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Bread / Turkish Bread
« on: January 17, 2013, 03:53:19 am »
Turkish Bread
Adapted from Laucke Site

Ingredients

500g  Bakers Flour
1tsp Bread Improver
5g  Dry Yeast
5g Salt
360ml Warm Water


Add all ingredients to TM & knead for 4 mins.
Leave in bowl for 30mins.
Remove from bowl to TM mat, roll out to a square shape.
Fold in like an envelope.
Wrap in mat for 30 mins.

Shape in long oval shape or make rolls.
Leave coverd for 10-15 mins.
Use fingers to make dents, brush with egg wash & sprinkle with nigella seeds.

Cook in oven 220 for 14 mins or until cooked. My oven cooks quickly.  OR
Heat up pizza oven, if using this method roll dough  out much thinner, my first 2 were too high & the top burnt on the element. Cook on setting 2 for about 5 mins.

The pizza oven cooks this to perection, I would use this method for dips & cheese, the texture is perfect bread.
The oven cooks it nicely too, this is better for sandwiches etc.

H :)

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Chit Chat / Fortnightly themed dinners
« on: January 16, 2013, 07:14:55 am »
As I have so many cookbooks, yes really, surprise I hear you all say, but for some reason i do :o :o

I thought I might  try & do a fortnightly themed dinner night, eg. mexcan, italian, middle eastern, greek, asian etc. the idea is to try new recipes & have fun.

Anyone want to play?

I know a few people who might be doing an Italian  night with their new pizza machines.

H

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Recipe Requests / Anyone recommend a good spring roll recipe baked not fried
« on: January 15, 2013, 11:05:32 pm »
I have beansprouts, pork mince, cabbage, spring onions,  carrots & wrappers .

Any ideas?


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Cakes / Carrot Muffins
« on: January 09, 2013, 02:42:59 am »
From Delicious 5 of the best

2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
4 eggs
2 cups grated carrot
3 cups plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp ground cinnamon
4 tbs milk
1/2 tsp salt

Preheat oven 180

Everything in TM, speed 4 for 1 min
Scrape down sides, speed 4 for 30 secs or longer until it becomes a smooth batter.

Cook 25 mins in muffin moulds, 2 x 6 moulds or 124 cms cake tin, if cake cook for 1 hour.

Recipe uses a coconut icing.

I drizzled white chocolate :)

Enjoy :)

members' comments

Kimmyh - when I make carrot cake 2 cups of carrot is approx 300g or 3-4 carrots. I also chop chunks of carrot on speed 5 for 5 secs. Chop carrot first and pour into a glass measuring jug until you get two cups.

Monicat -  they turned out great - lovely light and fluffy.  TMX is very full with all the ingredients in and it makes around 30 average size muffins. (Or 24 biggish ones)

Posting here so I don't have to keep getting my cup out when I make them *Lazy!!*

4 carrots
360g Brown sugar
290g Vegetable Oil
4 eggs
480g plain flour
10g Baking powder
10g Baking soda
45g milk
1 tsp Ginger
2 tsp Cinnamon
pinch salt

ETA I did a slightly healthier version today with half wholemeal flour (needed to double the amount of milk) and only 250g sugar and they still rose beautifully and taste great.  I made some cashew  nut cream to go with them.

astarra - This is a huge mixture!! I made 36 in my normal sized muffin tins. They smell divine.





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Recipe Requests / Best Rye Bread Recipe please
« on: January 05, 2013, 11:16:35 pm »
EBs mum has requested I make her a rye loaf.

I looked at teninas recioe but I dont haver a steam oven.

Any recipes please :)

Thank you
Lh :)

66
Chit Chat / Anyone help on bee sting now
« on: December 22, 2012, 09:26:38 pm »
Cp got stung yesterday, we though we had the sting out. Its 5.30am, he is crying, its swolen & red, he says it hurts. I am on hold for a 24 hr nurse on line.

Any ideas.

67
Chit Chat / Aagghhh packing up half my kitchen to take away
« on: December 20, 2012, 11:57:50 pm »
The problem with these timeshare. Its, they never have enough platters, dishes etc, sharp  knives etc. i have 2 very large boxes packed which is crazy.

Please can someone tell me the essentials. I am a big over packer >:(

Its ok going down, dh car is full & mine will be too.  Coming home we have eb & his luggage, so cant fill my car.

Of course thermie is coming, but do I really need to take 2nd bowl.

 :)

68
Non Thermomix Recipes / Hally's beef stock in a PC
« on: December 17, 2012, 09:08:45 am »
Yes, I make it in my pc. Think
Ican do it wirh my eyes clsed nw :)

Ok gf

Beef bones, about 5 or 6

Turn pc on to brown, add a little rice bran oil
Cook bones until brown  each side.

Add 2 onions & 2 carrots chopped in TM
Water to just cover bones, in pc water doesnt evaporate
1/4 cup tomato paste
1/2 cup red wine
1tsp black peppercorns
Herbs of choice & garlic if desired
Small bunch of bay leaves, cook on high pressure for 1 hour

I dont add garlic or herbs apart from bay leaves.

You could do this for 4-5 hours on the stovetop.

Cool in fridge overnight, skim layer of fat off & use or freezer

Result, rich tasty stock :)

H :)


69
Main Dishes / Left over Christmas Ham Pasta
« on: December 16, 2012, 12:02:04 pm »
This is a version of a pasta by Nigella from her app
Serves 4-6

Ingredients
400g pasta, I used bow, i use Barilla pasta
200g frozen peas
300 mls cream
300g christmas ham, chopped
Shredded parmesan cheese to taste

Method
Add parmesan to tm bowl & grate, set aside
Add pasta to thermo server, cover with boiling water.
Add peas after 7 mins
Add cream, parmesan & chopped ham to TM, 80 degrees speed 1, reverse 5 mins to heat, test after 5.

Drain peas & pasta, return to thermo server, pour sauce in & season with salt & black pepper.

Serve, add more parmesan to taste & s&p.

Quick & easy, made this tonight for cp, he loved it.

We have 4 large serves from it. Both cp & dh have requested this for lunch.

H :)

members' comments

Gert - Love this recipe Hally. I also like scalloped potatoes and ham. Love it cold too.

AB - really nice, quick and easy, I used baby shells.

jo nz - DH said it was even better today, although clearly was not too bad last night either! 

cookie - We loved it too. It is not our usual week night meal but was very nice. Will definitely make it again.

kt2 - really enjoyed it. Very easy and tasty too. Thanks for sharing the recipe Hally.

maddy - Quick & easy and little effort required. I threw 1 garlic clove on running blades before making the sauce and used orecchiette pasta. Subbed corn as we are a "pea free zone" here.

JD - This is a great recipe Hally.  I only wanted enough for 2 so, with the addition of a couple of ingredients, these are the quantities I used. 
100g spiral pasta
85g mixed veg
2 tblspns grated parmesan in the recipe and another 2T for sprinkling on top
75g ham
1/2 tsp garlic paste
80g cream
35g roasted red capsicum
My pasta wasn't cooked enough for me at the end so I added it back to the TM bowl with the rest of the ingredients and cooked 2 mins/100o/reverse/speed 1.  I let it sit for 2 minutes before serving. The roasted red capsicum gave the dish a pinkish hue.  Delicious, quick meal - thanks Hally.

blackwood - This was such a quick and easy recipe. I used chicken instead of ham and as the chicken was already cooked, I added it at the end of the cooking time, just to heat it up.
I had frozen peas and corn mix in the freezer so just added that. I also added some mushrooms into the TM bowl and cooked them in a little butter before adding the cream, etc. Can't wait to try this again with ham! Thanks for such an easy recipe!

Deniser - Oh My Goodness.  What an easy recipe. Never though to cook pasta this way - how simple and quick.  Good one!

Katiej - I made this this afternoon to use up some of our ham.  We'll be having it for lunch tomorrow and I've placed the rest in lunch size portions in the freezer. I didn't have any peas so I cooked some mushrooms and zucchini in a little butter for a few minutes before adding the cream.  Also added some garlic and chilli.  The little bit I tasted is lovely.














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Chit Chat / Vacuum Sealer Problem
« on: December 15, 2012, 01:34:00 am »
Hope someone can help.

DH said all the air is not out, & when we looked at the bag I noticed it wasnt totally sealed.

I have the sunbeam food saver.

Some bags are totally sealed & some have a small gap.

Any ideas?

Thanks

H :)

71
Spice Mixes / Rogan Josh Paste by Jamie Oliver
« on: December 15, 2012, 12:27:22 am »
Ingredients

2 cloves of garlic
1 thumb-sized piece of fresh root ginger
1 quarter cup of roasted peppers, from a jar
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
2 teaspoons garam masala
1 teaspoon turmeric
½ teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons groundnut oil (sunflower oil works too)
2 tablespoons tomato purée
1 fresh red chili
A small bunch of fresh coriander
2 teaspoons cumin seeds
2 teaspoons coriander seeds
1 teaspoon black peppercorns

Directions:

1. Combine ingredients in TM & blitz
2. Use as a marinade.

The paste will stay fresh for two days in the refrigerator, or pop into freezer.


Have not made it yet, but will be soon as I want to make Lamb Rogan Josh Burgers :)

H :)


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Spice Mixes / Spiced Yogurt Marinade
« on: December 11, 2012, 07:54:42 am »
Ingredients, Martha  Stewart Recipe
Enough for 6lb chcken, i will make 1/2 for a 1.75kg chicken

1 cup plain yogurt
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 small onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1/4 cup packed fresh mint
4 garlic cloves, chopped
2 strips lemon zest (each 2 inches long)
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon hot paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

Directions

Place all of the ingredients in to TM & blitz. Use immediately, spreading the mixture on the chicken skin.

I chopped the onion, garlic & mint first, then added the remainder of ingredients.
I also added 1/2tsp dark brown sugar

Cook's Note

This marinade works best with a whole chicken cut into pieces or bone-in, skin-on pieces. Marinate the chicken overnight, and then roast, still coated with the marinade, in a 375-degree oven.

I have not made this yet, but have just taken a whole chicken out of the freezer.

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Chit Chat / Basic spices & marinades
« on: December 10, 2012, 08:35:00 am »
We will be away for 2 weeks over christmas & new year. I cant ake them all.

Was wondering if anyone had a list of what they take.

We have bqs at both  places, an oven in our 2nd week.

 :)

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Chit Chat / Gourmet Salads
« on: December 06, 2012, 11:09:39 pm »
I have friends over sat for lunch, they own a very expensive exclusive butchery & they are brining the meat. No idea what meat. I am making the pull apart from tenninas xmas book, but need ideas on gourmet salads.

My mind is not really in the cooking zone, so ideas please :)

I am doing a cheese platter & making a dip, plus the bread.

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Chit Chat / What to do with all these?
« on: November 23, 2012, 06:07:52 am »
My kind neighbour left these at my front door.

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