This Bread has a golden brown crust that’s wonderfully crisp. Yet inside it is soft and tender. I like it with a slathering of butter or sometimes I like to dip it in a good olive oil or pesto. It makes delicious sandwiches and really good toast.
Fresh apricots with lemon cream
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Serves: 6 INGREDIENTS 750g fresh ripe apricots 50g (1/2 cup) raisins 1 small glass liqueur, to taste 2 glasses white wine (500cc) ¾ cup (150g) sugar juice of 2 lemons 2 egg yolks PREPARATION Peel, stone and slice apricots. Soak raisins in warm water for about 1 hour. Drain, dry and soak in liqueur. Mix […]
Whipped cream topping (Chantilli )
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INGREDIENTS 1 cup (250ml) cream, double 1tablespoon caster sugar or icing sugar vanilla essence PREPARATION Place cream in a mixing bowl. Sift in sugar. Whip with electric mixer until it begins to thicken. Remove from electric mixer and keep beating by hand until reaching the desired consistency. Stir in vanilla essence to taste. Cook’s tip: […]
Chocolate icing with condensed milk
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INGREDIENTS 1 can condensed milk 4 chocolate bars (portions), chopped PREPARATION Put the ingredients in a small saucepan. Cook over moderate heat, stirring continuously until the chocolate dissolves in the condensed milk and the mixture begins to thicken. Remove from the heat and spread over cakes, cookies, eclairs.