Tuesday, 20 October 2009

Princess Amparo of Peru- Suspiro de Limeña

You will need:

One tin of evaporated milk,
One tin of condensed milk,
Three eggs,
Three tablespoons of sugar,
Two drops of vanilla essence,
One teaspoon of powdered cinnamon.

1. Crack the eggs, separating them into yolks and whites.
2. Ask your grownup to gently simmer the milks, stirring constantly until thickened.
3. Ask your grownup to stir in the vanilla and the yolks and stir some more.
4. Pour into the serving dishes and leave to cool.
5. In a separate clean bowl, put all the egg whites and start whisking until it makes firm peaks.
6. Add the sugar, bit by bit, until the mixture becomes glossy.
7. Line a baking tray with baking paper, and spoon out little peaks of meringue mixture.
8. Ask your grownup to bake for half an hour, or until dry to the touch.
9. Arrange the meringue peaks on top of the milk mixture and sprinkle cinnamon on top.

Thursday, 15 October 2009

Princess Lise of Austria- Kaiserschmarrn

You will need:
One and a half cups of flour,
One cup milk,
Two eggs,
One tablespoon of sultanas,
One tablespoon of sliced almonds,
Three tablespoons of apple sauce,
Half a cup of icing sugar.

1. Crack the eggs, and mix with milk and flour to make a pancake batter.
2. Ask your grownup to add oil to a frying pan, then pour in enough batter to cover the bottom of the pan.
3. Ask your grownup to flip the pancake so that it cooks on both sides, then put in a pile.
4. Rip the pancake pile into pieces about the size of your grownup's fingers.
5. In the frying pan, mix in the apple sauce, the sultanas and the almonds.
6. Sprinkle a layer of icing sugar on top.
7. Ask your grownup to put the whole pan under the grill or use a chef's blow torch until the icing sugar turns golden-brown.

Princess Nimtaj of Iran- Fālūde

فالوده

You will need:
One packet of thin vermicelli noodles,
One cup of sugar,
Three drops of rose syrup,
One lemon,
One pinch of saffron.

1. Mix the saffron and the rose syrup in a cup of water, and add the sugar.
2. Ask your grownup to boil the mixture for five to ten minutes, then leave to cool.
3. Freeze the mixture for half an hour, then crush it up with a fork before putting back in the freezer.
4. Snap the noodles into pieces about as long as your thumb.
5. Ask your grownup to boil the noodles until soft, then leave to cool.
6. Crush the mixture some more, this time adding the noodles.
7. Half an hour later, crush the mixture again, then add lemon juice just before serving.

Princess Pacita of the Phillippines- Taho

You will need:

One packet of silken tofu,
One cup of sago "pearls",
One cup of brown sugar.

1. Ask your grownup to boil the sago until it has a gummy texture, then drain and leave to cool.
2. Put the tofu in a bowl, then slice into walnut-sized chunks.
3. Ask your grownup to add the sugar to a cupful of boiling water and stir for five minutes.
4. Mix the tofu with the sago, and put into serving dishes.
5. Ask your grownup to pour the sugar syrup all over the top.

Thursday, 13 August 2009

Princess Perdissa (Winter)- Rice Pudding

You will need:
One cup of pudding rice,
Three and a half cups of milk,
Half a cup of sugar,
A teaspoon of nutmeg.

1. Stir the sugar and the rice together.
2. Pour the milk on top, making sure it completely covers the rice.
3. Sprinkle the nutmeg on top.
4. Have your grownup bake it for two hours, stirring every twenty minutes.
5. Serve while still hot, possibly with a little blob of jam on top.

Princess Kamballa of Australia- Peach Melba

You will need:

Four peaches,
Four cups of raspberries,
Two tablespoons of sugar
Four tablespoons of almonds,
Four scoops of vanilla ice cream.

1. Put the sugar and peaches in a pan of water, and ask your grownup to boil them for ten minutes.
2. Ask your grownup to take the peaches out of the water, and leave them to cool.
3. Ask your grownup to put the raspberries in a blender until they make a smooth sauce.
4. Press the raspberry sauce through a sieve to get rid of the seeds.
5. In each bowl, put one scoop of vanilla ice cream in, the pour over half the raspberry sauce.
6. Ask your grownup to chop the peaches in half, then peel them.
7. Put the peach halves on top of the ice cream, then add the rest of the raspberry.
8. Sprinkle on the almonds.

Princess Margrethe of Denmark- Koldskål

You will need:

One and a half litres of buttermilk,
Four tablespoons of sugar,
One vanilla pod,
One lemon,
Four crunchy cookies.

1. Ask your grownup to take all the rind off the lemon.
2. Ask your grownup to split the vanilla pod lengthways, then with your fingernail push out all the little vanilla seeds into the buttermilk.
3. Add the sugar and the rind, then stir until the sugar dissolves.
4. Put in the fridge for half an hour.
5. Break the cookies into pieces the size of a penny, then float them on top just before serving.