Thursday 23 August 2012

Peach and almond crumble

Slice 4 ripe peaches and layer in a shallow dish with 6 crumbled amaretti biscuits
Cover completely with 2 x 200ml tubs low-fat crème fraîche
Cover creme fraiche with a thick layer of 85-100g demerara sugar
Grill until the sugar is melted and caramelised - at least 3 minutes.

Oat Cakes (Oat biscuits)

225g oats, whizzed until finely ground in food processor.
60g (wholewheat) flour
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
60g butter
1 tsp salt

Mix ingredients all together to fine crumbs.

Add 60-80ml hot water from the kettle to a stiff paste.

Let cool a little, then roll out thinly. Cut into rounds. Bake on a dry baking sheet at 190 degrees C for 20 - 30 minutes until golden brown.  Cool on airing rack.

Monday 6 August 2012

Cheesecake icecream

Beat together: 1 tin condensed milk and 200 - 250g soft cream cheese.
Beat 300 ml double cream until stiff.
Combine all gently together.
Fold in:
half a jar of lemon curd, 2 handfuls coarsely crushed digestive or ginger biscuits.
Freeze.

Alternative: fold in any kind of fruit pie filling, as long as the fruit is cooked. Berry preserves are probably best.

Wednesday 1 August 2012

Coffee semifreddo recipe - Recipes - BBC Good Food

Coffee semifreddo recipe - Recipes - BBC Good Food

Beat until pale and thick:
4 egg yolks.
100g golden caster sugar
Mix in: 1 tbsp instant coffee
1 tbsp Tia Maria or brandy
OR 4 tablespoons cocoa (for chocolate ice cream)

Beat 300ml double cream until thick. Fold in to egg yolk mixture
Fold in 4 stiffly beaten egg whites
In a clingfilm lined loaf tin, scatter chocolate curls scattered on the bottom
Put mixture in tin, cover with clingfilm. Freeze. Turn out and remove clingfilm before serving.
Decorate with added chocolate if wished.

Variation: mix in 100g/4oz pack honeycomb Toblerone , finely chopped or other chocolate bar.
dark chocolate curls, to decorate