Mountain Valley Farm
This cheesecake will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to four days.
Serves 10-12
125g butter, melted and cooled, plus extra for greasing
400g cream cheese, softened
450g ricotta cheese
1½ cups (330g) caster sugar
4 large eggs
¼ cup (35g) plain flour
¼ cup (30g) cornflour
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon … Read more »
3 medium oranges (unwaxed or at least well washed)
2 tablespoons of robust-flavoured marmalade
200g almond meal
140g polenta meal
1 flat tablespoon of baking powder
8 large free-range eggs
350g raw sugar
4 whole eggs
4 egg yolks
1/3 cup lemon juice
1/3 cup mandarin (tangerine) juice
Grated zest of one lemon
3/4 cup caster sugar
1 cup heavy cream
Lightly beat the eggs and add the sugar, juices, zest and cream. Taste and correct. It should still be quite tart.
Pour the mix into a buttered baking dish. Place the dish in a larger pan in a slow oven (160C) and add boiling water to the pan.
Bake until done, probably twenty … Read more »
1 cup (250ml) freshly-squeezed lemon juice
Grated zest of two lemons, preferably unsprayed
3/4 cup (150g) sugar
12 tablespoons (170g) butter, cut into cubes
4 large eggs
4 large egg yolks
One pre-baked 23cm tart shell (any good shortcrust pastry will do but Maggie Beer’s sour cream pastry never fails)
Preheat the oven to 180ºC.
In a medium-sized non-reactive saucepan, heat the lemon juice, zest, sugar, butter, eggs and egg yolks. Have a mesh strainer nearby.
Stir until the butter is … Read more »
Ingredients:
1 cup (200g) Chinese black rice (‘forbidden rice’), soaked for 4-8 hours**
2 cups water
pinch of salt
1 400ml can coconut milk
coconut sugar to taste
fresh mango slices for serving
Rinse and drain the soaked rice thoroughly and place in a large pot with the water and salt. Bring to the boil over high heat then reduce to a simmer and cook, covered, for 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes, remove the … Read more »
This is a beautiful delicate flavoured ice cream. I love the tanginess of the buttermilk and lemon mixed with cardamom and bay leaf. It gives it an unusual, magical taste.
• 250 ml water
• 190 gm caster sugar
• seeds of 6 cardamom pods, crushed
• peel of 1 organic lemon
• 2 fresh bay leaves
• 500 ml buttermilk
• 200 gm unsweetened Greek yoghurt
