Pennod 8 Becws

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-I'm Beca.

-As you know, I love baking...

-..and I also

-really enjoy experimenting.

-In this series,

-I'll share new recipes with you.

-I'll put my own twist on the lovely

-food I've enjoyed on holiday...

-..as well as my favourite meals

-from local takeaways.

-It's food that brings a smile

-to my face and cheers me up.

-And yes, it's lush!

-My baby girl Alys is one today.

-I have a party to arrange.

-It's easy to buy party food. But I

-want it to be a party to remember.

-I've thought of recipes

-that are ideal for children.

-I'm making Falafel fingers,

-savoury muffins and polenta chips.

-They're full of goodness

-and easy for little hands to hold.

-I'll finish

-with an incredible carrot cake.

-FALAFEL FINGERS

-Falafels are usually fried.

-I'm going to bake mine.

-It's a little healthier.

-I'm not making them into balls.

-These are going to be longer.

-Alys can easily pick them up to eat.

-You'll need two tins of chick peas

-to make twenty falafels.

-Drain and blitz in the processor.

-You'll need three cloves

-of garlic, half a red onion...

-..a bunch of parsley

-and coriander...

-..two teaspoons

-of cumin and coriander powder...

-..a pinch of salt, pepper

-and two tablespoons of gram flour.

-Gram flour is made from chick peas.

-It'll help bind the falafels.

-Add a generous splash

-of olive oil and blend.

-Grease a baking tin,

-and roll them into a sausage shape.

-I put oil on my hands so the mixture

-doesn't stick to my fingers.

-I love making falafels.

-I'm using fresh and ground

-coriander.

-There are onions and garlic...

-..all things I love to eat.

-Falafels are a great way...

-..of introducing children

-to spicy food.

-But they're not full of chilli.

-Cumin and coriander add flavour.

-Children can't eat a lot of salt.

-This is a way of introducing them

-to new tastes.

-They can progress to eat curries.

-Mari loves curries

-and chilli con carne.

-I cooked her food like this

-when she was a little girl.

-Once you've shaped them,

-they're ready to go in the oven.

-They'll take 20 minutes in the oven.

-I'll turn them over in ten minutes.

-They're ready when they've

-turned a lovely golden brown.

-I can't wait to taste one.

-Alys is going to love them.

-Alys, do you want a falafel?

-Like me, children love chips.

-Polenta chips

-are a little different.

-POLENTA CHIPS

-These are very popular in Italy.

-They're made out of ground corn

-and are a bit healthier than chips.

-To a saucepan of boiling water,

-add finely chopped rosemary...

-..a pinch of salt, pepper

-and the polenta.

-It only takes a minute to cook.

-Stir continuously

-or it'll stick to the saucepan.

-Grate a little parmesan into it,

-and that's it.

-Put in a square tin,

-lined with clingfilm.

-Chill in the fridge

-for a couple of hours.

-The polenta is firm and chilled.

-Remove it.

-All I have to do is cut it.

-Cut them any size you want.

-Alys is still learning

-how to hold foods and eat them.

-So they need to be quite long,

-at least two inches.

-I don't make them too thick, either.

-Roll the chips

-in more dried polenta...

-..for a lovely crunchy texture.

-All I have to do is fry them.

-Lightly fry them in olive oil.

-A minute on each side

-should be enough.

-Grate a little parmesan

-on them and enjoy.

-I love to give the children

-different foods.

-Are you clapping?

-Next, easy muffins

-that won't break the bank.

-LEFTOVER MUFFINS

-I hate wasting food.

-I normally cook too much food.

-The next day,

-I try to use the leftovers.

-This is what this recipe is.

-These are savoury muffins.

-I'm adding ham, cheese,

-broccoli and roasted vegetables.

-This is a fab recipe.

-You can add anything you want.

-Finely chop the ingredients.

-Measure 225g of self-rising flour.

-Add a pinch of salt.

-Rub 60g unsalted butter until

-the mixture looks like breadcrumbs.

-Add the vegetables, meat,

-and 50g of grated cheese.

-I'm using Cheddar.

-In another bowl,

-mix 175ml of milk with two eggs.

-Pour into the muffin mixture.

-Mix well.

-All that's left to do

-is to fill the cases.

-I fill them three quarters full.

-Once you've filled the cases,

-top with a little grated parmesan.

-They're ready for the oven.

-Bake at 180 degree Celsius

-for 20 minutes.

-And those are my leftover muffins.

-It's a great recipe for using

-whatever is in your fridge.

-Coming up, sweet treats.

-Delicious biscuits and

-a cake with all the trimmings.

-And I have a helper in the kitchen.

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-Time flies.

-It's Alys's first birthday.

-Boom!

-Mari loves helping me

-in the kitchen.

-I enjoyed helping my mother,

-Mamgu and Nan when I was little.

-I have sweet memories.

-Mari is helping me make sweet

-treats for the party.

-PARTY BISCUITS

-Will you help me make

-biscuits for Alys?

-What is in here?

-What is in here?

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-Flour!

-Do you want to get a spoon?

-Measure 175g flour.

-That's enough!

-Add 25g custard powder.

-Put it in the processor,

-and add 100g butter.

-Mix well. Switch it on.

-And stop!

-We need sugar next.

-We need sugar next.

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-Sugar!

-Measure 100g caster sugar...

-..and add a spoonful

-of vanilla flavouring.

-I'll get eggs.

-I'll get eggs.

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-We only need one. Will you crack it?

-Do you remember how Mam taught you

-to crack it carefully?

-Go on.

-Again.

-Go on.

-Good girl!

-Mix again until

-the dough comes together.

-Press it.

-Press it.

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-Do you want to press it? OK.

-Can I taste a bit, Mam?

-Can I taste a bit, Mam?

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-In a minute.

-Are you going to taste that?

-Are you going to taste that?

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-A bit.

-Nice?

-Wrap it in clingfilm and chill

-in the fridge for an hour or two.

-Now it's ready to roll.

-You have to roll, not just press.

-Stuck!

-Mam will help.

-Two hands.

-Roll the dough to a thickness

-of about half a centimetre.

-Cut it in circles.

-Place them on a lined baking tray.

-Cut holes in the centres.

-Remember to keep these.

-They're perfect

-to make small biscuits.

-Shall we put it in the oven?

-Shall we put it in the oven?

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-Yes.

-Bake for twelve minutes.

-Good girl.

-Close the door.

-I'll decorate these with pink icing.

-Put 150g icing sugar in a bowl.

-A drop of water.

-Add a little water...

-..and red food colouring.

-Can you stir it, please?

-Mam's going to make white icing.

-Oh, no!

-The biscuits should be ready now.

-Shall I get them out of the oven?

-Yes?

-Yes?

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-Yes.

-The biscuits must be cool

-before you decorate them.

-On the biscuit.

-Put plenty of pink icing

-on the biscuits.

-Make a nice pattern with the

-white icing and a cocktail stick.

-To decorate the small biscuits, make

-thicker icing and pipe it on them.

-Do you want to taste everything?

-Mm.

-Lush!

-Lush!

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-Lush!

-A birthday

-isn't a birthday without a cake.

-Mam made very pretty ones for me.

-I want to do the same for Alys.

-ALYS'S CAKE

-I'm making a carrot

-and pistachio cake.

-I'll decorate it

-with a small rabbit.

-She has a toy rabbit she loves.

-Chop 100g unsalted pistachios

-quite finely.

-Grate three big carrots.

-Add a teaspoon of baking soda

-to 300g of plain flour...

-..and one teaspoon of baking powder.

-Add three teaspoons

-of mixed spice for more taste.

-Oil is used in this cake,

-rather than butter.

-Mix 300ml of sunflower oil...

-..with 300g of soft brown sugar...

-..and three eggs.

-The oil keeps the cake

-nice and moist.

-To get rid of lumps, sieve

-the flour and spice into the mix.

-Mix well.

-Add the grated rind of an orange...

-..then the rest of the ingredients.

-Divide it into three lined tins.

-Bake for 25 minutes.

-I'll make the filling

-while they cool.

-Add a good spoonful of marmalade

-to 100g of mascarpone cheese.

-I don't put sugar in it.

-I use mascarpone rather than soft

-cheese, because it tastes lighter.

-I think it's better with marmalade.

-The marmalade goes nicely

-with the carrots.

-It's slightly different

-from the usual buttercream.

-I'll check it.

-Lovely.

-First, I mark the board

-with a sharp knife.

-This is apricot jam.

-Put a little on the board.

-It's like glue,

-sticking the cake on the board.

-The cakes have cooled now.

-I put the cake

-upside-down on the board.

-Make sure it's in the middle.

-Put half the filling on it.

-Spread it out.

-The last cake.

-After assembling the cake,

-cover it with apricot jam.

-It sticks the icing to the cake.

-This is ordinary white icing.

-It's easy to find.

-Put some icing sugar on the table.

-I want it to cover the whole cake,

-the top and sides.

-It's deep, so make sure

-you have enough icing.

-Cover the cake and use

-a pizza cutter to trim the icing.

-Now you're ready to decorate it.

-Chop chocolate

-biscuits to make the soil.

-Make the grass with green icing.

-Use icing sugar in cooled boiling

-water to stick it on the cake.

-Next, put some apricot jam...

-..on the cake.

-This sticks the soil to the cake.

-Now, I'll make carrots.

-Take a small piece of icing.

-Roll into a sausage shape.

-Roll one end thinner.

-They're not perfect,

-like real carrots.

-Don't fuss too much.

-To make them realistic,

-mark small lines on the carrots...

-..and dust with cocoa powder.

-Make a small hole on the end...

-..and add green tops.

-The last step is the rabbit.

-It's your chance to be artistic!

-I'm just making the rabbit's bottom.

-Its head is in the soil!

-Roll a ball the size

-of a ping-pong ball.

-Cut the top off.

-Stick a small tail and feet to it.

-Now it's ready.

-There you are.

-Alys's birthday cake.

-For instructions on how to make

-the cake and more lush treats...

-..go to the website...

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-Hooray!

-Ready to blow?

-Big claps!

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