Saturday, January 7, 2012

Thermomix - Low Fat Moist Fruit Cake

Adapted from Annette Sym's moist fruit cake recipe from Book 1
500g mixed dried fruit
1 teaspoon mixed spice
230g water
1 teaspoon bicarb soda
250g raw pumkin, cooked and mashed
3 egg white
2 cups self raising flour

Cook fruit, mixed spice and water for 8 mins, soft speed reverse for 8 mins. Pour in to separate bowl, add bicarb and let cool while the pumpkin cooks.
Add 230g water to thermomix and add pumpkin, and cook at 100 degrees for 15 mins on soft speed. Strain water and mix speed 4 for 10 secs.
Scoop pumpkin mix into dried fruit mix, add egg whites and stir well. Gently fold in flour, and cook in a cake tin on 180 deg for approx 1 hour.

Thermomix - Scrambled Eggs

4 eggs
1/4 cup cream
salt and pepper and herbs to taste if required.

Break eggs into thermomix, and mix speed 4 for 10 seconds.
Then cook reverse speed 2, for 15 mins at 90 degrees.