PUBLISHED: 10:06 10 July 2018 | UPDATED: 10:06 10 July 2018 Charlotte Smith-Jarvis Pavlova trifle Picture: Archant Archant Put a bit of Australian sunshine into your weekend with one of these sweet and colourful Antipodean recipes. Vovo biscuits and Cherry Ripe brownie bites Picture: Ella Bodsworth We’ve gone all Aussie this week! And to tie in with all things antipodean, what better than some bonza recipes to take you down under? These three sweet bakes wouldn’t have gone amiss at Kylie and Jason’s nuptials and are just the ticket for your summer barbecues. So skip to it, mate. Let’s get cooking. Cherry Ripe brownies (Serves 12-16) Cherry is one of the most amazing flavours ever. I mean, come on, of all the variations of cola, cherry has to be the best doesn’t it? I like the Fentiman’s one – mostly because it comes in a curious vintage-style bottle which somehow makes you feel like it’s travelled from a soda parlour of … [Read more...] about Recipe: Make one of our Australian-inspired bakes
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Recipe: Make our retro Twister ice cream
PUBLISHED: 15:40 01 June 2018 Charlotte Smith-Jarvis Charlotte Smith Jarvis's home made ice cream. Twister Ice Cream. Archant Chill out with this fruity pineapple, lime and strawberry frozen dessert. Did you enjoy last week’s strawberry sherbet? It’s one of my kids’ favourite summertime ices and (thankfully as I have an ice cream machine) is one of the simplest desserts I can knock out in the kitchen. A top tip if you don’t have a machine – the sherbet makes lovely ice lollies too. Just pour the mix into simple moulds and you have something akin to a ‘fizzy’ Mini Milk! This week’s recipe take a bit more effort, but is so worth it. It’s my take on surely one of the best retro ice creams – the Twister. It took me years to actually like this classic. There was something not quite right to me about ice cream and ice lolly together. But now I can’t get enough of its pineapple, lime and strawberry swirls, which take me … [Read more...] about Recipe: Make our retro Twister ice cream
How to make Swedish cloudberry parfait
This is a gorgeous dessert for a special occasion and has been adapted from a recipe by Carl Jan Granqvist, probably Sweden's most famous culinary authority. (To read an interview with Carl Jan Granqvist click here.) Although the parfaits take a little time to make, they can be prepared a day or two in advance and assembled at the last moment. You need some hjortronsylt (cloudberry jam) for this recipe, but it is fairly easy to obtain from IKEA, specialist stores or online. Summary Makes: 8 portions Preparation: 20 minutes Cooking: 30 minutes Total: 50 minutes + at least 3 hours to set Tips - Although this recipe makes 8 portions the parfaits keep well in the freezer, so I never bother making less. - Cloudberry liqueur can be bought from specialist stores or online if you're not in Sweden, search for "lapponia cloudberry liqueur". It can be omitted if you can't get any, but it is also a nice drink to serve with the parfaits. - Occasionally frozen … [Read more...] about How to make Swedish cloudberry parfait
Recipe: make your own home pizza
This is a great way to make pizzas at home and the recipe features in the Sheffield Cookbook: Second Helpings. INGREDIENTS For the dough 500ml water (at room temperature) 3g fresh yeast 800g Caputo Blu 00 flour 25g salt Toppings per pizza 100g mozzarella (preferably fior di latte, but bufala is ok), torn into pieces no bigger than a grape 50g ricotta Handful of cherry tomatoes, quartered Handful of Parmesan shavings Fresh basil oil (50g fresh basil leaves blended with 60ml best-quality extra virgin olive oil) Basil leaves, to garnish San Daniele Prosciutto (or any great Parma ham, optional) METHOD For the dough, pour the water into a large bowl. Add the yeast and dissolve by gently stirring. Add the flour a little at a time. With your hand, fold in the flour. When the water and flour turn into a creamy consistency, add the salt and leave for a few seconds. Continue to add the flour and turn with an ‘outside to inside’ movement. The hand movement should be … [Read more...] about Recipe: make your own home pizza
Recipe: Make the most of blood oranges while they are in season with these cookies
Blood oranges have a short season, roughly January to March, so I always make the most of their gorgeous colour and flavour while I can. They are extremely versatile with their tart flavour lending itself perfectly to sweet and savoury dishes. These pistachio and blood orange cookies are utterly delicious and incredibly easy to bake whilst being different enough to impress. Ingredients For the cookies 250g unsalted butter, cubed 140g icing sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 egg yolk 375g plain flour 50g pistachios, crushed For the blood orange glaze 340g icing sugar zest of 1 blood orange 3-4 tbsp. of blood orange juice Method 1. Using a wooden spoon or mixer, beat the butter, icing sugar, vanilla extract, and egg yolk until pale and creamy. 2. Mix in the crushed pistachios until evenly dispersed. 3. Add half the flour and mix in, add the remaining flour and beat until the mixture starts to clump together as dough. 4. Bring together into a smooth ball using your hands; wrap in cling film … [Read more...] about Recipe: Make the most of blood oranges while they are in season with these cookies