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Banana Bread

Banana and Raspberry Bread

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Banana Bread

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of McCain Season’s Choice Raspberries
  • 1 ¼ cups of mashed banana – about 3 ripe bananas
  • 1/2 cup of caster sugar
  • 2 tsp of vanilla essence
  • 1/3 cup of buttermilk
  • 2 eggs – lightly beaten
  • 1/3 cup of light olive oil
  • 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp of ground cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup macadamia nuts – toasted and roughly chopped
  • Icing sugar and extra McCain Season’s Choice Raspberries – to serve

Method

  1. Preheat a fan forced oven to 160C and grease a standard loaf pan with butter, lining the base and sides with baking paper, allowing the sides to overhang by 4cm.
  2. Combine the banana, sugar and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Stir in buttermilk, eggs, and oil. Add flour, macadamias and cinnamon and stir to combine. Gently fold through frozen, McCain Season’s Choice Raspberries.
  3. Spoon into prepared loaf tin, smoothing the top. Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Stand in pan for 5 minutes and turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  4. Serve dusted with icing sugar and topped with additional, thawed, McCain Season’s Choice Raspberries.

Enjoy!

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Lemon Parfait

Lemon Parfait

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This super-easy dessert can be whipped up in a matter of minutes and is sure to impress any dinner guest!

The tart lemon curd is complimented perfectly by the smoothness of the vanilla cream, while to biscuit crunch makes this dessert moreish and utterly irresistible.

Ingredients

  • 1 pottle of Anathoth Farm Lemon Curd
  • 1 packet of scotch finger biscuits
  • 300ml of thickened cream
  • 1 tsp of vanilla bean paste
  • Wafer rolls

Method

  1. Combine thickened cream and vanilla bean paste in a large mixing bowl and using an electric beater mix until soft peaks form.
  2. Meanwhile, crumble scotch finger biscuits to resemble a fine crumb.
  3. In six small glasses or jars, evenly distribute a  layer the biscuit crumb, top with lemon curd and whipped cream; repeat.
  4. Top each serve with a light sprinkle of biscuit crumb and serve.

Enjoy!

Spiced Chicken Wings

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Image: Australian Gourmet Traveller

Image: Australian Gourmet Traveller

With Footy Finals Fever in full swing one thing I know everyone can agree on is the need for something delicious to munch on while you cheer your team onto glory! With that in mind, one of my all-time favourite finger foods would have to be chicken wings. They can be cooked a thousand ways, eaten with your hands and downed between sips.

Without further ado let me introduce to you one of the most deliciously, devilish chicken wing recipes I know – Spiced Chicken Wings with Roast Garlic and Chipotle Sauce.

Ingredients – Wings

  • 400 ml buttermilk
  • 1 tbsp each smoked sweet paprika, ground coriander, ground cumin, ground garlic and ground onion
  • 2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Finely grated rind of 1 lime
  • 1 kg chicken wings, jointed

Ingredients – Roast Garlic and Chipotle Sauce

  • 1 head of garlic
  • 3 vine-ripened tomatoes, halved
  • 1 Spanish onion, cut into wedges
  • 2 chipotle chillies in adobo  – available from delicatessens
  • To serve: juice of 1 lime, or to taste, plus wedges
  • Pinch of caster sugar

Method:

  1. Whisk buttermilk, spices, oil and lime rind in a bowl, season to taste, add wings, stir to coat and transfer to a non-reactive container. Cover and refrigerate overnight to marinate.
  2. For roast garlic and chipotle salsa, preheat oven to 180C. Wrap garlic in foil, roast until tender (40-50 minutes), cool slightly, squeeze flesh from skin and set aside. Meanwhile, place tomatoes cut-side down on an oven tray lined with baking paper, add onion, drizzle with oil, season to taste and roast until tender (35-45 minutes). Cool, peel tomatoes, process in a food processor with remaining ingredients to a thick sauce, season to taste and set aside.
  3. Preheat a barbecue or char-grill to medium-high. Drain wings and grill, turning occasionally, until golden and cooked through (8-10 minutes). Season to taste and serve hot with salsa and lime wedges.

Best served with a Rose, pear cider or icy cold beer!

Enjoy! Oh and go Freemantle!

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Hummus

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Yesterday afternoon I stumbled upon Ben sitting on the couch snacking on a packet on plain crackers, as tasty as this seemed I thought I would make him a much requested snack of hummus to accompany his crackers. In under five minutes he was happily making his way through what is easily the best hummus I have ever made – and I make hummus a lot!

Ingredients

  • 1 tin of chickpeas – drained
  • 1 tin of white beans – drained
  • 3-4 good tbs of tahini
  • 1/4 cup of olive oil
  • The juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 2-3 tsp of cumin
  • 4 tsp of sweet paprika
  • 1 tsp of garlic powder
  • 1 tsp of onion powder
  • 1 tsp of salt
  • Water approx. 100ml – the amount will vary dependent on the weather and the moisture in the beans
  • Crackers, lavash or pita bread to serve + extra paprika to sprinkle over the top. Some people top with additional olive oil but I have opted to skip this.

Method

  1. Add all ingredients to the blender and blend until smooth. Add the water in a steady stream to ease blending and help to make the mixture smooth.
  2. Stop the blender, scrape any mixture down that may be stuck on the sides and blend.
  3. Transfer to bow, sprinkle with paprika and serve!

Note: hummus is also a really tasty additional to wraps or can be taken to work/school with veggie sticks for a healthy snack.

Enjoy!

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