Martha Collison - Crave - Brilliantly Indulgent Recipes

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Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Introduction

How to use this book

Equipment

Ingredients

Citrus

Understanding Citrus

Limoncello Brandy Snap Curls

Lemon and Pistachio Cheesecake Pots

Coconut and Lime Teacup Puddings

Caramelised Marmalade French Toast

Lime and Ginger Drizzle Cake Traybake

Lemon and Poppy Seed Pancake Stack

Orange, Pistachio and Pomegranate Cakes

Grapefruit and White Chocolate Possets with Shortbread

Lemonade Marshmallows

Lemon Meringue Profiteroles

Preserved Lemon and Olive Focaccia

Lemon and Lime Battenberg

Fruit

Understanding Fruit

Mini Doughnut Muffins

Quick Berry Crumbles

Mango and Prawn Filo Cups

Honey Scones with Rhubarb Compote

Peaches and Cream Cupcakes

Sweet and Sour Apple Crisps

Passionfruit Viennese Whirls

Raspberry Crêpe Cake

Blackcurrant and Peanut Macarons

Persian Fruit Cake

Coconut Custard Tart with Caramelised Pineapple

Cherry and Marzipan Pie

Nut

Understanding Nuts

Hazelnut and Chocolate Spread

Honey and Sea Salt Roasted Nuts

Peanut Butter Cookies

Coffee Bean and Almond Brittle

Amaretti Biscuits

Sticky Maple Pecan Pudding

Frangipane Puff Pastry Pies

Pecan Praline Brownies

Flourless Hazelnut Torte

Baklava

Chocolate and Peanut Butter Roulade

Peshwari Naan Breads

Nutty Chocolate Babka

Spice

Understanding Spices

Plain Popcorn

Oriental Satay Popcorn

Piri-Piri Popcorn

Snickerdoodle Cookies

Fire Fries with Raita Dip

Gingerbread Blondies

Spiced Milk and Honey Cake

Speculoos Cookies

Speculoos Cookie Spread

Chilli Chocolate Churros

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

Cumin and Sesame Crackers with Whipped Goat’s Cheese

Sugar and Spice Doughnuts

Chilli and Garlic Flatbreads

Chai Tea Panna Cotta

Cardamom Knots

Eggnog Layer Cake

Chocolate

Understanding Chocolate

Gooey Sharing Cookie

Lacy Pancakes with Raspberry Sauce

Mint Chocolate Mousses

Toasted Marshmallow Flapjacks

Brigadeiros

Chocolate Crackle Cookies

Self-Saucing Chocolate Pudding

Earl Grey, Caramel and Chocolate Loaf Cake

Mississippi Mud Pie

Triple Chocolate Éclairs

Caramelised White Chocolate Cake

Death by Chocolate Cake

Mocha Cruffins

Caramel

Understanding Caramel

Salted Caramel Sauce

Hot Chocolate with Caramel Pretzel Bites

Brown Sugar Beignets

Honeycomb Cups

Salted Caramel Cornflake Bars

Giant Stroopwafels

Caramel Madeleines with Buttered Rum Sauce

Brown Butter Caramel Tartlets

Malted Millionaire’s Slices

Butterscotch Thumbprint Cookies

Treacle Tart

Burnt Caramel Banana Bread

Coffee Caramel Monkey Bread

Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake

Cheese

Understanding Cheese

Baked Époisses Fondue with Prosciutto Dippers

Parmesan and Chipotle Crisps

Smoked Cheddar Welsh Rarebit

Tartiflette Potato Skins

Triple Cheese Gougères

Butternut Squash and Feta Empanadas

Cherry and Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies

Cheese and Marmite Sausage Rolls

Mini Pork and Stilton Pies

Fig and Manchego Loaf

Gouda and Smoked Paprika Pretzels

Stuffed Bagelballs

Alcohol

Understanding Alcohol

Tiramisu Pots

Bramble Crêpes Suzette

Amaretto Syllabubs

Brandy Butter Bread Pudding

Whiskey Rye Chocolate Chip Cookies

Bourbon Biscuits

Cherry Kirsch Soufflés

Pisco Sour Angel Food Cake

Mai Tai Rum Babas

Espresso Martini Cheesecake

Mulled Wine Pavlova

Irish Cream Pretzel Cake

Gin and Tonic Lime Pie

List of Searchable Terms

Acknowledgements

About the Publisher

Introduction

I have loved food for as long as I can remember. I was the child who looked forward to grocery shopping because I loved to see all the fresh fruits piled precariously in displays and to marvel at the number of intricately shaped pasta varieties in their colourful packets. Trailing slowly behind my mum, I’d wander through the aisles trying to sneak the new foods that I was curious to try into the trolley. I couldn’t (and still can’t) make it home with an intact baguette, as resisting the temptation to tear off the knobbly end and sink my teeth into the golden crust encasing the soft, chewy bread was beyond me. I’d spend Sunday afternoons thumbing through my mum’s Nigella collection, devouring the pages with my eyes and picking out recipes to try to persuade my parents to let me make.

I was the girl who always had a hot school dinner because I hated the mundane predictability of a packed lunch. Taking my plastic tray up to the hatch and choosing a meal that I felt like eating was an experience to which I would look forward with great anticipation. The food may not have been incredible, but I had the choice of what I ate, and I loved it. In restaurants, I’d always ask for a spare plate rather than a meal of my own so I could sample everyone else’s food at the table instead. I adored having a little taste of everything. I remember being sorely disappointed when I became too old for the empty-plate approach to be socially acceptable and had to order my own food. I couldn’t relate to fussy eaters, as the thought of not knowing how a new food sitting on my plate tasted was an alien concept to me. I’ve been fascinated by flavour and had a thirst to understand food for longer than I’ve been able to cook it.