Kent Lent Pie
1/2 cup butter
15 fl oz milk
1/4 cup ground rice or rice flour or semolina if you cannot get ground rice
1/3 cup sugar
3 eggs
Currants or raisins
Line a greased 9 or 10 inch fluted flan dish or tin (pan) with short crust pastry (pastry like you would use for a chicken pie or apple pie but no sugar in it).
Pre heat oven to 375F - 190C
Heat milk and rice in a pan and bring to the boil stirring continuously until the mixture thickens. Remove pan from the heat and cool slightly. When the mixture is still warm stir in butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Leave to completely cool.
Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then add the lemon zest. Mix thoroughly and pour into the flan case. Sprinkle the currants on top, they will sink into the mixture, then sprinkle ground nut meg over the top. Bake for 40 - 5 minutes until firm to the touch and golden brown. Serve warm -
Serves 6 - 8.
I serve this pie with fresh cream or yogurt or even scoop of ice cream.
Bill recipe for Blinis or Russian yeasted Pancakes
Yields about 15
8oz strong plain flour
1/2 level teaspoon salt
One level teaspoon sugar
2 level teaspoon dried yeast
10 fl oz warm milk
One Egg separated
Melted lard or oil for frying
Sift flour and salt into bowl. Add sugar and yeast. Stir in milk, cover leave in warm place 30 minutes or until foamy.
Stir round briskly with egg yolk. Beat white to stif snow, fold into yeasted mixture.
Brush heavy based frying pan with lard or oil. Heat until hot. Add a tablespoon of batter mixture, fry until golden. Turn over, fry underside until golden. Continue until all the batter is used, making about 15 blinis.
Stick one on top of the other as they are cooked then serve in traditional fashion with soured cream, melted butter for pouring over the top and smoked salmon or mock caviar. For sweet Blinis, accompany with vanilla ice cream and honey.
