…le so use colors sparingly. Light pastel shades make the finished marzipan shapes and Easter Eggs look elegantly pretty. Keep aside the balls of dough to rest for awhile before shaping or moulding them. Now, you should be able to mould desired shapes easily as the marzipan will be pliable. Use Easter Egg moulds or shape eggs with your hand and place on tray. Decorate the prepared Easter Eggs with royal icing if you wish or simply dip them into mel…
…per, place on flat trays in the fridge for about 30 mins. and then cut out shapes. Flooding cookies with frosting makes for a neater finish. Allow the excess to spill on the drip tray. Let them dry overnight to harden completely for stacking them up. To save time, it is a good idea to flood multiple cookies or 4-5 cookies so that your first cookie will be ready by then for piping designs. For variations, experiment with a wide spectrum of color co…
…n a wire rack; decorate as desired. Serve the pastries cold. Here are some shapes & fillings which I made & you may like to try… Remember to brush the squares with beaten egg first to make sure that they keep their folded shapes. Windmill with Jam: Take 225 gms. of Danish pastry dough & roll it into a rectangle. Cut into small squares. Make a diagonal cut from each corner of the square to within ½ inch (1 cm) of the centre. Fold altern…
…¼ inch thickness. Using your lightly floured Easter Cookie cutters cut out shapes. Place them on baking trays lined with parchment paper. Place the trays with unbaked cookies in the fridge to firm up and retain shape while baking. It may take about 15 to 20 minutes to chill. Similarly, cut out Easter shapes with the other half of the dough. Pre heat the oven to 175 C. Bake the cookies for about 8 to 10 minutes or until the edges just starting to b…
…rrangement, it can be set like a normal coconut barfi and cut into desired shapes and pieces. If you intend using colors like the way I did it is better to keep the colors pale / pastel to make them look dainty and elegant. It is important to follow the process of soft ball stage before you add other ingredients. Remember to add the egg whites after you take the pan away from the heat. Mix in the egg white very briskly to avoid scrambling. The add…
…t made especially for Christmas. It can be moulded easily into all sort of shapes using rubber or plastic moulds which are easily available in the stores. You may even use your artistic talent & utilize your creativity to shape them into fruits & paint on them using edible colors & a paint brush. Let the shapes rest for 3 to 4 hours before painting as the surface needs to seal well so that the color does not seep through. After paintin…
…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….
…Pour the cooled condensed milk mixture over the mixed jelly cubes/blocks & chill overnight. Cut into blocks or desired shapes & serve….
…les thoroughly. Cut the carrots, baby corn & French beans into diamond shapes. Blanch the vegetables except the cherry tomatoes with salt to taste. Drain the vegetables & keep aside. Sauté the vegetables with garlic & butter/olive oil & then sprinkle herbs & dill just before serving… Here’s how you go about arranging the platter… On a serving platter or individual plates, arrange the chicken medallions encircled with sautéed ve…
…flame & beat the mixture with a spoon for about a minute or till the mixture thickens slightly. Pour in a greased tray & quickly spread to level it. Cool completely. Cut into desired shapes using a sharp knife or pizza cutter. You may even use decorative cookie cutters if you like. Enjoy at Christmas or whenever you feel like eating it!…