Tuesday, 17 February 2015

If I Call you Darling, Will you Make me Pancakes?

Posted on 04:39 by mischiefmanaged2088

So today is Shrove Tuesday, also known as pancake day, which means we eat only pancakes all day. Now wouldn't that be just nice?

For this recipe we'll need:

100 gm plain flour

1 large egg

200 ml milk

100 ml water

50 gm butter

a pinch of salt

powdered sugar to garnish

In a large bowl, sieve the flour and salt. Add the egg, previously beaten, to the mixture. The result is a crumbly mix. Next add the milk and water combined to the mixture smoothing it out by stirring continuously. This should give you a smooth pancake batter.

Onto your pan, melt the butter tipping out any excess into a small bowl. Using a ladle pour your mixture onto the heated pan. Swirl your pan to get a nice even coverage.

Once your pancake starts releasing from the edges, flip it over. Once golden brown, remove from pan.

Sprinkle with powdered sugar and then go ahead and add your favorite toppings. I went with nutella. You really can't go wrong with chocolate.

Bon appétit :)

Happy Pancake Day!

xxx

Meringue Kisses

Posted on 02:18 by mischiefmanaged2088

I've always thought meringues were really difficult to make. You too? Its not! Trust me, coming from someone who still can't boil an egg properly.

4 medium egg whites

275 gms caster sugar (1 & 1/4 cup)

a pinch of salt

a tsp of vanilla extract

A grease free mixing bowl is essential to make meringues. To make sure it is grease free, simply take lemon juice or a dab of vinegar on a paper towel and clean the bowl and whisk attachment.

Whip up the egg whites until small smooth bubbles. It is important not to get any egg yolks in that. Once it reaches stiff peak consistency, add in your caster sugar and salt. Make sure you do this is halves cause you don't want to deflate the egg whites. Add in the vanilla extract. Whip till you get a shiny glossy textured mixture. You'll know it is ready to bake if you rub the mixture between your fingers. If still grainy, mix it for a minute or two more. Now that that's done, pipe away.

Preheat your oven to 100°C. I know I know you'll be like 100°C? Yes! We are looking for that chewy marshmallowy center.

As it is Carnival, I decided to give some color to the meringues. I lined my piping bag with color gel paste. Gel paste is important. Liquid food coloring thins out the meringue mixture.