Malt Loaf

This is cake like, and not a bread.  Cornish Cream posted a link to this recipe,  from BBC Good Food.  I have adapted it to TMX and also made some small changes to the method and ingredients.
IT IS DELICIOUS. It is low fat and you probably have all the ingredients.

NEED

150mls. hot black tea
300 g. dried fruit,  I used raisins, sultanas, 3 chopped apricots and craisins.)
170g.  malt extract,  (liquid)
85g muscovado sugar, ( I used 80g raw sugar and 1 teaspoon of golden syrup)
2 large eggs,  lightly beaten
250 plain flour
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda

Do
Set oven to 150/130 FF C
Prepare 2 load tins or 1 large bread tin.,( I used a26 x 11 x 11cm bread tin), line with baking paper or silicon liner.

Soak fruit in hot tea
Heat sugar and malt in TMX REVERSE, 1 min./speed 1/ 50 o.
Add fruit and tea mix, mix REVERSE,1 min./speed 1
Add eggs, mix 20 seconds/speed 1 /REVERSE
Add flour mixed with carb soda and baking powder, KNEAD 10 seconds.
Pour into prepared baking tin,  bake for 50 mins,  or until cooked,  turning tin round at 1/2 time.
Cool in tin for 10 mins,  then turn out and cool/

Original instructions,  say to brush with extra Malt.  I don't like sticky anything ,  so left this out.
Beautiful served warm with good butter.
When cool wrap well .
Can be frozen but needs 5 hours to return to room temp.

Feel free to play around with the fruit.  I think dried apricots and walnuts would be great.

Farmers' Markets recipes.

I have started to set up a special Blog for Farmers' Market recipes.  The produce is just so special.  I have been amazed at the response on my Blog to the Pear and Walnut Cake that was published in the local paper.
The last 2 markets I have bought smoked pork from Matt of Springfield Pork,  This would be perfect in the Quiche recipe,  My favorite Quiche.
I have also developed a recipe for Honey Snap Biscuits. We always buy our honey from Maria.    She markets her honey under Goldfields Honey. These biscuits are tasty, easy and cheap to make.
They can be viewed at www.achookie.blogspot.com.au

Chinese Mushrooms.

This is a very versatile dish.  It can be served as a side dish with grilled pork or chicken.
Add noodles and Bok Chow or spinach and it becomes a main vegetarian.
I am serving it tonight with Rice cooked in Coconut water, Grilled Pork Cutlets and silver beet ,  from the garden.

NEED
6 dried Chinese mushrooms , soaked in boiling water for 20 minutes.
1 tablespoon of oil
3 teaspoons of grated fresh ginger.
200g.  fresh mushrooms, I used Swiss Brown.
1 Tablespoon of Hoisin Sauce
1 Teaspoon of Cornflour
1/2 cup of Chicken stock or water

DO

Add oil and ginger to TMX bowl and cook,  5 mins/ 100/sp 1.
Add fresh mushrooms and press  TURBO  for 3 short bursts. the mushrooms should be chunky.
Slice dried Chinese mushroom caps into thin strips and add to TMX bowl.
Add water or chicken Stock, Hoisin sauce and cornflour and cook, 100/ 10 min./ speed 1 / REVERSE.

EXTRAS
SOAKED NOODLES CAN BE FOLDED THROUGH COOKED MUSHROOMS

STEAMED BOK CHOY OR SPINACH CAN BE FOLDED THROUGH.

Tomato, Celery and Apple Soup

Droverjess requested a recipe for soup that she had eaten while out.  This one is adapted from a recipe by Delia Smith. As all ingredients were readily available I thought I would make it and 'road' test it for lunch.  With the toasted cheese on top ,  it proved to be a substantial meal.  Would serve 6.

50g. butter or oil.( I used Walnut oil)
1 small onion, chopped
250g celery,  washed and chopped
2 large eating apples, cored, sliced into 8
400g. tin of diced tomatoes or fresh.
750g of chicken stock.
1/2 teaspoon of each,  ground ginger and nutmeg.
1 slice of bread for each person,  covered with cheese and grilled
Green onion tops

 TMX method

Drop onion on to spinning blades and chop speed7/20 seconds, add butter or oil
Cook 5 mins/Varoma/speed 1
Add apple and celery and cook 100/ 5mins/ speed 2
Add nutmeg , ginger ,tinned tomatoes and stock
Cook 20 mins/100/speed 2
Blend, speed 9 for 1 minute.

Serve with grilled cheese ,  cubed and green onion on top.

Meyer Lemon Tarts

This is a very basic recipe .  All you need are Lemons, eggs ,sugar and puff pastry.
Meyer Lemons are very suited to this recipe as they are mild in taste and have thin skins.
4 Meyer lemons , 1/4 and pips removed
250g of sugar
4 + 1 eggs
About 4/5 sheets of Puff Pastry.  (number depends on what you make.)

Start the day before
Put lemons in TMX and press Turbo Button until they are chopped , but not pulped,(I pressed 3 times)
Add sugar and stir on reverse for 5 seconds.
Pour into a plastic container and store over night in fridge.
Next day
Beat eggs in TMX for 10 seconds/speed 4
Add lemon/sugar mixture, mix for 5 seconds
Line tart dishes or muffin cases with puff pastry, spoon in mixture to 3/4 fill.
Either leave uncovered or cover with pastry tops, brush with egg wash, and bake in hot preheated oven (200 o C)
Stand 5/7 minutes and remove while still warm to wire rack to cool.

Can be frozen and reheated,  or cooled and reheated.

Serve with cream.

Walnut, Apricot and raisin bread.

This is really worth making if you want a fruit loaf.  The balance of fruit and nut is perfect.  The walnut oil is essential,  which probably means that a lot of bakers will not make this loaf.  I made a free form loaf,  which doesn't look great , but the crust is exceptional.  However ,  next time I make this loaf,  probably tomorrow,  I will bake it in a tin.  Just to see the difference.
Makes 1 large loaf.

500g bread flour
250g.  warm water
30g honey
40 mls of walnut oil
17g salt,  OR 1 teaspoon of salt if using bread mix,  (as I did)
3 teaspoons dried yeast
120g,  each of walnuts, dried apricots and raisins.

Place Apricots in TMX bowl and Turbo to chop into large pieces about the size of an almond  Add walnuts and press Turbo button for a short burst.
Set aside with raisins.
Into TMX bowl add flour,water , yeast, salt, honey and oil/
Knead for 4 mins.
Add fruit and nut mix and knead for 30 seconds.
Set aside in warm place to double.
Tip onto silmat and knead in by hand,  the fruit that has not been incorporated.
Roll into a sausage shape and place into a lined tin or form into a free form loaf on an oven tray.   Spray with water and allow to rise to near double again.
Slash top.
Bake at 200 0.  for 25/30 mins or until cooked.  Digital thermometer should read 200 0 F.
Cool on wire rack.  Try not to cut it until cool. ( I cut while still hot, delicious)

Mozzarella and Garlic filled Pizza slice.

Any bread recipe , with 500g of flour will do for this slice. Prove once and divide in half,  press one half into lined baking tin, brush with a generous amount of garlic infused oil and then sprinkle grated Mozzeralla cheese over.  Top with other 1/2 of dough rolled to fit over base. Brush with infused oil ,  press down firmly and cover with cheese and ham. Allow to rise again to nearly double.  Bake at 200/220 for 25 mins, or until cooked. Cool on wire rack.