Wednesday, 19 December 2007
GERMAN SWEET PRETZELS
INGREDIENTS:
1-1/2 pound of flour;
2-1/2 pound of butter;
3-1/4 pound of sugar;
5- 1 egg;1 beaten yolk;
6- 1 tablespoon of sweet cream;
7-grated lemon zest;almonds.
PREPARATION;
1-Mix 1/2 pound of flour with 1/2 pound of fresh butter; add 1/4 poundof sugar, 1 egg and 1 beaten yolk, 1 tablespoonful of sweet cream and some grated lemon peel.
2-Mix thoroughly and mold the dough into small wreaths;
3-Brush the top with the yolk of an egg and sprinkle with powdered sweet almonds.
4- Lay in a well-buttered baking-tin and bake until a deep yellow.
BOM APETITE
Labels: CAKES
posted by Filomena & Bill Price at
11:05
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Saturday, 15 December 2007
DUTCH SWEET POTATO PUFF
1-3 sweet potatoes;
2-3 eggs;
3- 1cup of milk;3 tablespoons of butter;
4-2 tablespoons of sugar;
5-nutmeg;lemon juice.
PREPARATION:
1-Peel and boil 3 sweet potatoes in salted water until tender; then mash well with 3 beaten yolks of eggs, 1 cup of milk, 3 tablespoonfuls of butter, 2 tablespoonfuls of sugar, a pinch of nutmeg and lemon-juice.
2-Beat the whites with a pinch of salt to a stiff froth;
3-Add to thepotatoes and put in a well buttered baking-dish and bake.
4-Serve hot ,with salad.
BOM APETITE
Labels: VEGETARIAN
posted by Filomena & Bill Price at
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Monday, 19 November 2007
Chicken paprika
Serves 6Duration 30 mins
Ingredients
1 large chicken, jointed (or use 2 large chicken legs and 2 breasts, halved)salt2 tbsp olive oil knob butter1 onion, chopped2-3 cloves garlic, chopped1 tbsp sweet paprika 1 tbsp hot paprika1 tbsp flour285ml/½pint chicken stock 3 tbsp chopped fresh flatleaf parsley 2 red peppers, de-seeded and cut into 1cm/0.5in strips 4 large ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped250ml/8fl oz sour cream
Method
1. Rub the chicken pieces with the salt. Heat the oil and butter in a large heavy-bottomed pan and brown the chicken all over for a few minutes. Remove the chicken from the pan and set to one side.
2. To the same pan, add the onions and garlic and sweat for about five minutes. Add the sweet and hot paprika, then the flour, and stir until combined - take care not to burn it.
3. Add the stock and stir. Return the chicken pieces to the pan, adding a bit more stock if the mixtures seems too dry.
4. Add half of the chopped parsley and bring to the boil. Add the red pepper strips, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Stir in the tomatoes and simmer gently for about one hour.6. When the chicken is cooked, remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the sour cream and the remaining parsley. Check the seasoning and serve.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/chickenpaprikawithle_80341.shtml
posted by Filomena & Bill Price at
10:11
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