Hi everyone, I missed out on getting a copy last Sunday - but heard a radio advert saying he had some delicious dessert recipes in the magazine section. Can somebody post what they were please? Thanks.
addie76,
May 24, 3:33am
Little Pots of Chocolate Praline & Apples Baked in Pastry with Fig & Almond Stuffing.
cookessentials,
May 24, 3:39am
I liked the look of the little chocolate praline pots.
griffo4,
May 24, 3:46pm
l have the paper and l will post it later
griffo4,
May 24, 7:06pm
Little Pots of Chocolate Praline 1/2 cup roasted almonds 175g caster sugar 4 egg yolks 300mls full cream milk 500ml cream 250g dark chocolate, chopped
Preheat oven to 180C Put the almonds on a lightly oiled oven tray Take a medium-sized frying pan and add 125g caster sugar Place this over a moderate heat and let it begin to melt Swirl the pan as it does so (do not stir) so the sugar melts evenly Let it bubble until golden brown, occasionally swirling the pan to keep the colour even Pour over the almonds and allow to cool
Break the almonds and caramel into pieces, then process in a food processor or smash with a meat hammer or rolling pin until it forms a coarse powder This is the praline Beat the eggs yolks and remaining 50g sugar until thick and pale Place the milk and 300mls of the cream into a saucepan and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat, add the chocolate and stir until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth Whisk the chocolate mixture into the egg yolk mixture a little at a time Pour into 6 small oven proof ramekins or coffee cups Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the praline on to each pot of chocolate Arrange in a roasting pan containing enough hot water to come halfway up the cups Place in oven for 30 minutes or until just set; the chocolate will be quite soft and creamy until it cools Remove from the oven, cool and chill To serve, place each cup on a small serving plate Whip the remaining cream and serve each pot of chocolate with a dollop of cream, well sprinkled with the remaining praline
cookessentials,
May 24, 7:14pm
Thanks griffo, I do have the paper ( well, that is if it has not gone onto the fire) I just liked the look of them and I think it would make a nice simple dessert.
griffo4,
May 24, 7:20pm
Apples Baked in Pastry with Fig and Almond stuffing 375g flour pinch salt 1 tablespoon caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling 125 g butter, chilled and cut into small cubes finely grated zest of 1 lemon 1/2 cup ground almonds 4 tablespoons brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 6 dried figs, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons brandy, whisky or rum 6 medium sized apples 1 egg, beaten 300mls cream, whipped
Preheat oven to 200C Put the flour, salt and caster sugar, butter and zest into a food processor and process until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Alternatively, this can be done with your fingertips Add enough chilled water to make the mixture form a ball while it's processing As soon as the pastry has formed a ball, stop mixing, wrap in plastic wrap and rest for 30 minutes Place the almonds, brown sugar, cinnamon, figs and brandy in a bowl and mix well Cut the stalk end off each apple, then core the apples Push plenty of stuffing into each cavity Reserve the remaining stuffing Roll out the pastry, then cut into discs big enough to wrap around each apple, with a gap at the top Wrap each apple in pastry, leaving a small part of the apple and the stuffing exposed Divide the remaining stuffing evenly among the apples, placing it in the gap at the top of the pastry Arrange the apples gap side up on an oven proof tray Brush with beaten egg, sprinkle with extra caster sugar, then bake for 45 minutes until well cooked lf the apples look as if they're burning the top, cover with foil until tender Serve with whipped cream Serves 6
griffo4,
May 24, 7:23pm
Yes cooks they do look nice and l had forgotten about the recipes so now l don't have to worry if the paper disappears now because l can copy and paste this and it saves having bits of paper lying round the place, lol l have so many bits of paper and it takes me ages to find the recipe l want Did you see the stuffed mussels in the other section? l am going to make them this weekend l just need to find an easy lemon aioli (sp) recipe
wron,
May 26, 4:44am
Thanks for the recipes! ! ! ! Stuffed mussels sounds yummy but a bit fiddly?
griffo4,
May 26, 7:43pm
Will let you know about the mussels l am making them on Saturday night and they said to pipe the stuffing in
griffo4,
Jun 17, 1:00pm
Just had to come and find this to copy and paste the Ray McV recipes after a friend "borrowed my piece of newspaper" to make them The mussel stuffing is sooo nice l was tempted to pop some bread in the toaster and have some on toast, lol, and yes they are very nice and l just put the stuffing in with a teaspoon a bit fiddly but worth it
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