Cheese Puff

Ingredient:

Choux Paste:
125ml (1/2 cup) milk
125ml (1/2 cup) water
100g (3.5 oz) butter, diced
1/2 tsp salt
150g (5.3 oz) plain flour
4 eggs

120g (4.2 oz) emmenthal, grated
small pinch of cayenne pepper
eggwash (1 egg yolk mixed with 1 tbsp milk)

Direction:

Preheat the oven to 180 C (350 F).

First make the choux paste. Place the milk, butter, salt in a saucepan and set over a low heat. Bring to the boil, then immediately remove from heat. Throw in the flour and mix in with a wooden spoon, until completely combined.

Return the pan to a medium heat and stir continuously for a minute to dry it out a little, then tip it into a large bowl. Pop in the eggs one at a time, beating each addition in with the wooden spoon. Once the eggs are properly incorporated the paste should be smooth and shiny, with a thick ribbon consistency.

Mix in the cayenne and three quarters of the grated cheese, taking care not to overwork the mixture. Spoon into a piping bag fitted with a 1cm plain nozzle and pipe small mounds in rows on a baking sheet with greaseproof paper.

Brush each puff with eggwash and lightly mark with a fork. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and pop in the preheated oven to bake for 20 minutes until dry and crisp on the outside, but still soft inside. Serve immediately.

Recipe by Gourmet Traveller

Sticky Rice With Mango and Sweet Coconut Sauce

Ingredients:

2-3 Ripe Mangoes (sliced or diced)
250 g Glutinous Rice
1 1/2 Cups Coconut Milk
1 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
1/2 Cup Sugar
1 tsp Rice Flour
Toasted Sesame Seeds

Directions:

Put the glutinous rice in a steamer lined with a piece of thin linen cloth and steam for 30 minutes. ( I used rice cooker)

Blend rice flour in 3/4 cup of coconut milk. Cook over a low heat. Stirring constantly (do not let it boil) till thickens. Remove from the heat and reserve.

Mix remaining coconut milk with sugar and salt. Bring it to a boil constantly. Add in the coconut milk mixture into the cooked glutinous rice. Cover the rice mixture for 20 to 25 minutes before serving.

Arrange the mangoes to one side of the plate, place the glutinous rice to another side and serve with the reserved coconut milk and some toasted sesame seeds, if desired.

Recipe by seasaltwithfood.com

Mango Pudding

12 Blätter weiße Gelatine
2 reife Mangos (à 450 g)
120 ml Limettensaft (frisch gepresst)
250 ml Milch
40 g Zucker
12 frische Litschis (ersatzw. Litschis aus der Dose


1. Gelatine in kaltem Wasser einweichen. Mangos schälen, das Fruchtfleisch vom Stein schneiden und mit dem Limettensaft im Küchenmixer sehr fein pürieren.

2. Milch mit Zucker erwärmen, bis sich der Zucker aufgelöst hat. Ausgedrückte Gelatine in der warmen Milch auflösen, etwas abkühlen lassen und unter das Fruchtpüree mixen.

3. Eine kleine Auflaufform (20x20 cm, 4 cm hoch) mit Frischhaltefolie auslegen und das Fruchtpüree hineinfüllen. Mindestens 6 Stunden kalt stellen, bis das Püree geliert ist.

4. Mangopudding mithilfe der Frischhaltefolie aus der Form lösen. Folie entfernen und den Pudding in 20 gleich große Würfel schneiden. Auf einer Platte anrichten. Litschis aus der Schale lösen, entsteinen und auf die Würfel legen.

Recipe by Essen & Trinken

Chocolate Madeleines

Ingredients:

2 Eggs
75 g Sugar
50 g Plain Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
2 Tablespoon Dutch Process Cocoa Powder
60 g Unsalted Butter, melted
30 g Mini Chocolate Chips for Toppings, option

Directions:

Preheat oven to 180 degree.

Place eggs and sugar in a bowl and whisk using a balloon whisk till combine.

Sift flour, baking powder and cocoa powder together for at least once.

Spoon sifted flour(s) over egg mixture and fold through with melted butter.

Spoon mixture into greased Madeleine tin or Silicon Mold until almost to the rim. (Sprinkle a few mini chocolate chips on it if you are using)

Bake for 10 minutes or until Madeleine spring back when lightly press.

Recipe by Donna Hay's

Dried Cranberry Shortbread Hearts

Ingredients:

1 cups (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup sifted confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup finely chopped dried cranberries or cherries

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 325 degrees with a rack in center. Combine butter, confectioner's sugar, vanilla, flour, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Beat with a wooden spoon until combined but not too creamy. Stir in dried cranberries.

2. Pat dough evenly into a 8- or - 9-inch square baking pan. Bake until just beginning to turn golden, about 20 minutes. Place pan on cooling rack until cool enough to touch, about 20 minutes. Run knife around edges, remove shortbread, and transfer, right side, to work surface. Use 1 1/2 - to - 2-inch heart cookie cutter to cut out the cookies. Use a paring knife to trim stray bits of cranberry from edges. Cookies will keep for 5 days at room temperature in an airtight container.

Recipe by Martha Stewart

Strawberry Jam

Ingredients:

5 cups strawberries, washed and mashed

1/4 cup lemon juice

3 cups of sugar

1 pkg. powdered fruits pectin (for thickening)

Saucepan

Large Bowl

Ladle

Sterilized Jars

Directions:

Wash and hull strawberries, mash in a large bowl, one layer at a time.

Combine strawberries and lemon juice in a large saucepan. Gradually stir in pectin, bringing mixture to a rolling boil.

Add sugar, stirring to dissolve. Return mixture to a full boil, stirring constantly for one minute. Remove from heat.

Skim foam from mixture, if necessary. Ladle into sterilized jars. Wipe rims of jars before sealing. Process in hot water bath for 10 minutes.

Remove and let cool for 10 to 20 hours. This allows settling time. Jam can be eaten when cooled and thickened, and will last up to one year if stored in a cool place.

Recipe by eHow.com

Buttermilk Biscuits

Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold and cut into cubes
3/4 cup buttermilk, chilled, plus additional for brushing

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425 degree F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix in the butter with a pastry cutter or a fork until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add the buttermilk and stir until the dough comes together in a ball.

On a lightly floured surface, gather the dough into a bowl and kneed gently 6 times. Pat dough into a 10 inch circle and about 1/2 inch thick. Cut dough into three inch rounds with a  lightly floured cutter. Place on the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Brush with buttermilk.

Bake until golden brown, about 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Makes 8 large biscuits

Recipe by: Completely Delicious Blog