Ingredients * 1.5 yeast, * 125 ml water, * 500 ml milk, * 500 g sugar, * 1 tsp salt, * 1 tsp cardamom seeds, crushed * 5 egg yolks, * 900 g plain flour, sieved * 225 g butter, melted * 1 egg, beaten * 1 tbsp almonds, * icing sugar, for dusting Method [...]
Ingredients Elderflower cheesecake * 115 g dried apricots, * 50 g dried pineapple, * 75 g almonds, * 0 apricot liqueur, for soaking * 1 23cm pastry tart cases, baked blind * 3 egg whites, * 700 g cottage cheese, * 70 g sugar, * 2 tbsp elderflowers, * 1 tbsp rose water, Blackberry coulis [...]
Ingredients For the orange juice pastry * 200 g butter, cubed * 250 g flour, * 30 g sugar, * 1 orange, grated zest only * 2 tbsp orange juice, For the orange frangipane * 115 g butter, * 115 g sugar, * 1 orange, grated zest only * 2 eggs, * 115 g almonds, [...]
Ingredients * 175 g butter, * 175 g caster sugar, * 1 large orange, zest * 3 eggs, * 175 g plain flour, sifted * 1 tsp baking powder, * 0.5 tsp mixed spice, * 1 pinches salt, * 115 g currants, * 115 g raisins, * 115 g sultanas, * 55 g mixed candied [...]
Ingredients For the roast potatoes * 500 g potatoes, peeled, cut into chunks, par-boiled * olive oil, * black pepper, For the duck * 4 duck breast, about 225g each, skin on * 200 ml port, * 50 g cherries, * a few sprigs thyme, * 200 ml chicken stock, * 20 g butter, cubed [...]
Ingredients For the sauce * 250 g tomatoes, skinned and chopped * pinches dried red chilli flakes, * 1 onion, finely chopped * 2 garlic, chopped * 2.5 cm ginger, grated * pinches nutmeg, * 1 tsp white pepper, * 300 ml white wine vinegar, * 600 g peaches, stoned and chopped * 400 g [...]
Ingredients * 25 g dried figs, * 50 g prunes, * 25 g sultanas, * 50 g almonds, * 1 grapefruit, juice only * 350 ml milk, * 30 ml Greek yogurt, Method 1. Put the dried fruits into a liquidiser and pour over the grapefruit juice. Blend until everything has combined before adding the [...]
