Month: December 2022

Food & Drink

Christmas Stilton and sage canapés
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Christmas Stilton and sage canapés

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 125g/4½oz self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting ½ tsp baking powder 25g/1oz butter, cubed and softened 50g/1¾oz Parmesan, finely grated 1 tsp mustard powder 1 tbsp sage, finely chopped 2 tbsp milk 1 free-range egg, beaten, plus 1 free-range egg, beaten, to glaze 150g/5½oz Stilton, grated 1 jar cranberry sauce 70 small fresh flatleaf parsley leaves salt and freshly ground black…

Chocolate and brandy shots
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Chocolate and brandy shots

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 200g/7oz dark chocolate (approx. 52% cocoa solids) 2 tbsp brandy 150ml/¼ pint pouring double cream 250g/9oz full-fat mascarpone cheese, at room temperature Method Remove 2 squares of chocolate and finely grate them. Set aside for the garnish. Break the remaining chocolate into a pan, pour in the brandy and cream. Set aside to…

Beef cheek ravioli
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Beef cheek ravioli

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients For the beef cheek filling 800g/1lb 2oz beef cheeks 2 tbsp plain flour 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 large onion, diced 2 carrots, chopped 1 stalk celery, chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 tbsp tomato purée 200ml/7fl oz red wine 150ml/5fl oz beef stock salt and freshly ground black pepper For the fresh pasta 200g/7oz ’00’ flour, plus extra for…

Easy cheese straws
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Easy cheese straws

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 300g/10½ oz all-butter puff pastry 4 egg yolks, beaten with a splash of water 150g/5½ oz cheddar, grated paprika, for sprinkling Method Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Line two baking sheets with baking parchment or greaseproof paper. Roll out the pastry to a 30cm/12in square. Using a pastry…

Festive gemista
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Festive gemista

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients For the gemista 4 onions, topped and tailed 8 tomatoes, tops removed and reserved 2 round courgettes, tops removed and reserved 75ml/2½fl oz olive oil 2 tbsp tomato purée 250g/9oz medium grain rice 75g/2½oz pine nuts, toasted 50g/1¾oz golden raisins or sultanas 10g/⅓oz flatleaf parsley 2 tsp dried mint 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 lemon, juice only 650ml/23fl oz…

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