RECIPES

Serves 6 - 8

50g margarine

150g brown sugar

15ml (1 tbsp) instant coffee powder 3 eggs (medium)

300g milk chocolate, broken in pieces

25g plain flour

100g chopped pecan nuts

225g shortcrust pastry 7.5ml (11/2 tsp) rum extract 284ml whipping cream, whipped

Serves 4 - 6

FILLING:

225g raspberry, fresh or frozen

2 eating apples, peeled and thinly sliced

50g brown sugar

15ml (1 tbsp) Crème de Cassis (optional)

CRUMBLE:

75g margarine

125g plain flour

100g ground almonds

75g caster sugar

50g toasted flaked almonds, to decorate

Serves 4 - 6

450ml (3/4 pint) milk

150ml (1/4 pint) double cream 6 eggs (medium), beaten 100g demerara sugar

2.5ml (1/2 tsp) grated nutmeg 175g mixed dried fruit

50g walnut, chopped

325g thick white sliced bread, buttered

25g demerara sugar to sprinkle

COFFEE & CHOCOLATE TORTE

1In a large bowl, beat together the margarine, sugar and coffee until blended. Gradually add the eggs, beating well after each addition.

2Place the chocolate in a small bowl and heat on 50% for 2 to 3 minutes until melted, stir 2 - 3 times.

3 Mix the chocolate, flour and pecan nuts into the coffee mixture until smooth.

4Line a greased 20cm (8”) flan dish with the pastry, spoon the filling into the pastry base.

5Place on the low rack and cook on DUAL CONVECTION, 180ºC, 30% for 20 minutes.

6Fold the rum extract into the whipped cream and serve with the Torte.

RASPBERRY, APPLE & ALMOND CRUMBLE

1 Place raspberry, apple, sugar and crème de cassis in a 1.5 litre (21/2 pint) casserole dish, mix well.

2Heat on 100% for 8 minutes, stir every minute. Put to one side whilst preparing crumble.

3Rub the margarine into the flour until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs, stir in the ground almonds and caster sugar.

4 Spoon the crumble evenly on top of the fruit.

5Place on the low rack, cook on DUAL GRILL, 30% for 6 - 8 minutes.

Top with toasted flaked almonds to serve.

BREAD & BUTTER PUDDING

1Mix milk, cream, eggs, sugar and nutmeg in a bowl.

2 In a separate bowl mix the dried fruit and walnut.

3 Preheat the oven to CONVECTION 200ºC.

4 Place a layer of bread, buttered side up on the bottom of a greased 2.5 litre (approx. 4 pint) casserole dish.

Sprinkle with the dried fruit mixture and add a little of the milk mixture. Repeat this process for the remaining ingredients, finishing with a layer of bread and reserving enough milk mixture to cover.

Sprinkle with demerara sugar.

5 Place on the low rack, bake on DUAL CONVECTION, 200ºC, 30% for 30 minutes until set, golden brown and crispy.

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