Sunday lunch ,Bolognese sauce made with the thermomix

Fresh made pasta ,and bolognese sauce, the sauce was made with the thermomix , really a good investment this wonder in the kitchen!
how to make !

Ingredients

1 onion

3 cloves garlic

20g olive oil

4 – 5 ripe tomatoes

2 carrots

about 350 grams meat mince( any type , i used beef )

70 grams tomato paste

100 grams water or read wine ( i used half of each )

Preparation, 

Place onion and garlic in thermomix bowl and chop for 3 seconds on speed 5

Add olive oil and cook for 3 minutes at 100°C on speed 1. 
Add tomatoes, carrot,, chop for 5 seconds on speed 6.

Add meat, tomato paste,  and water then cook for 35 minutes at 100°C on speed   1 .
At the end i put  3 seconds on speed 8, it makes it smoother.

I cooked the pasta separate.
 Enjoy it

My kitchen wonder !

Cake with egg whites

ingredients

6 egg whites
100g butter
200g sugar 
350g flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 dl milk
1 tablespoon oil
zest of 1 lemon
1 pinch of salt

preparation Thermomix

With the clean cup, put the butterfly and beat the egg whites with the salt, 6 minutes, speed 3 1/2.
Book.

Without washing the glass, remove the butterfly and add the sugar to the butter and beat 2 minutes, 3 speed, temperature 40°. Add milk, lemon zest, oil, and half of flour, 20 seconds, speed 4.
Add the remaining flour and baking powder 10 seconds, speed 3.
With the help of the spatula and wrap the egg whites without knocking.

Bake in the oven preheated to 180 degrees in a greased and floured, about 40 minutes, or until cooked through.

Traditional preparation.
Beat butter with sugar. Add the lemon zest, the oil and go alternating the flour, baking powder and milk. Beat well.

Beat the egg whites with the salt, and gently wrap the mixture.

Bake in the oven preheated to 180 degrees in a greased and floured, about 40 minutes, or until cooked .


Ingredientes

• 6 claras
• 100g de manteiga
• 200g de açucar ( a receita original pedia 400g)
• 350g de farinha
• 1 colher de chá de fermento em pó
• 2 dl de leite
• 1 colher de sopa de óleo
• raspa de 1 limão
• 1 pitada de sal

Preparação Bimby

Com o copo limpo, colocar a borboleta e bater as claras em castelo com o sal, 6 minutos, velocidade 3 1/2.

Reservar.

Sem lavar o copo, retirar a borboleta e juntar o açucar com a manteiga e bater 2 minutos, velocidade 3, temperatura 37º. Adicionar o leite, a raspa de limão, o óleo, e metade da farinha, 20 segundos, velocidade 4.

Juntar a restante farinha e o fermento 10 segundos, velocidade 3.

Com a ajuda da espátula envolver bem as claras em castelo sem bater.

Levar ao forno pré aquecido a 180º, em forma untada e polvilhada de farinha, cerca de 40 minutos, ou até estar cozido.

Preparação Tradicional.

Bater a manteiga com o açucar. Juntar a raspa de limão, o óleo e ir intercalando a farinha com o fermento e o leite. Bater bem.

Batar as claras em castelo com o sal, e envolver delicadamente na mistura anterior.

Levar ao forno pré aquecido a 180º, em forma untada e polvilhada de farinha, cerca de 40 minutos, ou até estar cozido.

Chocolate party cake

CAKE Ingredients:




- 4 eggs (shelled).
- Sugar (same weight of eggs).
- Chocolate fondant (same weight).
- Butter cream or ointment (same weight).
- Flour (same weight).
- ½ Tablespoon baking powder 
* I doubled the quantities to make two cakes I baked separately.



Preparation:
1. In a bowl weighed shelled eggs.
2. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler and set aside.
3. Put in the glass of the Thermomix the eggs with the sugar and set 5 minutes, 37 °, speed 5.
4. At the end of program 2 minutes without temperature.
5. Add the butter and beat ointment point a few seconds until well blended.
6. Then add the melted chocolate and beat again above.
7. Mix yeast with flour and with the machine running go throwing tablespoon at the opening
8. When everything is well mixed pour the dough into a greased and lined with baking paper. Preheat oven to 160 degrees and bake the dough about 45-50 minutes .
Once done unmold and let cool on a rack.
...... It is important not to open the oven for the first 35 minutes.
9. Once cool wrap each cake in plastic wrap and store in the fridge if you can overnight to settle the cakes and work better.





MERENGUE BUTTERCREAM


CAKE Ingredients:




- 4 eggs (shelled).
- Sugar (same weight of eggs).
- dark chocolate  (same weight).
- Butter cream or ointment (same weight).
- Flour (same weight).
- ½ Tablespoon baking powder 
- I doubled the quantities to make two cakes I baked separately.



Preparation:
1. In a bowl weighed shelled eggs.
2. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler and set aside.
3. Put in the glass of the Thermomix the eggs with the sugar and set 5 minutes, 37 °, speed 5.
4. At the end of program 2 minutes without temperature.
5. Add the butter and beat ointment point a few seconds until well blended.
6. Then add the melted chocolate and beat again above.
7. Mix yeast with flour and with the machine running go throwing tablespoon at the opening
8. When everything is well mixed pour the dough into a greased and lined with baking paper. Preheat oven to 160 degrees and bake the dough about 45-50 minutes .
Once done unmold and let cool on a rack.
 It is important not to open the oven for the first 35 minutes.
9. Once cool wrap each cake in plastic wrap and store in the fridge if you can overnight to settle the cakes and work better.





MERENGUE BUTTERCREAM ingredients.

- 4 egg whites pasteurized.
- 225g. white sugar.
- 350 g of butter.
- One tablespoon of vanilla extract.

Preparing the buttercream:
1. Put the egg whites and sugar in a bowl over a water bath over a saucepan of hot water without allowing it to boil and beat with hand mixer until warm and mix lightly  that the sugar is completely dissolved.
2. put  the mixture on  the bowl of the Kitchen Aid( mixer ) and leave it  until completely cool.  mix the whites on medium speed until soft peaks do. add the diced butter and gradually beat about  8-10  minutes on medium speed to  buttercream. In my case I added to this final point a drop of pink coloring gel and beat it again until the color was uniform.


Putting your cake together

1. Working the cake to give it the desired size and get it is completely smooth.
2. Apply chocolate syrup on each cake and  apply the buttercream on top. Put one on top and cover them with the remaining buttercream which will be the glue for the fondant.
3. Roll out the fondant and cover the cake with it. decorate as you wish .


The butter  cream is perfect for the cupcakes also !
 ingredients

- 4 egg whites pasteurized.
- 225g. white sugar.
- 350 g of butter.
- One tablespoon of vanilla extract.

Preparing the buttercream:
1. Put the egg whites and sugar in a bowl over a water bath over a saucepan of hot water without allowing it to boil and beat with hand mixer until warm and mix lightly  that the sugar is completely dissolved.
2. put  the mixture on  the bowl of the Kitchen Aid( mixer ) and leave it  until completely cool.  mix the whites on medium speed until soft peaks do. add the diced butter and gradually beat about  8-10  minutes on medium speed to  buttercream. In my case I added to this final point a drop of pink coloring gel and beat it again until the color was uniform.


Putting your cake together

1. Working the cake to give it the desired size and get it is completely smooth.
2. Apply chocolate syrup on each cake and  apply the buttercream on top. Put one on top and cover them with the remaining buttercream which will be the glue for the fondant.
3. Roll out the fondant and cover the cake with it. decorate as you wish .


The butter  cream is perfect for the cupcakes also !
 Enjoy it

Lavander cupcakes

Preparation for coating,soak some lavander( eatable) flowers with a third cup of  milk leave it for about 20 minutes Makes 12

125g plain flour

110g butter

2 tsp baking powder

2 Eggs

3 tbsp milk

In a mixer whisk the butter with the sugar until frothy.Add the eggs and continue mixing,

Sift the flour to which you will have incorporated the baking powder into the mixture.

Mix well until you obtain a thick and creamy paste

 Add the milk from which you will have removed or strained the lavender.

Beat the mixture well and let it rest for a couple of minutes.

Pour the mixture into individual cups and bake in the oven at 180C for 10 minutes or until golden.

When cool, or the next day

 Decorate with icing sugar coat 

mix 150 grams icing sugar with the sieved lavander milk , about 2 tablespoons, mix well and then spread it over each cake .

Enjoy !

The best glas of water from the day !

Boil some water , add a slice of lemon let it cool a bit ! and drink it still warm ! best way to start you day. Do it every day and you will notice the difference !

Home made bread !delicious

Just before going in the oven !

Good morning ! there is nothing better than a fresh home made bread for breakfast ! some good butter and homemade jam !