african vanielje on Feb 14 2008 | Filed under: sweet kitchen, vkcb
This is quite a sweet, biscuity pastry. Make sure your butter never gets too warm and be sure to allow enough time for the pastry to rest before baking.
Cream together 250g diced, chilled unsalted butter and
250g organic golden caster sugar
Add 2 medium free range eggs, (1 at a time) beating well in between [...]
african vanielje on Jan 30 2008 | Filed under: Daring Bakers, baking, food blogging event, sweet kitchen
Don’t presume that the end of the month means the very end of the month when it comes to the DBers
Don’t check the DB site once, print off the challenge and promptly lose it
Don’t start making the pastry and realise you only have bread flour
Don’t go and buy plain flour and set aside a [...]
african vanielje on Dec 03 2007 | Filed under: baking, christmas, sweet kitchen
The first of this year’s mince pies, still warm from the oven and dusted with icing sugar snow. Customize your special Christmas message - my pies spell out ‘Noel’
Check out the Vanielje Kitchen Cook Book (vkcb) on the sidebar for recipes
or go straight to Homemade Christmas Mince Pies
african vanielje on Dec 03 2007 | Filed under: baking, christmas, sweet kitchen, vkcb
Make a batch of Rich Shortcrust Pastry , adding a little grated orange zest, or some ground cinnamon, or some ground allspice to give the pastry a festive kick. You could also replace a 1/4 - 1/2 a cup of the flour with ground almonds.
Put your pastry in the fridge to chill
Tip your mincemeat into [...]
african vanielje on Nov 27 2007 | Filed under: Africa, WTSIM..., baking, food blogging event
On Saturday it was my great Aunt’s 70th Birthday. Her choice of celebration was for all the girls in the family, with an age range from her 3 score year and ten down to Ella who is a tiny blond pixie-like six, to go to the famous Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town for afternoon [...]
