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English Tea Passionfruit and Orange Cookies

Posted on July 5, 2020 Posted in Biscuits .

English Tea Passionfruit and Orange Cookies

English Tea Passionfruit and Orange Cookies

These cookies would have to be one of the best flavour combos I have done for a while.

I was making cookies the other day and divided the base mix into 5 portions to try out 5 different flavour parings where I was going to post the best recipe from the experiment (if any were post-worthy).

I could only think up 4 combos thus left the remaining cookie dough in the fridge to come up with something once I had a think about a pairing. I actually ended up not happy with any of the 4 cookies I had created so gave up on the bake session.

A few days later I saw the cookie dough in the fridge and threw a few ingredients into the mix I had in the pantry.

As I added the tea, orange and passionfruit pulp I started to play with the ratios until I got to a point that I was eating the dough raw as the flavour combo was so delicious. I baked the cookies and though I think the unbaked dough is more addictive, these cookies were simple and absolutely delicious either with a cup of tea or solo as a treat.

Ingredients:

  • 100g butter
  • 1/2 cup caster sugar
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ heaped tsn orange zest
  • 2 tbsn (fresh) passionfruit pulp
  • 1 + ½ tsn loose English tea leaves
  • 1 cup plain flour
  • 1/3 tsn baking powder
  • 1/3 tsn salt

 

Method:

  1. Pre heat oven to 180c degrees and line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
  2. Place the butter and sugar into a bowl and beat with electric beaters for 5 minutes or until pale and fluffy.
  3. Add the egg and beat until well combined.
  4. Add the zest, pulp and tea and beat until combined.
  5. In a separate bowl place, the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl and sieve.
  6. Beat in the flour mix with electric beaters for 1 minute on slow.
  7. Spoon 20g portions of the dough onto the tray, allowing for 5cm gaps between each biscuit.
  8. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the tops of the biscuits are golden brown.
  9. Leave the cookies on the tray to cool for 5 minutes then place on a cooling rack.
  10. Dust with icing sugar or drizzle with white chocolate for decoration, enjoy!

Tip: As soon as they came out of the oven I used a cookie cutter to cut heart shapes in each cookie (while still soft and pliable).

 

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Lemon Earl Grey Cake with Lavender Orange Blossom Frosting

Posted on August 4, 2015 Posted in Cakes .

Lemon Earl Grey Cake with Lavender Orange Blossom Frosting

Lemon Earl Grey Cake with Lavender Orange Blossom Frosting recipe

This would have to be my 4th attempt at baking with Earl Grey and gosh has it turned out. This cake was so tasty that it didn’t venture past my fridge (usually I take my baking to work, friends houses or give to family). But nope, I ate the whole thing it was so good.

Finally an early grey recipe that made me smile.

The cake itself is not super sweet, however works brilliantly with the sweetness and amazing flavour combination of floral lavender and orange blossom.

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Ingredients:

Cake:

  • 2 tbsn earl grey tea (6 teabags)
  • 330g sugar
  • 300g self-raising flour
  • 2 tsn vanilla essence
  • 7 eggs
  • 110ml lemon juice
  • 150g butter
  • 1 tsn cream of tartar

Icing:

  • 200g butter
  • 1 + ½ earl grey tea
  • 240g icing sugar
  • 1 + ½ orange blossom water
  • ¾ tsn lavender

 

Method:

  1. Pre heat the oven to 175c degrees and line a 25cm cake tin wit baking paper.
  2. Place the contents of 6 teabags into a food processor along with half the sugar (165g) and blitz until well combined.
  3. With electric beaters whisk the sugar and egg yolks until light and fluffy.
  4. Add the vanilla and beat until combine.
  5. Add the lemon juice and melted butter and whisk until combine.
  6. Place the egg whites into a new bowl and beat with electric beaters until soft peaks form. Add the remaining sugar and cream of tartar and beat until glossy and thick.
  7. Triple sift the flour and add to the lemon mix. Using a hand whisk softly whisk until combine.
  8. Add the egg whites in 2 patches, folding until only just combine.
  9. Pour into the cake tin and bake in the oven for 50 minutes of until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
  10. Meanwhile make the icing my beating the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  11. Add the contents on 1 + ½ earl grey teabags (1 + ½ tsn), orange blossom and using a mortar and pestle grind some lavender until in powder form.
  12. Beat until smooth and fluffy.
  13. Place the cake on a cake rack until cooled.
  14. Top with the icing and serve.

 

 

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