PUMPKIN AND GINGER DOUGHNUTS

Pre cook enough pumpkin to give you 460 gm when cooked and mashed .

Heat 150ml of milk until it`s just warm
Whisk in 15gm ( 5 tsp )of dried yeast
1 Tsp of sugar
Leave stand for 20 minutes until frothy .

While you are waiting
Mix 1 kg of plain flour
1 tsp of ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp of salt
1 egg lightly beaten
4 tbs melted butter
2 tbs of rice bran oil
Bring these all together to make a soft dough .
Turn out on a floured surface and knead till smooth and silky .
Roll out the dough to about 2cm thickness .
Use 2 circular dough cutters ( 8cm & 4 cm ) to make your rings .
The trimmings can be re rolled .
Now let them rise for 30 minutes .

Pour 1 litre oil into a fry pan .
Let it heat gently till it becomes hot then reduce the heat to medium .
Cook the doughnuts in batches turning halfway through so they are evenly golden brown .
Remove them to a cake rack to dry and cool.


To make the glaze melt a dsp of butter in 75ml of milk
Whisk in 175 gm of icing sugar
1.5 tsp of ground ginger .
1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.
The doughnuts can now be dipped in the glaze , by holding them with a pair of tongs .
Place on rack to drain and then enjoy.

AROUND THE WORLD IN 120 RECIPES ..Allegra Mc Evedy ( my copy is signed )

CHEESE DUMPLINGS ........Lenivye Vareniki

Put 500 gm of ricotta cheese
Along with 2 eggs and a pinch of salt in a bowl and mix together .
Add 200gm of all purpose flour
Fold in till thoroughly combined .
The dough should be soft and easily formed into a ball.
Place the dough on a floured board .
Cut the dough into 8 equal pieces .
Roll each piece into a sausage shape thick as your middle finger ..
Cut into 2cm (3/4 inch) sections .

Now bring a large pan of water to the boil.
Add tsp of salt .
Place half the dumplings in the boiling water ,
Simmer for 2 minutes till the dumplings rise to the top .
Remove from the pan and transfer to a colander
Rinse under cold running water
Place dumplings on paper towelling .
Repeat with the second batch.

Heat 30gm of butter or margarine in a pan
Add the drained dumplings
Saute till heated through and slightly golden.
Serve with a bowl of sour cream mixed with black pepper and finely chopped cornichons .

PEANUT BUTTER PROTEIN SHAKE

1 Large banana or 2 small bananas
1 tsp of maca powder
6 tbs of peanut butter
4 tbs of Greek yoghurt
400ml of lite milk
A small handful of ice  ( optional )
Put all the ingredients in a blender and blitz until smooth and frothy

Noelene`s comfort version.... ( optional )
Replace the lite milk and ice  with ice-cream .
 

ITALIAN RICOTTA CAKE

This is a ricotta cake .
It is another baked cheesecake .
Preheat your oven to 160 deg C
I used a 23cm log or round  pan , line with baking paper .

Preheat your oven  to a solid 160 deg C

Beat 10 egg yolks ( keep the egg whites )
Add 175 gm of castor sugar
Then beat till the mixture is thick and creamy , at least 10 minutes .
Stir in the zest of 6 lemons or 100 gm of mixed peel
1 tsp of vanilla paste
125gm of almond meal .
Crumble 500gm of ricotta cheese in batches to the mixture


In another bowl sift and mix together
175 gm plain flour
2 tsp of baking powder
1 tsp of cream of tartar
1 tsp of salt

Fold lightly into the batter
Lift and fold

Beat the egg whites till thick and firm
Fold half of this mix into the batter
Lift and fold
Now fold in the other half of the egg whites .

Pour into your prepared pan
Bake for 45 minutes until golden and risen .
Remove from oven and let cool in the pan completely before turning out .Dust with icing sugar to serve .

 

 

FAIR @ THE SQUARE

FAIR @THE SQUARE  6TH & 7TH DEC 2014 .

IT IS ALL ABOUT FAIR TRADE , ETHICAL PRACTICES , SUSTAINABILITY ...
I am an ambassador for Fair and Ethical Trade and I am proud to be associated with the group that rewards voluntary ventures that change lives for disadvantaged people all around the world ..

You are invited  to Federation Square on the weekend of Dec 6th and Dec 7th .
Come to support and see what people are producing .
These  producers keep your money in Australia , pay taxes and are all about sustainability.
No multi nationals here .

There will be food tents where you will be able to try the treats being made in front of you
Come  over to the food tents at 12.20 pm Sunday and we will make Gourmet Stromboli together ..
Mmmm just in  time for lunch .

See you there
Noelene

SO SAD .....

Rest In Peace

Phillip Hughes

3 days short of his 26th birthday
He was in the path of an errant cricket ball.
A country boy who loved his cricket
Your talent  gave you the right to don  the revered 'Baggy Green '
So young .
So sad .
Noelene Marchwicki

BLACK CUMIN

Black cumin is a vey dark seed and has a sweeter smell than ordinary cumin,
It is also known as sweet cumin , ( it is not onion seed and often confused with  nigella )