Short Crust Pastry

Ingredients

• Plain flour - 175g
• Butter (cubed & cold) - 90g
• Egg - 1
• Salt & Pepper to taste

Instructions

• Combine flour, butter, mustard seeds, salt & pepper in processor and pulse for 10 secs
• Add egg and pulse until it starts to combine
• Remove from processor, bring together and refrigerate 30 mins
• Remove from fridge, wait 5 mins and roll to required thickness

Optional Ingredients

• Yellow Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
• Dried pumpkin - 2 tbsp (add 1 tbsp water with egg if used)

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Hot Water Pastry

Ingredients

• Plain flour - 300g
• Bread flour - 60g
• Lard (or Ghee/Clarified butter) - 160g
• Water - 100ml
• Salt & Pepper to taste

Instructions

• Combine plain and bread flour, salt & pepper in bowl
• Put lard and water in saucepan and heat until melted together
• Pour lard/water into flour bowl and combine with a wooden spoon
• Roll into a ball and allow to rest for 20 minutes

Optional Ingredients

• Yellow Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp

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Hot Water Pastry PT05M PT10M PT35M Main European 4

Bread Machine Naan

Ingredients

• Warm milk (70° to 80°) - 70 ml
• Plain Yogurt - 90 g
• Ghee (or clarified butter) - 1 tbsp
• Salt - ½ tsp
• Honey - 1 tsp
• Bread flour - 240 g
• Dry yeast - 1 tsp
• Coriander - large bunch

Instructions

• Combine ingredients in bread machine and put on pizza setting
• Divide resulting dough into four and flatten
• Grill on flat tray under very hot grill on both sides

Optional Ingredients

• Black onion seeds (nigella)
• Garlic

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Bread Machine Pita

Ingredients

• Warm Water - 200 ml
• Salt - ½ tsp
• Sugar - 1 tsp
• Bread flour - 350 g
• Dry yeast - ½ tsp

Instructions

• Combine ingredients in bread machine and put on pizza setting
• Divide resulting dough into six and flatten
• Bake in 220°C non-fan oven for 8 minutes
• Finish in toaster just prior to serving, fill with ham, cheese or whatever takes your fancy

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Clear pickling vinegar

Ingredients

• Clear pickling vinegar - 200 ml
• Water - 100 ml
• Salt - 3 tsp
• Sugar - 3 tsp
• Whole dried chilli - 1
• Whole coriander - 2 tsp
• Whole black peppercorns - 2 tsp
• Whole black mustard seeds - 2 tsp
• Bay leaves - 2

Instructions

• Put all ingredients in a saucepan and boil for 5 minutes
• Pour into jar over items to be pickled and seal while still hot

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Malt pickling vinegar

Ingredients

• Malt pickling vinegar - 200 ml
• Salt - 3 tsp
• Sugar - 3 tsp
• Whole coriander - 2 tsp
• Whole black peppercorns - 2 tsp
• Whole black mustard seeds - 2 tsp
• Bay leaves - 2

Instructions

• Put all ingredients in a saucepan and boil for 5 minutes
• Pour into jar over items to be pickled and seal while still hot

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Low Carb Soja Short Crust Pastry

Ingredients

• Soja bean flour - 120 g
• Rice flour - 60 g
• Psyllium husk powder - 1 tbsp
• Xanthan gum - 1 tsp
• Butter (cubed & cold) - 60 g
• Olive oil - 30 ml
• Egg - 1
• Water - 25ml
• Salt to taste

Instructions

• Combine soja flour, rice flour, psyllium powder, xanthan gum, butter, oil & salt in processor and pulse for 10 secs
• Add egg & water and pulse until it starts to combine
• Remove from processor, bring together and refrigerate 20 mins
• Remove from fridge, wait 5 mins and roll to required thickness

Optional Ingredients

• Yellow Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
• Pumpkin powder - 2 tbsp

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Candied Peel

Ingredients

• Lemons - 2
• Oranges - 2
• Grapefruit - 1
• Sugar - 280 g

Instructions

• Cut citrus fruits in half and remove fruit with a spoon
• Cook the rinds in 250 ml water for 30 minutes
• Remove rinds from pan with slotted spoon and drain & cool
• Add 250 g brown sugar and another 250 g water to pan and bring to boil
• Cook the rinds in water/sugar for 30 minutes
• Remove rinds from pan with slotted spoon and allow to cool
• Cut rinds into strips
• Dry in air dryer for 4 hours at 60°C
• Toss in remaining sugar
• Store in refrigerator

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Candied Peel PT10M PT420M PT430M Condiment British 6

• Makes - 6
• Calories/serving - kcal
• Carbs/serving - g
• Cholesterol/serving - mg
• Fibre/serving - g
• Protein/serving - g
• Fat/serving - g
• Saturated Fat/serving - g
• Trans Fat/serving - g
• Unsaturated Fat/serving - g
• Sodium/serving - mg
• Sugars/serving - g
• May be frozen - Yes

Brown Bread

Ingredients

• Warm Water - 300 ml
• Salt - ½ tsp
• Sugar - 1 tsp
• Butter - 15 g
• Bread flour - 350 g
• Dry yeast - 1 tsp

Instructions

• Combine ingredients in bread machine and put on brown bread setting
• Once cycle has finished, invert tin and cool on a rack for 30 mins

Optional Ingredients

• Yellow Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
• Poppy Seeds - 1 tsp
• Pumpkin powder - 2 tbsp
• Pitted olives (halved) - 10

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Pizza Base

Ingredients

• Warm Water - 130 ml
• Salt - ½ tsp
• Sugar - ½ tsp
• Pizza/Bread flour - 220 g
• Dry yeast - ½ tsp
• Olive oil - 2 tbsp

Instructions

• Combine ingredients in bread machine and put on pizza setting
• Once cycle has finished, invert tin, remove dough and knock back
• Divide into 2 and roll each to approx 25cm diameter
• Transfer to baking tray lined with greaseproof paper

Optional Ingredients

• Yellow Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp

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Beetroot Powder

Ingredients

• Uncooked beetroot (peeled) - 3

Instructions

• Grate betroot manually or in a processor (RG6 grater on Robot Coupe)
• Dry in air drier for 20 hours @ 60°C
• Grind to a powder in a spice grinder

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Mincemeat

Ingredients

• Apples (cored, peeled and chopped) - 6
• Pears (cored, peeled and chopped) - 3
• All spice - 2 tsp
• Cinnamon - ½ tsp
• Vegetable suet - 225 g
• Raisins - 350 g
• Sultanas - 400 g
• Candied Peel - 1 portion
• Brown sugar - 350 g
• Oranges (flesh & juice) - 2
• Lemons (flesh & juice) - 2
• Brandy - 6 tbsp

Instructions

• Combine all ingredients except brandy in a large bowl
• Cover and leave overnight in refrigerator
• Put in oven roaster, add brandy and bake for 2 hours @ 130°C fan
• Put into sterilised jars

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Breadcrumb, parsley and garlic crust

Ingredients

• Breadcrumbs - 300g (or vegan breadcrumbs)
• Garlic - 6 cloves
• Parsley - large bunch
• Salt - ½ tsp
• Pepper - 1 tsp

Instructions

• Combine all ingredients in blender and pulse till uniform

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Egg Pasta

Ingredients

• 00 pasta flour (or plain) - 200g
• Eggs - 2

Instructions

• Combine both ingredients in blender and pulse for 1 minute
• If the mixture is too sticky add a little flour, if it doesn't combine add a very small amount of water
• Remove from blender and knead on a floured surface for 30 seconds to confirm consistency

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Durum Wheat Pasta

Ingredients

• Semolina flour - 200g
• Tepid water - 100ml
• Salt - pinch

Instructions

• Combine ingredients in blender and pulse for 1 minute
• If the mixture is too sticky add a little flour, if it doesn't combine add a very small amount of water
• Remove from blender and knead on a floured surface for 30 seconds to confirm consistency

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Bechamel Sauce

Ingredients

• Butter - 25 g
• Milk - 500 ml
• Flour - 1 tbsp
• Nutmeg - ¼ tsp
• Salt - ½ tsp
• White pepper - ¼ tsp

Instructions

• Melt butter in saucepan
• Add flour to create roux
• Gently add milk whilst stiring to prevent lumps
• Bring to a gentle boil and add nutmeg, salt and pepper
• Simmer for 3 minutes

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Cheese (rind) Sauce

Ingredients

• Cheese rinds - 200g
• Milk - 1050 ml
• Cornflour - 3 tbsp
• Cheddar cheese (grated) - 150g
• Chilli powder - ½ tsp
• White pepper - ¼ tsp

Instructions

• Place cheese rinds in sieve, add 1000 ml milk to saucepan and put sieve in saucepan on a trivet, covering rinds
• Cook on low heat (4/9) for 30 minutes
• Remove sieve and trivet and use a potato masher to squeeze out cheese liquid into pan
• Combine cornflour with a 50ml milk, ensuring no lumps, then add to pan
• Bring to a gentle boil and add cheddar, chilli and pepper
• Simmer for 5 minutes

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Masala Spice Mix

Ingredients

• Whole cardamom (still in husk) - 2 tbsp
• Bay leaves - 4
• Fennel - 2 tbsp
• Whole coriander - 3 tbsp
• Whole cumin - 4 tbsp
• Turmeric - 3 tbsp
• Dried geen chillis - 15
• Star anise - ½
• Cinnamon bark - 15 cm

Instructions

• Place cardamom, bay leaves, green chillis, star anise and cinnamon in spice grinder and grind to powder
• Add fennel, coriander, cumin, tumeric
• Remove, mix and store in sealed jar

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Cauliflower Flour

Ingredients

• Whole cauliflower (leaves and stalk removed and cut into thin slices)

Instructions

• Place Place cauliflower in dehydrating machine and dry for 20 hours at 70°C
• Grind dried cauliflower in spice grinder in batches

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White Bread

Ingredients

• Warm Water - 350 ml
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Sugar - 1 tsp
• Butter - 25 g
• Bread flour - 500 g
• Dry yeast - 1 tsp

Instructions

• Combine ingredients in bread machine and put on white bread setting
• Once cycle has finished, invert tin and cool on a rack for 30 mins

Optional Ingredients

• Poppy Seeds - 1 tsp
• Pumpkin powder - 2 tbsp

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Honey And Soy Glaze

Ingredients

• Honey - 1 tsp
• Soy sauce - 1 tbsp
• Balsamic vinegar - 1 tbsp

Instructions

• Combine ingredients in a ramekin and microwave @900W for 1 minute

Optional Ingredients

• Mustard - 1 tsp

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