Friday, 20 June 2014

2 Ingredient Crispy Pizza Base


This is the best tasting pizza base I have ever made. It is thin and crispy and best of all...super easy to make! With only 2 ingredients it is a quick and easy meal to whip up, you will never need to buy a soggy pizza base again! This recipe makes 2 large or 4 small pizza bases so just adjust it to your family's needs.

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup self-raising flour plus more for rolling
  • 1 cup Greek or double cream yogurt


Directions:
  • Mix both ingredients in a large bowl and add a generous pinch of salt. The dough needs to come together in a ball so add more flour if needed.
  • Knead for 2 minutes then divide the dough up into 2 larger or 4 smaller pieces of dough and place on wax paper while you roll the bases out.
  • Dust your surface generously with flour because this dough sticks quite easily. Roll out the dough into a thin base. Transfer it onto a baking tray or pizza stone by rolling it over your rolling pin.
  • Pre-bake the base for 8-10 minutes in a 200° oven before adding your sauce and toppings and baking for another ±20 minutes.

If you are anything like me there is nothing better than a home made pizza on a thin and crispy base! Num! You could even spread it with garlic butter and dip it in some balsamic vinegar.

Keep it cooking,
Kelly

Sunday, 8 June 2014

Quick Mix Chocolate Cake


This moist, rich cake is mixed in 1 bowl and takes 5 minutes to put together. A great recipe to have around when you're in a rush! It's especially great with chocolate ganache icing.

Ingredients:
  • 225g cake flour
  • 350g white sugar
  • 85g cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • 1 ½ tsp bicarb
  • 2 eggs
  • 250ml milk
  • 125ml oil
  • 2 tsp vanilla essence
  • 250ml boiling water

 
Directions
  • Preheat oven to 180° C
  • Mix together everything except the boiling water in a stand mixer.
  • Once smooth, slowly add the boiling water in until a runny, smooth batter forms.
  • Pour the batter into a greased and lined cake tin and bake for 18-20 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.

This recipe can be used for shape cakes and keeps for 2-3 days. It really is an easy and consistent recipe to add to your recipe book!

Keep it cooking,
Kelly

Sunday, 25 May 2014

Peanut Butter Fudge


This simple recipe uses ingredients you have around the house and is sweet and creamy. The peanut butter makes this fudge extra special!

Ingredients
  • 2 ½ cups white sugar
  • ½ cup milk
  • ¾ cup peanut butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence



Directions
  • Heat the milk and sugar to boiling point and then boil for 3 minutes
  • Take off the heat and stir in the peanut butter and vanilla essence and quickly pour and spread into a dish.
  • Put it in the fridge to cool before cutting up.
That's it! Enjoy your week!

Keep it cooking,
Kelly

Thursday, 15 May 2014

2 minute banana pancakes


This is one of the quickest and easiest recipes I have come across, and so scrumptious! The pancakes have that slight caramelised banana taste to them and they are delicious drenched with syrup. You can add coconut to the recipe for a tropical taste or add cinnamon and nutmeg for a warm, spicy taste or just have them plain.

Ingredients:
  • 1 egg
  • 1 banana
  • 1 Tbl coconut or 1 tsp cinnamon and nutmeg (optional)

Directions:
  • Put the egg and banana in bowl and blend until smooth (I used my stick blender)
  • Heat a pan and add a teaspoon of oil. Pour the mixture into little rounds all over the pan, wait till the top starts to bubble and then flip and cook the other side. They can a bit tricky to flip so use a nice flat spatula. Don't worry if they are quite a dark brown, that is just the banana carmelising!
  • Serve with syrup and cream!
The wonderful thing about this recipe is that you can eat a whole plate of pancakes without feeling guilty! I did!

Keep it cooking,
Kelly

Saturday, 3 May 2014

Breakfast Ice-cream


Surprise your kids tomorrow morning by letting them have ice-cream for breakfast! This ice-cream requires no churning and is ready in 5 minutes. You can make the vanilla or chocolate versions of this recipe, both are delicious. The fact that it is super healthy is one more reason why you should try this as soon as possible!

Ingredients:
  • 2 bananas cut up and frozen overnight, slightly over ripe bananas work best but if you can't find then just add a little sugar to the recipe
  • 2 Tbl milk
  • 1 Tbl vanilla essence or 1 Tbl cocoa

 Directions:
  • Place all the ingredients into a food processor or blender and zap till it's creamy like soft-serve. If you have a hand blender or your blender doesn't seem to handle it then blend the bananas in smaller batches
  • Add sprinkles on for an extra treat and enjoy!

So that's all there is to it! Guilt free ice-cream for breakfast!

Keep it cooking,
Kelly