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Red fruit compote
Place the plums, cherries and blueberries in dish. Place on the base of the
oven and cook on STEAM 1 + LOW MICROWAVE for 10 mins. Stir in the
strawberries and cook on STEAM 1 + LOW MICROWAVE for a further 5
mins. Stir the raspberries and sugar into the hot fruit and allow to cool before
serving.
ingredients
SERVES 4
225
g
(8 oz) plums, halved
225
g
(8 oz) cherries, stoned
225
g
(8 oz) blueberries
225
g
(8 oz) strawberries
225
g
(8 oz) raspberries
50
g
(2 oz) golden caster sugar
Dish: large shallow ovenproof
Pyrex
®
dish
Fill water tank
Christmas pudding
Place apple and carrot in a large bowl. Place on the base of the oven and
cook on HIGH MICROWAVE for 5 mins. Beat well to make a thick puree.
Stir in orange juice, rind and mixed fruit. Cook on HIGH MICROWAVE for 2
mins. Stir in brandy and treacle. Stand for 5 mins. Beat in rest of ingredients.
Press into the pudding basin. Place pudding basin on glass shelf in lower
shelf position. Cook on STEAM 1 + LOW MICROWAVE for 6 mins. Stand
for 5 mins. Cook on STEAM 1 + LOW MICROWAVE for 14 mins or until just
fi rm.
NOTE: One of the advantages of using your MICROWAVE to make this
traditional pudding is that it can be made the week before Christmas and
stored in a cool dry place. Do not attempt to make the pudding earlier than
this, since the fl avour will not improve with keeping, unlike a traditionally
steamed pudding.
ingredients
SERVES 6-8
1 cooking apple, peeled and
grated
1 carrot, peeled and grated
1 orange, juice and grated rind
400
g
(14 oz) mixed dried fruit
3 tbsp (45 ml) brandy
1 tbsp (15 ml) black treacle
50
g
(2 oz) self-raising fl our
pinch of salt
1 tbsp (15 ml) cocoa
1 tsp mixed spice
½ tsp nutmeg
100
g
(4 oz) shredded suet
150
g
(5 oz) fresh breadcrumbs
50
g
(2 oz) mixed peel
50
g
(2 oz) fl aked almonds
2 eggs, beaten
Dish: 1.3 litre (2. pt) pudding
basin lightly greased
Accessory : glass shelf in
lower shelf position.
Fill water tank
Chocolate cheesecake
Place butter in bowl on the base of the oven and melt on HIGH MICROWAVE
for 40-50 secs. Stir in biscuits and press into base of fl an. Melt chocolate with
milk on MEDIUM MICROWAVE for 1-2 mins. Leave to cool slightly. Preheat
oven on CONVECTION 150 °C. Mix all the remaining ingredients and stir in
chocolate. Pour over biscuit base. Place fl an on enamel shelf in lower shelf
position and cook on CONVECTION 150 °C for 30-35 mins. Chill before
serving.
ingredients
SERVES 6
100
g
(4 oz) butter
250
g
(9 oz) digestive biscuits,
crushed
150
g
(5 oz) plain chocolate
30 ml (2 tbsp) milk
450
g
(1 lb) soft cheese
100
g
(4 oz) soft brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
Dish: 23 cm (9”) deep fl an tin,
greased
Accessory: enamel shelf in
lower shelf position
Desserts / Cakes
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