Cinnamon Plum Cake - Plommonkaka med kanel

CINNAMON PLUM CAKE

Plommonkaka med kanel

A juicy fruit cake with the lovely taste of cinnamon. If you want some extra luxury you can serve it with custard.

1 cake, 8 to 10 pieces

Approx 10½ oz plums

3½ oz butter

0.8 cup sugar

2 eggs

1.2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1½ teaspoon vanilla sugar

0.4 cup regular milk

½ tablespoon cinnamon

2 tablespoons sugar

Heat the oven to 347F.

Grease and flour a springform pan, diameter approx 9 inches. Remove the stones and cut the plums in wedges.

Beat the room-tempered butter fluffy with the sugar. Add eggs, one by one, and stir until smooth. Mix flour, baking powder and vanilla sugar and stir this into the batter, alternating with the milk. Pour in the pan. Add the plum wedges (press them down slightly) and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Bake in the middle of the oven for about 1 hour. Try with a stick that should come out dry.

Serve with custard if you so wish.

Enjoy!

Bella

Chocolate Apple Squares - Chokladrutor med äppelsmak

CHOCOLATE APPLE SQUARES

Chokladrutor med äppelsmak

Makes 20 small squares

3 eggs

0.8 cup flour

0.4 cup applesauce, unsweetened

2 tablespoons regular milk

0.2 cup coconut flour

0.4 cup cocoa

0.4 cup sugar

some powdered vanilla

(not vanilla sugar)

Heat the oven to 350F.

Beat the eggs in a bowl and add flour, applesauce, milk, coconut flour, cocoa, sugar and powdered vanilla. Blend to a smooth batter. Spread it out in a roasting pan, 10 x 8 inches, lined with baking paper, and bake in the lower part of the oven for 15 minutes. Allow to cool, then cut into squares.

Enjoy!

Bella

Spinach Chicken with Cream Sauce - Spenatkyckling i gräddig sås

SPINACH CHICKEN WITH CREAM SAUCE

Spenatkyckling i gräddig sås

4 servings

1½ lb chicken fillets

salt, pepper

2 tablespoons butter

1 onion

0.8 cup heavy cream

0.4 cup water

1 tablespoons chicken fond

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

3½ oz fresh baby spinach

10 cherry tomatoes

0.4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Decoration:

fresh watercress

For serving:

potato wedges

sugar snaps

Heat the oven to 437F. Trim the chicken, rub all around with salt and pepper and Brown on all sides in a frying pan with butter. Peel and chop the onion, put in the frying pan and sauté for a few minutes. Add cream, water and fond and bring to a boil. Add mustard and spinach and bring the sauce to a boil. Put on tomato wedges and cheese and bake in the oven until the chicken is done, approx 15 minutes.

Decorate with watercress and serve with potato wedges and boiled sugar snaps.

Enjoy!

Bella

Salmon Mix with Onions and Horseradish - Laxröra med lök och pepparrot

SALMON MIX WITH ONIONS AND HORSERADISH

Laxröra med lök och pepparrot

10 servings (for buffet)

14 oz fillet of salmon, smoked

½ red onion

7 oz cottage cheese

0.4 cup creme fraiche or sour cream

2 tablespoons chopped chives

2 tablespoons chopped dill

1½ tablespoons grated horseradish

salt, black pepper

Decoration:

chopped chives

Remove skin and bones from the salmon and mash it up in a bowl with a fork. Peel and finely chop the onion. Add onion, cottage cheese, creme fraiche, chives and dill and blend to a smooth mix. Flavor to taste with horseradish, salt and black pepper, transfer to a serving bowl and decorate with chopped chives.

Enjoy!

Bella

Oven-Baked Cod with Tomatoes - Ugnsbakad torsk på tomatbädd

OVEN-BAKED COD WITH TOMATOES
Ugnsbakad torsk på tomatbädd

Delicious fillet of cod, baked in the oven together with tomatoes, onions and garlic. Serve with a mix of fresh herbs and potatoes, preferably new potatoes.

Serves 4

14 oz fillets of cod or other white fish,
thawed if frozen
4 well ripened tomatoes
3 garlic cloves
2 fresh onions
0.2 cup white wine
0.8 cup fish bouillon
olive oil
salt, pepper

Fresh herb mix:
0.2 cup finely chopped dill
0.2 cup finely chopped chives
0.2 cup finely chopped parsley
0.2 cup finely chopped leek


Heat the oven to 390F. Cut the fish in 4 even-sized pieces and flavor with salt and pepper. 

Slice garlic and tomatoes and cut the onions in wedges. Put it all in an oven-proof pan. Bring wine and boullion to a boil and pour it in the pan. Flavor with some salt and pepper and bake in the oven for about 20 minutes. Take out the pan and put the fish on top of the tomatoes. Lower the heat to 300F and put the pan back in for about 15 minutes. Check the temperature of the fish, if it holds 140F it's done.

Take out the pan and sprinkle the herb mix over the fish. Serve with boiled potatoes and vegetables of your choice if you wish.

Enjoy!

Bella

Almond Cake with Jam and Crème Fraîche - Mandelkaka med sylt och crème fraîche

ALMOND CAKE WITH JAM AND CRÈME FRAÎCHE
Mandelkaka med sylt och crème fraîche

Home-made jam and whipped crème fraîche fills this juicy almond cake, which is even better if you bake and fill it one day before it's being eaten.

12 slices

Jam:
1 lb strawberries, raspberries and redcurrants
10½ oz special sugar made for making jam

Almond cake:
6 eggs (in yolks and whites)
0,8 cup sugar
10½ oz ground almonds or almond flour
0,4 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder

Filling:
0,8 cup crème fraîche
0,8 cup jam of a "steadier" type (0,4 + 0,4 cup)

Decoration:
7 oz strawberries
3½ oz redcurrants
powdered sugar


Make the jam according to package instructions. This is a special kind of sugar containing everything needed to make the jam perfect, which makes the jam-making very quick and easy. I don't know if you have it where you are.

Beat egg yolks and sugar until fluffy. Mix almonds, flour and baking powder and fold this into the yolk batter. Beat the egg Whites until stiff and fold them into the batter. Spread it out in a greased, floured pan (diameter 8 to 10 inches) with a removable bottom. Bake in the lower part of the oven at 350F for about 45 minutes and allow to cool.

Filling:
Beat the crème fraîche until really thick and mix with 0,4 cup jam. Split the cake in two. Cover the bottom layer with a thin layer of jam, then spread the crème fraîche mixture on top of the jam. Cover on side of the other layer with jam, then put this, jam side down onto the bottom layer. Wrap the cake up in plastic and preferably put it in the fridge until the next day.

Decorate with strawberries and redcurrants when serving. Dust with powdered sugar if you want.

Enjoy!

Bella

Chicken Stew with Mushrooms and Bacon - Kycklinggryta med svamp och bacon

CHICKEN STEW WITH MUSHROOMS AND BACON

Kycklinggryta med svamp och bacon

A creamy chicken stew with mushrooms and bell peppers. Sprinkle with crispy bacon and parsley and serve with e.g. rice and a salad. You're good to go!

Serves 4

1 lb chicken breast fillets
1 tablespoon Chinese soy sauce
9 oz fresh mushrooms
1 onion
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon salt
some pepper of your choice
2 tablespoons concentrated veal fond
1,2 cup water
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 teaspoons paprika
2 tablespoons redcurrant jelly
5 oz streaky bacon
1 cup cream
2 tablespoons flour
1 red bell pepper
3 tablespoons chopped parsley


Cut the chicken in pieces and mix with the soy sauce. Slice the mushrooms. Peel and roughly chop the onion. Sauté mushrooms and bacon in butter, take it up and fry the chicken. Flavor with salt and pepper.

Mix the onion-chicken mix in a pot and add veal fond, water, tomato paste, paprika and redcurrant jelly. Simmer slowly for about 5 minutes. Check for taste with salt and pepper.

Shred and fry the bacon. Mix cream and flour and stir this into the pot. Simmer for another 5 minutes. Shred the bell pepper and add towards the end of cooking.

Sprinkle with bacon and parsley and serve the stew with rice and a salad.

Enjoy!

Bella