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Ice-cream sandwiches with berries and fudge
Ingredients200g frozen mixed berries 1 tablespoon icing sugar mixture 1 tablespoon orange juice 16 butternut snap biscuits 8 scoops raspberry swirl ice-cream White chocolate and pistachio fudge 275g white chocolate, chopped 2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk 60g butter, chopped 2 tablespoons finely chopped pistachio kernelsMethodMake fudge: Grease a 6cm-deep, 9cm x 19cm (base) loaf pan. Line with ...
Step-by-step potato rosti
Ingredients8 large (about 2kg) desiree potatoes, peeled 1 large brown onion, coarsely grated 60g butter, melted Vegetable or canola oil, to shallow-fry 2 ripe avocados, peeled, stone removed, cut into thick wedges 12 slices (about 300g) smoked salmon 1/2 cup (125g) creme fraiche 1 small red onion, very thinly sliced Chopped chives, to serve Lemon wedges, to serveMethodPreheat oven ...
Lemon and parsley lamb chops
Ingredients2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves 1/4 cup olive oil 4 (200g each) forequarter lamb chops 600g nadine potatoes, quartered 30g butter 2 green onions, thinly slicedMethodCombine lemon rind, lemon juice, parsley and 2 tablespoons oil in a glass or ceramic bowl. Add chops. Turn to ...
Mango coconut cake
Ingredients220g packet white chocolate and macadamia biscuits 1 cup shredded coconut 125g butter, melted 2 tablespoons boiling water 2 teaspoons powdered gelatine 500g cream cheese, softened 1/3 cup caster sugar 1 teaspoon coconut essence 300ml pure cream Mango jelly 1 1/2 cups mango puree (see tip) 1/3 cup caster sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 tablespoons boiling water 3 teaspoons powdered gelatineMethodLine ...
Strawberries cream cheesecake
Ingredients250g shortbread biscuits 100g unsalted butter, melted 4 gold-strength gelatine sheets (see note) 500g cream cheese 395g can sweetened condensed milk 300ml thickened cream 200g white chocolate, melted, cooled 2 x 250g punnets strawberries 1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar 1 vanilla bean, split lengthways, seeds scrapedMethodGrease and line the base of a 23cm round springform cake pan. Place the ...
Gingerbread pancakes with banana and caramel
Ingredients125g (1/2 cup) sour cream 125ml (1/2 cup) milk 2 eggs, separated 50g butter, melted, cooled 150g (1 cup) self-raising flour 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground ginger 1/2 tsp ground allspice 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 2 tbs caster sugar Melted butter, to grease 2 large ripe bananas, peeled, sliced diagonally Vanilla ice-cream, to serve Caramel butter sauce 215g (1 cup) ...
Potato, leek and ham soup
Ingredients25g butter 2 leeks, washed, trimmed, sliced 600g potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped 7 cups (1.75L) water 500g ham hock 3 flat-leaf parsley stalks salt and cracked black pepper chopped chives, to serveMethodMelt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add leek and bake for 3 minutes or until soft (do not brown). Add potato, water, ham ...
Plum pistachio cakes
Ingredients125g unsalted butter, at room temperature 200g (1 cup, firmly packed) brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla essence 3 eggs, lightly whisked 225g (1 1/2 cups) plain flour, sifted 2 tsp baking powder 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 x 825g can plums in natural juice, drained, seeds removed, chopped 115g (3/4 cup) unsalted pistachio kernels, coarsely choppedMethodPreheat oven ...
Roast pork, apple sauce butter lettuce roll
Ingredients1 wholemeal bread butter lettuce leaves 1/2 tomato, sliced 2 slices roast pork 1 tbs apple sauceMethodCut bread roll in half horizontally. Top with lettuce leaves, tomato, roast pork and apple sauce. Top with the remaining roll.
Number cake
Ingredients2 quantities butter cake (see related recipe) 1 1/2 quantities butter cream icing (see related recipe) Nestle Smarties, to decorateMethodPlace the cakes on a clean work surface. Use a large serrated knife to trim 1 short side of each cake. Place cut sides together. Place the template (see notes) on top of ...
