Apr 14
I think most people, when thinking of custard, think of making it with custard powder for pouring onto a dessert or for trifle or something, but this recipe makes the custard itself the hero. My confession for the day is that I actually had to make this recipe twice. For some reason the first time …
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Jan 17
Earlier this week I was sitting down for a coffee with a friend and the topic of traditions came up – specifically the tradition of not eating new potatoes until Christmas Day. We were talking about how it was the excitement of finally being able to have those slightly minted rounds of spuddy deliciousness and …
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Jan 17
Ingredients 3 egg whites 175gm caster sugar Method Preheat the oven to 140°C To prepare the baking tray wet hands with a little water and run them over the tray. Then place baking paper over the slightly dampened baking tray. Beat egg whites to a stiff peak. Continue beating and add the sugar a tablespoon …
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Jan 15
The rain has finally made an appearance down south and so it was the perfect day to work on a coffee cake recipe for you guys to try out. As Sam and Matthew pointed out yesterday the Edmonds coffee cake recipe was good but it doesn’t store well and it was a little on the …
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Jan 13
My toothache is gone and it was a beautiful sunny day down south today so as promised I have written some conversion information for those of you outside of New Zealand and those who would rather deal in imperial measurements. I have also written a few ideas on how to use leftover egg whites and …
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Jan 13
After posting the mayonnaise recipe I was asked what the egg whites could be used for and so I thought I would share some ideas of things that egg whites and egg yolks can be used for. Egg whites Meringues Pavlova Egg white omelette, healthy and delicious Marshmallow You can also freeze your egg whites. …
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Jan 13
Ingredients 1 cup milk ½ cup cream 3 egg yolks 2 Tablespoons Sugar 2 teaspoons cornflour ½ teaspoon vanilla essence Method Pour milk and cream into a saucepan and heat until it is just bubbling around the edges. Don’t let it come to a complete boil. While the milk is heating, whisk the egg yolks, …
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Jan 13
Makes 8 Ingredients 800ml cream 8 egg yolks 1 vanilla pod, split 6 tablespoons caster sugar Small pinch of salt Extra caster sugar for the top Method Preheat your oven to 150°C Heat the cream and the vanilla pod in a small saucepan until bubbling around the edges but not boiling. While heating the milk …
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