Twistmas tree!
Need a quick and simple buffet idea to serve friends and family over Christmas then you need to try this! A Twistmas tree!
Try our Branston pickle and cheese combo for the filling (or create your own)! Here the how to below or watch the video for simple instructions!
INGREDIENTS
- 2 x sheets of pre-rolled puff pastry
- 4-6 tbsp Branston Small Chunk
- 200g grated cheddar cheese
- 1 egg, whisked
METHOD
1. Preheat the oven to 190c. On a lined baking tray, lay out one sheet of puff pastry and top with the Branston and cheddar. Lay the second sheet of puff pastry over the top.
2. Cut a Christmas tree shape out of the pastry and slice horizontal lines, roughly 1 inch apart, up each side of the tree. Ensure to leave about 2 inches uncut in the centre of the tree, where the trunk is. Take each "branch" and twist it.
3. Cut stars out of the off-cuts and place one at the top of the tree and the rest on the tray ready to bake.
4. Glaze the tree and stars with egg wash and bake in the oven for 20 minutes until golden and molten in the middle.
5. Allow to cool a little and enjoy!
#twistmastree #christmasrecipes #itsallaboutthefood #foodvideography
Winter Fruit Pavlova
Did you know a touch of vinegar with your egg whites really helps to nail those lovely foamy peaks you need for the perfect meringue? Here's our delicious winter Fruit Pavlova recipe developed for Sarson's vinegar . Perfect dessert for any festive gathering!
INGREDIENTS
For the meringue:
- 1 tsp Sarson’s Distilled Malt Vinegar
- 4 egg whites
- 275g caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract/essence
- 2 tsp cornflour
For the topping:
- 300ml double cream
- 25g dark chocolate, grated
- Small handful of your favourite nuts, finely chopped
- A selection of your favourite winter fruits
COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
1) Preheat your oven to 140C/ 120C fan/ gas 1.
2) Whisk the egg whites to soft peaks. Continue whisking as you add the sugar one spoonful at a time. Once all the sugar is added and you have glossy, stiff peaks, add the vanilla essence, cornflour, and Sarson’s vinegar.
3) Spoon the meringue onto a baking tray lined with baking paper. Create a circle that’s around 21cm. Bake for 1 hour and then turn off the heat, leaving the meringue inside until the oven is completely cool - around an hour.
4) Spoon the whipped cream over the cooled meringue and crown the dessert with the fruit, nuts, and chocolate.
5) Serve and enjoy!
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Branston, Cheese and Potato Mince pies
Our take on the traditional #mincepie - cheddar cheese, potato and a Branston pickle twist!
Check out the recipe below!
Ingredients
- 360g Branston Pickle
- 500g shortcrust pastry, readymade- 120g Maris Piper potatoes, diced
- 2 egg yolks
- 50ml double cream or milk
- 100g Cheddar (chopped into tiny chunks)
- Cracked black pepper
- Olive oil
- Sea salt
Cooking Instructions:
1. Preheat your oven to 180ºC.
2. Spread the potato out on a baking tray coated in olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt. Roast for 30 mins or until crisp and browning. Leave to cool completely.
3. While cooking the potato, roll out the pastry to 3mm thickness then cut out disks to fit a cupcake pan and your pie tops using a 3” snowflake-shaped cutter.
4. Line a 12-hole cupcake/muffin tray with a thin coating of butter and then add the pastry and return both the lined tray and pie tops to the fridge to rest for half an hour.
5. Combine the cheese and potato and spread evenly between the pie shells.
6. Top each with a spoonful of Branston (spread evenly over the top) followed by a pastry snowflake.
7. Beat together to the egg yolks and cream and brush them onto the pastry. Finish with cracked black pepper.
8. Bake for 30-35 mins or until the pastry is cooked through and evenly browned over the top.
Enjoy!!!
#christmasrecipeideas #itsallaboutthefood
Pot-roasted lamb shoulder
We are a big fan of Tebay Services and their gorgeous farm shop so it was, of course, a joy to work with them on some Christmas content. This one is a great alternative to your Christmas centre-piece - a pot roasted shoulder of lamb. Simply delicious!
The farm shop has a spectacular array of produce sourced from local providers. If you ever find yourself on the M6 round Penrith way then pull over for a very special kind of service break. You won't be disappointed!
#potroastedlamb #tebayservices #christmascontent #itsallaboutthefood
Foodie Showreel
Have you checked out our new website yet? Let us know what you think!
This is a little video we have on there showcasing some of our yummy foodie shoots.
www.atthekitchestudio.co.uk
#newwebsite #foodvideography #itsallaboutthefood
Passion for Food
Here At The Kitchen, we have an inherent passion for food, creating visual feasts full of flavour, flair, fun …and food. For us….it’s all about the food.
#foodstyling #foodphotography #videography #passionforfood #itsallaboutthefood
What we do
At The Kitchen studio, WHAT we do….#foodstyling #foodphotography #videography #recipedevelopment #events #itsallaboutthefood
An integral part of our brand refresh has been refining and honing not just what we do At The Kitchen but also who we are…
#brandrefresh #foodstyling #foodphotography #foodvideography #rebrand #itsallaboutthefood
Sharing some of our recent recipe developments with our friends at Mizkan! Fantastic day in the #atthekitchenstudio! #allaboutthefood
#recipecreation #recipedevelopment
Whipped Feta with Roasted Tomatoes and Pistachio Dukka
At ATK we love a good dip especially when with served with some roasted tomatoes. Here is a little ‘how to’ reel of one of our favourites... a whipped feta dip (see recipe below) made easy-peasy with the use of the @magimixuk blender. Made even more special with some sprinkles of Pistachio Dukka! ‘How do you make that?’ you ask….well, pop back here tomorrow for another how to video and recipe!
Whipped Feta with Roasted Tomatoes and Pistachio Dukka
Serves 4
200g feta cheese
2tbsp thick Greek yoghurt
Grated zest and juice 1 lemon
2tbsp extra virgin olive oil
For the roasted tomatoes
250g cherry or baby plum tomatoes, halved
2tbsp olive oil
1tbsp dried oregano
Flaky sea salt and black pepper
2tbsp pistachio dukka
1 Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Place the halved cherry tomatoes in a small roasting tin and drizzle over the olive oil and sprinkle with the oregano, salt and pepper.
Roast for 20 minutes.
2 Crumble the feta into the blender and add the yoghurt, lemon zest and juice and extra virgin olive oil. Blend until smooth and creamy.
3 Spoon the whipped feta onto a serving plate , top with the roasted tomatoes and then sprinkle over the Dukka. Serve with crusty bread or crackers.
🎥 Craig Robertson
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Chicken Katsu
Here's a little step-by-step video we prepared for a pitch recently. A deliciously simple Chicken Katsu!
Enjoy!
#chickenkatsu #stepbysteprecipes #videography #contentcreation
Another of our lovely little pizza vids for @pizzadoughcodoughballs...
Simply delicious (both the pizza and the videography!
#pizzadoughballs #pizza #videography #contentcreation #foodstyling #foodstylingandphotography