Crystallised Ginger- what to use it for?

marmiterulesok

pollyskettle wrote: »

Apple and Banana Chutney:

1lb green cooking apples
0.5lb onions
0.5lb raisins (stoned)
0.25lb crystallised ginger
2 bananas
0.25pint water
0.75lb brown sugar
1lvl tsp ground allspice
1oz salt
0.5tsp cayenne
1 pint vinegar

Core the unpeeled apples (another reason why I love this recipe!!), then chop them with the onions, raisins and ginger. Slice the bananas and cook them with the apples etc in the water in a covered pan until tender.Add the sugar, spice, seasonings and vinegar and simmer slowly in an open pan until of a thick consistency. Bottle while hot into warm jars and cover at once.

The bananas seem to just dissolve into the sauce and make the most delicious taste and texture - and I'm not even keen on chutney!

I've loaned the book to someone so the above is the recipe I have saved on my PC.

I'm making chutney using your recipe.Somehow,not having to peel the apples appealed to me....
How long do you let it mature,or can you eat it straight away?
Thanks.

ETA Ooops,I've just realised why it'd have been better to chop and not just slice the apples!

Primrose

My OH recently made a crystallised ginger and apple chutney. I think he found a recipe on the internet. It's nice but too sweet for my liking. I think you'd need a food process or some kind of stick blender to break it up though as it's pretty hard stuff.

marmiterulesok

Well,the apple and banana chutney is done.Following the quantities given I've got 4 medium and 1 small jar.It's very spicy,but I know that this'll mellow.Very nice.
I'm certainly going to make this again.
Thanks for the recipe pollyskettle!

silligilli

As already said - add them to your twinks - if they last that long, I just eat them yummmm

LondonDreamer

Diflower wrote: »

Little ginger biscuits - I made these last week when I found a bag dated last year sometime. Really quick and easy but they do need a processor. Makes 30-40 depending on size, but the balls want to be small cherry tomato-sized.

Thanks for this recipe. I made a half a batch last night using dark brown sugar since that's what I had on hand. Dipped them in some leftover dark chocolate I had stashed in my baking cupboard. They are exactly like the M&S biscuits I mentioned earlier, so I have a very happy DH today. :money:

Kitcaboodle

I posted this recipe on a thread about treats you could make without an oven.

Kitcaboodle wrote: »

These are yummy, a bit like an oaty chocolate fudge. Very melt in the mouth!

Chocolate Shapes

• 8oz Margerine
• 8oz Sugar
• 8oz Porridge Oats
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 3 heaped desert spoons of drinking chocolate
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence/flavouring

Melt the margerine, sugar & milk in a pan. Add drinking chocolate and mix well to remove lumps. Boil for 5 mins. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla essence and oats.


Spread into a swiss roll tin & leave to cool. Cut into slices before totally cool.

You can also add other things to them. I sometimes jaz them up with chopped up crystalized ginger.

As I say, I sometimes add chopped crystalized ginger and it goes very well with the chocolate!

Phoolgrrrl

Would biscuits made with this freeze ok? Or would it be better to freeze the dough? Either shortbread or twinks.

Thanks

mrbadexample

Diflower wrote: »

Little ginger biscuits - I made these last week when I found a bag dated last year sometime. Really quick and easy but they do need a processor. Makes 30-40 depending on size, but the balls want to be small cherry tomato-sized.

150g plain flour
25g cornflour (rice flour if you have it)
125g butter, in cubes (marg is fine)
50g soft light brown sugar (but any kind is ok)
75g crystallised ginger
Dark chocolate, optional

Heat oven to 160c
Put all ingredients except chocolate into food processor & blitz to combine. Make into small balls, put onto baking sheet and flatten with a wet fork. Bake 12-15mins. That's it:)

If you have any you can melt dark chocolate and brush on once cooked.
I've also done these with half ginger & half walnuts, which was yummy too.

How long will these keep for please?

mrbadexample

I still need to know how long these will keep for - i.e. how far in advance of Christmas can I make them?

And presentation suggestions would also be appreciated, as I want to give some to my mum for Christmas.

mrbadexample

I've just noticed that this biscuit recipe requires a food processor. What do I do if I haven't got one?