Company: Sweet Leaf Bakery and Deli
Initially I tried emailing a few bakeries but
I got rejected. Hence, I took the initiative to walk to the bakery shop in my
neighbourhood and requested for the Boss' contact number. I called her to tell
her about my project. Later that day, she rejected my request (as seen
below).
However, I did not give up. I persisted and
pleaded with her to reconsider me. A few days later, she finally agreed and I
was told to report to the bakery on 2nd September 2014 at 9am. Yayy!
What did I do?
I thoroughly enjoyed my day standing beside the huge oven and getting my
hands smirched in
flour and eggs. It was a completely new experience! The bakers were friendly
and patient. In just a day, I learnt the entire process of baking a chiffon
cakes, traditional buns and making flour ready for moulding. This experience
taught me to appreciate each bite of the bread I have every morning.
The neighbourhood bakery that I walked into
The machine mixes the flour, butter, sugar....
I was totally amazed by this machine! It
moulds bread!
The end product! Super cool stuff!
I attempted to shape the bread! Shifu was trying to salvage it. :x
I rolled the bread..... *so fun*
I cut the bread....
Mini pizza for you?
Chicken floss bread!!!!
Cracking the eggs for chiffon cakes!
Mixing the eggs.....
Manually mixing the ingredient!
Next, preparing for banana cake!
More cakes....
Butter cake! The smell of it was really awesome!
Da Shifu!
Zhong Shifu!
Xiao Shifu!
Sadly, I did not get to meet the Boss, Wee Nee, personally as she wasn't
around that day. Nonetheless, before leaving the bakery, I called Wee Nee
to thank her for giving me such a wonderful experience!
