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Apfel-Tarte

Saturday, 15. August 2009, 16:34:24

I have noticed that many people say 'I am bad at baking'. I don't understand this! Baking is so easy. If you are one of these 'I am bad at baking' people, try this recipe. It is VERY simple and the ingredients will cost you less than 5 Euros.

Apfel-Tarte

You need:
300g flour
1 table spoon sugar
1 pinch of salt
200g butter
1 egg
3 apples

The recipe said you need to make the base on the kitchen bench, but I made it in a bowl so I 1. didn't need to clean the kitchen bench before and 2. didn't need to clean the kitchen bench after

Place flour in a bowl and make a well in the middle. Place sugar and salt in the well...and then add the egg. Cut the butter into little cubes and place into the bowl. Now kind of stab all the ingredients with a spoon. You wont be able to MIX it as it is too dry. After a while, you should be able to use your hands to make a dough. Wrap the lump of dough in plastic wrap and place it into the fridge.

While the dough is cooling....
1. Line a spring form baking tin with baking paper. I used a spring form tin, but if you have a special tarte tin (an Obstkuchenform), then use that.
2. Thinly slice the apples. I used Barebraun (I think that is how it is spelt) and Granny Smith apples.

Once that is done, your dough should be cool. Take it out of the fridge and line the tin with the dough. Make sure to make some edges. Also, poke the dough with a fork. I did not do this and a large air bubble formed in the middle of my cake while it was in the oven.

Arrange your apples on top of the dough and sprinkle a bit of sugar over the top. Cook for 15-20 minutes at 250 degrees C.

(This recipe is from this German book)

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Speaking of German books...I read a German novel last week and this week I started another one and have about 15 pages to go

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Building a house

Sunday, 15. March 2009, 22:03:29

Exchange, Gran Torino, Learning, Fun ...

Wednesday:
Miss Kimbers received news that her favourite German would visit on Wednesday evening. Therefore, she baked Nussecke

(biscuits made of dough with a hazelnut/sugar mix on top). Her apartment smelt like biscuits

NUSSECKE
TEIG

300g Mehl
1 Teeloeffel Backpulver
130g Zucker
1Packung Vanillie Zucker
2 Eier
130g Butter

BELAG:

1 Glas Aprikosen Marmelade
200g Butter
4 EL Wasser
200g Zucker
1P Vanillie Zucker
400g gemahlene Hazelnuesse

1. Aus mit Backpulver vermischen, Mehl, Zucker, V Zucker, Eier und Butter murbteig zubereiten.
2. Ausrollen und auf ein mit Packpapier belegtes Backblech geben.
3. Mit Aprikossen Marmelade bestreichen.
4. Butter, Wasser , Zuckeer und Vanillie Zucker in einem Topf langsam erwarmen und die gemahlene Hazelnuesse unterruehen.
5. Die etwas abgekuehlte Masse auf der Aprikossen marmelade verteilen.
6. Bei 180 Grad, 20-30 Minuten Backen. Den erkalten Kuchen in kleine Quadrate schneiden und mit einem schragenschnitt teilen. Die 3 Ecken in Schokoglasur tauchen.

Thursday:
Miss Kimbers and her favourite German finished the Nussecke by dipping the corners into melted chocolate. They then looked for a cool place, where they could store the biscuits, so that the chocolate wouldn't melt.

Miss Kimbers cooled the biscuits on the window sill. She thought that only existed in fairy tales!

When you require a tray, but don't have one, simply use a cardboard box!

Mr S and Miss Kimbers ate lunch in a cafeteria on the 10th floor of a building

That evening, the two travelled some kms away, to...BUILD A HOUSE!

Friday:
Miss Kimbers installed installation into the walls of the house. Her Favourite German taught her how to use a cordless drill

Miss Kimbers is unfortunately VERY weak and cannot carry heavy things...Therefore, she does not think she should become a builder anytime soon. However, she thought it was fun.

Saturday:
Mr S and Miss Kimbers travelled back to the apartment of Miss Kimbers. That evening, they went to the cinema and watched Gran Torino with Clint Eastwood. It was a good movie. Then they went to a bar and drank KiBa and Martini. There were free matches in the bar.

*Miss Kimbers takes a box of matches*
Mr S: Why do you need matches?
Miss Kimbers: Because one day, I might decide to buy a candle, and then I'll need matches....

The topic of the walk home: Why do people go out to bars and nightclubs and, being social. (This could be a future blog post topic!)

Sunday:
Mr S and Miss Kimbers ate a hearty German style breakfast...and there was VEGEMITE, Australia's favourite bread spread

Mmmmmm VEGEMITE

Normal salt, herb salt...black pepper or mixed pepper? AHH So much CHOICE!

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Kalter Hund

Wednesday, 28. January 2009, 21:37:50

Kuchen, Recipe, Cake, German food ...

When I saw the recipe for this cake, I wasn't convinced that it'd taste good. I thought it was going to have a fatty texture and a plain, boring taste.

HOWEVER, don't judge a cake by its recipe! This cake is like eating chocolate mousse, with biscuits in it. If you don't want it too sweet you can use less sugar. It's best to make it in a high sided, rectangle cake tin. Circle shaped tins would work, but probably not as well. This cake would be an excellent birthday cake

Zutaten (Ingredients)

1.5 packets butter biscuits
250g palmin fett: That fatty stuff made out of plants...I think
250g icing sugar
2 Eggs
1/2 cup strong coffee
1 cup cocoa powder
2 shots rum or brandy, we used nut liquor: if you dont have it it doesn't matter.
baking paper
some milk

Method

Put the fat into a saucepan and melt it but slowly. You don't need to heat it up
When the fat has all melted, let it cool.
Icing sugar and Egg into a bowl and mix, add coffee, cocoa powder and the rum/brandy and mix.
Then, add the fat and mix some more.
Put the paper into a baking tin.
Then place the biscuits on the bottom of the tin, pour some chocolate mix on top, more biscuits, more chocolate. Ie make a layer bisc, choc, bisc, choc. It is important to work quickly, and to not let the chocolate mixture cool down. If the chocolate mixture cools down, it will become thicker and harder to work with.
Before putting the biscuits into the tin, put them into some milk, dip them in the milk for a second (you can add some brandy/rum to the milk as well)
Put it into the fridge for 4 hours, or the freezer for a shorter amount of time
Then eat it with your friends. They will be impressed.

I like cake. I like to make cake. I like to eat cake.

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Chocolate mousse

Thursday, 18. December 2008, 14:51:13

Mousse, Food, Free, Recipe ...

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Fish with a chorizo crust, smart sheep

Thursday, 25. September 2008, 11:15:37

Money, Photos, Hairy Bikers, Book ...

Tonight I made fish. I do like fish. It tastes good and it's cheap!

Around this part of the world a steak from the supermarket costs $6 or $7. Four slices of whiting fish costs less than $2! Australia: An island surrounded by sea (that's where fish LIVE) and where does the supermarket fish come from? CHINA!

This recipe is taken from Dave and Si, the Hairy Bikers. They are sooo cool! They are definately the funniest 'TV chefs' I have ever seen.

What you need:

Juice of 1/2 lime
Zest of 1 lime
Some white fish fillets (I used four)
About 4 slices of bread, chopped into pieces
1 chorizo sausage, skinned and chopped
Some black pepper
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
Some parsley
A bit of butter

What to do:

Preheat your oven to 180 degrees C
Place fish into a container/bowl, pour over lime juice, let it stand for 30 minutes
While you wait, make the chorizo mix: Place the bread and chorizo into a roasting tin (I used a cake tin) and put it into the oven for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, take it out and let it cool a bit.
Blend the bread/chorizo mix (or you can just use your hands like I did), add in the parsley, garlic, pepper and lime zest...blend more (or just mix it).
Place the fish, skin side down into a tin/roasting tin. I used a slice tin.
Put the bread/chorizo mix onto the fish, pressing it down. Make it thick.
Place a little bit of butter onto the fish
Place foil over the tin and bake for 20 minutes.

These are great kitchen utensils :)

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Other stuff:
I'll pay for my trip next week

I'm scared. I've never spent so much money before! I've never had money TO SPEND before!

This is what my sister's 'friend' calls 'tea/dinner'

Sweet intersheep is so clever. I'm a very proud shepherd! Maybe he/she can help me with my assignment

Today, my friends asked me what I'd like to do once I finish uni: 'Umm..I don't know...I'd like to be a gypsy ...not one of those crazy ones though! I'd have a wagon and a monkey, without rabies, and we'd sing and dance'

Perhaps I was a gypsy in a previous life and I had a pet monkey without rabies!

Maybe I was THE MONKEY without rabies!

Can monkeys even get rabies? Does anyone here have a pet monkey?

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Choc-orange cake

Saturday, 30. August 2008, 01:47:01

Recipe, Stuff, Food, Photos ...

Choc Orange Cake

I like oranges. I like cake. I like chocolate.

I made this cake last night. It's VERY simple

You will need:
100g butter (or spread- I used spread)
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons of cocoa dissolved in 2 tablespoons of boiling water
zest of 1 orange
2/3 cup self-raising flour, sifted
2 tablsepoons of orangejuice (from the orange above)

What you need to do

Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius
Grease a cake tin (around 20cm in diameter) and line the base with baking paper
Cream the butter and sugar.
Add the eggs and mix.
Mix in the cocoa and orange zest.
Mix in the flour and the orangejuice
Place the mixture into the cake tin and bake it for 45 minutes
Cool the cake in the tin.

You can make an orange icing for the cake if you want to. All you need is some icing sugar and orangejuice, heat it on the stove until it is at your desired thickness.

(The basic idea for this recipe was taken from 'Cake Bible' 2006, Penguin Books)

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Yummmmmm. Fruit! With porridge and sultana, it's even better That spoon is my favourite spoon. Eating breakfast using another spoon just isn't the same

Our cat has a new friend; the frypan. We got a new frypan(1) so the old one has been sitting on the floor for the last week At least the cat still likes the old frypan. What a nice cat!

(1) Woah, what's happening? It all started with a NEW KETTLE! Then a new toothbrush....then new slippers...then a new table and now a new frypan!

Don't forget the 'new'/second hand suitcase on wheels either!

I have great news to tell you, but that will have to wait until next time

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White Chocolate Coconut Mud Cake

Monday, 11. August 2008, 06:50:03

Recipe, Cake, Kitchen, Cooking ...

Last night I went to a farewell dinner. I felt special because there were only 7 guests (and I was one of them and I was the only Aussie)

I baked a cake to take with me (ooo look, I'm a poet!). I do love to bake! But I don't bake cakes just for anyone. I only bake for 'cakeworthy' people

Here's the recipe if you want to try it. I found it in a magazine a few years ago.

CAKE
You need:

250g butter, chopped
150g white chocolate, chopped
2 cups caster sugar (or normal sugar)
1 cup milk
1.25 cups plain flour
0.5 cup self-raising flour
2 teaspoons coconut essence
0.25 cup desiccated coconut
0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs, lightly beaten

1. Grease a cake tin. Line sides with baking paper. ( If you're using a loaf tin, halve the recipe. If using a round tin with diameter 20-23cm, don't halve the recipe.)
2. Butter, chocolate, sugar and milk into a saucepan. Cook and stir over low heat until the mixture is smooth. Do not boil!
3. Transfer the mixture into a big bowl and let it cool for 15 minutes.
4. Whisk (or use a fork like me) in flours, coconut, coconut essence, vanilla extract and eggs.
5. Pour into the cake tin.
6. Cook in an oven for 2 hours at 160 degrees Celsius. After 1 hour of cooking, place foil loosely over the cake. (this stops it from drying). Let the cake cool in the cake tin before putting it on a plate.

Topping

0.5 cup thickened cream
300g white chocolate finely chopped
0.5 teaspoon coconut essence

7. Pour cream into a saucepan and bring to boil. Remove from heat and stir in coconut essence and white chocolate. Stir until chocolate has melted.
8. Transfer this into a bowl and place in the fridge for around 20 minutes, or until the mixture is spreadable.

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