raisins

Recipes for coffee breads are not very common - not anywhere near as common as coffee cake. Perhaps its because (as I discovered) you need to use very strong coffee to impart a coffee flavour. Triple the amount of coffee you normally use in relation to water. A good instant coffee will work...

Castagnaccio, from the word castagna in Italian, i.e. chestnuts, is a Tuscan cake, typical of the autumn season. It is rather simple to prepare, it is made from chestnut flour as the word itself says, pine nuts, raisins and walnuts, no sugar adding. It must be very smooth inside. Serves 4-5...

This was a bit of an experiment - I used a basic chocolate cake recipe but then tweaked it around by adding coffee, dates and raisins. The result is a very grown-up dark rich and moist cake. Its good served as a dessert, with cream. Ingredients 75 g dates 150 ml strong coffee (I used instant)...

INGREDIENTS (for a 24-centimeters baking pan) 400 ml soy milk 400 ml water 250 g semolina 2 eggs 200 g brown sugar 100 g butter 60 g raisins 1 lemon zest a handful of pine nuts powdered sugar to sprinkling METHOD First of all pre-heat the oven to 180 ° C Put the raisins soak in the water...

Grains, pulses and beans are a good choice for picnic salads because they improve as they absorb dressings and don’t go soggy in transit. Wild rice, cooked until it bursts and splits, provides a nutty base for this salad, combined with sweet and rather boozy raisins, smoky capers and citrus...

They're a slightly controversial ingredient I think... It seems like people either love raisins in desserts or hate them. I'm definitely in the 'hate them' category. I don't know whether it's a texture or a taste thing but for me there's nothing worse than biting into a delicious slice of...

It doesn't actually have a bug in it. Its just a fun name to help get kids to eat their veggies 6 tablespoons plain yogart 3 tablespoons manyaise 1 1/2 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 tsp grated lemon 1 small head of lettuce 1 cucumber 1 carrot 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes 1/4 cup raisins Whisk first...

These used to be one of my least favorite dried fruits. I love fresh grapes. I like grape jelly and jam. Raisins, though...? Lately I've wondered about the different varieties. For the dark ones, that's what I see the most and that's what I'm used to. But what about white or golden raisins? Do...