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Questions
Missing water!
Hi Lindsey, 2 questions:
1) I used this recipe last year. I now notice that the 40-55ml of water is now gone from the recipe. Why is that?
2) This year I didn't add the water. Had varying degrees of success amount of rising. Buns rose well 1st time but not so much the next 2 times I tried. Definitely need closer to 1 hour of rise time. Any other thoughts on why they didn't rise? Thanks.
Gluten-free Griestorte!
Could I use ground rice instead of semolina in the lemon griestorte to make it gluten free?
Coulibiac clarification
Hi Lindsey,
I'll be making Delia's salmon coulibiac for Easter lunch for family and friends. Can you confirm that the rice needs to absorb all the cooking liquid and if any is left to drain it off. I also would prefer to use wholegrain rice if you think that would be fine. As children will be at the meal I thought serving it with roasted vegetables, lemony potatoes & a hot tomato sauce would appeal. Do you think the flavours would marry well?
Many thanks, regards Christine
Gluten-free Greek Orange Cake
Hi there
I made Delia's Greek orange cake and it was amazing but I need to make it Gluten free. Can I use all ground almonds or should I substitute the semolina with something else. GF flour doesn’t seem right to me.
Perfect roasts without the dripping!
Hello Lindsey
Many thanks for your earlier answer but just one more question please.
I normally use dripping for my roast potatoes as in Delia’s perfect roast potatoes. However I need to use an alternative as I have a vegetarian guest. Which oil would you recommend instead for a good flavour and crunch.
Many thanks
Chicken variations
In Delia's fast chicken recipe in the video she makes no mention of the butter and tarragon which is put in the body of the bird and slices of lemon - she just seasons it and puts the chicken in the oven. I suggest this should be amended to help those following the recipe via the video. Thank you.