I am going to make sticky date puddings tonight (yay winter). I have 5 silicon cupcake moulds but I assume I'll need more. Will the paper moulds work? Not the old fashioned crinkly ones that need a muffin tray - the new type ones that have a strong base and stand alone. They hold up well in the oven but I'm not sure how they will go with the steam?
I had to look up this recipe because I'm out of stock paste and I'm writing a shopping list at work A tip that might come in handy for some is that I generally use this recipe but I cut down the salt a bit and add some dulse flakes - I bought a whole bag to make Tenina's umami paste and i's a good way to use some of it - it adds a nice flavour
I have a lone beetroot in the fridge that needs using up so I'm thinking of adding it just to see what happens... surely it can't hurt!
I'm yet to try this as I was looking for a smaller tin. Glad I read the posts as I think i will use my bigger tin and see how it goes. I have to say to Sophie - OMG how good is your willpower? You made this but did not eat any!!! Also - LOL @ the Jon Bon Jovi conversation
I made this for my MT after my DS & DDs christening. It went down a treat. I had some really good quality fruity olive oil in the pantry that needed using and this was perfect. I don't think I would make it without it now - the texture of the curd was amazing.
I made this the other night with Crio bru. It was great. I left out the beer because my son is a coeliac and added 1 tbs of treacle for the malty taste. I only used 1 chilli because we are sooks but would use 2 next time. I used shin beef and found I needed to cook it at varoma temp for 20 mins after the initial cooking time. This tenderised the meat perfectly and reduced the sauce. The family loved it. Thanks for another great family meal Tenina
My MIL was very impressed. The cake was so delicious - everyone devoured it and it did not suffer from using the GF flour - I find you to eat cakes very quickly if you use the gf flour as it seems to dry them out within a day or so. That was no prob with this cake as it was gone within 24 hours!
As for MIL recipes- I do have a few of hers and I will try some conversions to post.
Yum. I'm about to pull mine out of the oven. It smells divine. My mother in law will be here shortly for afternoon tea - she's an award winning CWA cook so I'm hoping to impress.
I used tinned pears because I had a random tin in the pantry and I'm trying to eat what we have to hand. I also used GF flour and allspice instead of cardamon and nutmeg (could not be bothered grinding them). The batter was delicious! I found a block of philly and some walnuts in the freezer - mmmmm cream cheese icing. I also used a touch of stevia powder with the pears instead of sugar and rapadura instead of brown sugar. That means I can have an extra piece doesn't it Thanks for a great recipe.
This was delicious - but will do the slice next time rather the the tart - great tip I used gf flour for the base and it was a tad heavier then I suspect it would be with "normal" flour - still tasted divine though. I will use the custard/burnt butter recipe for other treats too.
YUMMO. I pretty much followed the recipe for this but used thighs with the skin on and bone in as I could not get marylands at the time. The sauce easily took 8 thighs so it was an economical and yummy meal with plain rice and some steamed beans to cut through the richness/fat. Was great for dinner with friends as I could pre-do it and just let it cook away happily.
I have made these twice now for friends - using the blue cheese and thyme. Once for a starter and once for a light lunch. They worked well for both. They are sooooo divine! I will try the caramlised garlic paste and a milder cheese next time - thanks for tip .
I made this pie when we had friends over for dinner and it was real hit! Mind you, I have loved every recipe from this AMAZING cookbook! I used plain yoghurt, some sugar and vanilla bean paste as all the commercial vanilla yoghurts had too many thickeners/artificial sweeteners for my liking. Because my 5 yo son is GF I used 2 packets of Macadamia shortbread for the base - saved me some time (available at Woolies in the gf section). His comment "I love the 'ground' mum" cracked me up as he won't eat the bickies normally.
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A tip that might come in handy for some is that I generally use this recipe but I cut down the salt a bit and add some dulse flakes - I bought a whole bag to make Tenina's umami paste and i's a good way to use some of it - it adds a nice flavour 
Also - LOL @ the Jon Bon Jovi conversation 
I also used a touch of stevia powder with the pears instead of sugar and rapadura instead of brown sugar. That means I can have an extra piece doesn't it 
