Mary Berry: The Queen Of British Baking - The Biography

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We’ in this instance most likely means our top chefs, but she is right that the fact we live in a beautiful location does have an impact on our national foodie profile because it draws lots of the top chefs and also we have a healthy tourist profile which means they have passing trade to sell their food to. Choose the cake with the best top and spread the underside with jam. Put the other cake top downwards on a serving plate. Spread this cake carefully with the whipped cream. Sit the other cake on top (jam side touching the cream). Measure the butter, sugar, eggs, flour and baking powder into a large bowl and beat for about two minutes, until just blended; an electric mixer is best for this, but of course you can also beat by hand with a wooden spoon. These 6-ingredient mini quiche lorraine are the much easier baby version of a classic quiche lorraine. Perfect for parties, picnics and lunch boxes!

Yes. After blind baking the pastry, assemble the quiche. Let the filling freeze solid in the freezer, then cover it well with plastic wrap and aluminium foil. Freeze for up to 3 months. Bake from frozen for 35 to 40 minutes.To freeze after baking, wrap well and freeze for up to 3 months. Then cover with foil and reheat for 30 to 40 minutes until hot. Useful equipment Step 2: Add 3 tablespoons cold water and process again until you have a pastry ball. If the pastry doesn’t quite form a ball, just add a little more flour and bring it together with your hands. If not using a food processor, simply do this whole part by hand (don’t worry, it’s easy too).

I love turning desserts into cupcakes, and this time it is the turn of Queen of Puddings. If you haven't heard of the dessert Queen of Puddings (formally known as Manchester Pudding), it is a lemon breadcrumb base, topped with custard, then jam and finally meringue on top. These Queen of Puddings Cupcakes have a lemon sponge, are filled with creme patisserie (pastry cream) and fruity raspberry jam, and they're topped with pillow soft Italian meringue. They are so indulgent and delicious, and certainly a dessert fit for a Queen! Ingredient Tips & Equipment Information And Just Like That... it's dinner time! Cynthia Nixon's hunger strike to try and end Israel-Palestine conflict will only last two or three DAYS, source claims

To create these mince pies you will need a food processor. Make sure you get the ultimate mince pie by using the ultimate product - find out which are the best food processors. Paul Hollywood's frangipane mince pies Mary also has a soft spot for one of our adopted Devonians – Exeter schoolteacher Glenn Cosby who was the last man left standing in last year’s Great British Bake Off show and whom she says has all the qualities that make being around bakers so appealing: “He is an enthusiastic baker, he works really hard and he has really good baking skills. Plus, he liked to bake really generous cakes that captured the whole spirit of baking to share with family and friends. I hope he will be there?” Using the uncooked pastry shells, evenly apply around 400g mincemeat for the large tart or 50g to individual tarts and smooth the top. A. The baker has used granulated instead of caster sugar. Also, the mixture was not mixed well enough which means the sugar has not been properly dissolved.

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Sandwiched together with raspberry jam and dusted on the top with caster sugar, the cake possibly started out in the nursery, according to English Heritage. In the early Victorian period, afternoon tea consisted of seed cake and fruit cake but for safety reasons the Victoria Sponge was prepared to stop youngsters choking on pieces of fruit or seeds. The step-by-step guide below should help you make the recipe perfectly first time. Scroll down to the end for the full recipe including ingredient amounts. Step 1: Throw the flour and cold (cubed) butter into a food processor and process for around 10 seconds until you have what looks like fine breadcrumbs. Mary says to rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips, which by all means you can do, but it just takes a little longer. Butter: Use a good quality unsalted butter (since the quiche filling is already naturally quite salty, I don’t recommend using salted butter). Use the butter cold, straight from the fridge, and don’t substitute with margarine. You really need butter for your quiche pastry to be buttery and flaky like it should be! You can also slice the bread and freeze it, wrapped well, for up to three months. Toast the banana bread slice directly from frozen and spread with butter… utter bliss!