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If you keep the toffee in an air tight container it should be fine.
White chocolate isn't too difficult it's just softer and can split because it's more delicate. But I don't imagine it would be a lot harder.
You'll find most White Chocolate recipes contain more white chocolate than milk chocolate recipes. So make sure you don't substitute a milk recipe for white, unless you use more white chocolate. For decorating I normally do 3 parts white chocolate to 1 part cream.
AND A BIG FAT YUM!
I have the white chocolate ganache cooling ATM. I added 500gm white chocolate and 190gm cream (not thickened). I was going to add another 190gm cream after it cools and whip. I might add a bit less. It will cool overnight then I'll whizz it again if needed.
I've also made more lemon coconut slice. I made 1.5 times the recipe - 12 eggs and 7 lemons!! But there's enough to keep some and take some.
I'll make the toffee tomorrow. It's humid today and I'm a bit footsore from all the thermomixing :) having a cuppa and watching telly, before we work out what to make for dinner.
Oh my goodness I'm drooling!
So the dulce la leche, you use that for icing, filling that sort of thing? And how is it different to a ganache?
I tried quirky jos caramel custard the other day - sub'ed corn flour, soy milk and organ egg replacer - came up a treat & everyone loved it. Just didn't look so fab (blame the soymilk for that). Have also done the gf focaccia too - was nice fresh but no good later, so think I'll make a very small serve next time.
Well the toffee didn't work. Wasn't hard enough so I obviously didn't get it hot enough. But the white chocolate ganache was yummy. I don't know that the dulce de leche added anything. But it was yummy overall. I now have left over ganache and dulce de leche so I need to come with an idea to use them up. Any tips?
Why not try making a Caramel white chocolate Magic icing thingo?
I just eat the dulce from the spoon, but we've been good. I haven't opened the sealed jar. We'll be opening it on Tuesday... going to make some dulce de leche chocolate lava cakes for V Day dessert :) Stole it from PZ on pinterest.
Please tell me you took photos of the cake?
I'm so glad I came across this thread!! I love my Thermomix!!
WOOT!
I made Marmalade & Oat Muffins this morning for breakfast (ran out of fruit so improvised). I use Stephanie Alexander's recipe. They worked a treat. It was a OMG we've run out butter, and didn't have time for a big gourmet breakfast. So then later we made Quirky Jo's Butter Spread. Worked a treat. We normally get spreadable butter, as I'm an anti margarine kinda gal. But the Spreadable butter is delish. I'm going to make cultured butter next time and turn that into a spread and see how yummy that is. Also trying to source cheap cream in bulk so if I find some I will let you melbournites know. I can't believe how easy making butter is!
Tonight I'll be making school snacks, and yoghurt finally. Tomorrow I'll be doing duck confit... Hopefully it works *fingers crossed*
I made the creme anglaise the other day. It tasted lovely, but it was lumpy, I assume the egg yolks scrambled? I wonder if it's because I keep my eggs in the fridge?
Hi everyone!
My thermomix arrives tomorrow! I am so excited I don't know what I will make first!!!
My DD has Coeliac Disease so I will be using mine for Gluten free everything. She has a very intense yoghurt obsession so that will probably be one of the first things I try.
Ordered my thermie two days ago!!! Can't wait! I will need help to make sure I use low fat recipes, cos a gf of mine who is doing weight watchers and who has a thermie reckons that most of the receipts are high in fat.... Ideas anyone? DH and I need to lose some major kg's!
Bella - it does appear that a lot of recipes are lovely desserts or bread stuff!
Most of my friends gained weight when they first got their thermomix - I know I did lol
The custard isn't too bad calorie wise if you make it with skim milk and you don't eat the whole lot in one sitting lol
It's as healthy as you want to make it :) There are LOTS of healthy recipes out there. And once you get the hang of it, converting recipes is a breeze.
I actually find more healthy recipes than not. Quirky Jo's blog has some fantastic healthy recipes. So don't be put off by the EDC, as it is that Everyday Cooking for the average person.
Since having my TMX for nearly 3 weeks I can say my family are getting spoilt yes, but also I've been able to cut out the last remainders of "fast food" and "prepackaged food" as before the TMX I mostly cooked from scratch. And now I'm able to cook from scratch in areas I never thought possible. Like homemade dairy products.
Just remember the cookbooks are there to teach you how to cook with your TMX. But you can do the rest. If you want to eat healthy you can... you just need to give it a go :)
Potato Bacon & Onion Soup tonight and Irish Soda Bread. Then making some more yoghurt, cheese out of the leftover yoghurt and more dulce de leche. DH was sad I used it all in a cupcake recipe for a friends birthday. Will make more butter tomorrow. And a whole heap of lunchbox snacks. Will be getting a workout. Going to do some chickpea choc chip cookies and the red bean chocolate cake. As well as some cheese and bacon rolls and some muffin quiches. Will do a carrot and zucchini slice too and some cheese crackers hopefully.
YOU CAN MAKE BUTTER!!!!!!?????????????!!!!!!!!
OMG. I buy bread and hot cross buns just for an excuse to eat butter.
This adds a whole new dimension (haven't got one).
Yep and I make a spread with grapeseed oil and butter which is good for cholesterol and tastes like whipped butter that you get at pancake parlour :)
Thanks rouge! That is a great link. I knew someone would know lots of healthy receives. I guess it is always about what alternative choices you can make.
I just made butter - sooo delish! I used homebrand thickened cream (not pure cream) as that is what I had. It seems fine to me - I am too tight to buy the more expensive pure cream.
I did my brown rice in it last night - made into fried rice and it was great. I love brown rice.
Pumpkin Zulu - oh font of all TM wisdom - can you please PM me the link for your lemon slice as I think I'd like to make it for Thursday night. Your magic bean cake was a big hit when I made it.
Miss Em - first I made the creme anglaise mine scrambled too, once it cooled a bit I put in butterfly and whipped it for a few seconds and it was lovely and smooth :)
Going to the attempt the bean cake as mini muffins because I've got mothers group at my place this week so figure a healthy snack for the littlies. Have also discovered Teninas blog and want to give the after dinner mints a go but think I need to make them for an "occasion" otherwise I'll eat the whole lot myself.
Have been given a bag of apples from our neighbour so going to give shortcrust pastry a go, have had no problems with recipe I generally use but might give the TMX one a go.