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Posts by The Pink Whisk:
Naan Bread – Plain plus Garlic & Coriander
March 1st, 2013
I love making these when I have the time, you can’t beat curry night in our house with homemade Naan bread.
There’s 2 options for you with a recipe for plain or Garlic and Coriander Naan Bread
Ingredients:
300g strong white bread flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp fast action yeast
165ml milk (170g)
4 tbsps natural yoghurt (60g)
1 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil
1/2 to 1 tsp kalonji seeds (onion/nigella seeds)
Plus 25g melted butter
Garlic & Coriander Naan
1 clove of garlic, crushed
2 tbsps chopped fresh coriander
Place all the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl.
Love Heart Biscuits
February 14th, 2013 
You know from my last post I wasn’t going to blog these, but so many of you asked how to do them so here’s the how to…!
You will need:
1 x batch of round biscuits – recipe here
1 x batch of glaze icing – recipe here
Disposable Piping Bags fitted with No.3 Piping Nozzles
(Equipment links to The Pink Whisk Shop)
The icing batch will decorate fully 20 biscuits but make sure you have some spare for practising on first before you go onto the ‘real’ ones! Read the rest of this entry “
Glaze Icing for Flooding and Decorating
February 14th, 2013
Just recently I’ve been using glaze icing to decorate and flood biscuits instead of the usual royal icing, not only do I find it a million times easier to work with, it gives you great results and tastes fab too!
I know I’m going to be working on a fair few projects in the coming months using this glaze so here’s the recipe. Read the rest of this entry “
Biscuits for Decorating – Non Spreading, No Chilling Required!
February 14th, 2013
This is a great biscuit recipe, one that doesn’t need chilling and barely spreads.
Perfect to make biscuits for decorating!
Ingredients:
220g butter, softened
200g caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla bean paste
1 egg, large
425g plain flour
Makes approx 30 biscuits.
Super easy too! Preheat the oven to 180c (fan)/200c/ Gas Mark 6.
Cream together the butter and sugar.
Add the egg and the vanilla bean paste and beat well.
Add the flour and work together into a dough.
Divide into 3 portions. Working with one at a time lightly flour the worksurface and gently knead the dough until it is smooth and pliable. If it feels very sticky add a scattering of flour and knead to work it in, you can repeat the adding flour until it just loses it’s stickiness.
Roll it out, making sure that it’s not sticking to the worksurface by keeping it very lightly floured.
Cut out your biscuits with your chosen cutter and transfer to a lined baking tray.
Repeat with the remaining portions of biscuit dough.
You don’t have to use it all at once but this dough doesn’t like it much in the fridge and will soon take on a grey tinge. Instead wrap it well in clingfilm and freeze right away. Defrost and allow to come to room temp as and when you need it.
Bake in the oven for 8- 10 minutes (depending on the size of biscuits, if you’re making huge ones they will obviously take longer) until the edges are lightly golden brown.
They haven’t magically changed shape in the oven – photography failure on the round biscuits!
Allow to cool on the tray for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
In an airtight container they will stay fresh for upto 1 week or can be frozen for upto 3 months once baked.
Remember when you’re making round biscuits to stop them pulling out of shape as you transfer from the worksurface to the tray to peel away the dough around the cut out shape and lift using a palette knife. If you pick them up with your fingers then the side you grasp hold of to lift it will generally pull giving your circle more of an oval.
Ruth Clemens, Baker Extraordinaire
Meet me down the aisles of The Pink Whisk Shop – for all sorts of cake decorating and baking delights!
Sometimes….
February 11th, 2013Things don’t quite go to plan.
I’m struggling, my creative inspiration seems to have disappeared into thin air.
I wanted to bring you fantastic projects for Valentines and Pancake Day but nothing seems to be working quite right.
I made these…
and these…
and these…
but all have been deemed not quite up to par so they haven’t made it to the blog 🙁 Read the rest of this entry “
How to Make Yorkshire Puddings
February 4th, 2013
A few weeks ago I asked Facebook for some help due to the fact that I always have Yorkshire Pudding fail – you came up with recipes and tips by the bucket load and in response I bored you to tears with photos of each batch I created. Thank you to all of you who helped me out with your top tips and recipes – I’m pleased to say my Sunday roasts are now complete!
Yesterday was National Yorkshire Pudding Day and although I’m a day late I thought it was time for me to share my new found Yorkshire Pudding skills!
My top tip is to persevere, I have spent years unable to make Yorkshire Puds and have always resorted to Aunt Bessies, not any more. If you have Yorkie Pud demons its time to tackle them head on! Read the rest of this entry “
Valentines Parfait
February 1st, 2013
You know what everyone loves? Parfait! Seeing as hidden hearts are all over the place at the moment I thought I’d hide them in this lovely dessert too.
(And yes, I know its not baking but it is larking around in the kitchen so that’s good enough for me!) Read the rest of this entry “
Homemade Granola
January 29th, 2013
If you think of Granola do you think dry crunchy boring stuff? How wrong you’d be – I’m eating this stuff by the handful and really have to stop myself for going back for more . Try making your own, you won’t be disappointed!
Oh, and did I say it’s dead easy too? Read the rest of this entry “
12 Days of Christmas 2012
December 15th, 2012So that’s really is it for another year – I hope you all have a fantastically Merry Christmas and I’ll be back sharing recipes again in the New Year x
Here’s 2012’s full recipe round up!
Ideas for Decorating your Christmas Cake
Gingerbread Giant Men & Sleighs
Cranberry Topped Bacon and Sausage Tarts
Chocolate Mincemeat Bear Claws
Christmas Tuiles and Lemon Posset
Christmas Scones Read the rest of this entry “
Christmas Recipe Videos – Persil
December 14th, 2012
And you thought I’d finished?!?
I just wanted to share with you some Christmas recipe videos that I filmed for www.persildishwash.co.uk to celebrate the launch of their limited edition, Warm Spice Persil washing-up liquid and whilst they’re not up on their website yet I really wanted you to see them before I sign off for Christmas!
There’s Christmas Biscuits, Florentines, Candy Cane Meringues and Spiced Apple Chutney in the line up.
And, I have a little helper…..his name is Fin, and yes he’s my youngest.
Talk about stealing the limelight! I’m a very proud Mummy.
You can watch the videos here: Read the rest of this entry “
