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Yields: 6 Preparation time: 20 mins Cooking time: 20 mins Ingredients needed to make Almonds and Blueberry Friands: For the friands: 3 ½ oz ground almonds 6 fresh blueberries 2 eggs 3 ½ oz self-raising flour 3 ½ oz unsalted butter, plus more for greasing For the drizzle: 3 tbsp clear honey Juice of 1 orange Cooking instructions for Almonds and Blueberry…
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Serves: 2 Preparation time: 5 mins Cooking time: 15 mins Ingredients needed to make Kashmiri Noon (Salty) Chai Tea: 2 tsp pure green tea leaves 2-3 green cardamom pods, seeds removed and crushed ½ tsp sea salt ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 ½ cups milk 1 ½ cups water 1 tsp ground almonds 1 tsp ground pistachios 1 tsp poppy…
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Serves: 8 Preparation time: 30 mins Cooking time: 30 mins Ingredients needed to make Strawberry Vacherin: 70 gm all purpose flour, sifted 150 gm icing sugar, plus more for dusting 225 gm caster sugar 250 gm fresh strawberries 100 gm Toblerone chocolate 1 75 gm whole almonds, blanched 300 ml thickened cream, whipped 110 gm unsalted butter, melted and cooled 5…
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Serves: 4-6 Preparation time: 15 mins Cooking time: 1 hour Ingredients needed to make Tagiatelle and Meatballs: 1 lb 2 oz tagiatelle 9 oz ground pork 9 oz ground beef 3 streaky bacon slices, chopped 1 large onion, peeled and finely chopped 1 can (14 oz) chopped tomatoes 3 large tomatoes, roughly chopped 1 ¾ oz white breadcrumbs 1 egg yolk…
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Serves: 4-6 Preparation time: 10 mins Cooking time: 20 mins Ingredients needed to make Rava Kesari: 1 cup semolina 10 raisins 10 cashew nuts 1 cup ghee 1 tsp ground cardamom 1 ½ cups sugar 1 tsp orange food colour Cooking instructions for Rava Kesari: Empty the cup of semolina into a sauté pan and roast it briskly for 10 seconds, stirring…
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Serves: 4 Preparation time: 20 mins Cooking time: 40 mins Ingredients needed to make Glamorgan Sausages: For the sausages: 5 oz Caerphilly cheese, finely grated 6 oz fresh white breadcrumbs 2 eggs, separated 1 tbsp fresh thyme, chopped 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped 4 oz leeks, trimmed and finely sliced ½ tsp sea salt, flaked Freshly ground black pepper 1 tsp…
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Serves: 8-10 Preparation time: 30 mins Cooking time: 50 mins Ingredients needed to make White Chocolate and Chestnut Torte: 2 oz plain white chocolate, broken into chunks 2 oz chestnut puree, sweetened 1 tbsp granulated sugar 2 eggs, separated 2 oz unsalted butter ½ oz plain flour Large pinch cream of tartar For the topping: 2 oz plain chocolate, finely grated…
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Serves: 4 Preparation time: 45 mins Cooking time: 1hour 20 mins Ingredients needed to make Lobster Blinchikis: For the lobster stuffing: 2 lobsters, cooked, shelled, meat removed and shells set aside 1 tsp tarragon, chopped 1 shallot, finely chopped 4 oz white wine 2 oz butter 2 oz heavy cream Salt and freshly ground black pepper For the lobster sauce: 1…
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Serves: 4-6 Preparation time: overnight Cooking time: over 2 hours Ingredients needed to make Fruit Dripping Cake: For the cake: 8 oz mixed dried fruits 8 oz whole meal flour 4 eggs, slightly beaten 3 ½ oz clarified beef dripping ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 tsp baking powder 8 fl oz water ¼ tsp ground allspice ¼ tsp ground nutmeg…
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Serves: 6 Preparation time: overnight Cooking time: 2 hours Ingredients needed to make Kutya: 1 lb walnuts, shelled 1 lb wheat berries ½ cup poppy seeds ½ cup raisins ½ cup dried apricots 1 vanilla bean, grated Zest of 1 lemon, finely grated 2 cups granulated sugar Icing sugar, for dusting Cooking instructions for Kutya: Place the wheat berries in a pan…
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