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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">You are not alone the weather had turned and we seemed to have missed Autumn completely and gone straight into Winter! Which means I'm so very cold and I want to dive into bowls of heartwarming soups.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A recipe I saw in a <a href="http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/thai-pumpkin-soup-prawns/WZixZOfM">Coles magazine</a> for a Thai pumpkin soup with prawns which looked perfect for a cold rainy day like so many we have been having lately.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As fate would have it I was gifted with a bottle of Abalone sauce from a company called <a href="http://www.kansom.com/">Kansom</a>. Which was exciting and the unknown, to be honest, I haven't even tried abalone. I was warned to use it sparingly and that it was salty. So I thought adding it to this soup would be the perfect substitution for the fish sauce in the recipe which it was! I actually didn't find it that strong and I feel like could have been a bit more generous with it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The soup was delicious but I do feel the quantity of brown sugar the recipe calls for is slightly excessive. By the time you get to end of your bowl of soup the sweetness becomes overpowering and just too sweet. I would be happily half the quantity of sugar which for me is saying a lot!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I also had some leftover frozen salt and pepper cuttlefish in my fridge and being the queen of repurposing, I tossed these in turmeric and coriander and fried these and using them as my soup toppers instead of the prawn and it worked well. Apart from the sweet factor the soup was an explosion of flavours and was warming and delicious.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This recipe is from the <a href="http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/thai-pumpkin-soup-prawns/WZixZOfM">Coles Magazine</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">500g peeled butternut pumpkin, cut into 2cm pieces</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1 large shallot, coarsely chopped</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">30g fresh ginger, peeled, coarsely chopped</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">3 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1 lemongrass stalk, pounded, or 3 teaspoons lemongrass paste</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">400ml can coconut milk</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1 lime, zested and juiced</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1 lime, cut into wedges</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar (way too much sugar in my opinion)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2 teaspoons fish sauce (Where I used<a href="http://www.kansom.com/"> Kansome</a> Abalone Sauce)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">500g banana prawns, peeled, deveined (salt and pepper cuttlefish worked just s</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2 teaspoons ground coriander</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1 teaspoon ground turmeric</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1 long red chilli (about 10g), sliced into thin rings</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1/4 cup (35g) unsalted roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped/</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In a large heavy pot over medium heat, add 1 tablespoon oil. Add pumpkin, shallot, ginger, garlic and lemongrass stalk or paste. Cook for 2-3 mins or until fragrant. Add coconut milk and 2 cups (500ml) water. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook for 20 mins or until pumpkin are completely tender.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Remove lemongrass stalk, if using, and discard. Set soup aside to cool slightly. Transfer to a blender with lime zest, 1 tablespoon lime juice, sugar and fish sauce and puree until very smooth and creamy. Season with salt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Meanwhile, in a small bowl, toss prawns with ground coriander and turmeric. Season with salt and pepper. In a large frying pan over high heat, heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Add prawns and cook, turning as needed, for 3 mins or until pink and just cooked through.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with prawns, chilli slices, coriander leaves and peanuts. Serve with lime wedges.</span><br />
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KonstantKraverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04013374664869798578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261246990273651758.post-42189307208435770052017-04-14T18:40:00.001+10:002017-04-14T18:40:42.104+10:00Orange and Poppy Seed Flourless Cake<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A couple of weekends ago I decided to give this a try when I had a friend who has given up eating artificial sugar visit. Which is great and I think very brave, I only wish I had that sort of courage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had an orange and poppy seed cake on my mind for a while which was followed by a light bulb moment to try to make a healthy version of this without using artificial sugars. Cue<a href="https://www.thehealthychef.com/2014/06/orange-blossom-cake/"> Teresa Cutter recipe </a>for a flourless orange cake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I added about 1/4 cup of poppy seeds for a touch of texture and I may have gotten little carried away with dark chocolate streaks and toasted coconut on the top, but it was delicious! What I loved about this cake was the sheer simplicity of it all. Boil a couple of oranges and then put everything food processor, flex that button pushing finger and in about 1 min you have your cake batter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The cake turned out moist and delicious, I served it with some vanilla yoghurt which seemed to help balance out the citrus flavours. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The recipe does say to use sweet oranges but how you can guarantee your oranges are gloriously sweet before you use them is beyond me. Mine seemed to have tad bitterness but perhaps that was from the rind, which I was also completely surprised that you really do throw the whole boiled orange into the food processor skin and all!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>3</b> eggs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>125 g</b> honey (raw or manuka) this should be about ¼ - ⅓ cup (see notes)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>1/4</b> cup poppy seeds </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>1 teaspoon</b> vanilla extract or paste</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>1 teaspoon </b>baking powder</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>200 g</b> (2 cups) almond meal</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Steam or boil whole oranges for 1 hour until soft – drain and allow to cool.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Roughly chop steamed or boiled whole oranges and place in a food processor.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Process until smooth.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Add eggs, honey and vanilla then process again until smooth and creamy.</span></li>
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KonstantKraverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04013374664869798578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261246990273651758.post-43038827120137401732017-03-26T13:27:00.000+11:002017-03-26T13:27:16.649+11:00Buttery Shortbread Cookies <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Shortbread a cookie or biscuit depending on what you call it, with such simple ingredients but yields an amazing delicious tea time treat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A colleague's husband was kind enough to bake up a batch of the most delicious shortbread cookies I have ever tasted for our office morning tea. As if that was not good enough, he made them chocolate chip and they were cut into the shape of giraffes. Why giraffes you might ask? Well, another colleague was celebrating a work anniversary and she also happens to love giraffes, although I have to say I don't believe one needs a good reason to make shortbread cookies into giraffes. They are just adorable!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nat's hubby was lovely enough to provide his recipe, which is exceptionally kind of him as I know a lot of chefs can be very guarded about these things. I have been trying to be a lot healthier in my baking lately producing a delicious healthy banana coconut bread (watch out for that post) last week, however, I felt I just needed to test out this recipe. Sadly I only had heart shape cookie cutters so they will have to do!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I ended up halving my dough and freezing it for another day, it was either that or I would have probably eaten the whole thing! With half the quantity I made about 16 heart shape cookies, which was delicious. In fact, it is taking all my willpower not to get up from this chair and greedily inhale a few more. Although I feel it is mostly a losing battle. How does that saying go, "the spirit is willing, but the body is weak" that pretty much sums it up!</span><br />
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<b>• 300g Butter</b><br />
<b>• 150g Caster Sugar </b><br />
<b>• 550g Plain Flour</b><br />
<b>• 1 tsp Baking powder</b><br />
<b>• 1 egg</b><br />
<b>• 1tsp Vanilla </b><br />
<b>• 1 tsp Lemon</b><br />
<b>• ½ cup Chocolate Chips</b><br />
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<li>Add the egg and mix in, followed by the vanilla essence and lemon</li>
<li>Stir in the flour to get a smooth paste. </li>
<li>Fold in the chocolate chips and then turn onto a work surface and gently roll out until the paste is 1cm/½in thick.</li>
<li>Cut into rounds, giraffes, hearts (whatever you fancy) and place onto a baking tray. Sprinkle with caster sugar and chill in the fridge for 20 minutes.</li>
<li>Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, or until pale golden-brown. Set aside to cool on a wire rack.</li>
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KonstantKraverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04013374664869798578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261246990273651758.post-7344286094213150282017-03-13T10:08:00.001+11:002017-03-13T10:08:47.438+11:00 Donna Hay's Beef Guinness and Mushroom Pie!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Everyone loves a good pie, deep down we all want to dig into one with a perfect buttery crust, and seek out that treasure of sinful dark rich tasty filling that just makes your mouth water.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have found that perfect pie recipe. <i>Donna Hay's Beef Guinness and Mushroom Pie</i> which was surprisingly easy to put together once you have all the elements organised.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have never tried out "hot water" pastry before and let me just tell you, this is every novice pastry makers solution to creating the most delicious crust with minimum effort. It was was fairly quick to make and so deliciously buttery that it crumbles in your mouth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Guinness in the meat brings out this deep, richness of the meat which just explodes with so many layers of flavour, that you will want to eat the whole pie.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This pie is the ultimate comfort food, so put down that pack of frozen pies (yes I see you) and roll up your sleeves and make <i><b>Donna Hay's Beef Guinness and Mushroom Pie</b></i>, you will not regret it!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You can get the recipe <a href="http://tastyoasis.net/2016/03/17/donna-hays-beef-guinness-and-mushroom-pie/">here</a></span><br />
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KonstantKraverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04013374664869798578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261246990273651758.post-87354681338487466392015-06-22T11:48:00.003+10:002015-06-22T11:48:46.341+10:00NAN KHATAI..AKA CLOUD COOKIES......<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">These have to be without a doubt my favourite cookies yes even over
chocolate chip cookies . I have been craving these like crazy for the
last few months so I finally decided to try make them . These little
beauties are the perfect pick me up cookies and will lift your mood
instantly , they are buttery soft and just melt in your mouth .I call
them cloud cookies mainly because I cannot actually say Nan Khatai out
loud without tripping over my own tongue and they are so light practically burst with flavour. You just have to give them a try. I was
quite pleased with my first ever attempt at these and were easier to
make then I thought !
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1 1/4 cup flour </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Line a cookie sheet with parchment or grease</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Sieve flour and salt together </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Cream the ghee and icing sugar together and slowly add flour a
tablespoon at a time till you can form a soft ball of dough you may
not need to use all the flour.Adding too much flour can make them hard I
am told so be careful .</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Cover the dough with cling film and let it rest for 20 minutes ( I was too impatient I let it rest for maybe</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">10 minutes and it was fine )</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Break of dough and form small balls with slightly damp hands and place on a baking tray about 1 inch apart </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bake for about 10-13 minutes keep an eye on them and don't let them brown on top </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Once done remove from oven let cool for 10 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack to cool down completely .</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">These little morsels of heaven are amazing and they make my
mornings complete I have one or two after breakfast and my day just
seems instantly better!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I found another <span class="il">recipe</span> which I shall try the next time </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is it <span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://www.divyascookbook.com/2012/06/nankhatai.html" target="_blank">http://www.divyascookbook.<wbr></wbr>com/2012/06/nankhatai.html</a></span></span></li>
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<b><i>Blackberry Jam Tarts</i></b><br />
Makes 12<br />
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<i><b>For the Pastry:</b></i><br />
4 ounces plain flour<br />
pinch of salt<br />
2 ounces butter<br />
1 TBS sour cream<br />
2 TBS cold water<br />
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<b><i>For the Tarts:<o:p></o:p></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif; margin-left: 39pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>About half a jar of your favourite type of jam in this case I used Blackberry Jam just the <a href="http://www.coles.com.au/" style="color: #cc0000;">Coles</a> home brand which was really good.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<ul style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><li>Sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Rub together the butter and then add this to the flour with the sour cream</li>
<li> Rub this into the flour using the tips of your fingers, lifting it up as you go to aerate the flour somewhat. Rub in lightly until the mixture is crumbly. Don't over mix. Add the cold water all at once and stir with a fork. Blend quickly until the mixture clings together in a ball, leaving the sides of the bowl clean.</li>
<li> Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead a couple of times, lightly, to make smooth stiff dough. Let rest for 10 minutes before using.</li>
<li><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Preheat the oven to 200*C/400*F/gas mark 6 and lightly grease your trays. </li>
<li><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Roll the pastry out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into rounds with a sharp 3 inch fluted cutter. Place the pastry rounds into a 12 hole bun tin. Dollop heaped teaspoons of jam into the centres of each.</li>
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</tbody></table><ul style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><li>Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the pastry has crisped nicely and the jam is bubbling Remove from the oven and allow it to cool before eating or serving. (Try to be patient hot jam can burn your mouth pretty badly!!!)</li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have written up a few posts now and not really</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> gotten around to actually putting them up, but it is the holiday season I'm told </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">time to be surrounded by good things and people who </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">have loved you and supported you unconditionally through the past year</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> so in the spirit of that I am making an effort! .</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This year seems to have flown by .... what did you do last Christmas.. who did you spend it with..where were you ? Sometimes it seems like all a blur.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Do you remember that excitement of
rushing over to family and loved ones or waking up early morning to open
your presents under a tree covered in tinsel and beautiful lights .</span></span></div>
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you want to make Christmas special you tend to go all
out.Last year I made all the traditional stuff breudar , love
cake which thanks to a faulty oven resulted in a not so great love
cake,which was a bit disappointing as I was trying to make the
day just perfect it was the first time I had attempted either of them so nevertheless
was proud of the fact that I managed to try out my mums recipes at
least .Oh and let's not forgot the yummy Christmas cookies with
colourful icing and sprinkles who doesn't love being gifted a tin of home
made Christmas cookies.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This year I thought that I might do something a little different . I have
been playing with the idea of red velvet cookies based on a recipe I
found on the blog <a href="http://www.cookingclassy.com/">Cooking Classy</a> , they seemed perfectly Christmas like .They didn't turn out exactly as planned humidity and icing
sugar not a great combination,but they taste yum and my whole apartment
was filled with the most enticing smells of freshly baked cookies
Nothing beats walking though the door and being welcomed by that ! </span></span></div>
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a mixing bowl whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking
soda and salt for 30 seconds, set aside. In the bowl of an electric
stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whip butter and
granulated sugar until pale and fluffy. Mix in eggs 1 at a time,
blending until combined after each addition. Mix in milk, vanilla bean
paste, lemon juice and red food coloring. With mixer set on low speed,
slowly add in dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Stir in white
chocolate chips. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill 2 hours or
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oven to 350 degrees. Pour powdered sugar into a bowl. Remove dough from
refrigerator, scoop dough out and with buttered hands, shape into
medium balls (about 2 1/2 Tbsp each). Roll cookie dough balls into
powdered sugar and evenly coat. Transfer to Silpat or parchment paper
lined baking sheets and flatten slightly, then bake in preheated oven 13
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transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight
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My mum is one of the best people I know she's the kind of person
who always puts everyone first and would go without if it meant giving
someone else something .She has got a heart of gold and if you meet her
you can't help but love her for her warmth and generosity . Yes like all
mums and their kids there are times we drive each other crazy but the
end of the day she respects us enough to always let us make our own
choices even if she doesn't agree with them sometimes quite audibly !
But as she puts its it its our lives and she very rarely says I told you
so and all she wants is for her kids to be happy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I always say if I can be half the person she is that will be
something . I have been missing her alot lately and she is also one of
the best cooks I know and her fish buns are famous with all who know
her so I thought that I would make these bring me a little closer to home .
This is such a great recipe you can make fish buns or fish pizza which
was delicious the last time I made it . I have only made them with atta
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Boil potatoes in the juice of the mackerel and a little bit of water</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I just used the bun dough recipe I found from the blog <a href="http://www.infolanka.com/recipes/mess1/118.html">Malini kitchen </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"> Brush the buns tops with egg mixed with milk and bake at 180C for 15-20 min</span></span></div>
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KonstantKraverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04013374664869798578noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261246990273651758.post-78076857818788154332013-09-14T00:02:00.001+10:002013-10-24T15:22:35.631+11:00Oat Treats<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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KonstantKraverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04013374664869798578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261246990273651758.post-76545380665535861662013-09-01T12:06:00.003+10:002013-09-01T12:35:22.046+10:00Carrots ...Carrots and more Carrots<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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get back into it so here is my first post in a long time . I will try
to keep these regular once more .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">My flat mate decided to help with my recent weight loss and
get me stronger some logic he has about carrots .They are too him what
spinach is to Popeye apparently showed up with a rather large bag and
now I am trying to figure out what on earth to do with these I mean
there are only so many carrots a girl can eat .I was planning on making
carrot cake but since I had many mouths to feed on the weekend carrot
cookies seemed more crowd friendly and less messy for the host ...time
for the Konstant Kraver to get creative . I came across a cookie recipe
...bizarre as it seems carrots in a cookie which were described as a
cinnamon bun in a cookie even I was surprised how popular they were.I
personally still love carrot cake with heavenly cream cheese frosting
which you can check out a <a href="http://konstantkraver.blogspot.com/2010/12/cheeky-carrot-cake.html">previous post of mine </a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"> I
was given the idea to make carrot fritters with the left over grated
carrots ....so so easy and and delicious that i had to post it
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Carrot and White Chocolate Chip Cookies<br />Yield:</b> About 32 medium-small cookies</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Total Time:</b> 20 minutes</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">2 large egg</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">1/2(1 stick) unsalted butter, softened</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">1/2 cup mashed bananas</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">1/4 cup granulated sugar</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">2 tablespoon vanilla extract</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">2 teaspoons cinnamon</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">2 teaspoon allspice</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">1 teaspoon ground nutmeg</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">1 teaspoon ground ginger</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">pinch salt, optional and to taste</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">2 cup all-purpose flour</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">2 cup old-fashioned whole rolled oats (not instant or quick cook)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">1 teaspoon baking soda</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">1.5 heaping cup grated carrots, loosely packed</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">1 cup white chocolate chips , optional</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">1 cup raisins (or nuts), optional]]</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">In a bowl combine the egg, butter, bananas , sugars, vanilla,
and beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the cinnamon,
allspice, nutmeg, ginger, optional salt, and beat momentarily to
incorporate. The cookies are pleasantly spiced and robust, without
being over-spiced, but dial down the amounts as written and adjust to
taste if you're particularly sensitive.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">Add the flour, oats, baking soda, and beat until just combined,
less than 1 minute. Add the carrots and beat to incorporate, about 30
seconds. Add the optional butterscotch chips, raisins, and beat to
incorporate, about 30 seconds.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Scoop out out mounds of dough and place them on a large plate.
Flatten mounds just slightly with heel of your hand. Cover plate with
plasticwrap and refrigerate dough for at least 3 hours, up to 5 days,
before baking. Dough is far too soft and moist, and is unsuitable for
baking until it's been chilled or cookies will spread dramatically.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">Preheat oven to 350F, line 2 baking sheets with parchment,
or spray with cooking spray; set aside. Space dough 2 inches apart (8
per tray) and bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until tops have just set, even
if slightly underbaked and glossy in the center. Cookies firm up as
they cool, and baking too long results in cookies that set up too crisp
and hard with overdone undersides </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes
before removing and transferring to a rack to finish cooling. I dipped
mine in white chocolate after and sprinkled some crushed roasted peanuts
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">2 cups grated carrots </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1 chopped onion </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">2 tablespoons gram flour or normal flour</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1 tablespoon chilli flakes or 2 fresh green chillies chopped up </span></span></div>
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KonstantKraverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04013374664869798578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261246990273651758.post-34433585627825615522012-10-15T16:25:00.003+11:002013-09-02T16:27:27.640+10:00KONSTANT KRAVER IN COLOMBO...SRI LANKA<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Come one and all and drop into my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Konstant-Kraver-BACK-in-Kolombo/300332736645679">Facebook page</a>..if you like what you see why not "like" it on Facebook!</span></span><br />
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KonstantKraverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04013374664869798578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261246990273651758.post-7908494595844700452012-10-15T14:12:00.000+11:002012-10-15T14:12:14.470+11:00Baked Lemon Tart<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Lemons , Oranges anything even slightly citrus I love, yes even more than chocolate *gasp* I know crazy.This lemon tart was light refreshing and just zinged with every mouthfall. My lovely friend whose house I took it over to had it with ice cream the following night which I think was an absolutely amazing idea , a good vanilla ice cream to balance out the citrus.The recipe was from </span><a href="http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/16046/lemon+tart" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">taste.com.au</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">. I did miss the part where you are suppose to leave it overnight i the fridge. So I baked it for about 40 mins and then popped it in the fridge for about 2 hours .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg </span><br />
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KonstantKraverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04013374664869798578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261246990273651758.post-43594920803506747592012-08-28T13:01:00.000+10:002012-08-28T13:02:58.570+10:00The Cheeky Chef and the Konstant Kraver!<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
This was so much fun and as promised a little delayed here is the footage of our my first time ever being a guest on the fabulous show of my good friend and whiz in the kitchen Sheran Roche of MTV Sports "The Cheeky Chef" . MTV sport is a local channel in Sri lanka and "The Cheeky Chef " is known as a fun cooking show where you can have a laugh and cook up some sumptuous treats at the same time.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In honour of Anzac day I decided to try make some cookies , never really tried them before. Found a recipe on <a href="http://www.exclusivelyfood.com.au/2006/07/anzac-biscuits-recipe.html">exclusivelyfood.com.au </a>was very excited at how easy it all looked. I have had a mad craving for anything peanut butter lately so I decided to substitute some of the butter with peanut butter yum.. Now I have been a little distracted off late so I didn't pay much attention to the actual recipe...big surprise I hear you say. So somehow my mixture became too dry to mold into balls of dough. In an attempt to save it that is when I mixed in one egg.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">60g peanut butter<br />2 tablespoons (40ml) golden syrup<br />92g (1 cup) rolled oats<br />85g (1 cup) desiccated coconut<br />150g (1 cup) plain flour<br />168g (3/4 cup) brown sugar<br />1 tablespoon (20ml) boiling water</span></div>
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oven to 160 degrees Celsius (140 degrees Celsius fan-forced). If you
will be baking one tray of biscuits at a time, move the oven rack to the
centre of the oven. If you wish to bake two trays of biscuits at a
time, place one oven rack in the upper half of the oven and one in the
lower half of the oven.<br /><br />Line one or two large baking trays with baking paper.<br /><br />Place butter and golden syrup in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally. <br /><br />Stir oats, coconut, flour and sugar together in a large bowl. <span style="color: white;"></span><br />When butter has melted, combine soda and boiling water in a small bowl and stir into butter and golden syrup mixture.</span></div>
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little Smurf nephew is one 1!! I called him Sulky Smurf from the day he
was born , which is slightly ironic because he is usually laughing it is
just the rare moments he is not all smiley he has this cute sulky look
on his face and he is always in blue!. So for his first birthday my
sister thought a Smurf theme was perfect. When we were kids my mum and
dad had this whole operation for our Birthday cakes. Mum would bake it
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<span style="font-size: large;">So seeing as Sulky Smurf has inherited his grand dads name I recruited him for the process . <a href="http://www.carlosbakery.com/">The Cake Boss </a>I am not ! The cake recipe was one I got from<a href="http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/12027/easy+vanilla+butter+cake"> taste.com.au</a>.
It was delicious. I adore a good butter cake it has to my favourite
type of cake .The recipe makes a large cake which was perfect for this
process. Trying to get white for the hat and pants drove me slightly
insane as you know normal butter cream icing is a pale yellow. So into
that I ended up mixing marshmallow fluff which was great for the colour
but then it started to slide and drip...arrrrghhh. So that had to be
left well alone for more than a few hours to firm up.I spent two days
covered in icing and food colouring ....erm ok I may have eaten more of
the icing then what I was covered in, but hey someone has to make sure
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result of our little smurf adventure was far from perfect and he looks like
a slightly deranged smurf (hence the title of this post), but I will mark it up to as a learning experiance it was so moist and yummy though so I can live with that. My mums Smurf inspired marshmallows made up for it.</span>
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with the melted butter to lightly grease. Line base and sides with
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butter, milk, eggs and vanilla essence in a large mixing bowl. Use an
electric beater to beat on low speed for 30 seconds or until just
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</div>KonstantKraverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04013374664869798578noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261246990273651758.post-3326797243604394102012-04-15T14:10:00.000+10:002012-04-15T14:10:48.806+10:00Orange Marscapone Tray Cake..... <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> by the Konstant Kraver </span><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I opened up my fridge and found a tub of Marscapone which needed to be used, that stuff is a little too pricey to let it just go past the used by date unused and unappreciated. So I scoured the internet for possible uses and came across this sort of tray cake, well I call it more a tray cake. The original recipe was for blondies, but the texture is more cake like, and moist.It was so easy to make , I literally used one bowl and had it all ready for baking in its little tray in 10 minutes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIE12-oHi9YYHn8L8dfTZkPplbyHVv06L8OekCzga5oCs_rkd7oVvBPoaWok3F509chRbimrE4_d6F6MEI2lQB6QI6Iwwr2W9GXi5flSW97EVvErKwd3pq64tIwDMxDcxI1903r7lEtYY/s1600/Orangetraycake001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIE12-oHi9YYHn8L8dfTZkPplbyHVv06L8OekCzga5oCs_rkd7oVvBPoaWok3F509chRbimrE4_d6F6MEI2lQB6QI6Iwwr2W9GXi5flSW97EVvErKwd3pq64tIwDMxDcxI1903r7lEtYY/s1600/Orangetraycake001.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The result was a moist cake just bursting with flavours of oranges, the dark chocolate on top was perfect in cutting through the sweetness without being to overpowering, and the nuts they just added a lovely crunch.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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1/2 cup of butter, melted <br />
1 cup of tightly packed dark brown sugar <br />
1 egg, lightly beaten <br />
1/4 teaspoon of vanilla <br />
8 ounces of mascarpone cheese <br />
2 tablespoons of orange juice <br />
2 1/2 teaspoons of orange zest <br />
1/2 teaspoon baking powder <br />
1/8 teaspoon of baking soda <br />
Pinch of salt <br />
1 cup of all-purpose flour</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">50 gr melted dark chocolate </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">handful of roasted chopped walnuts<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly butter and flour an 8X8 pan. Whisk together the melted butter and sugar in a bowl.<br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Add the egg and vanilla extract and whisk.<br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Add the orange juice, zest, and mascarpone cheese and mix thoroughly. <br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, mix it all together.<br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Pour into the pan and spread evenly. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool on a wire rack. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Melt the chocolate and drizzle on the cake and sprinkle the chopped roasted walnuts</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Cut into squares and serve.</span>KonstantKraverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04013374664869798578noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261246990273651758.post-65564895739991490102012-04-07T14:20:00.001+10:002012-04-08T16:13:39.144+10:003 Nut Pie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yHxDEtltwbg/T4Eo3qWbuwI/AAAAAAAAAY8/mMh3Dxt7-qk/s1600/3Nutpie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yHxDEtltwbg/T4Eo3qWbuwI/AAAAAAAAAY8/mMh3Dxt7-qk/s1600/3Nutpie.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Easter dawns and this year I thought I would try a pie for dessert, I am a little bit over chocolate yes I know shock horror isn't that what Easter is about well a large part of it. However I always say life would be very boring if we always stuck to what we are supposed to do.That and I have been trying to overcome my general laziness when it comes to making pies, because I do so love them but they always feel like such hard work! I did decide to reduce the amount of nuts the original recipe asks for.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This recipe was based of a Walnut Pie recipe which you can find on the <a href="http://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipe/395/Walnut-tart">SBS website. </a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The sweet pastry made rather a large amount so I used half and put the other half in the freezer for another day. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Makes two 23 cm pies </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ingredients </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For the sweet pastry</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> 320gm butter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> 250gm caster sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> 600gm flour</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> 60gm almond meal</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> 3 eggs</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> For the filling</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> 3 eggs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> 50gm brown sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> 180ml light corn syrup or maple syrup</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> 30gm melted butter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Zest of 1 orange</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Zest of 1 lemon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> 100g walnuts chopped in half</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">100g almonds chopped in half</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">50g unsalted peanuts chopped in half</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1tsp vanilla essence</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Preparation </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">To prepare the pastry</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Rub butter into the flour, almond meal and sugar. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Add eggs and knead to a smooth dough. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Roll out to about 2.5 mm in thickness and line two 23 cm pie dishes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bake blind at 200 degrees for about 30 minutes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Whisk together eggs, butter, sugar, syrup,essence and zest. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Lightly toast the nuts and scatter over the base of the blind-baked shells. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Pour on liquid filling. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 30-40 minutes until brown and bubbling.</span>KonstantKraverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04013374664869798578noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261246990273651758.post-71940017914952089672012-03-17T14:55:00.001+11:002012-03-17T15:17:19.024+11:00PassionFruit Marshmallows<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4i8h85tvn-k/T1VCnQsc4FI/AAAAAAAAAXc/Ws1lWr_R_VA/s1600/passionfruitmarshmallows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4i8h85tvn-k/T1VCnQsc4FI/AAAAAAAAAXc/Ws1lWr_R_VA/s400/passionfruitmarshmallows.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Finally I put my<a href="http://www.beasofbloomsbury.com/"> Bea's of Bloomsbury</a> cookbook to use. Last year when I was in London , walking into Bea's was pure heaven they had so many enticing goodies around I just knew that I had to get my self the cookbook.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The first thing I tried was the passion fruit marshmallows and since I have been feeling nostalgic lately I thought I would try recreate them based on the recipe from there book. Who doesn't love marshmallows I have such found memories of them from all the colourful ones my mum used to make for our birthdays to roasting them over a fire at school, during half term ....ahh I could go on forever but I will spare you. They do contain some passion fruit seeds which adds a lovely crunch , if your making them for the kiddies make sure you leave the seeds out and just use the passion fruit juice.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here is the recipe</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">60ml/1/4 cup passion fruit extract</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">20g/3tbsp powdered gelatine</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">60 ml/1/4 cup cold water</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">440g/2.25 cup caster sugar</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">200ml/0.75 cup water</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">160ml/0.5 cup golden syrup</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1Tbsp vanilla essence</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1 tsp yellow food colouring</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> pan/cooking spray,for the baking pan for greasing</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">4-5 tbsp cornflour/icing sugar for coating</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Line the brownie tin with cling film and coat thoroughly in vegetable oil. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Put the gelatine and the 60ml/1/4 cup cold water and 60ml/1/4 cup in a large mixing bowl and stir. Let sit and all the gelatine to swell or "bloom"</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In the mean time, put caster sugar,water and syrup in a pan . Cook over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved then put your thermometer into the pan, turn up heat and bring to the boil. You’re aiming for the liquid to reach 120′C </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Whisking furiously with an electric whisk ,slowly add the sugar syrup to the gelatine mixture marshmallow. Keep mixing until it becomes really thick in texture. If you lift the whisk head out of the mixture thin bubblegum-like strands should appear. Stir in the vanilla extract and yellow food colouring.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EWNuL9hE0-I/T1VCmNxkQ1I/AAAAAAAAAXU/06Aor2WnZcI/s1600/passionfruitdusting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EWNuL9hE0-I/T1VCmNxkQ1I/AAAAAAAAAXU/06Aor2WnZcI/s400/passionfruitdusting.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Pour into the prepared tin scraping the mixture out of the bowl with a greased spatula. Sift some cornflour/icing sugar over the top and let rest for 2 hours or until the top is firm when pressed. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Once the marshmallow has set, Grease your hands and a knife with vegetable oil. Lift out the marshmallow using the rest of the cling film and then peel it off. Cut up into squares and then roll each chunk in the cornflour to give a pleasing white coating. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Eat immediately or keep in an airtight container in a cool dry place for up to 2 weeks. </div>KonstantKraverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04013374664869798578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261246990273651758.post-40420370066251544522012-03-04T12:44:00.003+11:002012-04-13T09:59:12.857+10:00Double Choc Chip Cookies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zvIl3Dc0qhg/Tz8k4IBZhSI/AAAAAAAAAW0/d2wZHFtw1sQ/s1600/doublechocochip001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zvIl3Dc0qhg/Tz8k4IBZhSI/AAAAAAAAAW0/d2wZHFtw1sQ/s1600/doublechocochip001.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> by the Konstant Kraver</b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">These Cookies are not for the faint of heart, and the aroma's of dark chocolate just wafting through your house will have you and everyone in it drooling ,before you even take them out of the oven......In fact excuse me a moment while I go get another cookie after all someone has to taste test........</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">These decadent cookies came about because my Dad had a craving for a chocolate chip cookie ,which is odd he was never one for cookies usually.I did base it of the a recipe from The<a href="http://hummingbirdbakery.com/"> Hummingbird Bakery</a> Cook book , which I must say is coming in pretty handy !</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<b>½ cup soft light brown sugar or light muscovado sugar</b></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1 <b>tsp vanilla extract</b></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><b>1 cup <a href="http://www.nestle.com.au/Pages/default.aspx">Nestle </a>white chocolate melts</b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br />
<b>¾ cup plain flour</b><br />
<b>½ tsp salt</b><br />
<b>½ tsp baking powder</b><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm;">Preheat the oven to 170°C/gas 3. Put the butter and the dark chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (do not let the base of the bowl touch the water). Leave until melted and smooth. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm;">Put the eggs, sugar and vanilla extract ,brandy in a freestanding electric mixer with a paddle attachment (or use a handheld electric whisk) and beat until well mixed. Pour in the chocolate mixture, beating on slow speed until well combined. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvqkRtvPh4hc_HSeZoBLWt584AxzC34e5F7ddCLwK-9eKbvOs2dtpc1MmtSHZxeuTMmrSk9FXfB5OqbdFan-snjxMOpijKg3VVdLHnaeBkD1QssHuf4aRfByiO5Mm0ivod4QgOz2FqzeZ/s1600/cookiemix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvqkRtvPh4hc_HSeZoBLWt584AxzC34e5F7ddCLwK-9eKbvOs2dtpc1MmtSHZxeuTMmrSk9FXfB5OqbdFan-snjxMOpijKg3VVdLHnaeBkD1QssHuf4aRfByiO5Mm0ivod4QgOz2FqzeZ/s320/cookiemix.jpg" width="320" /></a>Sift the, cocoa powder flour, salt and baking powder into a separate bowl, then stir into the chocolate mixture in 3 additions, mixing well after each addition (scrape any unmixed ingredients from the side of the bowl with a rubber spatula). Finally, stir in the white chocolate until evenly dispersed.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm;">Arrange 6 equal amounts of cookie dough on each prepared baking tray. Make sure that the cookies are spaced apart to allow for spreading while baking. Bake in the preheated oven for 10-15 minutes, checking regularly after 10 minutes. They are ready when the tops start to crack and look glossy. Leave the cookies to cool slightly on the trays before turning out onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div>KonstantKraverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04013374664869798578noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261246990273651758.post-45911804699580191642012-01-12T16:45:00.000+11:002012-01-12T16:45:44.639+11:00Second Batch Peanut Brittle<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I had such fond memories of peanut brittle , and when I came across this recipe on <a href="http://allrecipes.com/">AllRecipes.com</a> I thought I had hit the jack pot. My first attempt didn't go that well admittedly ok it was terrible, I forgot to constantly stir the mixture so the peanuts got caught on the bottom and wow when that stuff starts burning it does it quick. Before i knew it my smoke alarms were going off , not to worry I got it under control ...phew and reluctantly threw it out. There were some pieces worth salvaging but I thought it was better to start completely afresh. This time I tripled the amount of peanuts since i felt the original recipe didnt have enough, but I realize for some 3 cups of peanuts might seem excessive and at the end I added about a tablespoon of Brandy.The second batch was creamy and not too hard, because as much as i love brittle i dont like it too hard, actually I think it turned out more a peanut toffee</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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1 cup white sugar<br />
1/2 cup light corn syrup<br />
1/4 teaspoon salt<br />
1/4 cup water <br />
1 cup peanuts<br />
2 tablespoons butter, softened<br />
1 teaspoon baking soda </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZgUanxLSRMQ/TuFWoa1jToI/AAAAAAAAAWc/LDrDbkk-UIg/s1600/peanutbrittle001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZgUanxLSRMQ/TuFWoa1jToI/AAAAAAAAAWc/LDrDbkk-UIg/s400/peanutbrittle001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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1. Grease a large cookie sheet. Set aside. <br />
2. In a heavy 2 quart saucepan, over medium heat, bring to a boil sugar, corn syrup, salt, and water. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in peanuts. Set candy thermometer in place, and continue cooking. Stir frequently until temperature reaches 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), or until a small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water separates into hard and brittle threads. <br />
3. Remove from heat; immediately stir in butter and baking soda; pour at once onto cookie sheet. With 2 forks, lift and pull peanut mixture into rectangle about 14x12 inches; cool. Snap candy into pieces.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div>KonstantKraverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04013374664869798578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261246990273651758.post-91324982959112776202011-12-06T18:44:00.000+11:002011-12-06T18:44:09.360+11:00Christmas Cake....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--V4Kn0mhuwQ/TtncRVMv0tI/AAAAAAAAAVs/c98cRZ4vwEw/s1600/candlecakefinished.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--V4Kn0mhuwQ/TtncRVMv0tI/AAAAAAAAAVs/c98cRZ4vwEw/s640/candlecakefinished.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Christmas is almost here and my 8 week cake decorating class is over. Did it ever go quick, it was something I was really glad that I finally did. I did learn a lot and here are some of the fruits of my labour. My teacher Betty's Cake recipe is the one we used in the class to bake and cover etc , so I am spreading the Christmas cheer by sharing her recipe, it is a basic recipe so dont expect all the bells and whistles.It still turned out delicious and the more in advance that you make it before the big day , the more the cake will sing in your mouth with each bite. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Prepare the Fruit the day before the cake is made. Sprinkle with the Rum /Brandy/Sherry (The longer you leave the fruit to soak the better)</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Preheat oven to 140-150 C </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Beat the butter and both sugars to a soft cream.Add the unbeaten eggs one at a time. Beating well after each addition add half the fruit .</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Sift the Flour,baking powder,salt and spices, add half to the mixture then the remaining fruit and the the remainder of the flour. Mix well</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uF5GU2prOhM/Tt28vcgmvxI/AAAAAAAAAWE/ZJEVEo-Da14/s1600/christmastoppers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uF5GU2prOhM/Tt28vcgmvxI/AAAAAAAAAWE/ZJEVEo-Da14/s400/christmastoppers.jpg" width="400" /></a>Place into a baking tray which has been lined with baking paper and well greased with butter and dusted with flour.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bake in the lower half off the oven for 3-3.5 hrs or until done (In my fan forced oven it was done in about 2 hours).</div>KonstantKraverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04013374664869798578noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261246990273651758.post-60684231257108437812011-11-30T10:19:00.002+11:002011-11-30T10:36:35.726+11:00Sakeji School Chocolate Whoopie Pies<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> by the Konstant Kraver</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When I was in boarding school in Zambia there was one thing we all would looked forward too and that was when we would eagerly run down to the dining hall for tea and would be greeted by none other than delicious whoopie pies.That was the first time I was ever introduced to these wonderful little tea time snacks. To be honest I can not remember having them since so I was long over due for some!</div><br />
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Thanks to the wonderful Sakeji School group on Facebook I was able to get the recipe. However since the original recipe caters for I am guessing roughly 60 or more hungry kids I have modified it slightly praying that I had not changed it too much from the original .I remembered it having whipped cream in the middle , but the recipe proves my memory a little lacking since it appears to be a butter cream icing . This recipe was really easy , and within half an hour I was pretty much done and just had them sitting on the rack waiting to cool. Once they were completely cool they could be filled with the beautiful soft creamy butter icing.As my sister said it is very rare when something from your childhood memories taste as good and exactly how you remembered it , they were amazing !</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Makes 6 reasonable sized ones</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNU9K5XhWeMkzPqh_avP5IjSoZ12-0rlhWLx0RMHqn4xAHcdskE_CL2XqNv7_SLr36yAB4Wk5sdrs9Bmyrl-15LBz6ZlSXJJeQ0xnnuIp6dOuP5G1Do_D_4bzw7RN13j2NZGWWwMtsCYH/s1600/whooppepies-sakeji.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNU9K5XhWeMkzPqh_avP5IjSoZ12-0rlhWLx0RMHqn4xAHcdskE_CL2XqNv7_SLr36yAB4Wk5sdrs9Bmyrl-15LBz6ZlSXJJeQ0xnnuIp6dOuP5G1Do_D_4bzw7RN13j2NZGWWwMtsCYH/s1600/whooppepies-sakeji.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1 Heaping Cup of flour</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1/2 tsp salt</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1/3 cups Brown Sugar</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1 tsp vanilla</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1/4 cup unsalted butter</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1/2 Cup sour milk</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1/2 Cup Cocoa</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1/2 tsp baking powder</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1 tsp bicarbonate soda </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1 eggs</div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1/2 cup butter, room temperature</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1 cup icing sugar sifted</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1tsp vanilla extract</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1Tbls milk </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hot water as necessary</span><br />
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<li style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl. </li>
<li style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Beat the butter and sugar in an electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, followed by the vanilla and sour cream Reduce speed to low, add dry ingredients and beat until combined. Place tablespoonfuls of mixture 4cm apart on the prepared trays. Bake for 7-8 minutes until doubled in size and firm on top when gently pressed. Cool on trays. </li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="bod" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Filling: </b>Beat butter until soft and creamy. With the mixer on its lowest speed, gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar. Increase the speed to high, and beat until light and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes. Then, with the mixer on low speed, beat in the vanilla extract and slowly drizzle in the milk and a little warm water as necessary. Continue to beat until the filling looks like soft mayonnaise. I chose to colour half my mixture, to brighten things up ! </span></span><div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Everyone these days seems to be bringing up "Cake Pops”. Up until a few weeks ago I had not even heard about them, yes I have quite possibly been living in my own world. It is amazing the things people have done with them, so many exciting shapes and sizes. I thought I would start small there is a reason they say you have to walk before you can run. I was leafing through an old recipe magazine and I found this recipe. They make any party more festive instantly and with Christmas approaching it is a great idea to try these. So after trying to patiently twirl pieces of ribbon around my sticks I began actually trying out the recipe.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">600g Chocolate Mud Cake</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3 cups white chocolate melts</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1 cup Shredded Coconut</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1 cup hundreds and thousands</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1 cup flaked almonds</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">bamboo skewers and ribbon to decorate</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">Place the white chocolate melts in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (make sure the base of the bowl doesn't touch the water)stir until the chocolate has melted.Remove bowl from the pan.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Spread coconut,hundred and thousands,and almonds on separate plates. Working one at a time,use 2 forks to dips ball into the melted chocolate. Allow the excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl before rolling the ball in coconut.Place on prepared tray to set.Repeat coating a third of the balls in coconut, a third in hundred and thousands, and a third in almonds.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Cut skewers in half (MAKE SURE YOU CUT OFF THE POINTY END )wrap with a ribbon and gently insert one halfway into each ball to act as a lollipop stick.</span></li>
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