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Beetroot  Juice

A good neighbour gave me fresh beetroots this morning, just picked up from his orchard. Guess what? I did wonderful drinks for the whole family...

Do you fancy a big glass of refreshment?

Ingredients:

-          1 medium beetroot

-          1 carrot

-          Juice of 1 lime (lemon or orange)

-          sugar or sweetener

-          1 l cold water

How to do this juice:

Mix everything in a blender. Filter it if you wish or taste all the fibres, but then use thick-straw…. Add ice cubes if you want to serve a very cold drink!

Corn Flan (variation of custard dessert and Crème caramel)

(I make it light with Splenda and everybody loves it!!!)   

Capacidade da xícara

•  Capacity of cup: 200ml
• Temperatura do forno: moderada (180ºC) Oven temperature: moderate (180 º C)
• Tipo do recipiente: fôrma redonda, com furo central Type of container round pan with central hole or  a silicone mould
• Tempo de forno: cerca de 1h30m Cooking time: around 1h30m
• Capacidade do recipiente: 1400ml (19x15x8cm) Container capacity: 1400ml (19x15x8cm)
• Rendimento: cerca de 8 porções Makes about 8 servings

INGREDIENTES INGREDIENTS

CALDA “Caramel”

• 1 xícara (chá) de União Light (160g) 1 tea-cup of Splenda (sweetener in granules) or sugar(160g)
• ½ xícara (chá) de água (100ml) ½ tea-cup of water (100ml)

PUDIM PUDDING

• 2 xícaras (chá) de leite em pó desnatado (120g) 2 cups of skimmed milk powder (120g)
• 200 gramas de milho fresco, cozido 200 grams of fresh corn, cooked or in a can (without salt)
• ½ xícara (chá) de União Light (80g) ½ cup Splenda or sugar(80g)
• 1 e ½ xícara (chá) de leite desnatado (300ml) 1 ½ cup of skimmed milk (300ml)
• 1 colher (sopa) de margarina light (14g) 1 soup spoon (soup) light margarine (14g)
• 4 ovos (cerca de 240g) 4 eggs (about 240g)
• 1 xícara (chá) de água fervente (200ml) 1 cup of boiling water (200ml)
• 3 colheres (sopa) de amido de milho (24g) 3 soup spoons of corn flower (24g)

MODO DE FAZER METHOD

CALDA Caramel

How to do

Ferva o União Light com a água, até obter uma calda em ponto de caramelo claro.Boil the water with Splenda (or sugar) to be cooked to caramel stage and then pour it into the mould (spreading it evenly around and at the bottom) before adding the custard base. You canRetire do fogo e estabilize a calda, colocando a panela sobre uma bacia de água fria. line the bottom and sides of the baking mould if it is not a silicone mould.

PUDIM PUDDING

How to do

No liquidificador, bata os ingredientes até obter uma mistura homogênea. Mix the ingredients in a blender until the mixture is homogeneous. Coloque na fôrma reservada e asse, em banho-maria, no forno preaquecido. Pour it in the mould and bake in a bain-marie(double boiled) or place the mould in a tray with water inside a preheated oven. Desenforme gelado, preferencialmente no dia seguinte. Leave until the next day on the refrigerator before take out of the mould.