Yochana's Cake Delight! : April 2007

Monday, April 30, 2007

Passion Fruit & Mango Cheesecake

White Chocolate & Blueberry Shortbread

This is for my staff - Sheena, who complained of eating this non-stop. So here's the recipe which you requested.

Ingredients:

250 gm. Plain flour
120 gm. rice flour
125 gm. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
250 gm. unsalted Butter
80 gm. Blueberry Pie Filling
50 gm. grated White Chocolate
2 Tbsp. coarse sugar for sprinkling

Method:

(1) Sift flour and rice flour together. Combine with sugar and salt and then rub in butter till mixture forms a dough.
(2) Press half portion of the dough into a 7" (18 cm) square tin. Spread blueberry pie filling on top and then sprinkle grated white chocolate over it.
(3) Sprinkle the balance dough onto the white chocolate and press down the dough to let it stick together. Press frimly and then prick with fork.
(4) Sprinkle coarse sugar on top and bake at 160C for about 35 - 40 mins. or till golden brown.
(5) Cut into small rectangle shape while still warm. Cook on wire rack and store in containers.

Sunday, April 29, 2007

Blueberry Cheesecake Squares with Hazelnut Crust

Ingredients:

120 gm. unsalted butter
60 gm. fine sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 egg yolk
1/4 tsp. Vanilla Essence
130 gm. Plain flour
1/4 tsp. Bicarbonate of Soda
15 gm. Ground Almonds

Can add in some raisins and nuts if desired.

Method:

(1) Use hand whisk to mix the butter, salt and sugar.
(2) Add in egg yolk.
(3) Add in vanilla essence, flour, bicarbonate of Soda and Ground Almonds. Mix lightly until it's just combined.
(4) Press dought between 2 plastic sheets into a rectangle and chill in the fridge for 30 mins.
(5) Remove dough from fridge and use small rings to cut out, leave dough in the cake rings and bake together at 180C for about 25 mins.
(6) Remove cookie rings and leave to cool.
(7) A word of caution: When eating this cookie, please do not talk otherwise it will fly onto somebody's face and that will look rather embarrassing.