REPLACEMENT FOR MARZIPAN
Here is one which might work:
To every 5 ounces of semolina flour add,
5 ounces of icing sugar,
1 egg white,
2 tablespoons of Custard Powder and
2 teaspoons of almond essence OR same amount vanilla essence for nut allergic people.
Directions:
Mix dry ingredients together.
Beat egg lightly and add the essence of your choice to the lightly beaten egg.
Add egg mixture to the dry ingredients, kneading until it is a smooth paste.
Store in refrigerator sealed in Saran Wrap.
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GESTOPTE SOETRISSIE OP DIE BRAAI
Een groot green sweet soetrissie.    Sny die koppie mooi uit vir hergebruik en krap die ergste wit en pitte uit.
Ek het saam gemeng
Een groot gesnipperde bruin sampioen en
twee kleingekerfde uitjies
n kwart teelepel chillie flakes
n bietjie sout
asook een van my gunsteling worsies se uitgedrukte vleis
Stop dan die rissie vol met die aangemaakte mengsel en plaas die koppie weer op sy plek.   Braai oor stadige kole vir omtrent n driekwart uur deur gereeld in die rondte te draai.  Skud n bietjie vye balsamiese reduction bo oor en geniet !!
Bron en foto:  Gideon Louw

Johanna Vermaak
Gideon Louw, ek maak dit ook, met verskillende vulsels. Ek het een keer maalvleis gaargemaak, tamatiepasta. Na smaak, pietersielie, grasuie en wortels baie fyngerasper en dit in voedselverserker gemeng. Ek het die uitgeholde peppers gestop, dekseltjie teruggesit en kaas bo-oor gestrooi en in oond gebraai totdat kaas mooi gebak is…..as voorgereg gebruik….mooi op bordjie met garnering bedien

VINNIGE MELKTERTJIES
Meng Vodka (natuurlik)
Amarula
Cape Velvet
Room na smaak
Strooi kaneel op (indien nugter genoeg)

[Proe eers ‘n paar om te weet dis reg!]

Hoef nie gebak te word nie, net gegooi te word…in die keel af! (Herhaal proses na wille keur, veral as jy nie dryf nie!)
Bron en Foto:  Morne Chef Mo

YOGURT LOAF
3 cups self raising flour
( or I use normal flour plus baking powder)
2 cups sugar
1 cup yogurt
3 eggs
1 cup oil
Pinch salt
Mix all together for 2min
Bake at 180ºC for. About 40min
Source and Photo:  Christa Fernandez Pienaar

ONGEBAKTE DADELKOEK

250 g botter
2 eiers, geklits
2 eetlepels kakao
1 pakkie pekanneute
2 ½ Mariekoekies, in kwarte gebreek
1 groot pak  kersies
2 pakke dadels, opgesny
¼ koppie suiker
¼ koppie  kook water
Smelt botter en suiker en roer eiers en kook water wat kakao in opgelos is in.
Meng res van die bestanddele by, meng goed en druk in jou gesmeerde pan.
Onthou om eier bietjie vir bietjie by te voeg anders stol die eiers in warm vloeistof.
Dit vries baie goed.

Foto en resep geplaas deur Winnie van Huyssteen

CREAMY SPINACH BAKE
15 ml sunflower oil
1 onion, finely diced
2 bunches spinach, washed and chopped
250 ml hot milk
1 sachet Knorr classic white sauce
nutmeg
squeeze of lemon juice
black pepper
45 ml melted margarine
250 ml breadcrumbs
60 ml cheddar cheese, grated
Preheat oven to 180ºC.
Heat oil in a medium sized pot and sauté the onion until soft.
Add the spinach, stir well and cover with a lid. Allow the spinach to stream for 3 min.
In the meantime prepare the white sauce by mixing the hot milk with the sachet white sauce powder. Stir the sauce, nutmeg and lemon juice into the spinach, season with black pepper to taste.
Transfer the spinach mixture to a casserole dish and set aside.
In a bowl, mix together the melted margarine, breadcrumbs and cheddar cheese until combined, sprinkle this mixture on top of the spinach.
Bake in the oven for 15 min or until golden brown and bubbling.
Recipe and photo:  Anika Welch

MINCE TORTILLA STACK
A lovely combination of tortilla and mince… enjoy
Serves 6
30 ml (2 T) oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 chilli, chopped
30 ml (2 T) Cajun spice mix
500 g beef mince
1 can (410 g) chopped tomatoes
sugar
1 can (400 g) red kidney beans
salt and pepper
4 tortillas
250 ml (1 c) grated Cheddar cheese
1 Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat and sauté the onion, garlic and chilli.
2 Stir in Cajun spice mix and mince and continue stirring until the mince is browned.
3 Add the tomatoes and sugar to taste and simmer until the mince is cooked. Stir in the beans and season with salt and pepper.
4 Put a tortilla into a springform cake tin, spoon a third of the mince mixture over then repeat the layers, ending with a tortilla. Sprinkle the cheese over and bake for 30 minutes
Source: You
Photo:  Adam Cloete

Recipe for torillas
http://www.foodloversrecipes.com/2015/…/home-made-tortillas/.

YOGURT CHOCOLATE CAKE ALA MUM ELIZE
Woodland bakery fudge icing – Makes 3 cups
Melt 680g bittersweet baking chocolate with
½ cup boiling hot water,
226g butter and
¼ cup corn syrup
(I did this in the microwave at 30 minute intervals, don’t be alarmed it might look like a mess and that it is not going to work, but if you keep at it, it will mix through just fine). After everything is melted together, add ½ cup confectioners’ sugar. Mix well to combine with an electric hand mixer. Once it is well combined. Let it cool on the kitchen counter for at least three hours. Don’t cover it while still warm or you might have extra water in the icing which could make a mess of all your hard work. Mix through every 30 minutes until it is nice and thick.
When the icing is ready the colour will be much lighter then when you started due to all the air you have been beating into the icing.

Three layer Yoghurt Chocolate cake:
Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
Make a cup of hot coffee with 1 tsp instant coffee and 1 cup of boiling hot water (let cool)
Combine:
Cup of coffee
2 TBSP vanilla extract
½ cup oil
1 cup yoghurt
1 cup milk
3 eggs
2 cups white granulated sugar
Mix well until well combined.
Sift in:
½ cup of cocoa powder
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp salt
Butter and flour three 22cm cake sandwich pans. Divide the batter between the three pans. Bake 15 – 20 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
Source and Photo:  Lacy Grey

BACON WRAPPED MEATLOAF
(serves 8-10; adapted from The Joy of Cooking)
3 1/2 pounds ground beef (preferably ground chuck)
1 1/2 cups chopped onion
1 cup dry breadcrumbs or quick-cooking oats (obviously, optional)
2/3 ketchup (or substitute barbecue sauce)
3 tablespoons dijon mustard
2/3 cup chopped fresh herbs (i.e.: parsley, oregano, rosemary)
2 eggs, beaten
1-2 tablespoons garlic powder or a few cloves of garlic, minced (I used both, the more the better!)
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 tablespoon black pepper
1 package bacon
Optional: 2-3 cups root vegetables, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Add all ingredients in a large bowl and knead with hands to combine (don’t overmix).
2. Put meatloaf mixture in a 13″x9″ baking pan and form into a loaf shape (or whatever shape your heart desires). Cover top of loaf with the entire package of bacon, or until there’s no more space, laying the strips side by side.
3. Bake in the 425 degree oven on the middle rack for the first 20 minutes to “sear” the bacon and help it to get crispy. Lower the heat to 375 degrees and bake another 40 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted reads 160 degrees.
4. Pour off the grease and let it sit at least 15 minutes before cutting and serving to keep the juices inside.
Source and Photo: Culinary Pirate

CHRISPY PEKING DUCK PANCAKES WITH HOISIN SAUCE

A duck
A chunk of ginger
Chinese Five Spice
Salt
To serve

Spring Onion, shredded
Cucumber, shredded
A big pot of Hoisin Sauce
Small wafer pancakes (get them from your local interesting food store)
Method

So you get your duck and rub salt all over it, inside and out. Then you grate some fresh ginger and rub that into the skin and pop the rest of the lump inside the cavity.

Then you rub lots and lots of Chinese 5 Spice all over the bird and put it in the oven on a rack so the fat drips into the oven tray. (Ducks are very fatty). This helps it get a crispy skin all over. Quack. Looking at this picture I think I threw some Soy Sauce on too although I don’t remember.

Bird ready for roasting…

Now you just let that bad bird roast away for a couple of hours. Pour a bit of the rendered fat over it every now and then to help the crisping process and turn occasionally too if you like.

By the end Daffy should look a bit like this:

Get your condiments and sides together on a plate. Pull some duck off the carcass using a fork so it shreds up as you go.

Now the best bit – putting your pancakes together. Get a pancake. Spread a big dollop of Hoisin Sauce over it. Place some cucumber and spring onion on the pancake and then top with a generous helping of shredded crispy duck:
Source:  Happinessstanlives
Photo:  Angelica Day (member)