Grapefruit marmelade Recipe: The scooped out shell of half a grapefruit what I ate for brekky Enough water to stop it burning to the bottom About a cup of sugar Simmer on low heat till the peels get really soft (for as long as you can be bothered) Add sugar Simmer again on low heat until peel is translucent and whatever you’re stirring it with comes out coated. The important thing is the jar: Boil it in hot water (or if you’re lazy, pour hot water onto it and leave it for a bit. Not as sterile) Sit the empty jar in boiling water when you’re spooning the marmelade in. Otherwise it breaks. Trust me on this. Orange marmalade (small batch- I gave all my jars to mum) 2 oranges About 2 and a half or three cups sugar Follow the above instructions My rule with jam is add as little water as possible. In this case, I added so little that it was probably going to form a candied lump. I added boiling water to the jar at the end to fill it out. Let's see if it sets.
Rich Ginger cake Makes one cake 180g unsalted butter, softened 170g dark muscovado sugar 4 egg yolks, plus 8 egg whites 400g treacle 270g plain white flour 3 tsp ground ginger 2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground mace ½ tsp ground cloves 5 pieces of fresh ginger the size of your thumb, peeled and grated 5 pieces of crystallised ginger, grated, and 5 tsp of the adhering syrup A shot of espresso coffee 1 ½ tsp baking powder 1 tbsp caster sugar 250g sour cream 1 Line a 30cm springform tin with greaseproof paper. Preheat the oven to 150C/300F/gas 2. 2 Beat the softened butter in a bowl. Add the muscovado sugar and beat for 4 minutes. On a gentle speed, add one egg yolk at a time until all are included. 3 Pour in the treacle. Tip in the flour, the spices, the fresh and crystallised gingers, and the ginger syrup. Mix deftly, but swiftly. 4 Now, add the coffee, then the baking powder and mix. 5 In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff, then add the caster sugar, beating all the...
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