Showing posts with label bake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bake. Show all posts

Friday, September 19, 2014

CRÈME BRULÉE

 
INGREDIENTS for 12 small
•5 egg yolks
• 125gr sugar
• 500ml fresh cream
• 1 vanilla pod
•brown sugar to “brulé”

PREPARATION
Turn your oven on at 140°C.
In a saucepan heat up cream and vanilla and bring it to the boil.
In a bowl, cream egg yolks and sugar and stir in cream.
Slowly pour cream into ramekins. Bain-marie bake for 1hour. Let cool and refrigerate.
At the serving time caramelise your cream by sprinkling brown sugar on it and passing it under your oven grill.
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Thursday, June 5, 2014

CARAMELIZED FRENCH SHALLOT TARTE TATIN


Ingredients for 6
- 1kg French shallots, peeled
- 200 ml milk
- 80g butter
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 fresh lemon thyme sprigs
- 3 sheets puff pastry (6 small tins)

PREPARATION
Cook shallots in milk for 10 minutes. Drain and set aside for 5 minutes to cool. Dry shallots with kitchen paper. Use your fingers to remove the skin.
In a large heavy-based frying pan over medium heat, melt the butter and sugar until you obtain a colored caramel. Add shallot and season with salt, pepper and thyme sprigs. Cook, gently until shallots are just tender.
Preheat oven to 200°C. Line 6 small tart molds or a large one with puff pastry. Crumble goat cheese and divide evenly among pans. Spoon shallots preparation over goat cheese.
Bake in oven for 10-12 minutes or until the pastry is puffed and golden.

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APPLE & DRUNKEN CHERRIES STRUDEL


 
Ingredients for 6
- 1kg apples, peeled, cored, sliced
- 1tin Morello cherries, drained
- 100g (1/2 cup) caster sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 150ml Kirsch or Cherry
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- Melted butter, to grease
- 10 sheets filo pastry
- 60g butter, melted
- 100g almond meal
Pure icing sugar, to dust
Whipped cream, to serve

PREPARATION
Soak cherries into Cherry and set aside overnight to macerate.
On the next day, drain cherries and keep Cherry. Pre-cook apples with lemon juice, Cherry, cinnamon and sugar. Add cherries when done.
Preheat oven to 180ºC. Line a tray with baking paper. Place the filo on a clean work surface. Brush 1 filo sheet with melted butter. Top with another filo sheet. Brush with melted butter. Repeat with melted butter and remaining filo. Sprinkle with the almond meal. Place the filling along 1 long side, leaving a wide border at each end. Fold in the ends and roll up firmly to enclose. Place, seam-side-down, on the prepared tray. Brush with remaining butter.
Bake for 25 minutes or until golden. Dust with icing sugar. Serve with whipped cream.

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Monday, March 31, 2014

French classics cooking class - Ratatouille recipe

This French Classics cooking class is sure to be popular with those wanting to upgrade their French cooking skills. Learn to prepare a classic three course French meal. For entrée Provençales tomatoes followed by Ratatouille and Pastis Chicken Casserole for main, and Tarte Tatin to finish. Our passionate French cook, Marie shows you a range of tricks & techniques so you can make these dishes as authentic as the French themselves.
If you are unsure or want to know more, call Marie Clement during office hours and she will be delighted to handle any queries that you have.

Materials List
Wear closed shoes. Tie back your hair if it is long. Bring apron and containers.

Start Date: Sunday 25 May 2014
End Date: Sunday 25 May 2014
Time: 10.00am – 2.00pm
Location: NSCC
Cost: $120.00
enroll now!
Ratatouille

INGREDIENTS for 6
2 large Eggplants
3 zucchini
3 Peppers (yellow, red & green)
6 tomatoes
2 medium onions
Sauce
Olive oil
Thyme, parsley & bay leaf
2 garlic cloves
Salt, pepper
2Tbsp tomato paste

PREPARATION

Preheat your oven to 180C.
Cut all vegetables in big shanks or for a result as per picture follow bellow instructions
Cut eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes into 4 mm thick slices.
Peel onion and cut into rings. Cut peppers in the flattest parts to have the same shape.
Sauce
Cut all leftover vegetables into small pieces. (If you’re doing a classic Ratatouille, use ¼ of precut vegetables.)
In a saucepan, heat up 4 Tbsp of olive oil; add vegetables, chopped parsley, bay leaves and thyme sprigs and garlic -stir with a wooden spoon and leave to cook for 4 minutes.
Add tomato paste, salt, pepper and cook gently for another 4 to 5 minutes. If necessary, add a bit of warm water to obtain a smoother sauce. If you find it slightly acidic add one or two tea spoons of sugar. Remove thyme sprigs and Bay leaves, and blend the sauce.
Spread the sauce in an oven dish. Place vegetables varying categories (as shown on picture).
Cover dish with aluminium foil and cook for 40 minutes in a 180°C pre-heated oven.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

BANANA BREAD

Ingredients
- 300g plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 150g brown sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- 75g finely chopped dates
- 150g coarsely chopped toasted pecans
- 60ml (¼ cup) milk
- 125g unsalted butter, cut into chunks
- 125ml (½ cup) buttermilk
- ½ vanilla bean cut lengthwise, seeds scraped
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 3 medium sized ripe bananas, mashed
 
Preparation
Preheat your oven to 180C. Grease a 14cm X 24cm loaf tin and line with baking paper.
Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into a large bowl. Add dates and pecans. Toss to combine.
Heat the milk and butter in a small saucepan until melted and combined. Pour into a large bowl. Whisk in the buttermilk and vanilla seeds. Whisk in eggs. Whisk in bananas.
Make a well in the middle of flour mixture. Add banana mixture. Stir to combine. Spoon mixture into prepared pan.
Bake for about 45-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
Leave it to cool in the tin for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack.

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