Simple Soda Bread
Method Ingredients Preheat the oven to 200ºC. Mix all of the dry ingredients together. Mix all of the wet ingredients together. Mix both mixes together. Shape into a round loaf shape, score deeply forming a cross, and put in the oven for 30 minutes until it sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom.
Caramelised Onions
Ingredients Method Melt the butter in a pan on a medium heat. Add the onions, salt and sugar. Turn the heat down to low and put a lid on and cook for 40 minutes or so until the onions are caramelised. It can take a bit longer. When they are almost ready add the spoonful…
Buckwheat Crackers
Ingredients Method Mix dry ingredients together. Mix wet ingredients together. Mix both mixes together. Mix well. Roll out thinly and evenly. Fork them with holes before cooking to let the trapped steam escape. Score in the shape you want the final crackers to be. I found diamond shapes to be the nicest to eat. Cook…
Coconut Jerk Aubergine
Ingredients Method Heat the oil and cook the onion for 4 minutes until soft. Add the garlic. Stir in the curry powder, jerk seasoning and stir to combine. Add the tomato puree. Reduce the heat and add the butternut squash, half of the spring onions, the aubergine and the mushrooms. Stir and cook for 2…
Vegetable, Nut and Mushroom Loaf
Ingredients Method Preheat oven to 180°C prepare a lined tin and a bain marie for the oven. Heat the oil on a medium heat in a large pan. Add the chopped onions. Fry these until soft. Add chopped garlic and chopped thyme. Season this with salt and pepper and the garam masala. Add the chopped…
Aquafaba Chocolate Mousse
Method Chop up the chocolate into small pieces to help it melt evenly then melt the chocolate over a bain-marie. Whisk the aquafaba until you reach stiff peaks. Takes a while is using a hand whisk. Much quicker with electric whisk but it’s easier to go past stiff peaks this way. Gently fold into the…
Biscotti / Cantuccini
Ingredients Method The ‘bi’ in biscotti means two. Or double or twice. Twice baked. So get ready for a fairly long but very simple process. Turn on the oven to 150°C. First Bake Mix all the dry ingredients together except the whole nuts. Lightly beat the egg. Make a well in the middle of dry…
