„Delicious British Dishes“ am 10. Januar 2014 bei Gudrun
Delicious British Dishes
Little Stilton and Chestnut Pasties
make 20
2 leeks , trimmed and finely sliced
2 tbsp olive oil 85g peeled cooked chestnuts, chopped
25g walnuts, chopped
100g Stilton, crumbled
100g ricotta
1tbsp parsley or thyme
ready made shortcrust pastry
(this may be a problem in Germany – instead of using ready made pastry, do it yourself with the quick and easy pastry recipe, I found in a Britain food magazine:
mix 200g plain flour, 1tsp salt, 100g grated butter, 3 tbsp of natural yogurt, icecold water, if necessary
Pea and Mint Soup
1bunch spring onions, roughly chopped
1 medium potatoe
1 garlic clove, crushed
850ml vegetable stock
250g frozen peas
4tbsp chopped mint
large pinch caster sugar
1tbsp lemonjuice
150ml buttermilk
Put the spring onions into a large pan with the potatoe, garlic and stock. Bring to the boil, turn down the heat, then simmer for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, blach 3 tbsp in boiling water for 2-3 minutes. Drain and set aside. Add the reamainig peas to the soup base, then simmer for just 5 minutes.
Stir in the mint, sugar and lemon juice and whizz with a blender until smooth.Stir in the buttermilk and season. Drain the reserved peas and scatter over the soup.
Easy Irish Soda Bread
250g plain white flour
250g plain wholemeal flour
100g rolled oats
1tsp bicarbonate of soda
25g butter, grated
500ml buttermilk
Heat the oven to 200°. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl, knead carefully and shape the dough in a round loaf (20cm in diameter) Score with a sharp knife a deep cross in the top of the dough and bake it for 30-35 minutes. Eat fresh!
Lemon Curd and Yogurt Fool
300g good-quality lemon curd
500g fat greek yogurt
200g punnet of raspberries
icing sugar(optional)
Put the lemon curd and yoghurt into a bowl. Fold together for a rippled effect. Divide the mixture between four glasses and chill. Mix the raspberries and icing sugar und decorate the top of the cream.
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