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BASE:
150g margarine
100g caster sugar
50g light brown sugar
1 egg (medium)
2.5ml (
1
/
2
tsp) vanilla essence
300g plain flour
10g baking powder
FILLING:
1 ripe banana, mashed
225g cream cheese, softened (see tip, page 82)
50g caster sugar
45ml (3 tbsp) orange juice
TOPPING:
75g fresh blueberry
150g sliced strawberry
2 kiwis, peeled and sliced
45ml (3 tbsp) apricot jam
1 Preheat the oven to CONVECTION 180ºC.
2 To prepare the base, cream together the margarine
and sugars. Stir in the egg and vanilla essence, then mix
in the flour and baking powder.
3 Press the dough evenly into a greased 25cm (10”) flan
dish.
4 Place on the lower shelf and cook on CONVECTION
180ºC for 16 minutes. Rotate the dish 180º after half
the cooking time.
5 Leave the base to cool before adding the filling.
6 To prepare the filling, in a bowl mix the banana, cream
cheese, sugar and orange juice until smooth. Spread on
top of the cooled base.
7 Arrange the fruit on top of the filling. Place the jam in
a small dish and heat on 100% for 30 seconds - 1
minute, until melted. Drizzle or brush over the fruit to
glaze.
F
RUIT TART
Serv
BASE:
50g margarine
15ml (1 tbsp) golden syrup
225g ginger or digestive biscuits, crushed
FILLING:
50g margarine
50g caster sugar
45ml (3 tbsp) clear honey (see tip, page 87)
2 eggs (medium), beaten
450g cream cheese (see tip, page 82)
45ml (3 tbsp) milk
150ml (
1
/
4
pint) single cream
15ml (1 tbsp) cornflour
5ml (1 tsp) vanilla essence
TO DECORATE:
Slices of fresh fruit,
e.g. strawberry, kiwi fruit
1 To prepare the base, place the margarine and syrup in
a bowl, heat on 70% for 2 minutes. Add the crushed
biscuits, mix well. Spread the mixture evenly over the
base of a greased 25cm (10”) flan dish. Set aside.
2 To prepare the filling, beat the margarine, sugar, honey,
eggs and cream cheese together until smooth.
Mix in the milk, cream, cornflour and vanilla essence.
3 Pour the mixture into the biscuit base and spread
evenly.
4 Place on the low rack and cook on DUAL
CONVECTION 160ºC, 10% for 35 minutes.
5 Leave to cool in the refrigerator for 3 - 4 hours or
overnight.
6 Decorate with fresh fruit to serve
B
AKED CHEESECAKE
Microwave Tip: Softening avocados
Pierce an unpeeled avocado in several places.
Place on the turntable and heat on 100% for 1 minute. Allow to cool before peeling.
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