…d the edge with a knife; invert onto a serving plate. Arrange 6 or 3 saved apricot halves on top; spoon ½ cup hot apricot sauce over the top of the steamed pudding/cake. Cut in wedges to serve with remaining sauce. Tip : This is a sweet pudding/cake, so please adjust sugar according to taste. Apricot Sauce for Puddings, Pies, Ice Cream & Cake : Ingredients : 1 can Apricot Halves ½ cup Honey ¼ cup unsalted Butter A pinch of Salt Procedure : Pur…
…(optional) A pinch of Salt 100 gms. unsalted Pistachio nuts 70 gms. dried Apricots (roughly chopped) Procedure : First lightly toast the pistachio nuts, let it cool & then roughly chop them. Put the chopped chocolate, condensed milk, butter & salt in a heavy based sufficiently deep pan on low heat & stir to melt. Then add the chopped pistachio nuts & dried apricots to the melted chocolate mixture. Stir to combine well. Pour the mi…
…Lime (grated zest) 2 tbsps. Marmalade/Apricot Preserve (I used Peach & Apricot Preserve) 375 gms. chopped mixed Dry Fruits ( I used raisins, sultanas, currants, cranberries) 200 gms. Glace Cherries (rinsed & halved) 50 gms. candied Orange Peel (finely chopped) To arrange on the top of the Cake: 50 gms. Whole Almonds (blanched, peeled & dried with absorbent towel) For the Glaze : Mix together one tablespoon caster sugar with one tablesp…
…posts which were quick & easy to make – ChocolatePistachio & Apricot Fudge, Christmas Fudge. Since Christmas is celebrated through the week & lasts even after New Year’s Day till the 6th of January, I will continue posting some more recipes which you could try out & enjoy with your family & loved ones. Besides, you could include the other specials & relish throughout the festive season… Goan Specials like Beef Roast,…
…ste (fondant). Keeping colors pale or deep is a matter of personal choice. Apricot jam is essentially used to sandwich the colored squares of cake and glue them securely together but you can use your favorite jam, jelly, butter cream or lemon curd if you so like. I have made this cake many a time for a special occasion and all of us have thoroughly enjoyed it. Easter being just around the corner, I thought it would be really very festive and color…
…and freeze. To Freeze Pesto: Pour the pesto sauce in ice trays, top with olive oil, cover with cling film and freeze. Once frozen, remove the cubes, store in a zip loc bag, label with date and the weight of each cube of pesto and re-freeze. Thaw the required cubes of pesto when ready to use….
…p; cooled, spoon or pipe out the jam in the centre & brush with melted apricot jam or with glace icing. Duchess/Jam Snaps: Cut a border, ½ inch (1 cm) wide in the square, leaving it intact at two opposite corners. Fold the cut corners of the border over to the opposite corners of the central square. Fill the centre with fruit mince, jam or confectioner’s custard and brush the finished pastry with glace icing. Confectioner’s Custard: Crea…
…; loved ones. This is Hilda’s Touch of Spice Thanksgiving Menu just for you… Happy Thanksgiving! 😀 Quick Chicken Roast Beef Roast Apricot & Cherry Steamed Cake…