February 25th, 2007 by alice
Tags: Friands
INGREDIENTS
- 1 1/2cupsicing sugar
- 1cupalmond meal
- 1/2cupplain flour
- 5egg whites, lightly beaten
- 180gunsalted butter, melted
DIRECTIONS
- Pre-heat oven to 200deg.
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- Lightly grease 12 friand moulds.
- If friand moulds are not available, muffin tins can be used.
- Place dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir to combine.
- Add egg whites and butter and stir again until the mixture is smooth.
- Spoon evenly into friand moulds and bake in the oven for about 20 minutes or until the tops have started to crack and the edges are golden brown.
- Remove from oven and allow to rest in moulds for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire cake rack to cool completely.
- Dust friands with icing sugar before serving.
- Variations: Before baking, friands can be topped with raspberries, rhubarb or blueberries.
- 2 tablespoons poppy seeds and the grated rind of 2 lemons, oranges or mandarins can be added to the dry ingredients.
- If using citrus in the mixture, a glaze of melted marmalade can be brushed on the cooked friands whilst they are cooling.
- Friands are best eaten on the day they are made.
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February 25th, 2007 by alice
Tags: Cake, Calories, Caresbout, Chocolate, Who
INGREDIENTS
- 400gdark chocolate
- 250gunsalted butter
- 1/4cupwater
- 1cupground hazelnutsor almonds
- 1/3cupplain flour
- 1/2cupbrandy
- 6eggs, seperated
- 1 1/3cupscaster sugar
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Chocolate glaze
- 180gdark chocolate
- 3/4cup thickenedcream
DIRECTIONS
- Melt the chocolate over a double boiler.
- When melted, remove from heat, add butter 1 tblsp at a time.
- Add water.
- Sift together nuts and flours.
- Beat egg yolks till thick, gradually fold in sugar until fluffy and light.
- Fold in chocolate mix.
- Add the flour mix and brandy.
- Beat the egg whites to soft peaks and fold into mix.
- Pour into a 25cm spring form tin and bake at 170 deg 45-50 min.
- This cake will not be set in the middle.
- Allow to cool in tin.
- Refridgerate over night before icing.
- Chocolate glaze Heat cream till nearly boiling, add the broken up chocolate and mix to combine.
- Pour over cake.
- Serving Suggestion: Top with berries before pouring on the sauce and then serve with heaps of whipped cream or ice cream.
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February 25th, 2007 by alice
Tags: Beef, Carpaccio, Garlicioli, Watercress
INGREDIENTS
- 1lbbeef sirloin
- 4clovesgarlic, peeled
- 1largeegg
- 1egg yolk
- 1teaspoonlemon juice
- 1cupolive oil
- 2cups fresh washed and driedwatercress, chopped
- salt and black pepper
DIRECTIONS
- If slicing yourself, use an electric carving knife and cut the beef into paper thin slices.
- Saute beef in 2 tsp oil for 2 minutes.
- Arrange the watercress on plates, and top with the beef slices.
- To make the garlic aioli, place the garlic and eggs in a blender.
- Pulse to combine.
- Begin to slowly add the oil into the blender top while it is blending to create a thick emulsion.
- Once thick, remove from the blender, and add the lemon juice, salt and pepper.
- Drizzle the sauce over the carpaccio on the plates.
- Serve.
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February 25th, 2007 by alice
Tags: Homemade, Tahini
INGREDIENTS
- 4cupssesame seeds
- 1/4-1/2cupvegetable oil
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 350° F.
- Spread the sesame seeds on a shallow baking tray and bake, shaking frequently, until fragrant, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Do not brown.
- Cool.
- Put the sesame seeds in a blender or food processor fitted with the metal blade.
- Add the vegetable oil.
- Process to a smooth paste, about 5 minutes.
- Add more oil if necessary, to bring the paste to a thick pouring consistency.
- Tahini will keep stored in a tightly covered jar in the refrigerator for several months.
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February 25th, 2007 by alice
Tags: Bbq, Links, Smokey
INGREDIENTS
- 2-4packagescocktail smoked sausage links(or more depending on how many you’re feeding)
- 1bottleketchup
- 1jargrape jelly(equal parts jelly and ketchup)
DIRECTIONS
- cut all smokey links in half (I have used them frozen when in a hurry)
- pour equal parts jelly and ketchup in slow cooker or in dutch oven on stove top on low
- add smokey links, let simmer on low while at work (slow cooker) or cook on medium when u get home, cook for about an hour or so if you are doing speedy method.
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