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Christmas Eggnog Smoothie

Christmas Eggnog Smoothie

Enjoy eggnog’s rich flavour in a smoothie to kickstart the festive season
#Smoothie #Holiday

Ingredients

  • 3 Cups of almond coconut milk, or cashew milk
  • 1 Frozen banana
  • ½teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • ¼ cup greek yogourt
  • 1- 1½ teaspoon bourbon or whiskey (optional)
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ almond extract
  • 2 pitted dates

With christmas right around the corner, Ventray’s eggnog smoothie captures the classic holiday flavour and can be blended and served under 5 minutes!

Directions

  1. Add everything to Ventray Blender, blend until smooth in texture
  2. Serve your drink, top it off with whipped cream, grated nutmeg, or a cinnamon stick

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Christmas Cranberry Smoothie

Christmas Cranberry Smoothie

Get into holiday spirit with these Christmas inspired recipes
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup frozen cranberries
  • 4 mandarin oranges peeled
  • 1/2 cup eggnog
  • few ice cubes
  • whipped cream
  • cacao nibs or chocolate shaving (optional)

Ventray’s excited to share this tasty smoothie recipe, take a break from hosting and cooking, sip and enjoy this healthy refreshing smoothie with a twist of Christmas flavour.

Directions

  1. Add cranberries, orange, eggnog, and ice cubes into Ventray Blender, blend everything until smooth and thick
  2. Serve and garnish with whipped cream, zest of an orange

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Pistachio Biscotti

Pistachio Biscotti

Foolproof easy Pistachio Biscotti

#baking #holiday #cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup pistachio, chopped
  • 3/4 tsp ground green cardamom
  • 1 tsp vanila extract
  • 2 egg

Directions

  1. Add butter and sugar into Ventray Stand mixer bowl, beat over medium high speed until light and fluffy
  2. Reduce speed to low speed, add in egg one at a time while continuously mixing
  3. Add in pistachio, cardamom, vanilla extract mix only a few times.
  4. Stir in flour with a spatula until dough forms, wrap and freeze the dough for 20-30 minutes
  5. Remove from fridge, form a long log and bake.
  6. Remove from oven, use bread knife and cut diagonally into 2-cm thick slices

Oven Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F, place rack in middle position in the oven
  2. Bake biscotti log for 35 minutes
  3. Bake biscotti slices for another 20=25 minutes, remove from oven and cool completely on rack.

Equipments

  1. baking sheet
  2. parchment paper

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Irish Soda Bread

Irish Soda Bread

Try this traditional Irish soda bread, serve it for this St.Patrick’s day brunch
#baking #holiday baking

Ingredients

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 ½ cup buttermilk
  • extra ¼ cup buttermilk for brushing
  • 4 tbsp white sugar
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup butter
  • extra butter for brushing
  • Optional: seeds, currants, raisins

We may find more time for home cooking as we stay home to prevent the outbreak of the coronavirus. Why not try and bake some delicious Irish soda bread for your family?

Even if you are a beginner, making Irish soda bread is not a problem. It takes just a little time to make. A tasty Irish soda bread needs just some basic ingredients, but the baking soda and buttermilk is a must. They are what helps the bread to rise. You will have quite delicious and lovely smelling Irish soda bread once you have done, it is worth the wait.

With a good recipe and proper baking, I’m sure you will find how easy and tasty this Irish soda bread is.

Directions

  1. In Ventray Stand Mixer bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking soda, powder, salt and butter. Mix over low speed with dough hook
  2. Add in buttermilk and egg, blend until dough forms
  3. Knead dough slightly and form into a round shape, and place it on baking sheet
  4. Melt a chunk of butter in ¼ cup of buttermilk, cut an X on dough surface and brush buttermilk mixture before baking

Oven Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F
  2. Bake for 25mins, brush with buttermilk mixture
  3. Continuing baking for another 20 mins or until golden and toothpick comes out clean from centre

Equipments

  1. Juicer
  2. Baking Pan
  3. Baking Sheets

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