1 teaspoon baking powder can be substituted by ¼ teaspoon baking soda plus ½ teaspoon cream of tartar OR ¼ teaspoon baking soda plus ½ cup sour milk, buttermilk or plain yoghurt.
What can I substitute for buttermilk?
1 cup of buttermilk can be substituted by mixing 1 tablespoon white vinegar or lemon juice with 1 cup milk and letting stand for five minutes OR with 1 cup whole milk and 1 ¾ teaspoon cream of tartar OR with ¾ cup of plain yogurt and ¼ cup of milk OR with 1 cup…
How do you cook pasta?
Fill a pot with a litre of water and a teaspoon of salt per 100g pasta, and bring to the boil. Add the pasta and stir. Keep stirring occasionally to avoid the pasta sticking together. Fresh pasta will cook in 3-5 minutes, thin dried pasta in 6-9 minutes and thick dried pasta in 12-15 minutes….
How do you cook rice?
Rinse the rice first to get rid of excess starch, then use 1 ½ cups water for every cup of rice. Bring this to the boil on medium heat, uncovered. Turn the heat down and leave lid on at an angle – allowing steam to escape. When you see craters in your rice, put lid…
How do you prevent lumps in a sauce?
Lumps usually form in a sauce when you add too much flour or cornstarch at once. Instead of adding a spoonful of flour to the sauce, rather melt two tablespoons of butter per cup of sauce and then add two tablespoons of flour bit by bit – stirring continuously. When smooth, stir this mixture into…
What herbs go well with fish?
Fresh dill, parsley, lemongrass, garlic and chives go especially well with fish. However rosemary, basil, tarragon and basil are also widely used.
What herbs go well with chicken?
There are many herbs that go well with chicken, but the most classic and popular poultry herbs are sage, oregano, thyme, rosemary and basil. However garlic, turmeric, saffron, parsley and mint also compliment chicken very well.
How do you correct too much salt in a recipe?
The best way of getting rid of too much salt in a recipe – especially in stews, soups and casseroles – is to add a couple of sliced potatoes. This is because potatoes need salt in cooking to enhance their flavour, so they will soak up excess salt effectively. You can remove the potatoes after…
Why does my cake crack?
The most common reason for a cracked cake surface is an oven that is too hot – because the surface of your cake will set before the inside, and when the inside expands it cracks the surface. Another reason could be that you used too much baking soda or baking powder, so measure these ingredients…
Easy Custard Slices
This recipe isn’t called “Easy Custard Slices” for nothing – it makes use instant pudding/custard powder for the filling and pre-made puff pastry so that you get consistent results every time! Even better, you can whip these delicious treats up in less than 45 minutes, which makes them a practical option for last-minute tea parties….
Sweet Potato Fritters with Bacon and Crème Fraîche
Every month we’re going to post a mouth-watering recipe courtesy of Food & Home Entertaining magazine. The recipe we have chosen from the November issue is sweet potato fritters with bacon and crème fraîche. This easy recipe serves 4–6 people and only takes 20 mins to make. Recipe and styling by Anna Montali, photograph by…
Thai Fish Cakes
These fish cakes are delicious served as a canapé on skewers or as a light starter served with Asian greens and lemon wedges. This recipe makes about 18 cakes but it can make more or less depending on how big you create the fish cakes. Total preparation time is approximately 40-50 minutes.
