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July 2008
Brandy snap basket filled with fresh English berries with a raspberry coulis and Cornish clotted cream
A simple but effective dessert for the summer.
To make brandy snap basket
- 100g plain flour
- 100g caster sugar
- 100g softened unsalted butter
- 100g golden syrup
- 1x 3.5inch round template
- Pre heat oven to 180 c
- Small ramakin/dariole mould 2.5in dia
Combine all the above in a mixing bowl to form a paste and well mixed together and then leave to stand for about 30 minutes. To make the template use the lid from a ice cream container draw a circle about 3.5in and then cut out with scissors then round hole cut again about 1inch leaving you with your template.
On a non stick tray/baking parchment or baking mat place your template and with a palette knife spread the mixture with a thin layer using the template to determine the thickness.
Place 2/3 on each sheet bake in preheated oven for about ¾ minutes until golden brown remove from oven , using a palette knife lift off while still hot and place over upturned ramekin , this will give you the basket shape allow to cool a couple minutes and its ready, store in cool place until ready to fill.
The filling
- 2 punnets British raspberries
- 1 punnet British strawberries
- 1 punnet British blackberries
- And any other berries there's plenty about this time of year
- Mint
- Clotted cream
- Caster sugar
Take 1 punnet fresh raspberries or you can use strawberries place in saucepan with about 50g sugar place on low heat , this will extract the juice from the fruit dissolve the sugar stirring as you go bring to a pulp and simmer for a few minutes take from heat strain in sieve to remove the seeds allow to cool.
Now you're ready to assemble use the picture as a guide finish with a sprig of fresh garden minute. Simple, quick and a crowd pleaser.
Norman Webb
Head Chef Church House
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