Copycat Recipies - From your local cafe/resturant

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allurs, Jun 27, 1:52am
bumping as lovely thread and maybe others could add to it

karlachikkidy, Jun 27, 10:47pm
There is a recipe for these in the latest Cuicine magazine, looks really yummy!!

karlachikkidy, Jun 28, 10:47pm
There is a recipe for these in the latest Cuicine magazine, looks really yummy!

michelle_09, Jul 12, 10:58pm
I love copycat recipies. Ones that your local cafe/resturant has, that you can produce yourself, for only a fraction of the price! I couldn't find an existing thread.

+ Starbucks Maple Oat Nut Scones +

2 1/2 Cups Standard Flour
1/2 Cup of Rolled Oats (the whole ones, not the chopped porridge ones)
1 tbsp of Baking powder
1 tsp of cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
4 tbsp butter
1/3 cup of pecans OR walnuts (they both taste the same to me)
1 large egg
2/3 cup of brown sugar
1/4 cup of whole milk (or half milk and half cream if you have it!)
3 tbsp of Maple Syrup (The real deal is soo much nicer, but imitations will work too!)

+ Method +
Preheat oven to 190 Degrees

In a large bowl mix together flour, oats, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. cut-in the cold butter into the oat mixture until butter is about the size of small peas or breadcrumbs. Stir in the chopped pecans.

Combine egg, brown sugar, milk, and the maple syrup in a medium bowl. Add the dry ingredients and blend with electric mixer until firm. Using your hands mix the dough until you can form it into a ball.

Pat dough out on a lightly floured surface until it is about 3cm thick. Shape the dough into a rectangle, and then use a pizza wheel or large knife to cut the dough into 6 triangles. Arrange dough triangles on a baking sheet and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until scones begin to turn light brown on the edges.

Drizzle with maple icing (Optional)
1 cup powdered sugar
4 teaspoons whole milk
1/2 teaspoon maple extract or flavoring
Mix ingredients till smooth

elliehen, Jul 12, 11:16pm
michelle_09, a good idea.There are often posters asking about items they've tried in cafes and restaurants, and wanting recipes for them.

katalin2, Jul 13, 12:36am
Coffee Walnut Slice from cafe at Tarras, on way to Queenstown

this is really delicious. Makes 24 pieces, though at the cafe they had them sliced into triangles that were about 2 cm thick

100g butter
1t vanilla essence
4t very strong coffee
1T golden syrup
1½C brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1C plain flour
1t BP
1C coarsely chopped walnuts
50g melted butter
1½ cups icing sugar

Preheat the oven to 160C. Beat butter, vanilla, 2T of the coffee, the golden syrup and sugar together until smooth. Add eggs and beat again. Fold in flour with baking powder and walnuts, then pour into lined sponge roll tin and bake for 30-35 minutes. To make the icing, beat butter, icing sugar and remaining coffee together until creamy. Ice when slice has cooled, sprinkling top with additional chopped walnuts if desired. Chill before slicing.

michelle_09, Jul 13, 5:19am
Bavarian Apple Cake - From "The Lemon Tree Cafe" in Lawrence, Otago

Base:
200g flour. 100g sugar. 100g butter. 1 egg. 50g almond slivers.

Topping:
15 medium-sized apples (Granny Smith or braeburn). 2 tsp cinnamon. 100g sugar. 100g raisins or sultanas. 2 Tbsp lemon juice.

Custard:
37g custard powder. 500ml milk.

Streusel topping:
100g butter, softened. 100g sugar. 100g flour.

For the base, knead the first quantity of flour, sugar, butter and egg together. Roll out and line a greased 28cm tin. Spread the slivered almonds over.

Peel and core the apples and cut into eighths. Mix with sugar, cinnamon, raisins and lemon juice. Spread over the base.

Mix the custard powder with a little cold milk and heat the rest. Stir in and cook until thick. Pour over the apples.

Mix the streusel ingredients together and dot over the custard. Put in an oven preheated to 175degC and cook for an hour.

sweater, Jul 13, 8:54am
keep them coming,bump

michelle_09, Jul 13, 10:58pm
I love copycat recipies. Ones that your local cafe/resturant has, that you can produce yourself, for only a fraction of the price! I couldn't find an existing thread.

+ Starbucks Maple Oat Nut Scones +

2 1/2 Cups Standard Flour
1/2 Cup of Rolled Oats (the whole ones, not the chopped porridge ones)
1 tbsp of Baking powder
1 tsp of cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
4 tbsp butter
1/3 cup of pecans OR walnuts (they both taste the same to me)
1 large egg
2/3 cup of brown sugar
1/4 cup of whole milk (or half milk and half cream if you have it!)
3 tbsp of Maple Syrup (The real deal is soo much nicer, but imitations will work too!)

+ Method +
Preheat oven to 190 Degrees

In a large bowl mix together flour, oats, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. cut-in the cold butter into the oat mixture until butter is about the size of small peas or breadcrumbs. Stir in the chopped pecans.

Combine egg, brown sugar, milk, and the maple syrup in a medium bowl. Add the dry ingredients and blend with electric mixer until firm. Using your hands mix the dough until you can form it into a ball.

Pat dough out on a lightly floured surface until it is about 3cm thick. Shape the dough into a rectangle, and then use a pizza wheel or large knife to cut the dough into 6 triangles. Arrange dough triangles on a baking sheet and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until scones begin to turn light brown on the edges.

Drizzle with maple icing (Optional)
1 cup powdered sugar
4 teaspoons whole milk
1/2 teaspoon maple extract or flavoring
Mix ingredients till smooth

elliehen, Jul 13, 11:16pm
michelle_09, a good idea.There are often posters asking about items they've tried in cafes and restaurants, and wanting recipes for them.

michelle_09, Jul 14, 2:48am
+ Starbucks Gingerbread Loaf (or cake, depending on the pan) +

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
2 1/4 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown or white sugar (or half of each)
1 teaspoon orange extract, optional
1 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon baking soda

FROSTING
225g cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon orange extract
2 1/2 cups icing sugar

Preheat your oven to 175 degrees Celcius. Grease and flour a 9 inch square pan, or a loaf pan.

In a medium bowl, mix together flour, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and salt. Then set aside.

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Stir in orange extract.

Mix baking soda into applesauce and stir into creamed butter mixture. Add flour mixture. Mix until smooth.

Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

Bake at 175 degrees celcius for 40 to 50 minutes or until a
toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.

FROSTING: (optional)
Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in vanilla and orange extract. Slowly beat in confectioner’s sugar. Ice when cake is cool

winnie231, Jul 14, 8:18am
Motueka Moorings Cafe Carrot Cake:

2 Cups of wholemeal Flour, 2 Cups of sugar, 2 tsp of Mixed spice 2 tsp Cinnamon, 2 tsp of Baking Soda, 1 Cup of Walnuts, 1/2 Cup of Pumpkin seeds, 1 Cup of Sultanas, 1 Cup of chopped up dried Apricots, 750gm Grated Carrots, 1 & 1/2 Cups oil, 4 eggs 2 tspn Vanilla.

Mix all the ingredients together except, (carrots, oil, eggs, vanilla) Add grated carrots, mix well. Whisk up 1 1/2 Cups oils with the 4 eggs, add the vanilla. Fold Carefully into the dry ingredients DO NOT OVER MIX Bake at 170c for up to 2 hours keep an eye on it. Don’t forget to line the tin, makes 1 very large cake.

samboy, Jul 31, 1:41am
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there is a delicious vegetable frittata on the menu at Relish cafe in Waikanae.It has layers of pumpkin, spinach and feta and is quite high.Absolutely delicious, would love to know how its made and if anyone has something similar I could make

murdoc4, Jul 31, 8:42pm
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Yum!I just had this last night at Lonestar in Rotorua for my birthday meal - so light and the sauce is so well balanced with the juicy chicken! Will definately be trying to recreate this at home - thanks for the recipe!

kendy2, Jul 31, 8:59pm
Haven't tried them, but found this recipe online http://www.instructables.com/id/Trefoils-Shortbread-Recipe/

westigal, Aug 1, 1:29am
Recipe organiser, Yipee just found a cool liitle program
I have been trying to organise my computer files, so many down loaded recipes and all in different places. Always forget where I filed them
So have spent the last few days trying to find something to use.
This program annoyed me at first because you cant change the size of the interface but so simple to use and adapt categories to my personal needs. Even has a few really useful recipes preloaded on it.
I just run it beside trademe window so I can copy and paste straight into it.
So easy
http://download.cnet.com/Recipes-Ship/3000-2126_4-10538212.html?tag=rb_content;main

spongeypud, Aug 1, 9:10am
Your TAKAKA OATY GINGER CRUNCH sounds like something my Mum might like as she's a ginger fan, thanks for that recipe.

elliehen, Aug 1, 11:22am
The New Zealand Woman's Weekly has an 'Ask Helen' invitation:
"Is there a recipe you'd love to have from a restaurant or cafe?Contact Helen and she'll do her best to get it!"
Post:
Helen Jackson
NZ Woman's Weekly
PO Box 90119
Victoria Street West
Auckland 1142

Email:[email protected]

kendy2, Aug 1, 8:59pm
Haven't tried them, but found this recipe online http://www.instructables.com/id/Trefoils-Shortbread-Recipe/

donnabeth, Aug 1, 10:01pm
Does anybody know how to recreate the Chicken Canneloni from Jagz cafe in Invercargill?

I've tried to make it at home but can't get the same flavor or textures.

purplegoanna, Aug 1, 11:36pm
Im after a baked cheesecake recipe from the cafe next to the warehouse in whangaparoa sadly its from the owners about 4yrs ago.i managed to get their choccy cake but not the cheesecake recipe...its choc & vanilla swirl.....

kirstybrooks, Aug 1, 11:38pm
I would love the Mussell Chowder recipe from the musell shop just as you go into Coromandel Town, delish!!!

westigal, Aug 2, 1:29am
Recipe organiser, Yipee just found a cool liitle program
I have been trying to organise my computer files, so many down loaded recipes and all in different places. Always forget where I filed them
So have spent the last few days trying to find something to use.
This program annoyed me at first because you cant change the size of the interface but so simple to use and adapt categories to my personal needs. Even has a few really useful recipes preloaded on it.
I just run it beside trademe window so I can copy and paste straight into it.
So easy
http://download.cnet.com/Recipes-Ship/3000-2126_4-10538212.html!tag=rb_content;main

solar_gal, Aug 2, 1:29am
Just making the Takaka Ginger Crunch, looks delish so far.. thanks for sharing! :)

elliehen, Aug 2, 3:56am
Why not email 'Helen'[email protected]