Saturday 26 November 2011

Saffron Scones. Low fat = 36 cal per scones.

225 g plain flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
40 g butter
150 ml milk
20 saffron filaments infused in 15ml of hot milk
2 tablespoon boiling water

Method:
Pre-heated oven, 220ºC (425ºF).
Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl.
Transfer to a greased baking tray, mix together well then rub in butter.
Mix the saffron infusion into the milk and reserve 30 ml of the fluid, mix the remaining milk and saffron into the flour, to form a soft dough.
On a floured surface, gently pat out the dough to about 1 cm (0.5 inch) thickness.
Make the 27 small scones using cutter D2.5 cm and brush with the remaining saffron milk fluid.
Place in a pre-heated oven, 220ºC (425ºF), for about 12-15 minutes until golden brown.
Remove from the oven and cool on a baking tray.

Friday 18 November 2011

Fruit and cobnut crumble cream.

By Yottam Ottolenghi
From Great British Food Revival
Make the best of autumnal produce with this scrumptious pudding that can be made well in advance. You will need a baking tray that snugly fits the pears and apples, and four large glasses or glass bowls.

Ingredients

4 small pears, peeled and cut into 2cm/¾in dice

2 tbsp lemon juice

4½ tbsp caster sugar

2 medium cooking apples, preferably Bramley variety, peeled and cut into 2cm/¾in dice

16 blackberries

40g/1½oz wholemeal flour

40g/1½oz plain flour

50g/1¾oz unsalted butter, chilled and cut into 2cm/¾in cubes

25g/1oz soft brown sugar

pinch of salt

100g/3½oz dried cobnuts or hazelnuts
For the cream

150ml/5fl oz double cream

100ml/3½fl oz Greek yoghurt

100ml/3½fl oz mascarpone

1 tbsp caster sugar

½ tsp vanilla essence

½ tsp ground cardamom

½ tsp ground star anise
Preparation method

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Mix the pears, lemon juice and 1½ tablespoons of the caster sugar in a bowl. Spread the pears out on the baking tray, cover with aluminium foil and place in the oven. After 10 minutes, add the apples, cover with the foil again and return to the oven for 30 minutes. Crush the fruit with a fork, set aside to cool then fold in the blackberries.

To make the crumble, place both the flours in a mixing bowl with the butter and sugar and rub together with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Spread out on a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper and place in the oven for 15 minutes. Remove the tray from the oven and set aside to cool.

For the cream, place all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and whisk to soft peaks, taking care not to over-whisk.

To assemble, spoon two thirds of the crumble into the bottom of the serving glasses. Cover with two thirds of each of the fruit mixture, cream and nuts. Add the remaining crumble followed by the remaining third of the fruit and cream. Scatter over the remaining nuts and serve at once, or chill for a few hours. If you are serving the dish chilled, scatter over the nuts at the last minute.

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Thursday 6 October 2011

Lorraine Pascale's Prosciutto and brie toastie.

Lorraine Pascale's Prosciutto and brie toastie | Celebrity Kitchen:
This is one of Lorraine Pascale's favourite snacks. It can be ready in minutes and is wholesome and tasty enough to give anyone's tastebuds a treat. It's ready in a few minutes and you can substitute the prosciutto for bacon if you prefer.
Ingredients
3 Slices of prosciutto
2 slices chunky white bread
Brie commonly available in 200gram packs
Fresh ground pepper
Butter for spreading
Dash of Olive oil

Lorraine starts by adding 3 slices of prosciutto to a hot oiled pan.
She then places one piece of buttered bread, butter side down into the pan next to the prosciutto, and breaks off chunks of brie which she places on top of the bread until the surface is covered.
Just as the prosciutto starts to crisp up, Lorraine uses some tongs to move the slices ontop of the bread and brie (everything is still the the pan at this stage).
Lorraine butter another piece of bread and grinds a good measure of pepper over it before placing it butter side up on top of the other ingredients in the pan.
She uses a sturdy fish slice to press the sandwhich together before turning the whole thing over to brown the other side.
After a couple of minutes, Lorraine removes the toastie from the pan, slices it in half and serves with a good squidge of brown sauce.

Sunday 28 August 2011

Rhubarb meringue pots.

Slow poached rhubarb.
Rhubarb and a handful of raspberries cooked in their own juices with a splash of Amaretto.
Very simple and unbelievably good.
Spooned into pots and topped with meringue. (190°C, 10 min)
Inspired by Good Food.

Thursday 30 June 2011

Post for Pagan.

Sugar Bun.
Here the original text in Russian with step by step pictures - so you have look, please.
Below I translated a Russian text into English. (But you can use Google translator too.)
So...
We will need:


1 cup milk a little warmer than room temperature ;
2 teaspoons active dry yeast with a slide, or 20 grams of fresh yeast;
1 teaspoon sugar with a slide in the dough
100g melted butter + 50g for greasing baking after
1 egg medium or small
1 teaspoon salt
300-350 g flour
100 grams of vegetable oil
100g sugar for sprinkling (or 6 tablespoons)

Preparation.

1. Gently warm milk 30-40C (not hot!) Mixed with sugar and yeast. Let stand 10-15 minutes.
2. Stir in milk and yeast mixture with melted butter, egg and salt.
3. Pour the flour and knead the dough. Amount of flour, depending on its properties may vary slightly. The main thing is not to add too much of it - the dough should be soft and not clam hands on it.
4. Add to dough 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, it ceases to be sticky. Close by foil and provide 1 hour and a half (minimum 1 hour).
5. Ready to roll out the dough floured table to a thickness of 5 mm.
6. Entire surface of the dough evenly and liberally lubricated with oil and sprinkle well with sugar.
7. Close range in roll and cut into pieces 4-5 cm in width
8. Each piece is cut into one or two times up to half the depth, slightly open and put on greased baking sheet.
9. Bake for 20-25 minutes in oven preheated to 180C.
10. Ready buns with melted butter to grease.

Notes.
1. Large amounts of sugar also reduces their lightness during baking. You can add sugar less choose what you like.
2. I baked 25 minutes, the crust in this case turned out crispy. If you like softer - bake for 20 minutes until light colored.
3. Another method of forming the buns. Divide dough into 10 equal pieces. Each flatten, spread butter and sugar, fold into roll. The resulting roll fold in half and cut into the knife with one hand close to the bend, stretch.
4. In addition to sugar buns can be sprinkled with poppy seeds, cinnamon or raisins.

Bon Appetit!


And these recipes below are just a win-win!
I highly recommend, they are my favorites:

Carrot Cake.
Pancakes.
Very-british-scones.
Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic. From Nigella Kitchen.

Sugar Bun.


We will need:

1 cup milk a little warmer than room temperature
2 teaspoons active dry yeast with a slide, or 20 grams of fresh
1 teaspoon sugar with a slide in the dough
100g melted butter + 50g for greasing baking after
1 egg medium or small
1 teaspoon salt
300-350 g flour (3 cups of cut as in the photo)
100 grams of vegetable oil (total)
100g sugar for sprinkling (or 6 tablespoons total)

Preparation.

1. Gently warm milk 30-40C (not hot!) Mixed with sugar and yeast. Let stand 10-15 minutes.

2. Stir in milk and yeast mixture with melted butter, egg and salt.

3. Pour the flour and knead the dough. Amount of flour, depending on its properties may vary slightly. The main thing is not to add too much of it - the dough should be soft and lipnuschim hands on it.
4. Add to dough 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, it ceases to be sticky. Close foil and provide rasstoyatsya hour and a half (minimum 1 hour).
5. Ready to roll out the dough floured table to a thickness of 5 mm.
6. Entire surface of the dough evenly and liberally lubricated with oil and sprinkle well with sugar.
7. Close range in roll and cut into pieces 4-5 cm in width
8. Each piece is cut into one or two times up to half the depth, slightly open and put on greased baking sheet.

9. Bake for 20-25 minutes in oven preheated to 180C.
10. Ready buns with melted butter to grease.

Notes.
1. If you like the buns popyshnee give rasstoyatsya test longer. I was proofing only 1 hour, the family could not wait any longer.
2. Large amounts of sugar also reduces their lightness during baking. You can add sugar less choose what you like.
3. I baked 25 minutes, the crust in this case turned out prizharennoy and crispy. If you like softer - bake for 20 minutes until light zarumyanivaniya.
4. Another method of forming the buns. Divide dough into 10 equal pieces. Each flatten, spread butter and sugar, fold into roll. The resulting roll fold in half and cut into the knife with one hand close to the bend, stretch.
5. In addition to sugar buns can be sprinkled with poppy seeds, cinnamon or raisins.

Bon Appetit!

Monday 10 January 2011

Black Iron Blog: Easy Cast Iron Skillet Reconditioning

Black Iron Blog: Easy Cast Iron Skillet Reconditioning: "After this one seasoning the skillet is smooth, clean, rust free, and a nice dark brown that will become shiny & black with use. (see the picture at the top of the post)"

Wednesday 20 October 2010

Frangipane tart from "Jamie's 30-Minute Meals.




Frangipane tart from "Jamie's 30-Minute Meals "
Blueberry Almond Frangipane Tartlets
Tarts: Put the 6 pastry cases on a baking tray. Make a frangipane mixture by cracking the egg into a mixing bowl and adding 100g of almonds, 100g of butter and 90g of golden caster sugar. Grate over the zest of ½ an orange and add 1 tablespoon of vanilla paste or extract. Use a spoon to mix everything together. Spoon a small teaspoon of jam into each pastry base. Top with a heaped teaspoon of frangipane, add another small teaspoon of jam, then finally another heaped teaspoon of frangipane. Put the tray in the oven on themiddle shelf and set the timer for 18 minutes exactly.
Tarts: When the little tarts are golden and cooked, turn the oven off and take them out. Serve them warm, with a dollop of crème fraîche on the side.

Wednesday 16 June 2010

Confiture de Melon au Gingembre et Citron Vert.


From Clotilde Dusoulier -and Ginette Mathiot's "Je Sais Cuisiner" or "I Know How to Cook". 
Confiture de Melon au Gingembre et Citron Vert - Lime and Ginger Melon Jam



Sunday 13 June 2010

Sunday 25 April 2010

Saturday 27 March 2010

Pan-fried potatoes topped with onion and carrot.


Ingredients:
- 4 large or 5-6 small potatoes
- vegetable oil
- salt and pepper to taste.

Method:
Onion and carrot finely chop and fry over medium heat until soft.
Move mixture of onions and carrots from frying pan in the bowl.
Peel the potatoes and cut into sticks or strips.
Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan over high heat.
For best results, you can rinse chopped potatoes with cold water and dry with a towel.
Put chopped potatoes in hot oil with a layer of no more than 4 cm, and cover evenly with the mixture of the previously fried onions and carrots.
Cover pan with a lid.
Do not stir and cook over medium heat for 10-12 minutes until the potatoes are soft (fork-tender), and only at the end reduce heat to low.
Potatoes get well-fried, with a crispy crust.
Sprinkle with the desirable amount of salt and black pepper, add a little butter.