Broccoli and Cauliflower Au Gratin

We used to do this recipe as part of our Demonstration. First you make the Breadcrumbs in seconds.
Then you can steam the Cauliflower and Broccoli in the Varoma while you simmer some soup underneath. This used to be the Red Pepper and Tomato Soup.

Once the soup is cooked and creamed by the Turbo Function then you clean the mixing bowl and make the Bechamel Sauce.Sauces are amazing in the Thermomix as they are lump free and have an amazing texture.

Once the Vegetabes and Sauce have been placed in an oven proof dish then you spread the Bread Crumb mixture on top and bake it in the oven.

Banana Ice Cream with Salted Caramel Sauce

Every  Customer is offered  a free Class after purchasing a Thermomix.
Banana Ice Cream and Salted Caramel Sauce are two out of seven recipes in that Class.
It is a very good way of using up left over Bananas if you slice and freeze them in a single layer.
All you do is mix the bananas with double or single cream. I added some Tropical Frozen Fruit as well.

The Salted Caramel Sauce Recipe that I used was from the Every Day Cooking for Thermomix Families Book as it only takes 8 minutes and it is delicious.
The Brownie in the above photograph was also made in the Thermomix.

Sweet Potato and Ginger Soup from Thermomix Demonstrator Delights Cook Book.

This soup had a lot of fresh vegetables in it including Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, Onion, Red Pepper, Celery and Fresh Ginger.
First you chop the Vegetables with Butter and then saute them for 10 minutes/ 100c/ speed 2.
Then you add Salt, Pepper and 150g single or Double Cream and blend it for 1 minute at Speed 8 until smooth.

Here are the before and after blending photos.
It tasted delicious and is now on our repeat Menu list.
The Recipe can be found in the Thermomix Demonstrator Delights Cookery Book on page 22.

Thermomix Victoria Sponge.

After making the Apple Parkin (See previous post) I made the Victoria Sponge from the British Isles on a Plate Cook Book. First you cream the Butter and Sugar.

See how nicely creamed everything is.

 Then you add the Whisk Attachment on to the Blades and add Eggs, Self Raising Flour , Baking Powder, Bicarb Soda and Vanilla Extract.

This is what it turns out like. Lots of air whisked into this mixture.

You divide it between 2 eight inch Sandwich Tins and bake it at 170c for about 25 minutes.

Above are the two parts of the Cake when they had just come out of the oven.
Below is the Cake with Jam and a sprinkling of Icing Sugar.
I am sure that you could adapt this recipe to make chocolate, lemon,orange,coffee cake.

Apple Parkin

Tonight I decided to try out the Appe Parkin from the British Isles on a Plate Thermomix Cook Book.
First you quarter 450g Bramley Apples and chop them in seconds.

Then you cook them to create a yummy looking Apple Sauce.
To this you then add Butter,Treacle, Golden Syrup, Mixed Spice, Self Raising Flour, Medium Oatmeal,Brown Sugar, Bicarb Soda. An Egg, Milk.

After mixing it again it is ready to pour into the tin and put in the oven.

Just over an hour later the Parkin was ready to take out of the oven. The book advises leaving it for a day or two for the flavours to develop but I don't think that it will last that long in our house.

Lemon Slice

I have always wanted to make Lemon Slice which is very popular in America so you can imagine my delight when I found the Recipe in my recently acquired Fast and Easy Thermomix Cookery Book.
It has a shortbread base covered with a Lemon Curd Topping and then it is baked in the Oven. These  are incredibly easy to make with the Thermomix. No standing and stirring for the Lemon Curd Topping.

Thermomix Pizza

Only one photograph today of the Pizza that I made for lunch .
I used the Pizza Dough Recipe from the Basic Cook Book but with a combination of Strong Bread and OO Flour.
I made a Tomato Sauce by sauteing the Garlic and Onions first and then adding some Passata and a Tin of Chopped Tomatoes with a teaspoon of Basil and Oregano and some Salt, Pepper and two teaspoons of Caster Sugar. Meanwhile I cooked some Bacon and chopped it into small pieces.
Once the Tomato Sauce was cooked I put it on top of the rolled out Pizza Dough. I then cleaned out the Mixing Bowl and grated the Mozzarella in it on speed 5 for 4 seconds.
I sprinkled over the Bacon Pieces and the Mozzarella and baked the Pizza for 20 minutes at 180c.
The base was light and tasty and there was none left after lunch!