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Category Archives: Season – Summer
SUMMER FRUITS CAKE – BEWARE THIS CAKE IS DANGEROUS!
TAKE …….. 5 eggs, 150g Caster sugar 150g plain flour 100g white chocolate 550ml cream 450g strawberries 225g raspberries A few blueberries 1tbsp elderflower cordial 225g plain chocolate Grease and line a 10” round cake tin and set the two quantities of chocolate in bowls onto the back of the Aga to melt. Break the eggs into a large bowl … Continue reading
Recipe for Blackcurrant Cheesecake
It is the season for blackcurrants – pick them before the birds enjoy the feast and make this lovely cheesecake recipe, straight from Betty’s kitchen! Ingredients For the Base; 100g melted butter 225g Digestive biscuits For the Filling; 800g light Philadelphia cheese 400g Mascarpone cheese 4 large free range eggs, beaten 150g caster sugar 1 tsp. vanilla extract 2 tbsps. … Continue reading
Sweet Potato Fries
There are few things I love more than being on holiday. There is a sense of freedom, away from the everyday problems that life will inevitably bring, which brings a feeling of gay abandon. It is with this spirit that George and I are doing rather a lot of eating out, and I just have to share an AMAZING … Continue reading
Low Fat Lemony Cheese Cake
Ingredients 12 half fat digestive biscuits 2 oz reduced fat spread (try Anchor spreadable) 300g reduced fat cottage Cheese 250g Quark (zero fat) 1 sachet gelatine (sets 1 pt) 2 lemons (grated rind and juice) 2 oz castor sugar 3 good tablespoons quality lemon curd METHOD Crush the biscuits to crumbs with a rolling pin in a plastic bag Melt … Continue reading
George’s Favourite Tomato Soup
Ingredients 1lb/450g Ripe Tomatoes Or 1 med Tin 1 Onion sliced 1 Carrot sliced 1/2 stick celery diced 1oz/25g butter 1oz/25g flour 1pt/600ml water Bay Leaf 1tsp Sugar pinch of ground mace/nutmeg 3tbsp cream Chopped parsley 1tsp arrowroot Salt & pepper to taste METHOD If using fresh tomatoes roughly chop them. Melt the butter in a medium pan; add the … Continue reading
Best Lemon Tart … Ever!
Ingredients For the pastry; 140g butter, very soft 85g icing sugar 3 egg yolks 255g plain flour 1-2 tbspns water For the lemon cream; 5 beaten eggs 140g castor sugar Zest of 2 lemons 3 fl. oz lemon juice 150ml double cream METHOD In a bowl, mix the soft butter to a cream with the icing sugar and add … Continue reading
Betty’s Green Tomato Chutney
Ingredients 2 kg’s Green tomatoes 4 good sized Bramley apples 1 kg Soft brown sugar 1 Litre malt vinegar A child’s hand of root ginger 6 Red chillies 250g Raisins 600g Shallots 2 tsp salt 3 Good cloves of garlic METHOD Peel and chop everything very small, except for the chillies and ginger – keep both of these whole. Put … Continue reading
Dark Chocolate Roulade
Ingredients 200g plain chocolate, broken into pieces (use 70% chocolate) 175g caster sugar 6 medium eggs, separated 2 level tbsp cocoa powder, sifted 100g white chocolate, broken into pieces 300 ml carton double cream Decoration Icing sugar to dust White chocolate curls Raspberries METHOD Place the broken chocolate at the back of the … Continue reading
