Preheat the oven to 190˚C/170˚C fan/gas mark 5. Place the sweet potato and squash on trays, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast for 20-25 minutes until soft. Heat a splash of the olive oil in a pan over a medium-high heat and cook the leek for 5-6 minutes until softened. […]
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Cheese and rosemary sablés
Put the flour, salt, mustard powder, paprika and butter into a food processor and whizz to combine together. Add the grated cheeses and sprinkle with one tablespoon of iced water, then pulse until the pastry comes together. Divide the pastry into two pieces and shape into logs. Roll the logs up in parchment paper and […]
Vegan mixed berry scones
Preheat the oven to 180 ̊C/160 ̊C fan/gas mark 4. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt. Use your fingers to rub in the grated butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Mix the maple syrup into the yoghurt, then add to the flour mixture. Use a fork to mix until […]
The 10 Easy Food recipes you loved the most in 2021
In many ways, 2021 has been every bit as strange as 2020. While life and COVID-19 may keep throwing us curveballs, one thing remains constant: we all need to eat. Team Easy Food has been enthusiastically self-soothing all year (all our lives, really) with a myriad of comforting dinners, warming breads and sweet treats; with […]
Sweet potato biscuits
Scrape out the insides of the sweet potato and pop the skins into the compost bin. Place the flesh of the sweet potatoes in a bowl, mash with a fork and set aside. Place the flour and lime zest in a large bowl. Add the coconut oil. (If the coconut oil is very hard, warm […]
Chicken and chorizo pie
Preheat the oven to 200˚C/180˚C fan/gas mark 6. Heat the oil in a large casserole dish over a medium-high heat. Cook the onions for 5-6 minutes until soft. Add the chorizo and cook for 2-3 minutes until it releases its oils. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Stir in the flour and keep […]
Easy strawberry millefeuille
Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface, then slice into three strips. Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Transfer the pastry to the tray and prick all over with a fork. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 200˚C/180˚C fan/gas mark 6. Brush the pastry with the beaten egg and bake […]
Chimney cake
Preheat the oven to 180˚C/160˚C fan/gas mark 4. Line three 20cm cake tins and two 10cm cake tins. Beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Slowly stream in the eggs, mixing after each addition. Add the orange zest. Sieve in the flour and baking powder and fold in gently. Divide the mix […]
Wreath cake-spiced orange cake
Preheat the oven to 180˚C/160˚C fan/gas mark 4. Line 3 20cm tins with non stick parchment paper. Beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Slowly stream in the eggs, mixing after each addition. Add the orange zest. Sieve in the flour and baking powder and fold in gently. Divide the mix evenly […]
Chilli and lime crab vol-au-vents
Preheat the oven to 160˚C/140˚C fan/gas mark 4 and place the vol-au-vent cases on a baking tray. Bake for 7-8 minutes until puffed and lightly golden, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely. In a bowl, mix the crab with the chilli, lime zest and juice, coriander and olive oil. Season with a […]