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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. […]
Eggless Snowballs Recipe Ingredients 125 g butter (room temperature) 125 g sugar (about ½ cup) 120 g plain yoghurt 5 ml (1 tsp) vanilla essence 15 g (3 heaped tsp) baking powdr ±375 g flour (about 750 ml / 3 cups) → add gradually until soft, non-sticky dough forms For rolling: ±100 g desiccated coconut […]
The Best Vada recipe (Veda recipe) Ingredients500g yellow split peas8-10 dried red chilli4-5 green chilli1 tbsp ginger and garlic paste1 medium-sized onion, finely diced1 cup coriander, chopped1.5 tsp Jeera seeds, lightly toasted2 tsp salt500ml Helios Pure Sunflower Oil, for deep frying Method1. Rinse and soak the yellow split peas overnight.2. The next day rinse and […]
Tinfish Breyani Recipe (South African Style) Ingredients 3 large potatoes Yellow food colouring (optional) Olive oil 800g pilchards (2 cans), cleaned – reserve the tomato sauce 1 large onion, sliced 2 tsp ginger & garlic paste 1 sprig curry leaves 4 green chillies 1 cinnamon stick 2 bay leaves 1 star anise ½ tsp fennel […]
Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese Tart Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 x 250g sheet ready-rolled puff pastry 1 egg, beaten (for egg wash) 1 tsp sesame seeds ½ tsp chilli flakes ½ tsp salt 1 tsp fresh chives, finely chopped 200g cream cheese 200g smoked salmon ½ small red onion, thinly sliced 2 tbsp capers Fresh […]
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