All Blog Posts — Easter

This Yoghurt Cream is Reminiscent of a Ukrainian Honey Cake - the yoghurt giving it a lovely balanced tang. It can be served with poached apples or stonefruit. Ingredients 3 firm pears halved and cored 1 packet Honey Bunnies or Honey Bears biscuits (200g) About ½ cup ‘Bloody Good’ honey  1 cup Greek yoghurt 1 cup pure cream, whipped  1 tsp pure vanilla 1 tsp finely grated orange zest, optional Method Placed halved pears face down in a large fry pan. Cover with water adding a tablespoon honey or sugar. Add some vanilla bean, star anise or cinnamon stick if you like. Simmer...

Custard fans will love Phillippa's Spiced Honey Custard. It's a great dish to enjoy all year round. Ingredients 350ml milk 150ml pure cream 1 cinnamon stick 6 egg yolks 150g finely crushed Phillippa’s Honey Stars biscuits Method Pour the milk and cream into a saucepan and add the cinnamon stick. Slowly bring to just below boiling point, then take off the heat and leave for 5 minutes. Discard the cinnamon stick. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and the biscuit crumbs. Gradually pour over the infused milk and cream, whisking until thoroughly mixed. Pour the mixture back...

A sablé-style biscuit with aromatic lemon and tangy currants, which are traditional British Easter flavouring. Ingredients 140g salted butter 115g caster sugar 1 tsp finely grated lemon zest 2 egg yolks 225g plain flour 35g currants Pinch mixed spice or cinnamon Glaze: 1 egg white, whisked lightly; Caster sugar or raw sugar. Method Have all ingredients at room temperature; cream butter, sugar, zest and yolks together. Mix in remaining ingredients but do not over mix. Form into a ball and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Heat oven to 190c/170c fan. Sprinkle bench with a little flour, roll out dough to 4-5...

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