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Questions
Last Minute Christmas Cake with Brandy
Can you use brandy instead of sherry in the last minute Christmas cake recipe? Thanks
Freezing a recipe made with brick pastry
I am freezing brick pastry do I cook it first then freeze it in a box
Getting ahead with trifle
I always make a trifle for Christmas Day as well as Christmas pudding. I thought I would try Delia’s Summer Raspberry Trifle this year (even though it’s winter). However I wondered if I made it the day before would the mascarpone and custard mix hold up till Christmas Day? Thank you for all your help and Merry Christmas to you all xx
Freezing Thai Fishcakes
Hello,
Do Delia's Thai Fish cakes freeze well? I am using her recipe from 'The Delia Collection, Fish".
Thank you,
Seana
Perfecting quick flaky pastry
Hello, I’ve just made Ettys sausage rolls using Flora block vegan margarine instead of butter well I had to add extra water, 4 tablespoons of water, to make it come together. And I still had to squish it together to make it hold before rolling and still it was cracking round the edges. The pastry cooked more like shortcrust than flakey. Please advise. Thank you
Nut free chocolate brownies
Hello Lindsey. I've taken your advice and I'm making a chocolate brownie (without nuts) for the children's dessert over Christmas. Would the Brazil nut recipe work with chocolate chips in place of the nuts or just leave out?
Would the chocolate sauce made with the evaporated milk work with this?
Thanks.
Eileen