Mary Berry’s Lemon Cheesecake on a Ginger Crust- Guest Post by Hannah Wood :-) [HOW TO MAKE]

 

Date:

Background: Any shift Hannah and I work together usually has a period of time dedicated to chatting about pudding, baking, Mary Berry or Paul Hollywood (The Silver Fox). So whenever Hannah tells me about a delicious pudding/cake/dessert she has made, I always ask her if she would like to write a guest blog post! And I must admit, I really really want to eat this cheesecake!!

What: Lemon Cheesecake on a Ginger Crust

Ingredients:

• 100 grams Gingernut Biscuits
• 50 grams Butter melted
• 500 grams Mascarpone Cheese
• 325 grams Lemon Curd
• 1 Lemon juice
• Blueberries fresh for decorating
• Raspberries fresh for decorating

Method:

1. Grease and base line with parchment a 20cm loose bottom cake tin.
2. Crush biscuits and Mix with the butter in a bowl, then press into the base of the tin (but not up the sides)
3. Put the mascarpone, lemon curd, and lemon juice in a bowl and beat with a spatula until smooth.
4. Spoon on to the biscuit base and level the top.
5. Chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours to firm up. To serve, remove the cheesecake from the tin, peel off the baking parchement, and arrange on a platter. Decorate with the fruit and dust with icing sugar.

What was Good: It's incredibly easy to make and tastes amazing

What was Bad: I would definitely use more biscuits because I like a thicker base

Would I Make It Again: Definitely make again!

Waffle-O-Meter:

Mary Berry’s Apple Pie- Guest Post by Hannah Wood :-) [How To Make]

 

This is another exciting first for my Did Somebody Say Pudding? After getting very excited seeing my friend Hannah on FB making a yummy looking Mary Berry pudding, I asked her if she would like to do a guest blog for me. A lovely way of getting a different perspective and spicing up my blog a bit! Luckily she said yes and this is her finished review! ENJOY!

AMY X

Date: 22/9/12

Background: As the apple tree in my garden was looking a bit full, I decided to make a pudding using my (mothers) own home grown. I always make a crumble with these apples so decided on trying something different. As I am totally obsessed with Great British Bake-Off, I dug out one of my Mary Berry cookbooks and found a very easy recipe for Apple Pie.. Bingo!

What: Classic Apple Pie.. sadly this was no Mr Kipling

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How To Make:

Serves 8

PASTRY

• 225g (8oz) plain flour
• 150g (5oz) cold butter, cubed
• 25g (1oz) caster sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1-2 tablespoons water

FILLING

• 1.3kg (3lb) bramley cooking apples, peeled, cored and sliced into ¼”slices
• 175g (6oz) caster sugar
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 egg , beaten for glazing

Method:

Pre heat the oven to 200C/180Fan/Gas 6. You will need a deep pie dish that measures 19cm (7 ½ “) base 24cm (9 ½ “) top and 5cm (2”) deep

1. To make the Pastry. Measure the flour, butter and caster sugar in to a processor and whiz until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs. Add the egg and water and whiz again until it forms a ball. The dough will weigh 450g. Divide the pastry into 250g and 200g pieces.
2. Roll out the 250g piece very thinly and line the base of the dish, including the sides and leave a little over hang.
3. Mix the sliced apples with the sugar and cinnamon in a bowl, spoon them into the base of the dish. The apples will be higher than the pastry as they will sink down during cooking.
4. Roll out the remaining pastry slightly bigger than the surface of the dish. Brush the edges of the pastry with water then sit the pastry on top and gently push down to seal the edges. Using a small sharp knife trim the edge and crimp the sides. Roll out any left over pastry and use for decoration. Brush the pie with beaten egg.
5. Bake in the pre-heated oven for 45-50 minutes until golden brown and crisp.
6. Remove from the oven and cool a little before sprinkling with a little extra caster sugar. Serve warm with custard, cream or ice cream!

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What was Good: The recipe is very simple and doesn't take long to make at all. As I haven't quite entered the 21st century yet I made the pastry using my hands, an extra personal touch! The pastry was the nicest I have ever made; I've never used egg before and I believe this gave it the extra something. The cinnamon also gave the apples a lovely extra kick.

What was Bad: The recipe didn't say to cook the apples slightly before; I would definitely recommend doing this because after the cooking time, they were still a little hard. It also didn't recommend a blind bake before the filling; therefore once it was cooked, the bottom was so soggy and actually started to disintegrate! It might as well of not had a base at all; I don't think Mary or Paul would be impressed!

Waffle-O-Meter: 

Lovely pastry but soggy bottom!

I REALLY REALLY REALLY want to try this! (Amy)