Ingredients: 9 oz unsalted butter, softened 9 oz unrefined caster sugar 2 large eggs, lightly beaten ½ tsp vanilla extract 18 oz plain flour 1 tsp baking powder Method: Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, beat in the eggs and vanilla extract Sift the flour and baking powder into a separate bowl then stir the dry ingredients into the butter mixture Bring the dough together using your hands and turn out onto a floured work surface, knead into a ball Divide the dough in … [Read more...]
How to make butter cream
May 28, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Ingredients 50 g (2 oz) butter 100 g (4 oz) icing sugar, sieved 2 x 5 ml spoon (2 tsp) hot water Method Beat butter until soft, gradually beat in icing sugar, water and any flavouring. For Variations of traditional butter cream - try Vanilla: Add a few drops of vanilla essence to the mixture & mix well. Chocolate: Add 1 tablespoon of sieved cocoa powder with the icing sugar. Coffee: Dissolve 1 teaspoon of instant coffee in the hot water. Orange or lemon: Add finely … [Read more...]
How to make Homemade Butter
January 3, 2007 By Leave a Comment
I was so intrigued to be asked this question via email that I just had to answer. I have only made butter once or twice in my lifetime, but both times it was so easy and the results so effective that I was sure I would never go back to bought butter again. Butter, as you are probably aware, is produced by churning cream until the fats separate from the liquid (buttermilk) and the butter is in a semi-solid state. Now the butter you buy in the supermarket is more often than not made by … [Read more...]