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Cooking Guide
Slices, Desserts and Pastries
Cinnamon Poached Pears
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
1/
2
cup
water
1/
4
cup
caster sugar
1/
2
teaspoon
cinnamon
4
pears, peeled and sliced
Method:
Combine water caster sugar and cinnamon in 1-litre jug. Cook
on HIGH for 2 minutes. Place the pears in 2-litre dish. Pour over
syrup and cover. Cook on HIGH for 6 to 8 minutes.
Strawberry Mousse
Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients:
1/
4
cup
water
2 teaspoons
powdered gelatine
100 g
white chocolate
1
punnet strawberries
2
egg yolks
180 ml
cream, whipped
Method:
Place water in a small bowl, sprinkle with gelatine. Heat on
MED HIGH for 1 minute to dissolve, do not boil. Break
chocolate into small pieces and place into a small bowl, melt on
MED HIGH for 1 to 1
1/
2
minutes. Allow to cool slightly. Process
strawberries or sieve to a puree.
Combine egg yolks with cream, add cooled chocolate and
gelatine and fold lightly. Gently fold strawberries into mixture.
Pour into individual ramekins or one large mould and refrigerate
for 2 to 3 hours or until set.
Tiramisu
Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon
ground coffee beans
2 tablespoons
rum
500 g
pkt sponge finger biscuits
3
eggs, separated
2 tablespoons
sugar
100 g
dark chocolate
500 g
mascarpone cheese
2 tablespoons
cocoa
Method:
Prepare 2 cups of slightly sweetented espresso coffee using
ground coffee beans. Place coffee and rum into a wide bowl
and quickly dip sponge biscuits into the mixture, making sure
they are wet but not dripping. Set aside. Melt chocolate on
Medium for 1 to 2 minutes. Allow to cool slightly. Beat together
egg yolks and sugar and add the mascarpone cheese, stir until
smooth. Beat the egg whites until they hold stiff peaks and fold
into the cheese mixture. Arrange
1/
3
of the sponge biscuits into
the base of a dish, top with
1/
2
the cheese mixture, repeat layers
ending with biscuits Cover and refrigerate for at least 5 hours.
Dust liberally with cocoa before slicing to serve.
FRUIT - Peel, slice, chop into even sized pieces. Place in shallow heatproof dish on glass turntable.
Apples - poached
500 g
HIGH
8 min
Add 300 ml of water. Only half fill dish. Cover.
Apples - stewed
500 g
HIGH
8 min
Only half fill dish. Cover.
Peaches - poached
500 g
HIGH
4 - 5 min
Add 300 ml of water. Only half fill dish. Cover.
Pears - poached
500 g
HIGH
6 - 7 min
Add 300 ml of water. Only half fill dish. Cover
Plums - poached
500 g
HIGH
8 min
Add 300 ml of water. Only half fill dish. Cover.
Plums - stewed
500 g
HIGH
6 - 10 min
Add 30 ml of water. Only half fill dish. Cover.
Rhubarb - stewed
500 g
HIGH
5 min
Only half fill dish. Cover.