Recipes Articles for the Month of July 2023

1. Preheat oven to 180C.
2. Grease and line a 13cm x 33cm baking tray with baking paper.
3. Using electric beaters or stand mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add vanilla and beat through.
5. Sift in flour and salt. Fold through with a spatula.
6. Add almond meal and mix until well combined.
7. Spoon mix into prepared pan and spread evenly. Stud with sliced nectarine and ¾ of the blueberries. Evenly scatter flaked almonds on top.
8. Bake for 30-35mins until golden.
9. Meanwhile, dissolve 2T caster sugar in 2T boiling water and set aside. When the slice comes out of the oven, brush the top of the slice and fruit with this sugar syrup for a glossy finish.
10. Garnish with remaining fresh blueberries and lightly dust with icing sugar (optional).

Allow the slice to cool in the pan before cutting.

Serves 4

To make the Thai milk tea

1. Add the tea mix to a large pot. Pour in just boiled water and steep for 5mins. Strain tea leaves through a fine sieve (I recommend using a tea sock).
2. Add condensed milk and stir to dissolve. Chill until ready to use.

To make the Egg Custard Pudding:

1. Add 65mL of milk in a small bowl. Sprinkle gelatine powder on top and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, add egg yolks, sugar and vanilla and whisk to combine.
3. In a medium sized pot, heat remaining 185mL milk until it just comes to the boil. Pour this warmed milk into the egg mix and whisk to incorporate. Pour this egg and milk mix back into the pot and simmer for 2mins, stirring continuously.
4. Add gelatine mix into the pot and stir on med-low heat until the gelatine has completely dissolved.
5. Strain mix through a sieve into a small, clean container and chill to set (at least 4 hours, best overnight). Once set, cut pudding into cubes.

Other components:

1. Prepare brown sugar pearls according to the packet instructions.
2. Drain the grass jelly and cut it into cubes.

Tips:

1. we like to dissolve caster sugar in some drinking water and store the cubes in this mix.
2. Make you drink by layering the toppings any which way you like and enjoy.