african vanielje on Aug 26 2007 | Filed under: Savoury baking, baking, breakfast, vegetarian, vkcb
Any tart is only as good as the pastry you put it in. I’ve done a quick step-by-step of my mom’s tried and tested shortcrust pastry that works every time:
Sift 2 cups of organic plain flour
Dice 150g of chilled organic butter and add to flour
Working with just your fingertips (so you don’t overheat the butter [...]
african vanielje on Aug 26 2007 | Filed under: vkcb
Any tart is only as good as the pastry you put it in. I’ve done a quick step-by-step of my mom’s tried and tested shortcrust pastry that works every time:
Sift 2 cups of organic plain flour
Dice 150g of chilled organic butter and add to flour
Working with just your fingertips (so you don’t overheat the butter [...]
african vanielje on Aug 26 2007 | Filed under: vkcb
Rinse a tablespoon of salted capers and then allow to stand in cold water for 5 minutes
Make a basic lemon dressing with 60ml fresh lemon juice:180ml extra virgin olive oil, some fresh ground black pepper and maldon salt, and some fresh chopped chives
Blanche a handful of green or runner beans in the egg water (before [...]
african vanielje on Aug 26 2007 | Filed under: vkcb
Scrub some new potatoes and put them on to boil
In a separate pot, bring some water to the boil for eggs.
Rinse a tablespoon of salted capers and then allow to stand in cold water for 5 minutes
Make a basic lemon dressing with 60ml fresh lemon juice:180ml extra virgin olive oil, some fresh ground black pepper [...]
african vanielje on Aug 26 2007 | Filed under: vkcb
Scrub and trim new carrots and wrap in double foil with butter, honey, thyme and seasoning.
Place foil parcel in the coals and cook until softened.
The honey will caramelise and make a delicate sweet herb glaze
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