DUTCH GINGER CAKE

 

DUTCH GINGER CAKE

Ingredients:

1 ¾ cups plain flour

¼ teaspoon salt

140g preserved ginger

1 egg (reserving 1 tspn for the glaze)

185g butter (or substitute)

2/3 cup castor sugar

60g whole blanched almonds (1 minute in boiling water, then slip skins off)

Method:

Sift flour and salt, add sugar and chopped ginger.

Mix in beaten egg, reserving 1 teaspoon for glazing. Melt butter over gentle heat and

allow to cool slightly.  Add butter to flour mixture.  Mix well, using hands to put together.  Press mixture into greased 22cm round tin. Brush top with reserved egg for glaze.  Arrange almonds decoratively.  Bake in moderate oven (180deg fan forced) for  30-35 minutes or until cake is cooked-golden brown and firm in touch.

Allow to cool in tin before removing.

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This is a great recipe - Cauliflower Steaks Over Carrot Sauce

 Thanks to Katie B for this fantastic recipe.  It is easy, but looks and tastes fancy.  

Cauliflower Steaks Over Carrot Sauce - Taste Show Courses: Categories: Source: This is the link Taste Show Cauliflower Steak and Carrot sauce    Ingredients 【 For Cauliflower & Topping 】 1 large Whole White Cauliflower 1 tbsp Olive Oil 1 oz Red Bell Pepper 1 oz Green Bell Pepper ½ oz Fresh Parsley 1 tsp Fresh Lemon Zest ⅜ cup Grated Parmesan Cheese to taste Salt to taste Ground Black Pepper 【 For Spiced Carrot Sauce 】 2 medium Carrots 1⅓ oz Butter 1 oz Tomato Paste 1 tbsp Flour 1 cup Vegetable Broth 4 Sprigs Fresh Thyme ½ tsp Paprika Powder ½ oz Prepared Yellow Mustard 1 tbsp Soy Sauce to taste Salt to taste Black Pepper Directions LET'S START Step 1 Preheat the oven to 400ºF / 200º C. Cut cauliflower in half, then using two fingers to measure width (or 3cm) cut 1 slice off one half, and from the other half cut another slice 2-finger width, to make the cauliflower steaks. From the remaining slices, dice the cauliflower, and set aside in a bowl. Step 2 In a large cast-iron grill pan or cast-iron skillet, heat the oil, then add cauliflower, salt and black pepper.  Sear until golden-brown, then flip the steak, and add salt and black pepper. Add olive oil as needed. Step 3 While steaks are cooking, prepare the steak topping. Minced peppers, and finely chop parsley,  add both to the bowl with cauliflower. Over this mixture, grate a portion of a washed lemon peel for zest,  and add Parmesan cheese. Mix with fingers. Step 4 Once cauliflower steaks have finished searing, divide vegetable-cheese mixture and stack on top of the steaks.  Transfer the pan to the oven. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove and set aside until serving. Step 5 Meanwhile, cut tops off washed carrots, then thinly slice the carrots. In a medium saucepan,  add butter and wait until it melts, then add carrots. Stir-fry a bit, then add the tomato paste and flour,  cook until carrots are slightly soft. Add vegetable broth, thyme sprigs, add paprika,  mustard, soy sauce, and salt and black pepper. Cook for 10 minutes. Step 6 Remove the thyme. Take a hand mixer and blend the sauce until smooth. Step 7 To serve, cover with sauce the bottom of two serving dishes, then top with the cauliflower steaks. Enjoy! By the way, I love my Recipe Keeper App.  I can share recipes so easily.  Shared from my Recipe Keeper - the easy way to collect, organize and share your recipes on your mobile, tablet and PC. Download for free today at https://recipekeeperonline.com