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RICOTTA PANCAKES
Makes 6 to 8
INGREdIENTS
3 large eggs, separated
7 oz (200g) fresh ricotta
½ cup (125ml) cup milk
¾ cup (93g) self rising flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
2 ½ tablespoons bakers sugar
Unsalted butter for greasing
Fresh berries, to serve
Maple syrup, to serve
METhOd
1. Place egg yolks, ricotta and milk into the
bowl of the electric mixer. Beat on speed
7 until combined. Reduce speed to 2-3
and add sifted flour and baking powder
and mix until just combined.
2. Remove beaters and hand mixer
from base and wash beaters well. I n a
separate small bowl beat egg whites
on speed 10 until soft peaks form;
add sugar and beat until sugar has
dissolved. Fold egg whites through
batter until just combined.
3. Heat a heavy base frying pan or griddle
over a low to moderate heat. Lightly
grease with butter.
4. Spoon about 2 heaped tablespoons of
the mixture into pan and cook u ntil
golden brown on both sides.
Serve with fresh blueberries and maple s yrup.
TIP
For berry pancakes pour mixture into
pan; top with several fresh berries
before flipping over and cooking other
side.
GLAzEd CITRUS POPPy SEEd CAKE
Serves 16
INGREdIENTS
M cup milk
½ cup poppy seeds
2 sticks (226g) butter, softened
1 ½ cups (295g)bakers sugar
1 ½ tablespoons finely grated orange rind
1 tablespoon finely grated lime rind
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 large eggs
2 cups (249g) self rising flour
Glaze
2 teaspoons orange rind
½ cup (125ml) orange juice
½ cup (125ml) lemon juice
1 cup (197g) bakers sugar
METhOd
1. Preheat oven to 350° F (180°C) no fan
325° F (160°C) with fan. Grease and line
and 9" cake pan.
2. Combine milk and poppy seeds in a
small bowl and soak for 10 minutes.
3. Using the bowl of the electric mixer,
cream butter, sugar, rind and vani lla on
speed 9 until light and fluffy.
4. Add eggs one at a time, beating well
between each addition.
5. Reduce to speed 3 and add flour and
poppy seed mixture in two b atches; mix
until just combined.
6. Spread mixture into prepared pan and
cook in oven for about 1 hour and 20
minutes or until cooked when tested
with a skewer.
7. Meanwhile combine the rind, juic es and
sugar in a small saucepan. Stir ove r a
low heat until the sugar has dissolved ;
bring to a boil, simmer for 2 minutes.
8. Turn cake out on to a wire rack with
a baking tray underneath. Using a
wooden skewer, poke several holes into
the cake then pour the hot syrup
over the hot cake.
RECIPES
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