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Apple Pie
By PicNic, PicNic
Make the pastry by placing all of the pastry ingredients into a food processor and running the processor until a do...
- Pastry:
- 2 Cups plain flour
- 1 Cup icing sugar
- 250 g butter, softened
- Pie Filling:
- 6 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and diced
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 Cup sugar
Rocky Road
By PicNic, PicNic
Rocky road is one of my favorites, and what makes it even better is that it's so super simple to make
- 350 g quality milk or dark chocolate (whichever you prefer)
- 1/2 Cup chopped peanuts
- 2 Frys Turkish Delight bars (or Cadbury Turkish Delight), chopped into small pieces.
- 100 g mini marshmallows
Chocolate Caramel Slice
By PicNic, PicNic
I tried to do a bit of a make-over of a classic recipe by making a few simple changes to make the slice a bit more ...
- Base:
- 1 Cup plain flour
- 1/2 Cup shredded or dessicated coconut
- 1/4 Cup soft brown sugar
- 1/4 Cup Stevia
- 100 g Butter, melted
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste (or 2 tsp vanilla essence)
- Filling:
- 50 g butter
- 1/4 Cup golden syrup
- 1 x 400 g tin of light condensed milk
- Topping:
- 250 g Quality dark chocolate
- 2 tsp neutral oil (I used canola)
Lamb Fettuccine with fresh egg pasta
By PicNic, PicNic
Place all of the vegetables (including tinned tomatoes) in a food processor and process until neat smooth
- Basic egg pasta
- 500 - 600 g lamb steaks, sliced
- 1 Onion, roughly chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- 1 Red bell pepper, roughly chopped
- 1 Red chilli, deseeded and roughly chopped
- 1 1/2 Cups spinach leaves
- 1 400 g tin of tomatoes
- Dried mixed herbs
- Salt and pepper
Basic Egg Pasta
By PicNic, PicNic
Using this simple recipe, you can make all sorts of fresh pastas; fettuccine, spaghetti, lasagne, ravioli, tortelli...
- 2 Cups flour
- 3 Eggs
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
Steak and Cheese Pie
By PicNic, PicNic
Toss beef in flour and fry in a little oil to brown
- Short Crust Pastry
- 600 g blade steak, or other stewing steak, cubed
- 2 Tbsp plain flour
- 1 Onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Cup beef stock
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- 200 g Button mushrooms, sliced
- 1 Cup grated cheese. Edam, cheddar, or similar
- Mashed potato
Chocolate and Raspberry Puff Pastries
By PicNic, PicNic
Perfect for Valentine's Day!
- 2 Sheets of puff pastry, thawed
- 10 pieces (approx) quality milk or dark chocolate (I used my boyfriends favorite Whittakers Milk Chocolate)
- 10 Raspberries (Fresh or thawed, I used frozen and thawed them in about 1 tsp sugar)
- 25 g butter, melted with 1 tsp vanilla bean mixed in
Chicken, Leek, and Mushroom Pie
By PicNic, PicNic
Heat the oven to 190°C, if not done already
- Short crust pastry or 2 Sheets store brought shortcrust or puff pastry
- Olive Oil
- 4 Cloves garlic, crushed or finely diced
- 1 leek, finely sliced
- 200 g button mushrooms, sliced
- 400 g chicken breast. Cooked and finely shredded
- 2.5 - 3 Cup chicken stock, warm
- 3/4 Cup milk
- 1-2 tsp wholegrain mustard
- salt and pepper
- 1 egg + 1 Tbsp milk, beaten together
Short Crust Pastry
By PicNic, PicNic
Short crust pastry is a great recipe to have stored away as it goes well with both sweet and savory dishes
- 2 Cups plain flour
- 180 g butter, cubed and chilled
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 - 3 Tbsp chilled water
Strawberry and Raspberry Semifreddo
By PicNic, PicNic
Line a loaf tin with cling film
- 3 Eggs
- 2 Egg yolks
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 1 Cup caster sugar
- 3 Cups frozen raspberries (or mixed berries)
- 2 Cups cream, whipped
- Fresh strawberries and raspberries to garnish