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Enjoy! Do
email me with your comments.
Val
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Anzac
Biscuits
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Ingredients |
Method |
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Melt butter ,
sugar, golden syrup.(Don't boil).
Add Baking Soda and water.
Stir in flour and oats.
Roll into balls and place on our Chicago Metallic Cookie Sheet. ( This is the best oven tray
I have ever owned)
Flatten with fork and bake at 160C until golden brown.
Leave to cool slightly then remove to cooling rack.
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Banana Bread
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Ingredients |
Method |
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In a large bowl
combine the flour, oats and baking soda.
In another bowl mash the bananas and then whisk in the sugars.
Add the melted butter, eggs and vanilla essence and whisk again.
Fold into the flour etc until just incorporated.
Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. (With our cookware you just
need to lightly spray with oil).
Bake for around 50mins at 180C until golden brown and a
toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
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Blueberry Muffins |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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2 cups self
raising flour
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1/3 cup
sugar
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2 eggs,
lightly beaten
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1/3 cup oil
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1/2 cup
yoghurt
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1 tspn
vanilla
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2 tspns
mixed spice
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Approx 1
1/3 cup milk for moist mixture - but don't overbeat
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Small cup
blueberries, fresh or frozen
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Place the dry
ingredients into a bowl.
Make a well and drop in the eggs, oil, yoghurt and vanilla
essence
Add the milk, enough to make a muffin mix
Spoon into muffin trays which have been greased (canola or rice
bran oil is best )
Sprinkle tops with a mix of cinnamon and sugar
Bake in oven 180 deg. C. for approx 12 minutes or until the top
springs back when touched
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Broccoli,
Bacon & Cheese Muffins |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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Preheat oven to
200C
Saute the onion and the bacon
Whisk the eggs and milk together and stir in melted butter
Sift dry ingredients into a large bowl
Stir in the cheese and then add the egg mixture. (Make sure it
isn't too stiff)
Fold in the onion and bacon and then the broccoli
Spoon into
muffin tins ( I use the Friand pan) and bake for around 15 mins
until golden
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Bumbu
Pecel (Peanut Sauce) |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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150gms of Raw
unsalted peanuts with skin on
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2-3 tbspn of
chopped onion
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4 Cloves of Garlic
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2 Small Chillies
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2-3 tbspn fried
onion
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1/4 Medium Tomato
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1 tbspn
Sweet Soya sauce
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2 Kaffir lime
leaves shredded
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1 tbspn palm sugar
- melted
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2 tspn lime juice.
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1/4 - 1/2 cup warm
water
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(Ideal for use
in
Risoli 24cm Saute Pan)
Heat enough oil
in pan to roast the Raw unsalted peanuts .
Do a handful at a time until just golden brown as they will keep
on cooking after they have been removed.
Then fry the chopped onion.
In a food
processor blend the other ingredients.
When these are blended add the roasted Peanuts and the warm
water and blend briefly to a chunky consistency.
Return blended
food to the deep skillet.
Check seasonings by tasting - balancing sweet, sour, salty and
spicy.
These are the 4 senses used in Balinese cooking.
Add more Palm sugar for a richer brown colour.
Thin down if necessary with water. (never milk)
This makes a delicious
dipping sauce as well as a serving with chicken Satays
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Buttermilk Pancakes |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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(Ideal for use
with Barnyard Animal
Pancake Pan & Zoo Animals
Mini Pancake Pan ) Preheat pan over medium heat until water
droplets sizzle on pan
Sift together flour , baking soda, sugar, baking powder & salt
In a separate bowl, beat egg until light and fluffy.
Stir into the dry mixture along with the buttermilk and melted butter
until blended. Don't over beat.
Spray pan with cooking oil or place a dab of butter in each cavity
Spoon 1-2 tbs batter into each cavity and cook until pancake bubbles and
the edges are light brown
Flip each pancake with a non-metal spatula.
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Caramel Sauce |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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1 tbs
butter
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3/4 cup
brown sugar
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300ml cream
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Place all
ingredients into small saucepan and bring to the boil stirring.
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Caramel Squares not so healthy |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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1 1/2 cups
flour
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2 1/2 cups
rolled oats
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1 cup
coconut
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2 tsp Baking
Powder
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2 cups Brown
Sugar
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1 1/2 cups
melted butter
Filling
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2 tins
condensed milk
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3 tbs butter
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3 tbs golden
syrup
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1 tsp
vanilla
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Mix all
ingredients together. If it looks a bit crumbly add a bit more
butter. (You could also use margarine)
Place all the
ingredients for the filling into a glass bowl or similar for the
microwave and using 1 minute bursts cook and stir until thick.
Press 2/3 base
mixture into slice tin, then pour over filling, then crumble the
remaining base mix on top. Cook at 160C for about 1/2 hour or
until top looks done.
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Chicken Curry Casserole |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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Cut chicken into serving size pieces, coat lightly with flour.
Heat butter and oil in pan, add chicken, saute on both sides
until golden, remove from pan, put into ovenproof dish.
Add to pan peeled diced onions, crushed garlic and chopped
bacon, cook until bacon is crisp, remove from pan, add to
chicken.
Add flour, curry powder and chilli powder to pan, stir until
flour is dark golden brown; do not allow the mixture to burn.
Remove from heat, add crumbled stock cube, water, wine, sugar,
salt, pepper, basil, soy sauce and tomato paste, stir until
combined.
Return to heat, stir until sauce boils and thickens.
Pour sauce over chicken, mix well. Bake covered for 45 mins or
until chicken is tender.
Remove from oven, stir in olives and parsley.
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Chocolate Mud Cake |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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Break chocolate up roughly. Chop butter up
roughly. Place chocolate and butter in a saucepan with coffee,
water and brown sugar. Stir over medium heat until chocolate
melts. Cool.
Beat eggs and mix into chocolate mixture with vanilla. Sift
flour, cocoa and baking powder together. Mix flour mixture into
chocolate mixture and combine. Bake at 160C for 1 1/4 hours.
Cool in tin for 10 mins. Turn out and cool completely.
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Corn Bread |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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Rub butter into
dry ingredients or use a food processor.
Make a well in the centre and drop in the lightly beaten egg.
Add the milk mixing lightly.
Pat out onto floured board. Take off small pieces and shape into mini
loaves to 3/4 fill each cup of
the Mini Loaf pan 8 cup.
Sprinkle with grated cheese and bake in the hot oven (180C) for approx
15 mins.
Best used on the same day - but you can toast any loaves
leftover - split in half.
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Crepe Batter |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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3 Eggs
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300ml water
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300ml Milk
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1dspn oil
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1 cup self-raising flour
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1 cup plain flour
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(For use with
French Crepes
and Wraps Pan) Combine all ingredients. Whisk until
smooth.
The consistency should be like runny cream.
Add more
milk if it seems to be too thick.
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Curried Fried
Rice |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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3 cups
Cooked Rice (Best done the day before)
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1 Small
onion diced
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2 Spring
Onions finely sliced
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1 Small red
Capsicum diced
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1 Chicken
Breast
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2 tsp
Ginger zested
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1/2 cup
cooked Peas
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1 tbs Soy
Sauce
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1 tbs
Gourmet Bombay Blend
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2 Eggs
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Fry onion,
Spring onion & Capsicums & sliced Chicken Breast in 2 tbs oil in
the Wok with Bombay Blend.
When cooked add more oil then the rice and toss.
Add Soy Sauce, peas, ginger & toss again.
Whisk 2 eggs together. Fry in pan, roll up and cut into strips &
decorate the fried rice.
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Gingerbread Men |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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2 1/2 cups
plain flour
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1/2 tsp
Baking Soda
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1 tbs
Ground Ginger
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1 cup Soft
Brown Sugar
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150g butter
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1 egg
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1 tbs
Golden Syrup
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Preheat oven to 180C (160C fanbake)
Sift dry ingredients and add sugar. Rub butter into this mix or
pulse in a food processor. Add beaten egg and Golden Syrup and
mix well. ( This takes a little time using your fingers). Press
some dough into the mould of our
Gingerbread pan to 1/3 of the depth. The mix makes 12 and
the pan has 6 shapes.
Bake for approx 10 mins or until golden.
Leave in the pan for 5 mins, turn out and do the other batch.
Decorate if desired.
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Ginger Gems ( A New Zealand icon) |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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Warm the
butter, treacle, molasses, raw and brown sugar in a saucepan
until the butter has melted.
Add the baking soda and 2 eggs beating in with a whisk one at a
time.
Add the milk.
In a bowl place the flour and the ground ginger. Make a well in
the centre and gradually add the cool liquid. Do not over beat.
The mixture will be a bit lumpy.
Heat the Gem Irons in a pre-heated oven to 200C. Remove and
place a little knob of butter into each and with a pastry brush
smooth around each cup.
Fill with the mixture to the top.
Cook at 180C for about 15mins or until rich brown.
Let rest for 5 minutes and then turn out.
Optional - chopped ginger or raisins can be added.
Tip - one of my customers places a little piece of baking paper
at the base of each cup for ease in re-moving.
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Last Minute Christmas Mincemeat
Cake |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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450g good
quality Mincemeat
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225g
Wholemeal Flour
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3 level tsp
Baking Powder
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150g
softened butter or margarine
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175g Mixed
dried Fruit
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Grated zest
small orange and lemon
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3 Eggs
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Put all the
ingredients into a bowl and with an electric beater or a wooden
spoon combine everything thoroughly.
Spoon mixture into prepared 20cm round cake tin and bake at 170C
for 1 1/2 hours or until the centre of the cake springs back
after prodding.
Let cool and turn out. Dust with icing sugar and glaze with
dried fruits or icing.
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Lemon Honey |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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Grate only the yellow parts of the lemons.
Strain the juice.
Beat eggs a little.
Put all ingredients into a double saucepan.
Cook slowly until thick and smooth.
Put into hot jars and cover when cold
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Lemon Poppy Seed Cake |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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In one bowl
place the dry ingredients.
In another bowl place the wet ingredients. Whisk to combine
Fold into the dry ingredients and then add the lemon juice
Bake for around
35-40 mins.
Ice with lemon
icing or sprinkle with icing sugar.
This recipe can
also be used in the Friand Pan or Muffin tin.
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Mashed Potato & Cheese -Topped Stew |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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680g
chuck steak, trimmed of fat and cubed
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2 cups
sliced carrot
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Medium onion
cut into wedges
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1 1/2 cups
frozen french-cut green beans398ml
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Can of
stewed tomatoes, with juice
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1/2 cup
Water
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2 tsp
Worcestershire sauce
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1/2 cup
all-purpose flour
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1 Beef Stock
cube
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1 tsp dry
mustard
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1 tsp mixed
herbs
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1 tsp garlic
salt
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5 Medium
potatoes, cut into chunks
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5 Garlic
cloves, peeled. ( to your taste)
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1 tsp Salt
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Water
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1/3 cup Skim
milk powder
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2 tbsp Hard
Margarine (or butter)
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1 Large egg
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1/2 cup of
grated cheese.
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Garlic
mashed potatoes are delicious as a topping for this oven stew.
For less garlic flavour, simply reduce the number of cloves
used.
Place beef, carrot, onion and beans in ungreased 3L casserole.
Process next 8
ingredients in blender until smooth. Pour over beef mixture.
Stir. Cover. Bake in 160C oven for about 2 hours until beef is
tender.
Boil potatoes,
garlic and salt in water in medium saucepan for 15 minutes until
tender. Drain, leaving about 1/2 cup liquid in saucepan with
potatoes.
Add skim milk
powder and margarine. Mash until smooth. Add egg. Mash until
combined. Spoon potato mixture over beef mixture. Gently smooth
surface and sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered for about 20
minutes until cheese is lightly golden. Makes 3.5 L.
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Meringues |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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3 Egg whites
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1 Cup Castor
Sugar
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1 tsp
vanilla essence
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1 tsp malt
vinegar
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2 tsp
Cornflour
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In a large bowl
beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. It is important to
have them really stiff before you add the sugar
Gradually add the sugar a teaspoon at a time. I find a hand held
beater is ideal for this. The mixture should now be glossy and
thick
Then add the vanilla, vinegar and cornflour. Spoon the mixture
onto baking paper which has been prepared by greasing and
running under a cold tap. This stops the meringues from sticking
Bake approx 45 mins at 120C. The meringue should lift off the
paper easily and feel dry. I then turn off the oven and leave
them there to dry out
Whip up cream and sandwich between two flat sides of meringues.
Recipe makes 26 and can be doubled.
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Mini Popovers |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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(For use with
Gourmet 12 cup
Popover Pan) Oil or spray (
with non-stick vegetable oil spray) Popover Pan. Preheat to 200C
and set rack in middle of oven. Preheat Popover Pan in oven
about 2 mins.
Blend flour, salt, eggs, milk and melted butter until mixture is
the consistency of heavy cream, about 1 to 2 mins. This can be
mixed in a food processor, blender, electric mixer, or with a
hand mixer. The batter can be made ahead of time and stored in
the refrigerator. Batter should be used at room temperature.
Place 1 small piece of butter in each cup and place back in
preheated oven until butter is bubbly, about 1 min. Fill each
cup half full with batter and bake 20 mins. Reduce temperature
to 150C and continue baking 20 mins.
Popovers are best right from the oven. Serve with butter, jams,
or other sweet or savoury spreads.
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Oat Cookies (for the Cheese Board) |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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1 1/2 cups
stone ground whole-meal flour.
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1/2 cup
coarse oatmeal, (or if unavailable use fine rolled oats).
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Pinch salt
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1 tspn
baking powder.
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2 tbs sugar
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5 oz
chilled butter.
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Place all
ingredients into a food processor and process until it clumps.
Tip out onto a floured surface (or use stone ground whole-meal)
and gather the dough up pressing it together. Using a rolling
pin roll out and then cut into rounds.
Bake in the oven 160C about 12 mins until just beginning to
colour. Leave to cool slightly then place on rack to cool
completely. They harden up as they cool.
Delicious with cheese of your choice.
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Picnic Pie |
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Mix all the
ingredients.
Lay two overlapping pieces of pastry side by side on an even
tray and press together.
Place the mixed ingredients down the centre length of the pastry
and then lift one side of the pastry over to form a large roll.
Press the edges together to seal the roll.
Bake at 200C for about 35mins or until the pastry is golden.
Cut into slices to serve with salad and a tasty chutney.
This is delicious hot or cold
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Pizza Base |
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(Can be used
for Gourmet onyx 28cm Deep Skillet
& Glass Lid) Add the water slowly as you need to be
able to knead the dough a little
Press into the base of a non-stick skillet which has been lightly sprayed
with oil.
Then add your sauce or chutney. Then add the toppings.
Cook on top of the stove for approx 20-25 mins on low heat
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Savoury Meatballs |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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1Kg lean
ground Beef
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2 slices
bread
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2 Small
onions peeled & cut into pieces.
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2 cloves of
garlic
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1 Egg
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2 tsp curry
powder
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2 tsp
Gourmet Italian Herbs
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2 tsp
Paprika
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1/2 tsp
chilli powder
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1 tbs
Worcester sauce
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1/3 cup
tomato sauce Ketchup or sweet chilli sauce
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1 1/2 tsp
salt
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Plenty of
ground black pepper
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1/2 cup
chopped parsley
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(If you have
any leftover cooked veges you can pulse and add)
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These
quantities make 18 Meat Balls.
In a food processor place broken bread & chop finely
Add onion and garlic & repeat till fine
Then add mince and pulse till ingredients are just combined. Do
not over mix.
Place above
ingredients in a large bowl and ADD the rest of the ingredients.
Using wet hands
roll into small balls and slightly flatten the tops.
Have griddle pan heating with a drizzle of oil. Place meatballs onto
heated surface and cook approx 7 minutes each side.
Serve on top of pasta with tomato pasta sauce or with
char-grilled vegetables and a crisp green salad.
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Spectacular Chocolate Cake |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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Preheat oven to
180C (160C fanbake)
Place all ingredients except coffee and cocoa in a bowl and beat
with an electric beater (or whisk, or wooden spoon) until well
combinrd.
Put cocoa in small bowl and add hot coffee and mix well. Allow
to cool.
Add to other ingredients and combine well. *
Bake in 28cm Gourmet Round Bake Dish for 1-1/4 hours
When cool, sprinkle with icing sugar or ice with chocolate
icing.
*You can also
add strawberries or stewed plums or black cherries etc plus
chocolate chips or chunks. Just sprinkle over top of mixture in
dish and they will slowly sink down during baking.
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Spinach & Ricotta
Cannelloni |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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Pre make 15
crepes using our crepe maker (recipe under
spec. pan recipes )
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one large
bag spinach, steam until a little wilted, then remove and
chop
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1 potle
ricotta cheese
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1 tspn
dried oreganum or a tbspn of fresh herb
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1/2 tspn
grated nutmeg
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2 jars
pasta sauce, different flavours
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1/3 cup
fresh basil chopped
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grated
cheese
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Mix chopped
spinach, ricotta, oreganum and nutmeg together. Add 1/2 tspn
salt and some ground pepper
Spread about
two heaped tablespoons of the mixture onto the crepes and roll
up.
Place into a
baking dish ( I use our
cast iron enameled baking dish as it is just the right
width. It is also a great price at $75.00! )
Next mix the
two sauces, add the fresh basil (which may be omitted) and
pour over the filled crepes ( I choose one jar with mushrooms
and one with basil. If you have time you may like to make your
own sauce )
Next cover with
grated cheese and place in a pre heated oven 180C and cook until
the top is nicely browned . This takes about 30 minutes..
ENJOY!
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Sticky Date Pudding |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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Place dates,
water, brown sugar and butter into
24cm Risoli Multipan or
Gourmet 24cm Stockpot and
bring to boil. Remove from heat and add bi-carb soda,
stirring well with a wooden or nylon spoon. Allow to cool
slightly. Add beaten eggs to mixture stirring well. Add flour
and stir until well combined. Cover and cook on low for 50
minutes or until cooked through.
Serve warm with cream or ice-cream and Caramel or Butter Scotch
Sauce.
Serves 10
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Thai Peanut & Chicken Curry |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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500gms
Chicken Breast
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400ml can of
Coconut Cream
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1/4 cup
Chunky Peanut Butter
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1tbs Gourmet
Bombay Blend -
1 dsp Green Thai Curry Paste -
1tsp Crushed Garlic -
1tsp Crushed
Chilli -
1tsp Crushed
Lemon Grass -
1 tbs Soya
Sauce -
2 tsp Brown
Sugar -
1 tbs Lemon
Juice -
Freshly
chopped Corriander
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Cut Chicken
Breast into pieces & brown with Curry Powder & Garlic in the Wok
with 2 tbs of oil.
Add all other ingredients except Corriander.
Simmer for 10 minutes or until tender.
Serve sprinkled with chopped Corriander & rice.
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Thai Pumpkin Soup |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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Chop up as much
pumpkin as you require and remove the peel. Place into a stock
pot with the peeled and chopped onions and almost cover with
water.
Add the chicken stock. Cook until the pumpkin is tender.
Using a blender or kitchen whizz, puree the ingredients adding
some of the stock each time.
Replace into the stock pot and add the coconut milk. Zest the
ginger and add the chilli powder, brown sugar with pepper and
salt to taste.
Heat till the soup is simmering. If you feel it is too thick
thin with milk.
Serve with mini corn loaves and enjoy.
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Val's Shortbread Recipe |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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Cream butter
and sugar. Add the flours 1 cup at a time and the last cup
slowly until you have a dough you can knead. It is important not
to have it too dry.
Tip out onto a floured surface and knead well adding more flour
if necessary until it is smooth. (This is a good secret to a
good shortbread)
Either press out using your knuckles until 1 cm thick or divide
into two and roll into logs. Cut into slices. Place trays into
the fridge and leave for an hour before baking at 160C.
ADDITION Ginger shortbread is delicious. Add 2 tsp ginger to the
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Waffle Recipe for Belgian Waffler |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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Separate eggs into yolk and white.
Combine yolks with vanilla, sugar &
melted butter.
Add to the flour along with the milk and combine. Add more milk if it
looks a bit stiff but don't over beat.
Beat the egg whites and fold into the mixture.
Heat waffle iron on med heat.
When hot enough fill each quarter with batter
Close the iron and bake on one side for 45 secs. Turn over and bake for
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White Christmas |
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Ingredients |
Method |
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1/2 cup
icing sugar
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1/2 cup
coconut
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1/2 cup
mixed fruit
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1/2 cup milk
powder
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1/2 cup rice
puffs
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220gm
Kremelta (copha)
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Melt the
Kremelta. Stir dry ingredients together and add the Kremelta.
Pour into a swiss roll pan or similar and allow to set. Cut into
pieces to serve. ( I double this recipe as it keeps really well)
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