Drink recipe: Apple dookin cocktail from Highland Boundary Rosalind Erskine October 12, 2020 Recipes Add all ingredients except the apple slices into saucepan and warm slowly trying to avoid boiling. Heat for a few minutes to allow flavours to develop. Pour in to a serving cup and add small apple slices...
Baking recipe: Pumpkin spice biscuits Rosalind Erskine October 8, 2020 Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan oven), Gas mark 6 and line two trays with baking paper. Mix the Flora, sugar, vanilla and egg until smooth. Add the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger and...
Traditional Scottish recipe: Brose with cockles and mussels by Neil Forbes Neil Forbes October 6, 2020 Recipes For the brose Place a large pot on the hob and get it quite hot. Add the mussels, put the lid on and shake the pot. The mussels should be open and be cooked in a minute or two. Remove the mussels and strain...
Baking recipe: Mocha cake Rosalind Erskine September 30, 2020 Recipes For the mocha cake Pre-heat the oven to 180°/350°F/Gas Mark 4 and grease two 8 inch circle cake tins. Melt 125g of the chocolate and butter in bowl over a pan of simmering water. In a small bowl heat...
Baking recipe: Flora Shedden’s chocolate torte Rosalind Erskine September 28, 2020 Recipes Preheat the oven to 170C fan. Grease and line the bottom of a 20cm loose bottomed cake tin. In a bain-marie melt the butter and chocolate together until smooth. In the bowl of a freestanding mixer beat the...
Halloween recipe: Pumpkin Chai Pie Rosalind Erskine September 24, 2020 Food, Recipes Pumpkin Chai Pie Bring the pumpkin to the boil in a large saucepan then simmer for 15mins until tender. Drain & cool. Heat oven to 180C (160C fan |gas 4). On a lightly floured surface, roll out...
Baking recipe: AVA Strawberry macarons from Mademoiselle Macaron Rosalind Erskine September 11, 2020 Recipes For the strawberry macaron shells Weigh ingredients accurately and sieve the icing sugar and ground almonds together into a bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites. It is important to keep whisking...
Modern Scottish recipe: Cullen Skink Fish Pie from Stevie McLaughlin Rosalind Erskine August 24, 2020 Recipes For the Cullen Skink fish pie filling Put the fish into a plan large enough to hold it comfortably and cover with milk and water. Bring gently to the boil. By the time it comes to the boil the fish...
Cocktail recipe: Montpeliers Pink Gin Mule Rosalind Erskine August 19, 2020 Recipes Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker, or jam jar if you don’t have a shaker at home, and shake well. Double strain the liquid (a sieve will do). Build the drink, adding the lemon bonbon...
BBQ recipe: 18 hour Ardbeg whisky-smoked pulled pork Rosalind Erskine July 21, 2020 Recipes Set up and heat your smoker with the dried wood to 150C. You’ll need to start smoking your pork 18hrs before you want to eat. Mix all the rub ingredients together and liberally rub over the prepared...