recipe #48: Heartwarming Matcha Lava Tangyuan
Recipe #49: Snowy Skin Mooncake
Recipe #50: Lunar New Year Nian Gao
Recipe #51: Ube Mochi Stuffed Crinkle Cookies
Recipe #52: Matcha Holiday Wreath Butter Cookies
Recipe #53: Buttery Lunar New Year Almond Cookie
Recipe #54: Mochi Waffle Holiday Tree

CUSTARDS AND FROZEN
Recipe #55: Silky Black Sesame Panna Cotta
Recipe #56: No-Churn Corn and Cheese Ice Cream
Recipe #57: Simply Perfect Purin
Recipe #58: Baked Sweet Potato Freezies
Recipe #59: Magical Ginger Milk Curd
Recipe #60: Street Foods Mango Sticky Rice
Recipe #61: Mochi Boba Milk Tea Popsicles
Recipe #62: Effortless Matcha Chia Pudding

DRINKS
Recipe #63: Comforting Black Sesame Soup
Recipe #64: Suraj’s Lemongrass Chai Tea Latte
Recipe #65: Vietnamese Egg Dalgona Coffee
Recipe #66: SAB Pink Drink
Recipe #67: Homemade Soy Milk
Recipe #68: Mango Lassi with Sago

Online Suppliers and Additional Resources
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index