Sunday 7 February 2016

Profiteroles






I ended up with 12 profiteroles and they worked out at 7 syns for one.

Ingredients 

  • 55 g (2 oz) butter
  • 75 g (2 1/2 oz) plain flour, sifted
  • 2 eggs, beaten with a pinch of salt
  • One tub of double cream
  • Chocolate

Method
Prep:15min  ›  Ready in:15min 

  1. Put the butter and 150 ml (5 fl oz) water in a saucepan. Heat gently until the butter has melted, then bring to the boil.
  2. As soon as the water boils, remove the pan from the heat and quickly tip in the flour all at once. Beat with a wooden spoon until the ingredients bind together into a dough.
  3. Return the pan to a low heat and continue to beat until the dough is a smooth, dry ball in the centre of the pan.
  4. Allow to cool for 2–3 minutes, then gradually beat in the eggs to make a smooth, shiny paste. Beat vigourously. Use straightaway, as directed in the recipe.
  5. Place the baking sheet into the oven. Before closing the oven door, pour half a cup of water into the roasting tin at the bottom of the oven, then quickly shut the door. This helps to create more steam in the oven and make the pastry rise better. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden-brown - if the profiteroles are too pale they will become soggy when cool.
  6. Remove from the oven and turn the oven off. Prick the base of each profiterole with a skewer. Place back onto the baking sheet with the hole in the base facing upwards and return to the oven for five minutes. The warm air from the oven helps to dry out the middle of the profiteroles.
  7. For the filling, lightly whip the cream with the orange zest until soft peaks form. When the profiteroles are cold, use a piping bag to pipe the cream into the profiteroles.

Tandoori Marinade




Ingrediants:

Tandoori spice
Fat free yoghurt
Lemon Juice

Mix a couple of table spoons of yoghurt and lemon juice together, add a good amount of the tandoori spice.

Once all mixed add the meat of your choice and leave for at least of couple of hours before cooking.

Spicy barbeque marinade



Ingredients

  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • ½ tsp chilli flakes
  • 4 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tbsp sweetener

Method

  1. Put all the ingredients in a bowl and blend well together.
  2. If not using the sauce immediately, store in an airtight container in the refridgerator for up to 48 hours.

Bombay Bhajis


Ingredients

  • Low calorie cooking spray
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 175g potato, cooked & chopped
  • 225g canned chickpeas, drained
  • 1 egg beaten
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp dried Bombay mixed spice
  • 1 tsp dried mixed herbs
  • Salt & ground black pepper

Raita

  • ½ cucumber, chopped
  • Salt
  • 115g fat-free natural yogurt
  • 4 spring onions, chopped

Method

  1. To make the raita place the cucumber in a colander, sprinkle with salt and leave for 30 minutes. Dry well and transfer into a bowl. Stir in the yogurt and spring onions and chill until ready to serve.
  2. To make the bhajis spray a non-stick frying pan with low calorie cooking spray and cook the onion for approximately 5 minutes until tender. Transfer to a bowl, add the potato and chick peas and mash together. Stir in the remaining ingredients and form into small balls. 
  3. Arrange the bhajis on a baking tray that has been sprayed with low calorie cooking spray. Bake in a preheated oven at 220°C/200°C Fan/Gas Mark 7 for approximately 15 minutes until golden. Serve immediately with the cucumber rait

I didn't have bombay spice so just used normal curry powder .