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Chocolate Cherry Lamington recipe Cherry Jam Ingredients 500g fresh cherries, pitted 1/4 cup caster sugar Juice of 1/2 lemon 1 tsp cornflour Butter Cake Ingredients 125 g butter, softened 1 cup caster sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 3 eggs, room temperature 1 3/4 cups cake flour 3.5 tsp baking powder 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup […]
Tandoori leg of lamb roast recipe Ingredients for marinade –2.5kg – 3kg bone in leg of lamb 1 ½ cups yoghurt 6 tbsp lemon juice 6-inch piece ginger, minced 2 tbsp ginger and garlic paste 2 tbsp garam masala 2 tbsp ground cumin 2 tbsp paprika 1 tbsp chilli powder ½ tsp nutmeg 2 tsp […]
Brie Walnut Stuffed Medjool Dates (Airfryer) Ingredients (12 pieces) 12 Medjool dates, pitted 100g Brie cheese 12 walnut halves (or roughly chopped) 6 streaky bacon rashers, cut in half Toothpicks Honey, for drizzling Optional: flaky salt, black pepper, fresh thyme Method Prep the datesSlice each Medjool date lengthwise and remove the pit (if not already […]
Rooibos, Honey & Citrus Gammon Ingredients Gammon 1 large smoked, uncooked gammon (2.5–3 kg) 1 onion, halved 2 bay leaves 1 cinnamon stick 1 tsp black peppercorns 1–2 carrots, roughly chopped Water Whole cloves (for studding) Rooibos & Honey Glaze 2 rooibos tea bags (for strong rooibos flavour) ½ cup boiling water (to make the […]
Chocolate Swiss Roll (Bûche de Noël) With Cherry Jam, Caramel Cream Filling & Chocolate Bark Dry Ingredients 157 g cake flour 10 g unsweetened cocoa powder (natural or Dutch-process) 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt Wet Ingredients 6 large eggs, separated, at room temperature 200 g granulated sugar (divided: 100 g for whites, 100 […]
Chocolate Linzer Cookies with Caramel Centres Ingredients Dry 200g cake/plain flour 30g unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted) 60g ground almonds ½ tsp baking powder ½ tsp fine salt Wet 150g unsalted butter, softened 100g icing sugar 1 large egg yolk 1 tsp vanilla extract Optional: ½ tsp almond extract Filling Store-bought caramel (like Nestlé Caramel Treat […]
Homemade Russian Dressing Ingredients ½ cup mayonnaise 2 tbsp ketchup 1 tbsp prepared horseradish (or 2 tsp if you prefer it mild) 1 tbsp finely chopped gherkins or dill pickles 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce ½ tsp smoked paprika (optional but adds depth) 1 tsp lemon juice or white vinegar Salt and black pepper to taste […]
Ingredients For the almonds: ½ cup (70g) whole almonds 1 ½ tbsp sugar 1 tbsp butter Pinch of salt For the fudge swirl: ½ cup (120ml) cream ¼ cup (60ml) golden syrup or corn syrup ¼ cup (25g) cocoa powder 100g dark chocolate, chopped 1 tsp vanilla extract Pinch of salt 2L Store Bought Vanilla […]
Crispy Herbed Parmesan Polenta Chips Ingredients 1 cup polenta 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock 1 tbsp butter or olive oil ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp dried Italian herb seasoning Salt and black pepper, to taste A little fine semolina, for dusting Oil for deep-frying Method In a medium […]
Gulgula Recipe Ingredients 190g Cake flour 50g Granulated sugar ¼ tsp Bicarbonate of soda 2 tsp Baking powder 1.5 tbsp Desiccated coconut 1 tsp elachi powder 150ml Cold milk Vegetable Oil, for deep frying Method In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, desiccated coconut, cardamom powder, and sugar. Mix well. […]
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