OSCAR'S BIG KID'S RASPBERRY BLANCMANGE

This is sooooooo good I had to separate mum and dad from both trying to lick the bowl clean !  I love watching James Martin and this is his recipe.  This is so far removed from that 1970's packet blancmange, or so my dad tells me, how would I know I am only 14 yrs old 😆

Cooking Time 10 minutes

 

Ingredients

(Makes 6-8)

5 gelatine leaves

750g raspberries 

100g icing sugar

1 heaped tbsp corn flour

1 tsp vanilla paste

250ml full fat milk

250ml double cream

First I got mum to soak the gelatine leaves in cold water, then I got to use the kitchen blender and pushed the blitz button and blitzed most of the raspberries, (reserving a few for decoration) with two tbsp of icing sugar.  

Next I got mum to place the remaining icing sugar and the corn flour in a saucpan and to add a drizzle of the milk and I then helped to whisk this to a smooth paste, we added the rest of the milk and placed the saucepan on the stove and brought up to a gentle simmer with mum stirring all the time for a minute or so then we took the pan off the heat.

Meanwhile I got mum to pour the cream in to a large jug and add the blitzed raspberries along with the vanilla bean paste, I stirred this in and Mum then poured in the hot thickened milk and we stirred it all together.

Next we poured the blancmange into dads super sized serving dishes which are more like a party size and I decorated the top with one raspberry, a oregano leaf and a orange flower because I can 😃

Place in the fridge to set for at least one hour, this is a painful time for dad, waiting ! 

I love to smell and touch my ingredients, and for a hour or so there was a raspberry smudge on my nose that none of us knew was there!  I am a big fan of Tilley Ramsay and Junior Master Chef so watch my space, I have told my mum that I am going to be a better chef than her and mum is very pleased about that, we will be working on and reading recipes together, I am in charge though, and I am looking forward to cooking some classic French dishes, mum says she is up for the challenge, mum loves to be a rustic cook 😜