Edmonds Cookbook Recipes Nz Food

EDMONDS SCONES

Steps:

• Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl.
• Cut butter in until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• Add milk and mix quickly with a knife to a soft dough.
• Knead a few times.
• Lightly dust an oven tray with flour.
• Press scone dough out onto this.
• Cut into 12 even-sized pieces.
• Leave a 2 cm space between scones.
• Brush tops with milk.
• Bake at 220C for 10 minutes or until golden brown.

EDMONDS YOYOS

Steps:

• Cookies:.
• preheat oven to 180C or 350°F.
• cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy and add vanilla essence.
• sift the flour and custard powder and mix sifted ingredients into butter mix.
• roll small teaspoons of dough into balls and place on greased tray. flatten balls slightly with a fork.
• bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes. remove from the oven and allow to cool.
• Filling:.
• Beat all filling ingredients together until combined.
• Assembly:.
• Sandwich two cookies together with a little butter filling and serve.

PAVLOVA - FROM EDMONDS CLASSICS: NEW ZEALANDER'S FAVOURITE RECIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 deg C (350 F).
• Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites and caster sugar for 10 - 15 minutes or until thick and glossy.
• Mix vinegar, vanilla and cornstarch together in a small bowl, then add to the meringue. Beat on high speed for a further 5 minutes
• Line an oven tray with baking paper. Draw a 22cm (about 9 inches) circle on the baking paper. Spread the pavlova to within 2cm (1 inch) of the edge of the circle, keeping the shape as round and even as possible. Smooth top surface. Place pavlova in preheated oven then immediately turn the temperature down to 100 deg C (210 F). Bake pavlova for 1 hour.
• Turn off oven. Open oven door slightly and leave pavlova in the cooling oven until it is completely cool. Carefully lift pavlova onto a serving plate. Decorate with whipped cream, fresh berries and mint leaves. Serves 6.
• If you don't have baking paper, you can use aluminium foil. I don't open the oven door here (in Kuwait) because the oven cools too quickly as the fan continues to run till the oven is cool.