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Harissa Honey Chicken Lollipops

Friday, May 06, 2022

This particular chicken lollipop recipe is a Indo-Chinese favourite appetizer where frenched chicken wings are marinated, baked (or fried) until crisp and tossed with a sticky sweet and hot sauce (harrissa honey sauce). Simply put, chicken lollipops are the fried chicken wings but with a more distinct look and spicy flavour.
The name “chicken lollipop” is referring to how the chicken wings look after trimming. To achieve the lollipop appearance, the meat on the chicken wing is cut loose from the bone end and pushed down, a culinary technique known as “frenching.” The recipe is actually very simple. The hardest part of the recipe is to form the chicken lollipops from chicken wings. If you plan to make a huge batch for a crowd, fry the chicken lollipops and make the sauce in advance. Then you can re-crisp the wings at a high temperature for a couple of minutes, re-heat the sauce, and toss to coat just before serving.
Here is a video on how to cut lollipops from the wings that I found on youtube.

	Harissa Sauce
8-10 Whole chicken wings (or simply use meaty chicken drumettes) 1 tbsp Cumin powder 1 tbsp Criander powder 1 tsp Garlic powder 1/3 - 1/2 tsp Cayenne pepper 2/3 tsp Sea salt Black pepper to taste Herbs and greens to garnish Pomegranate seeds to garnish	85 g Salted butter 100 g Harissa 1 tbsp Lemon juice 80 g Honey

Divide the chicken wing into 3 parts (drumette, winglet and wingtip) by slicing through the joints. Save the wingtip for other uses.
French the drumette. Holding the drumette (which looks like a chicken drumstick) by the meaty end, use a small, sharp knife to cut around the thin end of the drummette so the meat and skin are released from the bone. Push the meat down towards the fat end to create a lollipop.
French the winglet / flat. For the winglet, which contains two bones, cut the joint where the bones meet. Trim a small section of the meat from the circumference of that area to expose the bones. Remove one of the bones and push the meat to the end of the remaining bone to form a lollipop.
Transfer the prepared wings to a medium bowl. Add in ground cumin, coriander, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper. Rub the spice mixture into the wing pieces until there is no powder left in the bottom of your bowl. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, up to overnight.
Preheat your oven to 200C/400F and brush a baking tray with some olive oil. Arrange the chicken wings on the tray and bake in the middle of the oven for 35 minutes or until the chicken is nicely browned and slightly charred, and completely cooked through.
Bring sauce ingredients slowly to a simmer in a saucepan on the stovetop while your wings are baking. When the sauce starts to bubble, turn off the heat and set aside for 5 minutes. The sauce will thickens up after cooling a bit. Toss the wings in the sauce until thoroughly coated. Serve on a bed of fresh herbs and garnished with pomegranate seeds and chopped spring onions if desired.

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Jumbo Strawberry Buttermilk Muffins

Tuesday, May 03, 2022

Bursting with fresh, plump and sweet local strawberries, these fruity oversized muffins are soft, tender and make a perfect summer dessert or a delightful breakfast treat with coffee. They bake tall and moist just like the ones you get at your favourite local bakery. Buttermilk adds pleasant tanginess to baked goods, and like yoghrt and sour cream, it also helps tenderize gluten, giving baked goods a softer texture and more body. For an easy substitute of buttermilk, measure one tablespoon of lemon juice into one cup of milk and let sit for 5 minutes.
If you don't have a jumbo muffin tin, then use a regular 12-cup muffin pan and adjust the baking time to 15-18 minutes. You can substitute the strawberries for any seasonal fruit, or even chocolate chips!

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Wild Garlic Pullman Sandwich Loaf

Sunday, May 01, 2022

Blooming Ramsons

For this sandwich bread, a pullman pan, which is basically a loaf pan with a cover, is best for creating the beautiful pain de mie sandwich bread. But if you don’t have a pullman pan, feel free to use a regular loaf pan. Either way the bread will be amazingly delicious.
The beautiful garlic-scented plant is currently in season here and I am going to incorporate that into the rectangular pain de mie bread by adding gently wilted green leaves together with crisp fried onions to the dough. A fun foraging treat that's great for breakfast toasts, sandwiches, French toast or garlic croutons. Of course you can buy wild garlic / ramps in the supermarket or farmer market, but it’s undeniably more satisfying to cook or bake with something that you’ve actually found in the woods.

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100% Rye Banana Bread

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and aromatic cardamom and sweetened with coconut sugar and honey, this deep-dark quick rye bread with a super moist and tender texture and lots of banana flavour is a hearty and healthy take on a regular banana bread recipe. It's filled with 100% nutritious, earthy rye flour and is free from refined sugar. With a combination of over-ripe banans, aromatic warming spices, good quality honey and earthy rye flour, this bread guarantees great taste experiences. Be sure to use really ripe bananas - the more dark brown spots on the skin, the better.
Rye is a close relative of both wheat and barley. It has a deep, rich taste and is packed with vitamins, minerals and soluble fiber. Rye has been linked to a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, colon cancer, breast cancer and diabetes.

100% Rye Banana Bread

adapted from Kingarthurbaking

120 g Unsalted butter, at room temperature
100 g Coconut sugar
1 tsp Dr. Oetker vanilla bean paste
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Nutmeg
10 Cardamom
1 1/2 teaspoons Baking powder
1/2 tsp Baking soda
A pinch of sea salt
3 Large, very ripe banana, mashed plus one extra for the topping
85 g / 4 tbsp Honey
2 Large eggs, at room-temperature
160 g Organic whole-grain rye flour
160 g Light rye flour (I am using Roggenmehl #997)

Preheat the oven to 160C/325F. Lightly grease or line a 9-10" x 5" / 24-26 cm x 12cm loaf pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, beat the butter, coconut sugar, vanilla paste, spices, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until smooth.
Add the mashed banana, honey, and eggs. Mix until combined. Add the flours, stirring just until combined and smooth.
Spoon the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top. Cut a whole banana in half lengthwise and lay the two halves, cut side up, atop the loaf.
Bake the bread for 60 to 70 minutes, or until a long toothpick or skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, or with a few wet crumbs clinging to it.
Remove the bread from the oven and allow it to cool for 10 minutes in the pan. Turn the bread out of the pan, and cool completely on a rack.

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How To Make Wild Garlic Flavoured Oil

Sunday, April 24, 2022

Infusing or flavouring oil is a great way to capture the flavour of fresh herbs without preserving the herbs themselves. However, homemade herb-flavoured oils do not stay fresh for long and should be used within a short time, esp. the one with fresh herbs, or they go rancid and get spoiled very quickly. It's easy to make flavoured oils at home and they make a great gift for the friends and family.
Incorporating wild garlic into oil means you can enjoy its health benefits all year around and inject this distinctive SPRING flavour into all sorts of dishes like salad dressings, marinades, a dip for homemade bread, meat, fish, grilled vegetables, or drizzling over soups or pizza. You can even use it for sautéing and stir-frying, but its flavour is most intense if used uncooked. If using fresh herbs, strain them out of oil by pouring oil from bottle through a strainer or coffee filter and into a new bottle. Dried herbs can remain in oil, but oil will stay fresh a bit longer if they are also strained out.
Dehydrator-drying is an easy and effective way to dry herbs for best flavour and quality. Once the moisture is extracted, not only is the shelf life long but the flavour intensified. Simply place washed herbs in a single layer on dehydrator trays. Set the thermostat to 30C/85F to 50C/120F. Drying time varies from 1 – 3 hours. Check your dehydrator manual for exact temperature and drying time.

300-500 g Wild garlic leaves, rinsed and spinned dried
500 ml Light virgin olive oil (or cooking oil if you prefer)

Wash and spin dry the wild garlic leaves. Spread the prepared wild garlic leaves in a single layer on dehydrator trays. Set the dehydrator to 30C/85F to 50C/120F. Dry 1-3 hours or until the herbs are dry and crumble easily. Do check your dehydrator manual for exact temperature and drying time.
If you don't have a dehydrator, set your oven on it's lowest, spread the wild garlic leaves on cookie sheets and dry them with the door propped open a little. Periodically check the leaves and move them round, so that they dry evenly.
Sterilize clean glass bottles or jars by boiling in water for 10 minutes. Allow the bottles or jars to dry thoroughly before using.
Place the dried wild garlic leaves in a tall cylinderial container or a tall pitcher and add in oil. Mix for 30 seconds with an immersion blender until combined. You can do this with a food processor too.
Seal the bottles with the lids and leave them in a cool, dark place for about one week before using. The intensity of the flavour increases over time. Strain the herbs if desired.

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Wild Garlic Pesto Swirled Rolls

Thursday, April 21, 2022

These herbal rolls are swirled with a homemade wild garlic pesto and perfect for a picnic or for dipping into soup. They are super soft and an easy dinner roll recipe to make. If you love wild garlic and are a fan of pesto, you will enjoy this! Add an extra sprinkle of Parmigiano-Reggiano over the pesto if you want extra cheesy swirls and of course any kind of pesto would be great for this recipe.

Pesto Swirled Rolls	Wild Garlic Pesto
240 ml 3.5% Milk at room-temperature 60 g Butter 2 tbsp Coconut sugar 2 tsp Dried yeast 450 g All-purpose flour 2 Medium eggs at room-temperature 1/2 tsp Fine sea salt 1 tbsp Olive oil, for the mixing bowl and bundt pan 2 tbsp Chopped hazelnut, for the topping 1 Egg, lightly beanted, for brushing	100 g Wild garlic leaves 30 g Parmigiano-Reggiano, finely grated 1 clove Garlic, finely chopped 1/2 Lemon, zested and juiced 30 g Pine nuts , toasted 80 ml Extra-virgin olive oil Sea salt and pepper

Rinse and roughly chop the wild garlic leaves. Blitz the wild garlic leaves, grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, garlic, lemon zest and pine nuts to a rough paste in a food processor. Season, and with the motor running slowly, add in olive oil. Taste, season and add in lemon juice. Transfer the pesto to a clean jar and top with the extra olive oil. Will keep in the fridge for two weeks. You just need half of the pesto for the filling. Use the remaining to serve the buns or use it in other recipes.
In a saucepan, add milk, butter and coconut sugar. Melt over low-medium heat, stirring frequently until the butter is melted and sugar dissolved. Turn off the heat and set aside to cool until warm to touch. Brush an 11-inch / 28-cm bundt pan with olive oil.
In the bowl of your table mixer fitted with the dough-hook, add the warm milk mixture. Sprinkle the dried yeast on top, then add eggs, flour and salt. Stir on low speed until just combined, then increase the speed and mix until the dough begins to form a ball and pulls away from the sides of the bowl. The dough should be elastic, soft and stretchy.
Remove the dough and shape into a ball. Lightly grease the mixing bowl with a bit of olive oil. Return the dough ball inti the greased mixing bowl and cover loosely with cling wrap or a damp kitchen towel. Let rest for 45 minutes in a warm spot until it's almost double in size.
Once the dough has risen, punch it down with your fist and roll out the dough into an 20x12-inch / 50x30-cm rectangle. Spread half of the pesto filling out evenly over the dough, leaving a 1-inch / 2.5-cm border on sides. Beginning at the long side, tightly roll up the dough towards you and pinch the edges together to seal.
Cut the sealed roll into 12 equal portions. Place the rolls into the prepared bundt pan. Cover the pan again with a damp towel or cling wrap, and leave it in a warm place to rise for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
Once the rolls have risen, brush the top with the beaten egg and sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts. Bake in the middle of hot oven for about 22-25 minutes until golden and cooked through. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes before removing from the pan and slicing. Serve it with the remaining pesto sauce if desired.