200g + 50g feta
100ml milk
60ml Heerlijk Nastergaal Jam
Crumble 200g of feta into the cup of a blender and add half the milk.
Process until the mixture becomes emulsified.
Add the rest of the milk a little at a time, aiming for a creamy consistency.
Crumble the 50g feta into this mixture and stir through.
Drizzle the Nastergaal jam over the whipped feta and spread onto a slice of freshly baked bread.
125ml milk
5ml instant yeast
5ml sugar
830ml flour
7,5ml baking powder
7,5ml salt
190ml yoghurt
1 egg
Cinnamon paste:
113g butter, melted
310ml brown sugar
30ml ground cinnamon
a pinch of salt
Icing:
30ml cream cheese, room temperature
1,2ml almond extract
1,2ml vanilla
a pinch of salt
250ml icing sugar, sifted
30ml milk
Warm the milk until tepid and pour it into a small bowl.
Sprinkle the yeast and sugar over, stir to dissolve and set aside until bubbly.
Add the flour, baking powder and salt to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook and mix together.
Add the yoghurt and egg to a small bowl and whisk together.
Add the milk mixture and yoghurt mixture to the mixing bowl and mix on medium speed until a ball of dough forms.
Place the dough in an oiled mixing bowl, cover with a tea towel and leave to rise for about 2 hours.
Lightly oil a clean work surface. Roll the dough on the oiled surface until it is a large rectangle.
Mix the butter, sugar, cinnamon and salt in a bowl and spread it evenly over the dough rectangle – spread it right to the edges.
Roll the long side of the dough up and cut rolls from it: divide the roll in half; divide the two half in half; etc.
Grease a 22cm round cake tin and place the rolls cut side up in it. Cover and set aside to rise for an hour or refrigerate overnight.
Preheat your oven to 190℃.
Bake the rolls for 25 minutes before removing and placing it on a cooling rack.
Add the cream cheese, almond essence, vanilla and salt to a small bowl and whisk together.
Now add the icing sugar and stir through.
Add the milk a little at a time so that the mixture is thick.
Drizzle the icing over the rolls while warm.
3-5 clementines
28g powdered gelatine
375ml milk
60ml sugar
Peel the clementines and bead them onto a chopstick – you need something that will keep them atop each other.
Place them in a container that allows about 1cm on the diameter.
You may ‘stabilise’ the clementines with two horizontal dowels so that you can pour the gelatine mixture around it.
Add the gelatine, milk and sugar to a small saucepan and warm over medium heat, stirring until the sugar and gelatine has dissolved.
Pour around the oranges and leave to cool before refrigerating until set.
Place the container in a bowl with very hot water for 30 seconds and immediately invert onto a chopping board.
Slice and serve.
Follow the recipe as for the Membrillo.
Preheat your oven to 50℃.
Line a large baking sheet(s) with baking paper.
Pour the blitzed quince on to the paper and spread it out, about 3mm thick and as evenly as you can.
Place in the oven to dry for 7 – 8 hours. The fruit will remain slightly sticky when it is ready.
Once out of the oven, cool completely before rolling and slicing.
Store the quince wrapped in baking paper in a dry, well ventilated area.
Almond cream:
215ml almond flour (125ml + 60ml + 30ml)
125ml sugar
2,5ml vanilla
2,5ml almond extract
15ml flour
1 egg
30ml milk
2 x rolls puff pastry
egg wash: 1 egg yolk + 15ml water/milk
100ml slivered almonds
45ml icing sugar
Preheat your oven to 180℃ and line a baking sheet with baking paper.
Add the almond flour, sugar, vanilla, almond extract, flour, egg and milk to a mixing bowl and mix together. Set aside.
Lightly flour a working surface and lay out one sheet of puff pastry.
Spread the almond cream onto the pastry in an even layer.
Lay the second sheet of pastry on top and lightly press down onto it.
Slice into 2cm wide strips.
Twist the strips and then twist it again and bring the ends together to form a circular shape.
Press the ends together and lay each pastry circle on the prepared baking sheet.
Brush the pastries with the egg wash and sprinkle over the almond slivers.
Bake in the oven for 25 minutes.
Dust the hot pastries by sieving over the icing sugar.
Set aside to cool slightly.
Serve these smoky pork bangers as breakfast, brunch or a simply in-between snack. Quantities are for you to decide.
banger sausages
mozzarella cheese
smoked streaky bacon
Preheat your oven to 200℃ and line a baking sheet with baking paper.
Slit each sausage lengthwise, making a cut that is about three quarters into the sausage – do not cut through!
Place a strip of mozzarella cheese, about 0,5cm thick and more or less the length of the sausage, into the slit.
Wrap each sausage with bacon and place on the baking sheet.
Bake for 25 minutes and serve immediately!
15ml tahini paste
15ml sesame oil
15ml miso
15ml soy sauce
1 clove garlic, minced
5ml grated ginger
500ml chicken stock
250ml milk
200g udon noodles
frozen dumplings, defrosted
30ml black sesame seeds
45ml chopped chives
chilli oil
Place a saucepan on medium-high heat and add the tahini, sesame, miso, soy, garlic and ginger. Stir-fry for one minute or so.
Add the chicken stock a little at a time, stirring continuously. Keep going until all the stock has been added.
Pour in the milk and bring the mixture to a slow simmer.
Add the udon noodles, cover with a lid and cook for about 10 minutes.
Add the dumplings, place the lid back on and cook on a low heat until warmed through.
Scatter over the sesame seeds and chives and drizzle with chilli oil to serve.
12 x 250ml popcorn (about one and a half bags of microwave popcorn)
salt (optional)
125ml butter
125ml brown sugar
220g marshmallows
Add the popcorn to a very large mixing bowl and sprinkle over some salt. Set aside.
Add the butter and sugar to a saucepan set over medium heat and stir until both the butter and sugar has melted completely.
Add the marshmallows and keep moving everything around until you have a thick, runny mixture.
Take off the heat and pour over the popcorn. Mix the popcorn until it is evenly covered in the marshmallow mixture.
Best eaten when slightly warm but almost as good at room temperature!
30ml vegetable oil
30ml butter
500g lamb sausage
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 lemon, juiced (30ml)
60ml + 30ml pomegranate seeds
10ml honey
45ml pine nuts, toasted
a small bunch of parsley, chopped
Place a frying pan over medium-high heat and add the vegetable oil and butter.
Puncture the sausages by poking them a few times with a fork.
Add the sausages to the pan and fry until caramelised and browned.
Add the garlic, lemon juice, 60ml pomegranate seeds and honey to a pestle and mortar and mix vigorously.
Strain the juices into a large mixing bowl.
Remove the sausages from the pan and add them directly to the mixing bowl with the juices. Toss to coat.
Place the sausages on a serving platter and drizzle over the rest of the dressing.
Scatter over the other 30ml of pomegranate seeds, pine nuts and parsley.
Serve as is or with a fresh crusty bread.
500g mashed potato
200g + 120g butter, cubed and very soft
10ml salt
1 egg
500ml flour
10ml baking powder
10ml mild curry powder
half a small onion, finely chopped
120g bag of salt and vinegar potato chips, finely crushed
Warm the mashed potato if it is cold.
Add the 200g butter and salt to the potato and mix through.
Now add the egg and stir until the ingredients are blended.
Sift the flour and baking powder over and mix until it comes together in a dough ball.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Preheat your oven to 180℃ and line a baking sheet with baking paper.
Add the 120g butter, curry powder and onion to a small bowl and melt together in the microwave oven.
Stir to mix and set aside.
Add the finely crushed potato chips to a shallow bowl and set aside.
Dust a work surface with flour and roll out the potato dough with a rolling pin.
Cut the dough into 1cm x 3cm strips.
Dip each strip into the curry mixture and then crumb it in the potato chips.
Twist each strip and lay it on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake for 12 minutes until golden.
Serve the potato twists warm or at room temperature. They are very good with a dip or sweet chilli sauce.
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