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Buttermilk Pancakes - Perfect for the Weekend.

Buttermilk Pancakes - Perfect for the Weekend.

Buttermilk pancakes  PREPARATION TIME 5 MINUTES   COOKING TIME 15 MINUTES   SERVES 4 Ingredients 1½ cups self-raising flour (try wholemeal for fibre) 1 tbsp caster sugar 2 cups LardAss cultured buttermilk 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 tsp vanilla essence oil or butter for cooking raspberries, blueberries and strawberries, to serve maple syrup, to serveMETHOD Combine flour and sugar in mixing bowl. Whisk LardAss cultured buttermilk, egg and vanilla essence together in a jug. Add to dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Heat oil or butter in a medium non-stock frying pan over medium to low heat. Cook 1/3 cup mixture for 1–2 minutes...

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CHOCOLATE WEETBIX SLICE

CHOCOLATE WEETBIX SLICE

INGREDIENTS
3 Weet-Bix biscuits
1 cup (85g) desiccated coconut
1/2 cup (120g) caster sugar
1 cup (150g) self-raising flour
2 tablespoons cocoa
150g Lard Ass cultured salted butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 1/2 cups icing sugar mixture
Extra 1 tablespoon cocoa
2 tablespoon melted butter
3 tablespoons hot water
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DAY 5: WHAT COLOUR IS BUTTER? MY FINAL DAY

DAY 5: WHAT COLOUR IS BUTTER? MY FINAL DAY

Well, I’ve learned it’s not just yellow.

Butter comes from different animals, flavours, creams, diets, care practices and therefore, can be different colours. So much so that the USDA issue a colour chart for butter as a guide.

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DAY 4: SO MUCH TO KNOW SO LITTLE TIME

DAY 4: SO MUCH TO KNOW SO LITTLE TIME

Butter making – it’s an art and a science I have learned this week.

The science is in monitoring things like pH, temperature, TA, litres, grams, kilograms, moisture content, etc.

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DAY 2: BUTTER MAKING BATCHES 1, 2 & 3

DAY 2: BUTTER MAKING BATCHES 1, 2 & 3

Today we swung into action and made butter!

Our instructor today was the illustrious Robert (Bob) Bradley who in the circles of butter making is spoken about in the same vein as a celebrity.

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