Strawberry Icecream

The Basic Cook Book has a Fruit Ice cream Recipe which I decided to make with frozen Strawberries.
first you grind the Granulated Sugar and then you add the frozen Strawberries and crush them.

Next you add the Cream and mix it all in a few seconds helped by the spatula.

The result was delicious and most of it was eaten by the family that evening.

Dani Valent's Plum Syrup Cake

Last week I tried Dani Valent's recipe for plum syrup pudding. I followed her You Tube Video HERE
I was very pleased with the results.

First I made the plum sauce. I chopped the plums with sugar and then cooked them for 5 minutes in the thermie. I then blitzed it at high speed to make the sauce which is then set aside.

Next I made the cake.
I weighed in the nuts and ground them in a few seconds.

I then added the eggs, butter etc and mixed them at speed 5.

It made a lovely smooth batter.

 I placed a quarter of a cup of plum syrup on the top and swirled it in before adding the sliced plums.

Thermomix Sticky Toffee Pudding

On a cold and frosty day like today Sticky Toffee Pudding is the pudding of choice.
I mix the pudding in the Thermomix but I confess that I do melt the sauce ingredients on the Hob.
This is a rich pudding with 6 oz of Dates and 6 tablespoons of Double Cream, Butter and Brown Sugar in the sauce but it is delicious, especially so with Vanilla Ice cream.

Make sure that you cover the top of the pudding with some Sticky Toffee Sauce and put it back in the oven for the last 10 minutes of cooking.

Plum and Apple Pudding with Salted Caramel Sauce.

On Monday we had our Team Meeting in Conwy and Frances cooked a delicious Vegetable Biryani from the new Thermomix Indian Cook Book. I took along a Plum and Apple Dessert. I got the recipe from BBC Food and adapted it to the Thermomix.
first I choped the Root Ginger and Pecans.

Then I ground the Demerara Sugar in 2 seconds at speed 10 to make Brown Caster Sugar.
I chopped the Apple and Plums in seconds and then mixed the cake mixture which included Cinnamon (Ground from Cinnamon Sticks in the Thermomix - tastes much better!) and Nutmeg.

Above is the baked Pudding. Below is the Salted Caramel Sauce that I made to go with it!
This was made in 7 minutes in the Thermomix! The only problem was that I forgot to take it with me to the Team Meeting.

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.

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.

Chocolate Cake from the Thermomix Basic Recipe Book

Our daughter is returning home later this evening from a few days' holiday in Scotland so I decided to make her the Chocolate Cake from the Basic Cookery Book.
First you whisk 6 Egg Whites at speed 3.5 with the Whisk attached to the Blades.

You remove the Whisked Egg Whites to a bowl and add the Egg Yolks, Butter, Flour and Sugar which are gently cooked for a few minutes.

Next in is 250g of Plain Chocolate in small pieces which you leave to soften in the heated mixture for a few seconds before mixing it at speed 5.

You then put the Egg Whites back in the Mixing Bowl and blend them in with the Whisk Attachment.

Above is the Cake in the Oven and below the cooked Cake.
Needless to say there is only half left for when the dd comes home. we could not wait to try it out.

Sorbet

Two days ago I made some Tropical Fruit Sorbet in the Thermomix. Sorbet is one of the three recipes that we make at Demonstrations and it always gets a "Wow" response. It is a deliciously smooth Sorbet and when you get the left overs out a few days later (If it lasts that long) it is like soft scoop ice cream.

We ate it with fresh Strawberries and Chocolate Brownies.

Above is a photo of the Mixed Berry Sorbet after you have mixed the Fruit,Sugar and Egg White for one and a half minutes.

You then put the whisk on top of the Blades and that whips it up to double the size and makes it smooth and creamy.

All I can say is "Yum!"

The British Isles on a Plate Bramley Apple Shortcake.

The Recipes from this Thermomix Cook Book are amazing. I knew that I had to try this one.
Firsta I made the Pastry which came togethter beautifully.

I then lined a tin with the large portion and put it in the fridge to chill.

The  Apples are baked in the oven for 10 minutes with Butter and Sugar. I added some Cinnamon as I love it with Apples.
The Apples shrink down when baked so you do need the 1200g as stated in the Recipe.

You  need the Baking Tray underneath to catch any drips. The edges of the pastry fell off mine! It tasted delicious but I should have cooked it for a bit longer. I will definitely be making this again,

Meringue without Eggs

 
Did you know that you can make Meringues from the liquid left over when you drain a Can of Chick Peas? I discovered this from Betty Baxter who trained me to become a Thermomix Advisor.
Whip up the liquid and some Lemon Juice with the Butterfly Whisk for 5 minutes/ 37c/ speed 3.5.
 Reset the timer for the same time and add White Vinegar and Vanilla Essence then sifted Icing Sugar one spoonful at a time. Switch the Machine off when all of the Sugar has been added.

This is what it turns in to. You can either make it a Pavlova or individual Meringues.

It takes about 1 hour 30 minutes to cook. Turn off the Oven and leave the door closed while it cools.
Below is the result. Store in an air tight container if they last that long!

Salted Caramel Sauce

One thing that I love about the Thermomix is that you can use up excess ingredients easily.
I saw 4 Bananas in the fruit bowl and decided to make Salted Caramel Sauce to go with them.
I placed the Butter and Brown Sugar in the Thermomix /bowl and cooked them for 8 minutes/ 100c/ speed 2. I added 100g Double Cream and 1/2 teaspoon Salt /Flakes and cooked the sauce for another 8 minutes/ 100c/ speed 4.
It was then ready to serve with the Bananas and Vanilla Ice Cream.

Cottage Pie

There is a Recipe for Shepherds Pie in the British Isles Cook Book. I made it using Beef Mince instead of Lamb which makes it a Cottage Pie. I changed the order of things. First I weighed the Vegetables and chopped them for 5 seconds/ speed 5.

While I was sauteeing them in the Thermomix I browned the mince in a pan and added the sauce ingredients. I then added the sauteed vegetables.

While the meat was simmering I made the Mashed Potato. I had already boiled the Potatoes adding the chopped Leeks in the last 5 minutes. The cooked Potatoes and Leeks were put in the Thermomix Bowl with some butter, Milk and Seasoning. I put the Butterfly Whisk over the blade and within a few seconds I had delicious, fluffy Mashed Potato.

I put the Mince in a dish and covered it with the Mashed Leeks and Potatoes.

It was finished off with some grated Cheddar Cheese.

The Cottage Pie before and after being cooked in the Oven.
The Meal was completed in an hour including cooking time.