This is the basic recipe for Choux pastry. The dough can be used for profiteroles, eclairs and croquembouches. Ingredients for 12 Choux: – 90g flour – 2 eggs – 60g butter – 100ml water Melt the butter in the water in a pan over medium heat. When it starts to boil, remove it from the
Almond butter
I’ve been making my own butter from almonds, peanuts, hazelnuts for years. It doesn’t take a lot of time to make and it’s healthy. There are a few jars of almond butter that don’t have any additional salt or oil, but there are harder to find and the jars are quite small. To make your
Courgette pasta maker
I’ve been to BBC Good Food Show in Harrogate a couple of weeks ago. I’ve bought a cutter and a couple of accessories for making courgette pasta. It was something I was considering to buy, but postponed it as I felt I might end up not using the equipment. I am looking at a pasta
Halloumi pizza
When hubby suggested last year to buy a pizza stone I thought we are not going to use it as we don’t use the BBQ. After baking my first pizza on a the stone in the oven I loved it. Prepare for a few recipes of pizza, as it’s a dish I really enjoy and
Healthy brownies
I wanted to make sugar free brownies and I’ve tried a couple of recipes in the past 2 days. They are delicious. They are also great as a snack as the brownies have only 130 calories, less than 3g fat and 2g of fibers. A similar size brownie from Asda has 250 calories. Ingredients: –
Rhubarb sorbet
This was my first attempt to make sorbet and I’m very happy with the outcome. I’ve served the rhubarb sorbet with pistachio and rhubarb&pistachio cake. Love the texture of the sorbet and it is so easy to make. Cut the rhubarb and put it in a bowl with sugar. For 400 g rhubarb add 150
Homemade scones
I love scones and I had to try to make them at home, as the shop-bought ones aren’t great. I’ve tried Mary Berry’s recipe and they are delicious!! 1 Scone has 221.2 calories; 6.7g protein; 33.7g fat; 4.5g carbs; 5.9g fibre. Ingredients for 6 homemade scones: – 225g self-raising flour – 1 teaspoon baking powder