Pre-Dinner Nibbles - Sunbeam Cafe Mixmaster MX8900W Instruction/Recipe Booklet

Pre-Dinner Nibbles

Fritter Batter
1 cup plain flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
Pinch of salt
1 egg
½ cup milk
1. S ift flour, baking powder and salt into the
large bowl. Add egg and milk and mix on
LOW (2) until mixture is smooth, about 1-2
minutes.
2. D ip your favourite prepared fruit or
vegetable into batter and allow excess to
drip away. Deep fry in hot oil until golden.
Fritter Filling Ideas:
Fresh or cooked fruit, cheese or oysters.
Note: When deep frying fritters ensure that
your oil is very hot. Never cook fritters in oil
that doesn't sizzle when food is added.
Mayonnaise
4 egg yolks
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
1½ tablespoons of lemon juice
1½ cups grape seed, canola or light olive oil
1. P lace eggs, mustard, and lemon juice in
the small bowl. Beat on LOW (1-3), until
combined, then increase the speed to
HIGH (9). Gradually add the oil to the egg
mixture in a thin, steady stream until all
the oil has been incorporated. The mixture
should be very thick and creamy.
2. Season mayonnaise to taste.
Mayonnaise seasoning ideas:
Add chopped fresh herbs, garlic, salt &
pepper, chilli, mustard, lemon or lime juice
to mayonnaise to taste.
Note: Virgin olive oil will make your
mayonnaise taste bitter.
Coats 8-12 fritters
Choux Pastry Puffs
80g butter
1 cup water
1 cup plain flour, sifted
4 eggs
1. P reheat oven to 220°C. Grease two oven
slides and line them with baking paper.
2. P lace butter and water in a medium
saucepan and bring to the boil.
3. A dd flour to butter mixture and beat over
heat with a wooden spoon, until dough
leaves the side of the saucepan.
4. C ool slightly. Place dough in the large bowl
and beat on MEDIUM (5) for 1 minute.
5. A dd eggs one at a time, beating well
between each addition, until mixture is
stiff and shiny. Increase speed to HIGH (7)
and beat for 1 minute.
6. D rop tablespoons of dough onto prepared
slides.
7. B ake for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to
160°C and bake for 35 minutes. Remove
from oven, make a small slit in the side of
each puff and return to oven for a further
5-10 minutes. Cool, fill with sweet or
savoury fillings and serve.
Tip: Avoid opening oven door until necessary
as this may cause the puffs to deflate.
Note: You can freeze any unused puffs. To re-
heat, thaw, then bake in a pre-heated 180ºC
oven for 5 minutes, or until crisp.
Makes about 30
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