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Making #fatfree #yoghurt using the Instant Pot

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You will need 3 litres of UHT milk 2 tbs natural yoghurt 3 tbs dried skimmed milk The Instant Pot I love yoghurt. It's good for my little tummy as a treat in conjunction with my diet of nuts and seeds (and occasional cake). Please let me have a lick of that yoghurt! Some people seem to make a bit of a song and dance about making yoghurt but it really isn't rocket science, actually it's microbiology and biochemistry. Lactobacillus bacteria feed on the lactose from the milk to create lactic acid. This has the effect of gently curdling the milk and making it thicker and tangier. You can make your yoghurt with full fat, semi skimmed or skimmed milk. Today I'm making it with skimmed milk in some kind of mad health kick. I use UHT milk. "Why?" you may ask. Well, the process using the I.P. can be simplified so much with UHT milk. There is no need for the sterilising boil, it's already sterile. This means no waiting for the boiled milk
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Wholemeal Blueberry muffins

Ingredients 100g wholemeal self raising flour 100g soft brown sugar 2 medium eggs 100g coconut oil (melted in microwave, warm) 50g fresh blueberries Pre heat oven at Gas Mark 4 (180 degrees C) Whisk together oil, eggs, and sugar until thoroughly blended and thickening. Whisk in the flour Fold in the washed blueberries Put spoonfuls in cake cases/muffin cases allowing for space to rise. Place tray in preheated oven. Bake for 15-20 mins checking they don't get too brown. Cool. Eat. Give some to your hamster Disclaimer: we accept no responsibility for your muffin failures . Advert..Choccy approves of labour-saving devices
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Roast potatoes (vegetarian) who needs goose fat?

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Roast Potatoes: Fluffy Inside, Crispy Outside Never mind the gravy, where are those spuds??? No messing about, yummy spuds. Take as many potatoes as you need.  Cut up the washed potatoes, skins on, and place in a steamer.  Preheat oven to its maximum temperature.  Steam potatoes until cooked.  Stand the steamer on a baking tray.  Drizzle extra virgin olive oil over the potatoes so it dribbles into the baking tray.  Tip out the potatoes onto the tray.  Season with sea salt and black pepper.  Place tray in hot oven. Cook for about 10-15 minutes until golden and crisping around the corners. Serve.
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Beany Tomato Soup recipe #cheapfood

Beany Tomato Soup Time 20-25 mins Ingredients 1 medium onion Olive oil Cornflour 1 vegetable stock cube 1 tin chopped tomatoes 1 tin of mixed beans in water Concentrated tomato puree (optional) Dried basil Oregano to garnish (optional)  Method Peel and chop your onion (tip: keeping onions in your fridge not only makes them last longer but vaporisation of the allicin oil is minimised... No tears when chopping!) Cook onion until soft in a spoonful of olive oil (extra virgin adds flavour) Dissolve the stock cube in 1/3 pint (a coffee mug) of boiling water. Add to the pan. Add your tin of chopped tomatoes and the drained and rinsed tin of beans. Add 1/2 tsp dried basil. Bring to boil, simmer for 5 minutes.Whizz until smooth, in a jug using a hand blender. Return to pan and bring back to boiling point before adding a teaspoon of cornflour (cornstarch) which has been mixed until smooth in a about 1 tablespoon of water. This will bring the texture of the soup nicely
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