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Desserts
Banana fritters
Serves 4
Preparation time 15 minutes
Cooking time 15 minutes
Ingredients:
4 bananas
10g dry yeast
100g flour
150ml light lager
4 tablespoons oil
Cooking instructions:
Dilute the yeast with 3 tablespoons water. Put the flour in
the processor bowl and add diluted yeast. Mix using the metal
blade at speed 1 for 20 seconds.
Whilst the processor is still working, gradually pour in the
lager through the feeder tube and increase the speed to 3.
Mix for 30 seconds or until mixture is smooth.
Leave the mixture to stand for 30 minutes.
Slice the bananas. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a frying pan,
dip the bananas into the mixture and cook (both sides) for 30
seconds.
Serve with an ice cream of your choice.
Apple crumble
Serves 4
Preparation time 10 minutes
Cooking time 45 minutes
Ingredients:
900g Golden Delicious apples
200g blackberries
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons lemon juice
140g flour
75g butter
75 g sugar
100ml water
Cooking instructions:
Put peeled and cubed apples into a heated saucepan with
the lemon juice, cinnamon and water. Cover and cook for 15
minutes.
Put the flour, sugar and diced butter in the processor bowl.
Mix using the metal chopping blade at speed 1 for
approximately 10 seconds (do not allow the mixture to become
a smooth pastry). Finally, finish by using the ‘pulse’ a few
times to crumb the mixture.
Strain any excess juice from the apples and arrange in a
cake mould (approximately 22cm). Arrange the blackberries
and finally cover with the crumble.
Bake in a pre-heated over at 220
o
C/Gas mark 7 for
approximately 45 minutes. The crumble should form a golden
crunchy crust on the fruit.
Chocolate mouse
Serves 4
Preparation time 10 minutes
Cooking time 15 minutes
Ingredients:
200g plain cooking chocolate
4 eggs
1 tablespoon fresh cream
30g butter
40g sugar
Cooking instructions:
Break the chocolate into pieces and place in a bowl.
Melt the chocolate by placing the bowl in hot water.
Add 2 tablespoons of water and the diced butter to the
chocolate and stir to obtain a smooth texture.
Pour the egg yolks (save egg whites) and 20g of the sugar
into the processor bowl and whisk using the whisk
attachment at speed 3 for 30 seconds. Add the cream and
whisk at the same speed for a further 15 seconds.
Lower the speed to 1 and gradually pour in the melted
chocolate through the feeder tube. Mix this for 20 seconds
and place to one side.
After cleaning the processor bowl, whisk the egg whites
at speed 3 until soft and fluffy.
Add a pinch of salt and pour remainder of the sugar
through the feeder tube and whisk for a further 10 seconds.
Gently fold the whisked egg whites with the chocolate mix
(fold mixture as little as possible). Leave to chill for at least 30
minutes before serving.
Delicious Shakes
Banana Milkshake
Serves 4
Preparation time 5 minutes
Cooking time 5 minutes
Ingredients:
2 ripened bananas
2 scoops vanilla ice cream
2 teaspoons sugar
400ml cold milk
Instructions:
Skin and dice the bananas and put in the blender.
Add the ice cream, sugar and milk.
Blend at maximum until the mixture is blended and frothy.
This recipe can be adjusted to your taste by varying the
fruit and flavour of the ice cream used.
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