Newsletter April 2004
Modern Country Living - Domestic Bliss
Game On: Off to the Races
When people ask my mother what sport she is interested
in she always reply’s, poker and racing and she is pretty good
at both! My mother can be pretty naughty when a pack of cards
comes out or Racing is on the telly. Gambling obviously runs in
the family because my aunt went through a stage of owning race
horses and wrestlers at the same time and she and my mother loved
nothing more than to ”place their bets”. The Grand National is
the greatest steeple chase in the world where anything can happen
and usual does and everyone has a bet. It is not a race for favourites
so you can just as easily win on a 100-1 horse which makes it
a very democratic race. This year I am planning a racing lunch
at home - I have invited lots of friends to come for lunch and
watch the race. Get the Taittinger out and I hope you back a winner!
Recipe:
Lucky Lemon Roulade
2 organic Lemons – zest and juice
200g cream cheese
140g golden caster sugar
5 eggs separated
Icing sugar
Filling
Lemon curd I like Duchy Originals
200ml Double cream
Line a shallow baking tray with Bake-O-Glide.
Break the cream cheese up with a fork/spoon and
stir in the lemon juice and zest until it is smooth.
Whisk the egg yolks and sugar in an electric mixer
until they are pale about 5 minutes. Stir in the cream cheese
mix. Set a side.
Whisk the egg whites together until they reach
the soft peak stage. Gently fold the pale eggy mix into the egg
whites. Spread the roulade mix on to the shallow baking tray and
bake in a pre heated oven 200c for 10-15 minutes or until it springs
back when gently pressed in the centre.
While the roulade is baking, lay a clean tea towel
over a wire rack and then lay a piece of greaseproof paper over
the towel. Sift some icing sugar on to the greaseproof paper.
When the roulade is done, remove from the oven and
cool. When it has cooled completely, invert it onto the towel
and peel off the Bake-O-Glide.
When the roulade is ready, whip the cream to soft
peaks and spread the lemon curd over the cake base then the whipped
cream. With the short end of the cake facing you, roll it carefully
into a roulade. Wrap in the clean towel and secure the top using
clothes pegs or a bulldog clip to hold its’ shape. Place in the
refrigerator.
When you are ready to sere, dust with icing sugar.
Serves 6
Tip: Log on to the Aintree web site www.aintree.co.uk.
There are 122 entries for the Martell Cognac Grand National and
the site has everything you need to know about the race. There
is even a new comers section which will help you place your bets
and answer all your questions.
This article by Amy Willcock appears
in The Shooting Gazette April 2004, and is reproduced here with
permission.
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