Recipes from a passionate cook & foodie
Yorkshire Teacakes. I remember these from when I was young. They would always be available, stored in a large wooden breadbin. I´d have one on a morning with a cup of tea (Yorkshire of course), it would be spread thickly with butter and my Mum would always joke if I´d like a bit of teacake with my butter (as opposed to the other way round). We had a visiter once who asked if he could have one of those fruit breadcakes! To which was retorted "Dun't tha knaw t' difference a'tween … [Read more...]
Ingredients: 75 grams wholemeal breadcrumbs 60 grams brown sugar 3 large eggs, separated 1 tablespoon whisky 270 ml double cream 75 grams icing sugar Method: Preheat the grill. Mix the breadcrumbs and brown sugar together, then spread the breadcrumb mixture evenly out on a baking sheet and place under the grill for about 6 minutes until the crumbs are caramelised, set aside to cool. Once the crumbs have cooled, break into small bite-sized pieces. Whisk the egg whites until … [Read more...]
Serves: 4 Ingredients 500gm Panettone - sliced, buttered and spread with a good layer of marmalade 2 whole eggs 3 eggs yolks 500ml Cream 200ml Whole Milk 2 Oranges - grated rind of both, plus juice of 1 3 tbsp Icing Sugar Method Heat the oven to Gas mark 5 Place the panettone in a baking dish - overlap the slices Whisk all the other ingredients together in a large bowl and then pour over the panettone so that it is well covered Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until … [Read more...]
I love Spanish food, and this recipe is no exception. Torrijas are a traditional Spanish Easter treat sweetened with honey. I had only had them once when I went desperately in search of a recipe simply because I knew for a fact I would not find them - sad thing is now that I actually spend a great deal of my time in Spain I have no need to make them! Sad, but very true. The local pastry stores do them far better than I do, and we can often buy them straight from the monastries too. This recipe … [Read more...]