Jellied Cubes Of Milk Food

MILK JELLY LIKE YOUR NAN USED TO MAKE....

Steps:

• Use 1/4 pint boiling water to dissolve your jelly cubes in a measuring jug.
• Leave the liquid to cool - if it's still warm when you add the milk then it will more than likely curdle and the jelly won't completely dissolve. You can see in the photo of this attempt that there are a few coloured flecks in the milk jelly which is because I was impatient when I was adding the milk. It doesn't impact the taste but it doesn't look as pretty.
• Once it's cool, top up the liquid using milk to the 1 pint level.
• Pour it into your chosen mould - I have an amazing mould that I bought from the charity shop but you can use any mould. I cant find the large version of the mould I use but I have linked some mini versions below.
• Leave to set in the fridge - this depends on the size of the mould you're using but it does take less time than normal jelly.

FRUITY MILK JELLIES

Steps:

• Pour four gelatine leaves in a bowl of cold water and set aside for 5 mins to soften. Measure 150ml milk into a small pan and heat until just steaming. When the gelatine is soft, squeeze out the water and add to the milk, stir until dissolved, then set aside until the milk has cooled to room temperature.
• In a food processor, blitz the peaches, 50g icing sugar and 150ml milk. If you want a really intense colour, add a drop of yellow food colouring. Strain the mixture into a bowl through a fine sieve, then stir in the cooled milk and gelatine. Lightly oil two jelly moulds and divide the mixture between them. Chill for 1 hr, or until just set - don't chill for too long or the layers won't adhere properly and the jellies may split when turned out.
• Repeat steps 1 and 2, this time using the raspberries and pink food colouring. It's very important that the mixture is at room temperature before it is poured on top of the peach jelly, otherwise the bottom layer will melt. Return the moulds to the fridge for 1 hr or until just set. Then repeat the method using the blackberries and purple food colour and chill, followed by the mango and orange food colouring. Chill for 2 hrs, or up to 24 hrs.
• To serve, dip the moulds in warm water to help release the jellies, then invert onto plates or cake stands. Serve with ice cream and extra berries, if you like.