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Tips and Tricks / Re: Thermomix Butter - photos
« on: December 08, 2009, 10:07:37 am »
WOO HOOOOOOOOO    ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D

IT WORKED !!!!!

This time I put the TMX bowl into the fridge as well for a bit before getting everything out to get started.  Don't know whether it was that or something else, but this time it worked. 

The reason I threw the TMX into the fridge is because it is a hot NQ summer up here & I figured that maybe the warmth of the bowl at room temperature (about 30oC here at this time of day) was too much for it & it was warming the cream up before it could turn to butter.

I also added grapeseed oil to the point where the mixture was like soft butter, but not runny.  We'll see what happens later.

Just a couple of questions.  The mixture tasted like a mix between shop butter & cream.  Also it was quite a creamy pale yellow, much paler than shop butter.  Is this normal or have I done something wrong?  ??? 

I got about 300mL of buttermilk out of it & it got quite hard when I added the icy water to rinse it, so I am assuming that this is just what homemade butter is like.

Anyway, thanks everyone for all your help.  This has made my day  :D

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Tips and Tricks / Re: Thermomix Butter - photos
« on: December 07, 2009, 01:19:11 pm »
Thanks.  I'll let you know  :)

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Tips and Tricks / Re: Thermomix Butter - photos
« on: December 07, 2009, 12:54:05 pm »
Thanks Nay-nay.  I have another carton of pure cream that has a use by date of tomorrow.  I'll try that straight out of the fridge & see if that's any better.

If that doesn't work, I think I'll cut my losses & try my hand at something else instead.

Do you do anything else different, or just the butterfly attachment on speed 4 for as long as it takes to separate?

(of course there is the washing, but I haven't actually made it that far yet  :-)) )

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Tips and Tricks / Re: Thermomix Butter - photos
« on: December 07, 2009, 12:17:57 pm »
I have made butter twice now, & both times have met with big fat failure.

I have used a 600mL carton of Pauls Pure Cream both times.

The first time the butter was fresh & straight out of the fridge. 

After reading the early posts on this topic, I found that I should probably leave it sitting for a little while & wait until closer to it's use by date.  (Actually those should probably be the other way around.  I didn't leave it sitting there that long)  ;)

Anyway, the second time I got the same result as the first time.

What happens is the butter starts to separate, but not like in any of the pictures.  I get maybe 1/2 cup buttermilk at most (very rough estimate) & it doesn't look "completely separate", nor does it look even slightly yellowish.  If I keep beating it combines again into what looks & tastes just like whipped cream, & continuing to beat makes no difference whatsoever, except to eventually make it runny.

I checked online & found that butter needs to be about 10-20o, which it would have been the second time I tried.

I have no idea what I am doing wrong.  Can anyone help?   :-[


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Special Diets / Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
« on: November 05, 2009, 08:43:47 am »
Thanks for that Elisabeth.

This might be a good way to use up some of that coconut oil I bought to make rice milk but it made the rice milk taste too much like coconut.

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Chit Chat / Re: Where is JudyDawn?
« on: November 05, 2009, 08:41:15 am »
Can't wait to see you up and around the boards again JD.  Hope you get back to feeling better than ever soon!

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Special Diets / Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
« on: November 04, 2009, 01:00:14 pm »
Hi Snoozie,

There is a thread about making your own chocolate here http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=1666.0

Something else I am dying to try but haven't gotten around to yet.


Tebasile, does the spread have a strong or subtle coconut flavour when you substitute coconut oil?

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Special Diets / Re: Dairy Free Choc Hazelnut Spread (with photo)
« on: October 30, 2009, 11:14:46 am »
Yum, that looks great.  Not sure which one I am going to try now, but I think yours sounds nicer.

Not sure that you can claim it's dairy-free though if it uses Ghee.  For those who are allergic to dairy, Ghee can still cause an allergic reaction if there are even trace amounts of milk solids left in it.  Also for Vegans who choose not to eat any animal product, the label dairy-free could be misleading.

As for me, I am milk intolerant & a chocoholic so I think it looks fantastic & can't wait to try it!   :D

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Chit Chat / Re: Four weeks to change labelling laws
« on: October 30, 2009, 10:59:26 am »
As a child affected by colours, flavours & additives myself & as a parent who can see the effects of them in my children, this review is LOOOOOONG overdue!  Not to mention the whole GE issue that we have to contend with nowadays.  >:(

4 weeks isn't a long time to provide feedback.  I wonder how much of it they are going to take seriously ???

Thanks for letting us know about this Nay-Nay.  I have passed the message onto some others that I think will be interested too.  Hopefully there will be enough voices raised, even in 4 weeks, to show them we mean business.

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Chit Chat / Re: Reputable Websites for Buying in Bulk
« on: October 30, 2009, 10:40:57 am »
That looks fantastic Cathy.  Thanks very much for posting that.

All of our Coles & Woolworths up here sell Cadbury Cocoa powder in boxes but you have to look for it with the drinks like Milo & stuff.

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Main Dishes / Re: Beef Enchiladas - With photo
« on: October 23, 2009, 01:20:08 pm »
YUMMO - Definitely on my 'to do' list.

I love enchilada's but I am put off the store bought ones by how many additives are in them.  Not to mention they kind of taste processed if that makes sense.  I have never tried making my own, but can't wait to give this recipe a go. 

Thanks to JulieO, but also thanks to everyone who has been posting about it because otherwise I might have clean missed it.  I am really not sure how I didn't notice it there for so long.

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Hi from Townsville
« on: October 23, 2009, 01:05:44 pm »
Hi Bron, nice to see another Townsvillian around.  There are a few of us on the forum here.

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Special Diets / Re: Dairy Free Butter
« on: October 17, 2009, 04:31:37 am »
Quote from: brazen20au on October 16, 2009, 12:34:52 am
i had the feeling copha is a baddy too. i think people are using some coconut based product instead now

Copha is solidified Coconut Oil but it's hydrogenated (ie. bad fat).  In a lot of recipes you can use regular coconut oil (which solidifies in the fridge) not sure what kind of difference this would make to the recipe, if any, though.

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Jams and Chutneys / Re: Choc Hazelnut spread from the EDC
« on: October 16, 2009, 10:40:51 am »
OK, here's the response...

use roasted hazelnutes (or roast yourself - 15min in hot oven & rub the skins off with a tea towel while still hot)
use dark chocolate instead of milk
add 30g cocoa

As mentioned earlier, this is not mine, it is Tenina's tweaking of the recipe in the EDC. 

I haven't tried this yet, but intend to soon.

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Chit Chat / Re: Opinions on making a chocolate icecream !!TONIGHT!! LOL
« on: October 15, 2009, 10:28:14 am »
I'm with Cookie on this one. 

Really you cannot possibly go wrong !

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