Tag Archives: chocolate

recipe #12 perfect fluffy american pancakes

9 Oct

need:

3 large eggs

120g flour

150ml milk

1 tsp baking powder

teeny pinch of salt

make:

separate the eggs, put whites in one bowl and yolks in the other

add the flour, baking powder and milk and mix together to make a really smooth batter

in the other bowl whisk the whites with the pinch of salt until they form peaks

fold the egg whites into the batter mix and whisk together

heat a pan to medium, grease with some butter

pour in some of the pancake mixture and heat for a few minutes

when it’s almost golden, add whatever mixture you want, chocolate, bananas etc..

cook until golden…

(note: the ones i made in the pictures were a little lighter than the recipe above)

recipe#10 chocolate bread and butter pudding

4 Sep

need:

10 slices of one day old white sliced bread

200g of dark chocolate-over 75% cocoa

80g butter

450 ml whipping cream

130g caster sugar

3 medium eggs

pinch of cinnamon

Chocolate Bread and Butter Pudding

make:

remove crusts from bread

cut into four triangles

gently heat chocolate, cream, sugar, butter and cinnamon until dissolved

stir all ingredients together

in another bowl, whisk eggs, then pour eggs over chocolate mix

pour half the chocolate and egg mix into greased ovenproof bowl

place half the bread triangles side by side over chocolate

pour almost all other half of chocolate on top of bread

add more bread again and finish off with more chocolate

press mix with fork to make sure all bread is coated and soggy

cover and leave to cool in fridge for up to 48 hours

when ready to cook, remove cover, preheat oven to 190 celsius

cook in middle shelf for about 30 mins

stand for ten mins to cool

dollop of whipped cream and a big cup of tea

recipe #3 birthday brownies for siobhan and laura

28 May

need:

300 g caster sugar

130g plain flour

200g dark chocolate

handful of chopped pecans

handful of chocolate chips

2 spoons of nutella

3 eggs-medium

175g butter

 

make:

preheat oven to 170 celcius

melt together the chocolate and butter and smooth the mixture nicely

add the sugar, then flour, then eggs and mix until smooth

pour mixture onto the baking tray, lined with greaseproof paper

oven for about 30 minutes, but don’t let the edges get too crispy

you are looking for a flaky edge and a gooey inside

sprinkle with some icing sugar and a few chopped pecans and serve with a little cream