Sunday, 16 June 2013

Blueberry muffins

1. Cream together
  • 110g grape seed oil
  • 65g sugar
  • 2 eggs
2. Combine
  • 11g plain flour
  • 1.5 tsp baking powder
  • pinch of nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon ground
3. Fill up muffin cases half way, and stud with fresh blueberries
4. Oven bake 200 for 20 mins

Alternative toppings:
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg

Saturday, 8 September 2012

Chinese roast pork

1. 1 pork shoulder, marinate overnight with:
  • 3 tbsp soya sauce
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 3 tsp Chinese spice
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp mirin
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 piece ginger, sliced
  • 1 tsp ginger ground (optional)
  • 1 tsp sesame seed (optional)
2. Oven roast 150c for 40-50 mins
3. Cool for 10 mins then slice
4. Add some water to the remaining sauce and drizzle over the pork slices. Serve with rice.

Sunday, 17 June 2012

Lemon drizzle

Lemon drizzle
Original recipe

Use a mixer and blend together:
  • 100g unsalted butter 
  • 200g caster sugar 
  • 3 large eggs 
  • 100ml milk
Sift in: 
  • 250g self-raising flour 
  • pinch of salt 
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder 
Add zest of 1 large lemon 

Line a baking tray and bake at 180 for 35 mins

For the drizzle: 
Juice of 1 large lemon 
100ml water 
170g caster sugar

When the cake is ready, pour the drizzle syrup over the tin, let the cake cool in the tin.