Showing posts with label Biscotti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Biscotti. Show all posts

Monday, March 25, 2013

Baked Chocolate and Hazelnut Cheesecake

Ingredients

  • for the base:
  • 75 g butter (plus extra for greasing)
  • 250 g ginger nut biscuits (crushed)
  • for the filling:
  • 1 vanilla pod (split in half and seeds removed)
  • 2 x 250 g tubs mascarpone cheese
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • 2 tblsp cornflour
  • 3 eggs
  • 200 g jar of chocolate and hazelnut spread
  • 1 tsp finely chopped stem ginger (in syrup)
  • raspberries, chocolate shavings and whipped cream, to serve

Friday, March 22, 2013

Festive Christmas Trifle

Ingredients

  • 400 g mascarpone cheese
  • 1 packet of boudoir biscuits
  • 100 g fresh cranberries
  • 1 pack of frozen mixed berries
  • 280 g sugar
  • 1 chocolate flake
  • cinnamon powder
  • 250 ml pouring cream
  • 100 ml cooking sherry
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 vanilla pod

Crunchie Sticky Banoffee Pie

Ingredients

  • 297 g can condensed milk
  • 230 g digestive biscuits (about 16 crushed finely)
  • 115 g butter (melted)
  • 3 bananas
  • 250 ml cream
  • 3 crunchie bars (roughly chopped)

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Amaretto Tiramisu

Ingredients

  • 75 ml (3fl oz) strong coffee, cooled
  • 4 tblsp amaretto or brandy
  • 40 amaretti biscuits (about 85g/3oz in total)
  • 1 egg, separated
  • 50 g (2oz) caster sugar
  • 125 g (4½oz) mascarpone
  • 1 tblsp cocoa powder

Monday, March 11, 2013

Cornmeal Biscotti with Dates and Almonds


Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 cups yellow cornmeal
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons pure orange extract
  • 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
  • 1 cup chopped pitted dates
  • 1 cup chopped almonds
  • 1 teaspoon anise seed