Cooking with Peachy

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DIFFICULTY:

PREPARATION TIME: 35′

SERVINGS: 12

CALORIES PER SERVING: 360 kcal

INGREDIENTS:

• BANANA – 4 PCs.
• ALL PURPOSE FLOUR – 300 gr
• ICING SUGAR – 150 gr
• BUTTER – 150 gr (melted)
• DARK CHOCOLATE BITS – 3/4 cup
• FLAKED ALMONDS – 3/4 cup
• CINNAMON POWDER – 1/4 tsp.
• VANILLA EXTRACT – 1 tsp.
• BAKING POWDER – 1 tsp.
• YEAST – 1 tsp.
• EGGS – 2 PCs.

PROCEDURE:

1. In a large sized bowl, mix together the flour, yeast, baking powder, sugar and cinnamon powder.
2. Add the butter and eggs and whisk thoroughly.
3. Add in the bananas cut into chunks and whisk until desired smoothness.
4. Add the chocolate bits, vanilla extract and almonds and mix
5. Transfer the dough into a greased moulder.
6. Bake for 25 minutes at 180°C (to determine if the cake is well cooked, a toothpick stocked into the cake must come out clean)

Difficulty:

Preparation time: 4h 20′

SERVINGS: 6

INGREDIENTS:

• PANNA / BUTTERMILK CREAM – 500ml
• ICING SUGAR / SUGAR POWDER - 100gr
• AGAR-AGAR – 1 stick
• WHITE SUGAR - 2 tbsp.
• VANILLA EXTRACT – 1 tsp.

DIRECTIONS:

Heat a medium sized non-stick pan and add 2 tbsp. of white sugar, once melt and nicely golden brown remove from heat and pour into the layer where you will form you sweet. Heat the panna or buttermilk cream avoiding to reach boiling, add icing sugar or sugar powder vanilla extract and agar-agar that it’s been previously soaked in cold water for 10min drained well and squeezed. Stir continuously until the agar-agar is melt and then pour thru a strainer into the form with the caramel. Put into the refrigerator for 4 hours.

GOOD FOR 2 – 3 PERSONS.

INGREDIENTS:

• STICKY RICE FLOUR – 100gr.
• COCOMILK – 1 CAN/400ml
• SUGAR – 2 tbsp.
• SESAME SEEDS – 20gr.
• McCormick UBE FLAVOUR – SOME DROPS
• SOME FRESH MILK.

PROCEDURE:

In a medium size mixing bowl place the sticky rice flour and gradually add milk until reaching a medium hard consistence. Form the dough of sticky rice into small balls shape. 

Heat a small sauce pan and toast the sesame seeds for 1min, add the cocomilk, the McCormick ube flavor and the sugar. Bring to a boil and then add the sticky rice balls, stir gradually for 5min or until rice balls float, which is a sign of correct cooking grade. Serve hot or chilled to taste.

Good for 6-8 servings.

Ingredients:

• Ladyfingers* cookies – 400gr
• Mascarpone (Italian cream cheese) – 400gr
• Eggs – 4 PCs.
• Sugar – 100gr
• Espresso or very strong black coffee – 2 cups each sweetened with 3 tsp of sugar
• Water – 1 glass
• Sweetened Cocoa powder – 50gr

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* Ladyfingers (called Savoiardi in Italian) are the principal ingredient in many French dessert recipes. These cookies are light, crispy and sweet sponge cakes roughly shaped like a large finger. They should not be confused with the Lady’s Finger, another name for the vegetable okra. In the UK they may also be called sponge-fingers, trifle sponges or boudouir biscuits.

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Video instructions Part 1

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Video instructions Part 2