Priddy Oggies

I am interested in a game called RummiKub. My friends and I played at the day one of 2016. I searched the wiki that it is a combination of Rummy and Mahjong. I have no idea what is Rummy. But, Mahjong?! Of course, I know how to play Mahjong as a Taiwanese girl. So, I definitely enjoy this game. And I think it is more complicated than Mahjong. For Mahjong, you need to focus on what you have and find a way to get sets. For RummiKub, you focus on not only what you have, but also what are played. Then, you can manipulate players’ cards and try to get rid of you have on hand. RummiKub has sold online, but you can actually use 2 sets of playing cards to play. So, google the rules on-line and try it.

Oven Temperature Setting:

Bake at 200C/400F/Gas Mark 6 for the first 20 minutes.
Then, lower the temperature to 160C/325F/Gas Mark 3 for the next 30 minutes.
Recipe: Serve 5 people

 

Steps of Priddy Oggies

(1) Make the pastry firstly. Mix the salt and flour in a bowl. Then, place the diced better in the bowl. Rub butter into the flour with fingertips until it is breadcrumbs like.

(2) Stir grated cheese with breadcrumbs. Add water into the bowl to make it into a firm dough. Set aside around 30 minutes.

(3) Prepare the filling. Add chopped apple and sliced mushroom into a big bowl.

(4) Cut the pork and bacon into a roughly 0.5 cm pieces. Add into the bowl with grated cheese and chopped basil. Mix them well. Season with some salt.

(5) Divide pastry into 5 balls. Take one ball. Roll it into a 24 cm diameter circle. Place the filling in the center of the pastry.

 

 

(6) Place it on the baking tray. Bring both sides of pastry up to press it together. Brush with beaten egg over the top of pastry. Use a chopstick to poke some holes over the top of pastry.

(7) Repeat step (5) and (6) for the rest of 4 pasties. Then, send it to the pre-heat oven at 200C/400F/Gas Mark 6 for the first 20 minutes. Then, lower the temperature to 160C/325F/Gas Mark 3 for the next 30 minutes.

 

 

It is a very good pastry. The pork is so tender that eating with apple advances the taste. 

Apple Crumble Pie

X’mas is 22 days left. Are you ready? Taiwan is not a Christ country so that we don’t really celebrate X’mas. Of course, most of us have no ideas what the story of X’Mas. Why do people celebrate X’Mas? Although this is my second X’mas, I really understand the meaning of X’Mas this year. It’s good. People can go travelling every time. But, it is difficult to understand their culture and festivals in their countries. I know why we should be encouraged to go and see the world. Because you will know and learn more during the adventure.

Oven Temperature Setting: 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4

Baking Time: 20~25 minutes
Recipe: A 7” Apple Crumble Pie

Shortcrust Pastry Link

 

 

Steps of Apple Crumble Pie

(1) Prepare a sauce pan. Put sugar, chopped apple and blackberry in the pan. Switch the medium heat on. Cook around 5~10 minutes until it turns soft. Dry the filling. Set aside.

 

(2) Prepare crumble: Add Sugar and flour in a big bowl. Mix a little bit. Add cubed butter in the bowl. Use your finger tips to rub the butter into flour until it turns crumb-like.

 

 

(3) Get shortcrust pastry ready. Pour the apple filling over the top of the pastry. And then, cover the apple filling with crumble. Send into the pre-heat oven at 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4 around 20~25 minutes until it turns golden.

 

 

 

I like this kind of pie a lot. It is not really a cake. It is more fruit dessert. Sweet and sour flavor… um… yum… yum… This pie was eaten out by 4 people. We ate with custard and ice cream. So, enjoy it.

Pumpkin Cheese Pie

Halloween is coming!! Happy Halloween!! Traditionally, people don’t celebrate in the UK. But now, more and more people do it so that every shop sells lots of pumpkin. Giant pumpkin, monster pumpkin, carving pumpkin… Too many kinds of pumpkins are sold there.

Anyway, my friend and I purchased one. We are not going to do some carving. We plan to do lots of food and desserts. So, the first one we are doing is Pumpkin Mascarpone Pie.

Oven Temperature Setting: 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4

Baking Time: Around 30 minutes

Recipe : A 9” Pumpkin Cheese Pie

Shortcrust Pastry Link

 

 

Steps of Pumpkin Filling
(1) Boil chopped pumpkin around 15 minutes. Then, dry it. Use a masher to mash pumpkin.

(2) Then, add sugar, nutmeg, egg, butter, and milk with pumpkin. Mix all ingredients well.

(3) Pour the pumpkin batter over the top of the pastry. Send it into the pre-heat oven at 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4. Bake around 30 minutes.

 

Steps of Mascarpone Cheese Filling

(1) Separate egg white and egg yolk into different bowls. Whisk egg white. Egg white should be beaten until it is light and stiff enough. Then, set aside.
(Selena’s Kitchen Talk: The bowl with egg white needs to be clean and dried totally.  Otherwise, the egg white can’t be whisked to light and stiff.)

(2) Add egg yolks, Mascarpone Cheese ad sugar into a big bowl. Mix them well.

(3) Fold-in egg white into the cheese butter gradually and lightly.

 

Steps of Assembly

(1) Wait the pumpkin fill is cooled around 20 minutes.
(2) Pour the Mascarpone Cheese Filling over the top of pumpkin filling. Leave in the fridge at least 4 hours before servicing it.

 

Pumpkin and Mascarpone Cheese are a very good match. Smooth mascarpone cheese enriches spicy pumpkin flavor. Eating with crust pastry offers you different texture in your mouth. It is definitely the top choice to bake when purchasing pumpkin! Enjoy it!!