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I used my layering technique to get the design of the asexual flag.

For the flavoring I added Amoretti Cookies & Cream water soluble flavoring. I was not thrilled with the result and would like to figure out a way to still get that cookies and cream flavoring without changing the color of the marshmallow too much —so that I can still layer with any colors. For the asexual flag specifically, I may try adding black cocoa to the black and grey layers and see if that elevates the flavor enough!

Recipe: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/japanese-milk-bread-rolls-recipe

Technique:
Make the milk bread dough using the recipe.

Before your first proof, weigh your dough, and place 2/3 of the dough in the greased bowl to rise. With the remaining dough, divide into four equal portions and dye each a different color using gel food dyes (black, grey, white, and purple). Add the colored dough to your greased bowl with a cling wrap divider between each color of dough. Proof the dough according to the recipe.

When finished with the first proof, divide the undyed dough into 8 equal portions and the colored dough into 8 equal portions.

Make 8 individual stacks of colored dough (from bottom to top; purple, white, grey and finally black). Cover with a flattened piece of undyed dough. Flip and seal the bottom. Place rolls in pan and proof according to recipe. Egg wash and bake.

Tip!: For extra shiny crust mix some luster dust in with your egg wash!

I stacked the dough into a log, refrigerated, sliced into individual cookies, and then removed a piece of dough with a cookie cutter and replaced it with new dough!

It took 8.5 hours for lifting and dying!

I piped the colors of the bisexual flag onto my pizzelle iron. After the cookies came off the iron I folded them over and placed a crumpled up piece of parchment in the middle to keep it held open. The taco shells were then placed into the oven at 220F for 30min. Once the shells were ready, I removed the foil, filled with birthday cake flavored ice cream, froze, and then topped with chocolate and sprinkles!

I layered all my dough in a single block of dough (blue, purple, pink, undyed dough, blue, purple pink, undyed dough). The dough block was then chilled in fridge, before cutting the log into 4 sections. Every other section was then flipped over and then recombined into a log, and put back in the fridge to chill. The cookies were then sliced and topped with pieces of dough shapes like butterflies. They were then baked and topped with edible glitter!

For this challah I stacked blue, pink, and white dough and then cut it into three strands. These strands were braided together into a French braid and then spiraled into boule shape. The boule was then wrapped in blue, pink, and white French braids.

I made a cookie dough log layered with the colors of the transgender flag, then sliced the log into individual cookies. I went back to each cookie and used a tiny cat cutter to remove a section in the middle of the cookie, and then replaced it with tricolored dough.

I piped the colors of the transgender flag onto my pizzelle iron. After the cookies came off the iron I folded them over and placed a crumpled up piece of foil in the middle to keep it held open. The taco shells were then placed into the oven at 220F for 30min. Once the shells were ready, I removed the foil, filled with ice cream, freezed, and then topped with chocolate!

Cotton candy cupcake recipe is from Girls Just Wanna Bake Cupcakes by Courtney Carey

Here’s some snapshots from all the times I made cotton candy marshmallows layered to resemble the transgender flag!

For this challah I decided to braid braids!
It’s a french braid (3-stranded braid) made out of smaller french braids), and wrapped with a smaller french braid.

Lychee Frosted Sugar Cookies from Kat Lieu’s 108 Asian Cookies.

You can find the recipe on page 71.

This is the 20th recipe I have made from her book! I have 88 cookie recipes to go ✨

Onigiri recipe from Kat Lieu’s Modern Asian Kitchen cookbook. I dyed my rice by mixing it in with the sushi vinegar.

I learned the lace trick from my friend Kat Lieu! Simply only fill the batter in the crevices of your waffle iron.

I hand pulled all colors individually and then combined them at the end!

I hand pulled each color separately and then combined them at the end!