Showing posts with label Berry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Berry. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Cheesecake with a Blackberry Sorbet

Ingredients

  • 250 g hob nobs (or similar biscuit base)
  • 75 g butter
  • 250 g fudge
  • 300 g mascarpone
  • 400 ml double cream
  • couple of blackberries (sliced)
  • for the sorbet:
  • 400 g blackberries
  • 150 g castor sugar
  • juice and fine rind of 1 unwaxed lemon
  • 3 tblsp good quality aged balsamic vinegar

Berry Fruit Jelly with Cinnamon Cream

Ingredients

  • mixed soft fruit
  • 4 leaves gelatine
  • 140 ml elderflower cordial
  • 2 tblsp (heaped) caster sugar
  • 425 ml prosecco

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Home Made Ice Cream Cones

Ingredients

For the cones:
  • 2 large eggs
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • 60 g unsalted melted butter
  • 30 ml milk
  • 1 seeds from vanilla pod
  • 50 g plain flour
  • pinch of salt
  • sunflower or vegetable oil
  • 100 g melted chocolate
  • 250 ml milk

Fruit Pie

Ingredients

Sour cream pie pastry:
  • 8 tblsp cold unsalted butter
  • 0.25 cup white shorting
  • 1 cup strong flour
  • 1 1/3 cups plain flour
  • 0.50 tsp salt
  • 1.50 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tblsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 1 ½ -3 ½ tablespoon ice cold water

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Lemon Tart with Blackberry Ice Cream

Ingredients

For the crust pastry:
  • 450 g plain flour
  • 225 g butter
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • 2 eggs lightly beaten
  • 1 egg white

Friday, March 22, 2013

Blackberry Soup with Liquorice Ice Cream

Ingredients

  • 150 g caster sugar
  • 500 ml water
  • 250 ml chianti classico red wine
  • 50 ml madeira
  • 80 g green and black dark chocolate
  • 250 g blackberries
  • 1 unwaxed lemon, zest and juice
  • for the ice cream:
  • 4 free-range eggs yolks
  • 100 g golden caster sugar
  • 300 ml full fat milk
  • 300 ml double cream
  • 1 tblsp liquorice powder (or 6 x15 cm liquorice sticks)

Passion Fruit Panna Cotta

Ingredients

- For the panna cotta mixture:
  • 4 gelatine leaves
  • 500 ml double cream
  • 100 ml coconut milk
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • seeds scraped from 1 vanilla pod
  • for the passion fruit jelly:
  • 2 gelatine leaves
  • 150 ml freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 3 passion fruits (cut in half and seeds removed)
  • 25 g caster sugar
  • for the poached berries:
  • 3 tblsp red wine
  • 2 tblsp crème de cassis
  • 50 g caster sugar
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 whole star anise
  • seeds scraped from ½ vanilla pod
  • 0.25 tsp freshly grated root ginger
  • 100 g mixed autumn berries (such as blackberries, blueberries, tayberries and redcurrants)
  • mint sprigs (to decorate)

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Blackberry and Raspberry Yoghurt Ice Cream

Ingredients

  • 200 g blackberries, washed
  • 200 g raspberries, washed
  • 600 ml good-quality natural yoghurt
  • 150 ml honey

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Apple Berry Jelly

Ingredients

  • 150 ml water
  • 100 g sugar
  • 4 sheets leaf gelatine
  • 120 g strawberries, raspberries and blueberries, washed and hulled and halved if necessary
  • 300 ml apple juice
  • berries and mint, to decorate