This is a new segment which I think will be highly appreciated. Since my last post I’ve had people messaging me and emailing me with questions regarding some of the terminology that I use. I apologise, I love my French terminology, its the only French I know (can I lol on my blog?) This page will be filled with all the lovely foreign words that I tend to use -that I sometimes don’t understand – as well as the recipes of the serving suggestions that I post.
Coulis – this is almost like a thick sauce, which you can serve with cheesecakes, Panna Cotta or even have it on your French toast. Its quite simple to make
Ingredients
- 200g sugar
- 400g frozen berries
- Water as required
- 20g corn flour
Method
- In a sauce pan add your berries with a little bit of water. Bring to a simmering boil
- Next, mix the corn flour in some cold water and add to the mixture
- Add in your sugar and bring to a boil
Voila! Coulis (Coolee)
It stores well in the fridge or freezer
Crème Patisserie- or Crème Pat for short, is what I call home made custard. It’s easy to make and tastes much better than the powdered stuff.
Ingredients
- 150ml milk
- 150 ml cream
- 2 egg yolks
- 70 g sugar
- 30g corn flour
- Vanilla essence as required
- 1 Vanilla pod
So the original recipe doesn’t have cream in it so you can substitute the cream for milk, but I love the velvety texture you get from the cream. If you’re going to splurge on the calories do it right!
Method
- In a sauce pan bring 75 ml of milk and 75ml of cream to a simmer add the sugar then boil
- In a different bowl add the egg yolks, vanilla essence, the contents of the vanilla bean plus the pod itself, corn flour and the remaining milk and cream and mix all together
- Remove the hot milk and cream mixture and pour over the egg yolk mixture while whisking ( do not stop whisking or you’ll end up with scrambled eggs.)
- Boil the mixture until thick and then pass through a sieve
- To cool, place a piece of glad wrap on the surface of the pastry cream to prevent a layer of skin from forming
Se amuser! (Have fun)
Rizwaana
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