Season: Autumn

Corn on the cob with coriander butter PREPARATION: Peel the leaves from the corn cobs and remove the threads. Boil the corn cobs in a large pot of lightly salted water for 7-8 minutes. Rinse the coriander and chop it finely. Pour it into a little bowl and add butter, cream cheese, lime juice, Hermesetas […]

Banana cake PREPARATION: Use a baking tin (24 x 8 cm) and line with butter. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla pod and mix with the butter and half of the Hermesetas Granulated. Whisk the eggs with the rest of the Hermesetas Granulated in a separate bowl until soft. Add the two mixtures together and […]

Apple and Blueberry Muffins PREPARATION: Preheat oven to 180°C. Cream low fat spread, vanilla essence and 8 tbsp of the Hermesetas Granulated in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Sieve together flour and baking powder and stir into the mixture alternately with the milk. Divide 2/3rds of […]

Plaited Raisin Bread from Curd-Oil-Dough PREPARATION: Soak raisins (dried grapes) at least 4 hours or overnight in rum. Drain thoroughly. Dab dry as needed. Heat oven to 175°C upper/lower heat. Line baking tray with baking paper. Place all ingredients including Hermesetas Granulated in a mixing bowl and use food processor/blender or dough hooks on an […]

Gingerbread PREPARATION: Pre-heat the oven to 150C. Grease and base line with greaseproof paper a 1kg/2lb loaf tin. Gently melt the margarine and treacle over a low heat. Stir in the Hermesetas Granulated, sifted flour, ginger and cinnamon with the beaten egg. Heat the milk slightly, add the bicarbonate of soda then stir into the […]

Marzipan Puck PREPARATION: Boil 2 cups water, add the almonds, cook for ½ min. Drain and peel off the skin of almonds. Dry them with paper towels. Grind the almonds once or preferably twice. Mix it in a bowl with Hermesetas Granulated. Whisk the egg white lightly. Mix in little by little in the almonds […]

Kugelhopf PREPARATION: For a 22 cm Kugelhopf tin or ring mould. Soak raisins (dried grapes) in rum or in the rum-flavoured water. Brush the tin lightly with melted low fat spread and dust with semolina or fine white dried breadcrumbs. Put flour in a mixing bowl and add all the other ingredients including Hermesetas Granulated, except […]

Easter cookies PREPARATION: Preheat oven to 190°C. Beat the margarine and Hermesetas Granulated together until light and fluffy. Beat in almost all the egg, reserving a little to use later as glaze, with the lemon rind then add the flour, salt and bicarbonate of soda. Finally stir in currants and mixed peel and mix to […]