Gimlet
My favourite cocktail! Ingredients 5mls sugar syrup (see recipe below) 50mls Gin 25mls lime juice Preparation Pour the sugar syrup, lime juice, and gin into a cocktail shaker. Add some ice, shake (this is your James Bond moment) and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a strip of lime rind if desired. […]
Sparkle Biscuits
Ingredients 25 g soft unsalted butter 1 ½ cup (225g) plain flour ¼ cup (35g) self-raising flour ¾ cup (165g) soft brown sugar ¼ cup (35g) cocoa 200g milk chocolate Hundreds & Thousands Preparation In a bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter and sugar together. Add the egg and […]
Pizza Dough
Ingredients 2 cups self-raising flour 2Tsp sugar 1 Tsp salt 2 Tbsp olive or vegetable oil ¾ cup room temperature water Preparation In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt. Pour in the water and olive oil, and using a rubber spatula, stir together the ingredients until they are combined. Lightly flour your bench, turn […]
Moroccan Beef with Apples
Ingredients 1kg chuck or gravy beef (cut into small cubes) 40g butter 2 Tbsp light olive oil 1 brown onion (peeled and sliced) Small pinch of saffron 1 ½ tsp cinnamon 1tsp ground ginger 375mls water 2-3 sprigs of coriander (chopped) 100g raisins (soaked in warm water for 10 minutes to plump them up) 3Tbsp […]
Thumbprint Biscuits
Great for small (and BIG) kids! NOTE: this recipe contains peanuts. Ingredients 125g unsalted butter – at room temperature ½ cup peanut butter – smooth or crunchy ½ cup soft brown sugar ¼ cup caster sugar 1 Tsp vanilla extract 1 egg – separated + 1 additional egg white 1 2/3 cups plain flour 1 […]
Meringues with Lemon Cream
Ingredients Meringues 5 egg whites 300g caster sugar Lemon Cream 10 egg yolks 2 Tbsp caster sugar Juice and rind of 5 lemons 125g unsalted butter Whipped cream, berries to serve. Preparation This is quite long…….but so worth it! X Pre-heat the oven to 110C. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper or silicone mats. […]
Rice Pudding
Ingredients 8 ½ cups full fat milk 1 ¼ cups short grain (arborio/risotto) rice 1 ¼ cups caster sugar 1 Tbsp vanilla extract Lemon rind from ½ a lemon – cut into 2 or 3 large strips Ground cinnamon Preparation In a large saucepan, combine the milk, rice, lemon rind and sugar over a medium […]
Chocolate Almond Cake
Ingredients 125g unsalted butter ½ cup caster sugar + 2 tablespoons caster sugar 115g dark chocolate – broken into pieces 4 eggs 1 tsp vanilla essence 1 Tbsp plain flour ½ cup almond meal Salt Icing Sugar – to serve Preparation Line the bottom of a 20-22 cm cake tin with baking paper or with […]
Cherry Clafoutis
Ingredients 1 jar (approx. 600g-700g) pitted cherries 3 large eggs ½ cup caster sugar 2 Tsp vanilla ½ cup plain flour – sifted ¾ cup full fat milk ½ cup pouring cream Salt Icing Sugar for serving Butter for greasing Preparation Preheat the oven to 175C and the rack needs to be in the middle […]
Peach Cobbler
Ingredients 1.5 kg peaches (or as close to 1 ½ as you can get) ¼ cup (50 grams) caster sugar Lemon Juice 1 cup (150 grams) blueberries or raspberries or fresh apricots 2 teaspoons cornflour 1 1/2 cups (200 grams) self-raising flour 3 Tbsp caster sugar Pinch salt 1 cup (240 ml) thickened cream […]