No Bake Cheesecake

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Ingredients. Large packet of digestive biscuits Butter 1lb mascapone cheese 1pt double cream 1 vanilla pod 8oz icing sugar 3 tbsp yoghurt (I use muller corner type, greek or natural will do just as well) Crush the biscuits into fine crumbs and add enough melted butter to dampen all the crumbs. Firm down the biscuit base in one large or two small trays. Chill in fridge. Place the cheese in a bowl, split the vanilla pod lengthways and scrape out the seeds with a knife, add the seeds … [Read more...]

Boozy Christmas Pudding

christmas-pudding

Makes 2 puddings. Ingredients 8 oz moist sugar (use soft brown ) 8 oz suet 8 oz sultanas cleaned 8 oz raisins halved and stoned 4 oz currants washed and dried 4 oz shredded mixed candied peel 4 oz of plain flour 4 oz breadcrumbs 2 oz almonds blanched and shredded the grated rind of a 1 lemon 3 eggs a salt spoonful of nutmeg grated half a teaspoon of salt quarter pint of milk 2tbs Brandy, 2tbs Whiskey & 2bs Sherry Instructions Grease two one pound pudding … [Read more...]

Mizmo’s Christmas Cake

Mizmoe´s Christmas Cake

All credit for this christmas cake recipe goes to my mother who created it hen I was a wee child. She has kindly consented to me posting it here. Ingredients 6oz Margarine 1tsp Almond Essence 3 eggs – room temperature 8oz Plain Flour (strong – preferably bread) 1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder 1 1/2 tsp Mixed Spice 3/4 tsp Ground Ginger 3/4 tsp Ground Cinnamon 3/4 tsp Salt (not low salt) 1oz Ground Almonds (preferably bought whole and ground yourself) 6oz Stoned Raisins 5oz … [Read more...]

Vegan Rice Pudding

I absolutely adore rice pudding so when I went through a period of veganism (currently debating whether to return at the present moment in time) I invented this vegan alternative using rice or soya milk. Back in the UK I always preferred the flavour of rice milk to Soya - but Spain has the most delightful soya milk drink sweetened with brown sugar - it means I have to use less sugar in the mix and it is truly wonderful - vegan or not I am sure you will enjoy this healthier rice … [Read more...]

Traditional Rice Pudding

Rice Pudding

Cold weather? Nothing can warm you up [or stick to your ribs] like a traditional british rice pudding. This is my families version which is made richer by the use of evaporated milk. Serves 4-6 Ingredients 4 oz (110 g) pudding rice 14½ oz can (410 g) evaporated milk 1 pint (570 ml) full fat milk 1½ oz (40 g) golden caster sugar 1 whole nutmeg 1 oz (25 g) butter 1. Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 2, 300°F (150°C). 2. Mix evaporated and whole milk together. 3. Place rice and … [Read more...]

Christmas Chocolate Log

chocolate-log

To be fair Christmas Log was never a large part of my childhood memories - I did not discover the delight of a christmas log cake until I was in my early twenties. My family always had a fairly small selecton - christmas pudding, sherry triffle or fruit salad! Always the same, every single year. I do love all three but sometimes it would have been nice to vary it from year to year - but variety was never the source of pleasure with my family, provided it came in vast quantities they were … [Read more...]

Self Saucing Chocolate Pudding

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Sometimes one needs a highly indulgent pudding with little effort, and this is one of my all time favourites. Its easy to prepare, is a sauce and pudding combined, and everyone I have served it to have raved endlessly. Many chefs have their own version of this recipe - Nigella - but here is mine, and its slightly lighter than hers [but no less delicious]. I prefer it casually served with just a dollop of cream. Ingredients 125g/4½oz plain flour pinch of salt 120g/4¼oz caster sugar 3 tsp … [Read more...]

Arroz con Leche [Rice Pudding]

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Rice Pudding has to be one of the ultimate comfort foods, and while I will always defend the great British rice pudding I do love "Arroz con leche". I should get therecipeblog.co.uk up and running really. I like it warm or cold depending on the season. I remember late evenings meals sat out on the terrace overlooking Lake Iznajar munching Arroz con leche from little terracotta bowls. When in Spain you can buy versions of this ready made in most supermarkets, but it is never quite the same as … [Read more...]