Roasted Cauliflower Soup
Preparation 20 Minutes
Cook 45 Minutes
Serves 4-6
Method
- Cut cauliflower roughly into pieces, toss with half the oil and cumin. Season well. Spread onto a lined oven tray and roast at 180Β°C for 25 minutes or until tender.
- Heat remaining oil in a large pot. Add onion and garlic, cooking until onion is tender. Add roasted cauliflower pieces, potatoes and the stock. Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
- When potatoes are tender, puree soup with a food processor or handheld blender, until smooth and creamy. Return to heat until required.
- For walnut crumb, heat oil in a frying pan and toast breadcrumbs and walnuts until golden and crisp. Allow to cool slightly, then stir in parsley and currants. Season well. Serve hot soup with a scattering of crumbs.
Ingredients
800g cauliflower
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp cumin seeds
Salt flakes & freshly ground black pepper
1 onion, roughly chopped
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 starchy potatoes, peeled and chopped
1.5L chicken stock
1 tbsp olive oil
1 cup finely chopped or torn day old sourdough bread
1/4 cup SUNBEAM Walnuts, roughly chopped
1/3 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped
1 tbsp SUNBEAM Currants
Recipe Collection
Red Velvet Cupcakes
Preheat oven to 170Β°C.
- Line 24 cupcake pans with paper cases.
- Sift flour, cocoa powder and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl. Stir through the sugar and currants.
- Whisk the buttermilk, butter, eggs, vinegar and vanilla in a large jug until combined.
- Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture. Add the buttermilk mixture. Stir until just combined. Stir in the food colouring.
- Spoon the mixture into the paper cases. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Mini Indulgent Puddings
Preheat oven to 150Β°C
- Combine fruit, jellied cranberry sauce, brandy and spices in a large bowl, cover and leave to stand overnight.
- Brush ten 1-cup pudding basins (ramekins) with melted butter and line base with baking paper.
- Mix eggs, butter, brown sugar and flours until well combined, then stir through fruit mixture. Spoon mixture into prepared basins.
- Cut a large circle of foil and baking paper and place over each pudding, foil side up. Secure tightly with kitchen string.
- Place pudding in a large saucepan and add enough boiling water to fill halfway up the sides. Cover and bring to the boil, reduce heat and cook for 11β4 hours, replenishing water when needed.
- Remove from water and store well wrapped until Christmas.
Sunbeam Decadent Fruit Mince
Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl till combined.
Place into sterilised jars and store in a cool dark dry place to macerate for as long as you can before using.
This fruit mix made ahead can be used for so many great Sunbeam Recipes!
Strawberry Almond Slice
Friand meets slice, equals utterly delicious
Hot Cross Bun Loaf
Place flour, yeast, sugar, allspice, cinnamon and salt in mixing bowl and briefly mix until combined.Β
Add in melted butter, warm milk, egg, sultanas and currants.Β
Mix with dough hook on medium speed for 5-7 minutes until a dough ball is formed and is coming away from the sides of the bowl.Β
Leave the dough covered with clingfilm in a warm place for approximately 1 hour or until doubles in size.Β
Knock the air out of the dough and then shape it into a loaf.Β
Place dough into a greased dough tin approximately 24cm x 13cm x 6.5 cm in size.Β
Cover dough with cling film again and let rise for approximately 40 minutes or until it has risen to about 70% of its original size.Β
Pre heat oven to 180 degrees.Β
Cross MethodΒ
Mix flour and water together until a thickish paste forms. Using a ziplock bag with the corner cut off or a piping bag, pipe crosses down the center of the loaf, and then across the other way three or four times.Β
Bake in the oven for 35 minutes, or until it sounds hollow when you tap it.Β
Let cool on a baking rack for 15-20 minutes.Β Β
Drizzle MethodΒ
Mix icing sugar and lemon juice together and drizzle over loaf whilst still slightly warm.Β
Crispy Chocolate Puddings
- Lightly oil 12 x β cup capacity muffin pans. Combine chocolate and butter in a microwave proof bowl and heat on medium setting for 1 minute, stir well. Return to microwave in 10 second bursts if required to continue melting.
- In a large bowl, combine the rice bubbles, sultanas, walnuts and coconut. Mix well. Add melted chocolate and stir until all ingredients are well coated in chocolate. Spoon between prepared muffin pans, pressing mixture in firmly. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Slide a small spatula down the side of each muffin cup to remove the chocolate pudding. Turn upside down and spoon on some melted chocolate to resemble custard. Decorate with sprinkles.
