baking powder Archives

Sweet treat

Crystallised rose brownies

25–30 minutes

Bizcochos

15 minutes

Berry recipes

Raspberry, lemon and lime heart cake

45 minutes

Chicken recipes

Poached chicken in coconut-and lime lace pancakes with sweet-and-tangy leaves

20 minutes

Asian recipes

Duck in coriander pancakes with litchi and ginger

20 minutes

Tuna tempura rolls with pea shoots and seaweed

5 - 10 minutes

Gluten-free treat

Blueberry and vanilla polenta cake

1 hour

Christmas dessert

Frangelico and spiced-apple Christmas gateau

1 hour

Christmas dessert

Turkish fig and brandy chocolate Christmas cake with Morello-cherry ganache and Swiss meringue frosting

1 hour

Christmas dessert

Legendary Christmas fruitcake

2 1/2 - 3 hours

Scone recipes

Sun-dried tomato scones with olive butter

25 to 30 minutes

Doughnut recipes

Pumpkin or butternut fritters

35 minutes

Pumpkin or butternut fritters

Serves 4 to 6

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

500 g pumpkin or butternut, peeled and cut into chunks
150 g cake flour
½ t salt
1 t ground cinnamon
2 star anise
2 t baking powder
2 large free-range eggs
vegetable oil, for deep-frying
Icing sugar, for dusting
Cinnamon sugar, for dusting

Method

Bring a saucepan of water to a boil, then add the pumpkin or butternut chunks and cook until very tender.

Drain and allow to cool. Add, along with the flour, salt, ground cinnamon, star anise, baking powder and eggs, to a blender and blend.

Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a high heat. When hot, carefully drop in spoonfuls of the fritter mixture, taking care not to overload the pan.

Fry until cooked through and golden, then drain on kitchen paper. Dust with icing sugar and cinnamon sugar and serve immediately.

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Pumpkin or butternut fritters

Pumpkin or butternut fritters

Ingredients

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