Whipped Minted Yoghurt Food

WHIPPED MINTED YOGHURT

Steps:

• Place sugar, mint and water in a saucepan over low heat, stirring till the sugar has dissolved.
• Allow it to simmer for another 4 minutes, then let it stand for 5 minutes.
• Strain and cool the mixture.
• Place the yoghurt, cream and mint syrup in the bowl of a mixer, and beat till light and creamy.
• Serve the minted yoghurt with fresh fruit for breakfast or dessert.
• Garnish with a couple of extra mint leaves.

VANILLA POACHED PEACHES WITH WHIPPED MINTED YOGURT

Steps:

• Make the peaches: Place the water, sugar, and vanilla bean in a medium saucepan. Stir over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved. Once the sugar has dissolved, remove the vanilla bean and scrape the inside of the bean into the liquid. Add as many peaches to the pan as it will hold without piling or crowding, and poach over a low simmer for about 8 minutes or until the fruit is soft. Remove the peaches and finish poaching the remainder of the fruits. When done, place the peaches in a glass baking dish, cut side down. Pour the vanilla syrup over the peaches, and refrigerate until chilled, for up to 8 hours.
• For the yogurt: Place the water and sugar in a small saucepan, stir and simmer until sugar is dissolved. Add the mint leaves and simmer for 2 minutes, remove from heat, cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Strain and chill the syrup.
• In a bowl, whip the syrup and cream with a hand-held mixer until stiff. In another bowl, whip the yogurt until smooth and fold it into the cream mixture.
• To serve the peaches: Place 2 peach halves in a shallow bowl, and dollop with some of the minted yogurt cream. Garnish with fresh mint sprigs and raspberries.

THERMOS YOGHURT

Steps:

• Preheat a heatproof dish and a well fitting lid, or thermos flask with boiling water.
• Heat milk to blood heat 37C/ 98F.
• Put yoghurt into a basin, add a little of the warm milk, stir well and then pour the yoghurt into the pan of milk.
• Stir well, then pour into the warmed dish and cover with the lid.
• Cover the container with a thick cloth and leave in a warm place, such as an airing cupboard, overnight, until the milk clots.
• If a thermos flask is used you do not need a warm place!