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Rachel Allen’s Cookies and Cream Cheesecake #Ballymaloe
Ingredients
- For the double chocolate chip cookies
- makes 20 large cookies
- 225 g (8oz) butter, softened
- 325 g (111/2oz) caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 225 g (8oz) plain flour
- 75 g (3oz) cocoa powder
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 175 g (6oz) dark chocolate (55–70% cocoa solids), chopped into small pieces, or dark chocolate chips
- For the cheesecake
- 15 g (1/2oz) cocoa powder, sifted
- 25 ml (1fl oz) strong coffee, such as espresso
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 500 g (1lb 2oz) mascarpone
- 400 ml (14fl oz) double or regular cream
- 50 g (2oz) icing sugar
- 50 g (2oz) dark chocolate (55–75% cocoa solids), grated, for sprinkling
- 9-12 of the double chocolate chip cookies
- 23cm (9in) diameter spring-form cake tin
Method
- Place the butter in a large bowl and beat until very soft. Add the sugar and beat until the mixture is pale and fluffy. Crack in one egg at a time, beating between each addition, then add the vanilla extract. Sift in the flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt, then add the chocolate pieces/chips and fold in to combine. Alternatively, place all the ingredients except the chocolate pieces/chips in a food processor and whiz briefly until they come together, then fold in the chocolate.
- With wet hands, form the dough into balls each the size of a golf ball (or use two soup spoons to scoop up and shape the same amount of dough). Arrange on the prepared baking sheets, placing 6–7 balls of dough on each sheet and leaving space for the cookies to spread.
- Bake for 10–14 minutes or until the cookies look slightly cracked on top. (With three baking sheets, you will need to cook them in three batches, or two batches in a fan oven.) Take out of the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes, then remove from the baking sheets using a palette knife or metal fish slice and place on a wire rack to cool down completely.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder, coffee, vanilla extract, mascarpone, cream and icing sugar for 1–2 minutes or until thick.
- Arrange one-third (3–4) of the cookies in the bottom of the cake tin, then spread over one-third of the chocolate cream mixture. Add a second layer of cookies, then another layer of chocolate cream, followed by a final layer of cookies and a final layer of chocolate cream.
- Use a spatula to smooth the top layer of chocolate cream, then cover the tin with cling film and place in the fridge to chill for eight hours or overnight.
- To remove the cheesecake from the cake tin, run a small, sharp knife around the cheesecake to loosen the edges, then unfasten the clip and lift away the sides of the tin. Using a palette knife or a metal fish slice, loosen the cheesecake from the base of the tin and carefully slide off onto a plate. Sprinkle with the grated chocolate to serve.
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Rachel Allen’s pan-fried fish with herb butter, asparagus, new potatoes: @RTEToday
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Rachel Allen’s pan-fried fish with herb butter, asparagus, new potatoes.
Ingredients
Serves: 4-6
For the herb butter:
- 50g soft butter
- 1 tablespoon chopped herbs such as dill, fennel, chives, parsley
- A squeeze of lemon juice
- Salt and pepper
For the pan-fried fish:
- 4 fillets of flat fish, such as John Dory, plaice, sole, brill or turbot, or part of a round fish fillet, like salmon, cod, grey mullet, etc. (allow 175g for a main course and 75g for a starter)
- Approximately 4 tablespoons flour
- Extra virgin olive oil or soft butter
- A pinch of sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper
Method
- Dry the fish fillets on kitchen paper.
- Season on both sides with sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper.
- Heat a cast iron or non-stick frying pan on a high heat until smoking. Add a dash of olive oil and put in the fish fillets.
- OR you can dust the fillets with seasoned flour then spread some soft butter over one side.
- Place buttered side in the pan first. Turn when golden on one side, then cook again until golden on the other side.
- Place a couple of slices of herb butter over each fillet and serve immediately with asparagus and boiled new potatoes.
Neven Maguire’s Brown Scones are full of roughage and great for breakfast
Brown scones are full of roughage and great for breakfast. And here is a good tip: you can make this mixture, shape the scones and freeze them. You can then cook the scones straight from the freezer to the oven – just give them an extra 5 minutes and make sure the scones are golden brown and well-risen.
Ingredients
- Rapeseed or sunflower oil, for greasing
- 225g (8oz) self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting
- 225g (8oz) coarse wholemeal flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 50g (2oz) wheat bran
- 25g (1oz) butter, diced and at room temperature
- 1 tsp light muscovado sugar
- 300ml (½ pint) buttermilk, plus a little extra if necessary
Method
- Preheat the oven to 220°C (425°F/gas mark 7). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and grease the paper with a little oil.
- Sift the flours, baking soda and salt into a bowl. Tip in the bran left in the sieve and stir it in with the wheat bran. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until it is evenly dispersed. Stir in the sugar.
- Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and add the buttermilk and golden syrup. Using a large spoon, mix gently and quickly until you have achieved a smooth, not-too-sticky dough. Add a little more buttermilk if necessary, until the dough binds together without being sloppy.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to a 2.5cm (1in) thickness and cut into rounds with a 6cm (2½in) plain cutter. Arrange on the lined baking sheets and bake for 10-15 minutes, until golden brown and well-risen.
- Serve with butter or lightly whipped cream and strawberry jam.
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Rory O’Connell’s Tuscan Apple, Lemon & Almond Cake
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Crisp on top and full of plump, juicy apples, this Tuscan tart is simply delicious.
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I am never quite sure if I should be calling this a cake or a tart but in any event, it is delicious and quite easy to make.
Ingredients
I am never quite sure if I should be calling this a cake or a tart but in any event, it is delicious and quite easy to make.
The origins of the recipe are from Tuscany in Italy but I like to use highly perfumed Irish dessert apples when in season. Look out for some lesser known but very delicious Irish dessert apples such as Irish Peach and Ardcairn Russet.
Serves 8
- 10g butter melted for greasing the parchment paper
- 4 dessert apples
- Finely grated zest of 2 lemons
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 250g caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 150ml cream
- 110g butter melted and cooled
- 125g whole almonds, blanched, peeled and ground to a fine powder in a food processer or ground almonds
- 110g plain flour sieved
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder sieved
- 100g of apricot jam
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice, warmed and sieved
- 2 tablespoons of chopped sweet geranium leaves ( optional)
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180c / 350 f / gas 4
- Line a 28cm flan ring with a removable base with a disc of parchment paper. The paper should in one piece cover the base and sides of the tin and come up 1cm above the edge of the tin. Brush the paper with a little melted butter.
- Peel, core and quarter the apples and slice into c 3mm slices. Mix with the lemon zest. Whisk the vanilla, sugar, and eggs to a thick and light consistency similar to a batter. Whisk in the cream and cooled melted butter. Fold in the almonds, flour and baking powder. Add ¾ of the sliced apples, being careful not to break the apple slices.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared flan ring and gently smooth over the surface. Scatter the remaining apples over the surface and sprinkle with 1 dessertspoon of caster sugar.
- Place in the preheated oven and cook for 20 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 160c etc and cook for a further 40 minutes by which time the tart will feel gently set. It may be necessary to cover the tart during the cooking with a sheet of parchment paper if the tart is getting too dark.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly. While the tart is still warm, Paint the surfaced with the warm sieved apricot jam to achieve a glossy glaze and if using the chopped geranium, sprinkle on immediately after glazing the tart.
- Serve warm with softly whipped cream.
Sharon Hearne Smith’s Porridge Bread is SO easy to make! @RTEToday
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Sharon Hearne Smith’s Sesame Seed Porridge Bread from Today with Maura and Dáithí.
Ingredients
This is an unusual bread recipe, based on porridge oats and yoghurt instead of flour and water. It is quick, easy and virtually foolproof to make.
Use any selection of seeds you prefer instead of sesame seeds, or omit them altogether for a plain bread. Alternatively, add other flavours like nuts and dried fruits or sundried tomatoes and basil or a swirl of pesto would be delicious too. This bread stays quite moist and fresh for a few days stored in an airtight container.
Makes: 1 loaf (about 12 slices)
- Sunflower oil for greasing
- 500g tub natural yoghurt
- 100ml milk
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds + extra for sprinkling
- 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 2 x 500ml yoghurt tubs of porridge oats (or 400g)
- butter for serving, optional
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200C (fan 180C), 400F, Gas Mark 6. Grease a 1Lb loaf tin (approximately 3 x 5 x 7 inch) with parchment paper and grease again.
- Scoop the yoghurt into a large bowl. Add the milk, oil, sesame seeds and bicarbonate of soda and mix until well blended.
- Fill a clean and dry yoghurt tub with oats and tip them in. Repeat with a second tub of oats. Alternatively, weigh out 400g of oats on a scales.
- Mix everything together until well blended.
- Spoon into the prepared tin, spreading the top level. Scatter a small handful of sesame seeds on top.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown and a skewer comes out clean when pierced in the middle.
- Remove from the tin and return the loaf to oven, directly on the shelf, for another 5 minutes to dry out the crust.
- Remove and leave to cool on a wire rack. Cut into slices and serve spread with a little butter if liked.
Rachel Allen’s Fluffy Blueberry Pancakes with Maple Syrup
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Rory O’Connell’s Tuscan Apple, Lemon & Almond Cake
Food on RTÉ
@RTEfood
·
Crisp on top and full of plump, juicy apples, this Tuscan tart is simply delicious.
Celebrity Chef
I am never quite sure if I should be calling this a cake or a tart but in any event, it is delicious and quite easy to make.
Ingredients
I am never quite sure if I should be calling this a cake or a tart but in any event, it is delicious and quite easy to make.
The origins of the recipe are from Tuscany in Italy but I like to use highly perfumed Irish dessert apples when in season. Look out for some lesser known but very delicious Irish dessert apples such as Irish Peach and Ardcairn Russet.
Serves 8
- 10g butter melted for greasing the parchment paper
- 4 dessert apples
- Finely grated zest of 2 lemons
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 250g caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 150ml cream
- 110g butter melted and cooled
- 125g whole almonds, blanched, peeled and ground to a fine powder in a food processer or ground almonds
- 110g plain flour sieved
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder sieved
- 100g of apricot jam
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice, warmed and sieved
- 2 tablespoons of chopped sweet geranium leaves ( optional)
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180c / 350 f / gas 4
- Line a 28cm flan ring with a removable base with a disc of parchment paper. The paper should in one piece cover the base and sides of the tin and come up 1cm above the edge of the tin. Brush the paper with a little melted butter.
- Peel, core and quarter the apples and slice into c 3mm slices. Mix with the lemon zest. Whisk the vanilla, sugar, and eggs to a thick and light consistency similar to a batter. Whisk in the cream and cooled melted butter. Fold in the almonds, flour and baking powder. Add ¾ of the sliced apples, being careful not to break the apple slices.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared flan ring and gently smooth over the surface. Scatter the remaining apples over the surface and sprinkle with 1 dessertspoon of caster sugar.
- Place in the preheated oven and cook for 20 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 160c etc and cook for a further 40 minutes by which time the tart will feel gently set. It may be necessary to cover the tart during the cooking with a sheet of parchment paper if the tart is getting too dark.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly. While the tart is still warm, Paint the surfaced with the warm sieved apricot jam to achieve a glossy glaze and if using the chopped geranium, sprinkle on immediately after glazing the tart.
- Serve warm with softly whipped cream.
Donal Skehan’s sauteed potatoes with garlic and rosemary @RTEfood
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Neven Maguire’s Mediterranean monkfish and potato stew with an almond crumb @rtefood
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Neven Maguire’s Mediterranean monkfish and potato stew with an almond crumb, Nom, Nom. Check out the recipe here: https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/recipes/2017/0301/856327-nevens/ …, via @rtefood.
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