Fairtrade fortnight bake off: enter now!
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- Mar
- 2011
Hurrah! Fairtrade fortnight kicked off on 23 February with loads of inspiring special offers, competitions and activities to get everyone excited about fair trade. How about entering the fair trade bake off, using some of our delicious fair trade baobab products? All you have to do is upload a snap of your creation and you could win a hamper of fair trade goodies, or a day’s baking with cupcake queen Lilly Vanilli. Check out our recipe section for some mouth-watering recipe ideas – anyone for rich chocolate baobab brownies, indulgent baobab victoria sponge cake or spicy baobab and pear muffins? Or come up with your own creation to wow the judges. Enter the fair-trade bake off here!
Kate’s Baobab Brownies
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- Dec
- 2010
Makes 12 squares
Takes 20 minutes to make & 2-3 hours to set
You need a grinder & a food processor
I won’t even try and describe how good these are! Eat them and you’ll be left virtually speechless, the only words you’ll be able to utter are “mmmmm” and “wow.” Read the rest of this entry »
Peter’s Baobab panna cotta with ginger jelly
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- Nov
- 2010
From leading chef Peter Gordon.
This dessert combines the subtle sharpness of Baobab, the warming heat of ginger,
rich sweet honey and comforting cream. A perfect dessert in many ways. Serve in
summer with raspberries or in winter with poached pears or quince. A wafer or biscotti
also goes well with them. Makes 6 desserts ideally use metal moulds (they’re easier
to turn out) 150ml ~ 200ml in capacity Read the rest of this entry »
Peter’s Baobab, blueberry, basil, mint, spinach and yoghurt smoothie
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- Nov
- 2010
From leading chef Peter Gordon.
This fresh tasting aromatic smoothie is bursting with goodness and flavour.
Just make sure you wash the herbs and spinach leaves in cold water, then
drain before using. I like to make it using sheeps yoghurt which adds a
lovely background flavour. For 2 Read the rest of this entry »
Peter’s Plum, blackberry and Baobab jam
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- Nov
- 2010
From chef Peter Gordon.
This is a fake jam really, it’s more of a compote, but it goes really well with
the scones along with whipped or clotted cream. It makes more than enough
for the scones Read the rest of this entry »
Peter’s lightest ever Baobab scones
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- Nov
- 2010
From chef Peter Gordon.
These scones are quick to knock up and they re incredibly light and fluffy.
Makes 8-10 depending on size and shape
World renowned chef Peter Gordon at Masterchef Live!
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- Nov
- 2010
To celebrate the introduction of Baobab, the exotic fruit from Southern Africa, at Masterchef Live! at the BBC Good Food Show, Peter Gordon, award-winning chef and ‘godfather’ of fusion cuisine has created a range of exclusive Baobab recipes. Free recipe cards will be handed out on Stand D44.
Peter’s Baobab, banana, mango and apple smoothie
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- Nov
- 2010
From chef Peter Gordon.
What a great start to the day or a post-gym pick-me-up. Full of goodness
and a real pleasure to drink. If, like me, you have a juicer to hand then
make your own apple juice using 2-3 unpeeled apples cut into quarters,
juicing a finger of fresh ginger for some more comforting effect. Read the rest of this entry »
