Lemon and lime delicious puddings with orange parfait

# Orange parfait
Rind and juice of 2 oranges
1 cup sugar
300ml thickened cream

# Lemon and lime delicious puddings
Melted butter ,for greasing
60 gr butter,softened
1 cup custer sugar
3 eggs,separated
3 tbsp self-raising flour,sifted
1 ¼ cup milks
Finely grated rind of 1 lemon
Finely grated rind and juice 2 limes

Method :

# To make the orange parfait,pour the orange juice into medium-size heavy-based pan and add the sugar.
Stir over a low heat until the sugar is dissolved,and add the orange rind.
Bring it slowly to the boil,then reduce heat and seemer for 7-8 minutes.
Remove pan from the heat,pour syrup into a jug and put in freezer until cold.
Line a bar or small loaf tin with baking paper or lastic wrap.
Lightly whip the cream ,remove rind from the cold syrup and discard.
Fold syrup into the cream , pour mixture into the prepared tin,cover with plastic wrap,and then freez.
Remove from freezer,put in fridge and leave for 5 minutes,cut into slices to serve

# To make puddings,preheat oven to 160”C, lightly brush 6 X 150ml-capacity ramekins with melted butter.
Placed softened butter and sugar in large mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon until well combined.
Add egg yolks and beat well,
Add the flour,milk,rinds and juices,and stir with a metal spoon until combined.

# Place eggwhites in a large,dry glass bowl.
Use electric beaters or a balloon whisk to beat the whites until soft peaks form.
Don’t beat then too much . Add beaten eggwhites to butter mixture and fold in with a large metal spoon until just combined, Don’t over mix.

# Spoon the pudding mixture into the prepared ramekins.
Line a large ovenproof dish with a clean dishcloth or tea towel.
Put the ramekins in the dish and pour enough boiling water into the dish to reach halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
Cook for 25-30 minutes, remove ramekins from the water ,stan for 10 minutes.
Then turn puddings out.
Serve with orange parfait slices.

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Preparation time : 20 minutes plus several hours freezing time
Cooking times 45 minutes
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Mayonnaise

2 egg yolks
1 tbsp lemon juice or white wine vinegar
½ tsp salt
200 ml olive oil
White pepper,for seasoning
# Place the egg yolks into a medium mixing bowl
Add eh lemon juice or white wine vinegar and salt,then stir to combine
Add the oil a drop at a time, whisking or beating with a wooden spoon until the third of the oil has been added.
# Add the remaining oil in a thin stream ,whisking or beating constantly until all the oil has been added and the mixture is thick and glossy.
Season to taste with pepper.

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Preparation time : 20 mins
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Chocolate fondue

120gr dark chocolate,finely chopped
2 tbsp honey
¼ cup cream
¼ cup milk
1 tbsp rum
Selection of fruits ,peeled,cut into bite-size pieces
Selection of small biscuits

# Put the chocolate in a bowl
Boil the honey,cream and milk and whisk into the chocolate,then stir in the rum.
# Pour the hot sauce into a fondue pot .
Put fruit and biscuits on plates and set pot in the centre of the table

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Preparation time : 10 mins
Cooking time : 5 mins
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Mushy peas

500 gr fresh peas
1/2 tsp sea-salt flakes
300 gr unsalted butter,chopped
1/2 bunch mint,chopped
1/2 tsp black pepper,ground

Method :

1 put the peas in a large
heavy based pan.Cover the peas with cold water and bring sloely to the boil.
reduce heat and seemer for 4-5 minutes or until the pease are just tender.
Drain and return to the pan.
Add the sea-salt flakes,chopped butter,and chopped mint and pepper .
mash all the ingredients and then serve.

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Preparation time : 10 Min
Cooking time :10 min
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