PECAN AND GINGER HAND PIES

PECAN AND GINGER HAND PIES

PECAN & GINGER HAND PIES (Makes 8 hand pies) CRUST 210 g   cake flour 2 ml     salt 3 ml     ground ginger 150 g   butter (cold and cubed) ±60 ml ice-cold water FILLING 250 g   whole pecan nuts   200 g   soft brown sugar 45 ml   cake flour 3          small eggs 80...
TOMATO AND WATERMELON GAZPACHO

TOMATO AND WATERMELON GAZPACHO

TOMATO AND WATERMELON GAZPACHO (Serve 4)   1 kg     ripe Roma tomatoes, washed and chopped 150 g   sliced celery 100 g   chopped spring onions 2          large slices (±400g watermelon flesh) 250 ml tomato juice 3          garlic cloves, crushed 80 ml  good...
PASSIONFRUIT ECLAIRS

PASSIONFRUIT ECLAIRS

Passionfruit eclairs (passionfruit crème patissiere in homemade eclairs, drizzled with white choc passionfruit topping)   (Serves 10)   CHOUX PASTE 250 ml boiling water 125 g   butter 250 ml cake flour 4          XL eggs  PASSIONFRUIT CRÈME PATISSIERE 500 ml...
HONEY AND ORANGE BAKLAVA CIGARS

HONEY AND ORANGE BAKLAVA CIGARS

HONEY AND ORANGE BAKLAVA CIGARS (Makes 24) 100 g               finely chopped almonds 100g                chopped pecan nuts 50g                  ground almonds 60ml                castor sugar 5ml                  ground cinnamon 8                      sheets phyllo...
SALMON FISHCAKES WITH GINGER AND BASIL YOGHURT

SALMON FISHCAKES WITH GINGER AND BASIL YOGHURT

SALMON FISHCAKES WITH GINGER AND BASIL YOGHURT (Serves 4) 700 g   potatoes, cooked, drained and mashed 1          onion, chopped and sauted in 15 ml olive oil 2          garlic cloves, crushed 15 ml   grated ginger             zest of 1 lime 30 ml   chopped spring...