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  1. White Truffle Honey Pancakes

    White Truffle Honey

    Serves 2-4


    Ingredients:

    • 100g plain flour
    • 2 large eggs
    • 300ml milk
    • 1 tbsp butter
    • Pinch of salt
    • TruffleHunter White Truffle Honey

    Method

    1. Sieve the flour into a mixing bowl, making a well in the middle.
    2. Add the eggs and salt, whisk until blended. Set aside.
    3. Place a pan over a medium heat, add a knob of butter to the plan until melted, wipe with a paper towel to distribute evenly.
    4. When hot, pour ½ cup of batter and spread to the edge of the pan.
    5. Cook for 2 minutes each side, until golden brown.
    6. Serve with your favourite toppings. We recommend our White Truffle Honey and berries.
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  2. Truffled Portabella Mushroom Pizza

    Pizza with English Truffle Oil

    Preparation: 60 minutes Cooking: 15 minutes

    Ingredients


    For the base
    • 300g strong bread flour
    • 1 sachet dried instant yeast
    • 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    • 1 tsp Sugar
    • 1 tsp Salt
    For the topping
    • 500g mixed fresh wild mushrooms (portabella and small portabellini thinly sliced)
    • 1 small red or yellow bell pepper, cut into small strips
    • 1 small onion
    • 1 tbsp dried mixed herbs; Thyme, Marjoram, and Parsley work well
    • 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    • 125g grated Mozzarella
    • Handful of Fresh Rocket
    • 25g fresh black summer truffles (optional)
    • TruffleHunter English Truffle Oil to drizzle

    Method


    1. To make the Pizza bases mix the yeast sachet, 200ml of warm water, 1tsp of sugar and the Olive Oil in a small bowl. Put the flour in a large bowl, make a well in the centre and slowly add the yeast liquid, mixing as you go until you have a soft damp dough. Turn onto a floured surface and kneed for 10 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Cover with a damp tea towel and set aside for 30 minutes.
    2. Slice the fresh wild mushrooms and finely chop the small onion. Heat the Olive oil in a large frying...
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  3. Bacon and Truffle Macaroni Cheese

    Bacon and Truffle Macaroni Cheese


    Preparation: 35 minutes / Cooking: 45 minutes / Serves 4 as a main /

    Ingredients


    Oven 180c/ 356*F/Gas Mark 4
    • 325g/12oz dried macaroni
    • 100g/3oz smoked bacon
    For the sauce:
    • I onion
    • 500ml/16 floz whole milk
    • 3tsp TruffleHunter Minced Black Truffle
    • 50g/2oz TruffleHunter Black Truffle Butter
    • 50g/2oz plain flour
    • 220g/8oz mature cheddar cheese(grated)
    • 1 tsp TruffleHunter Black Truffle Mustard
    • TruffleHunter Fresh Black Truffle shavings

    Method


    1. Blanch macaroni in boiling water until nearly cooked through (still has a slight crunch).
    2. Grill bacon until golden then cut into lardons. (strips 5mm thick and the full width of the bacon)
    3. For the sauce: Remove skin, and half the onion put into milk with and warm the milk slowly, do not boil. 20 minutes should do.
    4. For the roux: Melt TruffleHunter Black Truffle Butter in pan big enough to hold at least 1 litre of sauce. Add...
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  4. Roasted Vegetables with White Truffle Honey

    Roasted Vegetables with a Sprinkle of Truffle

    Serves 4


    Ingredients 

    • 6 parsnips
    • 1 bulb of garlic
    • 4 King Oyster Mushrooms
    • 6 baby carrots
    • 12 cooked chestnuts
    • 1/2 Butternut Squash
    • 2 red onions, halved
    • 1 savoy cabbage
    • 1 tbsp White Truffle Honey
    • 1 tbsp Truffle Dust
    • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
    • Flaked Black Truffle Sea Salt 

    Method

    1. Preheat your oven to 200˚C. Blanche your parsnips in boiling water for 10 mins while your oven is heating up and then drain.
    2. Slice your savoy cabbage and keep separately ready to steam later.
    3. Toss all root vegetables, squash, mushrooms and chestnuts in oil and place into a large preheated oven roasting tray. Season generously with Truffle sea salt and sprinkle with Truffle dust. Add chopped thyme and roast for 30 mins.
    4. Remove from the oven every 10 mins to turn and roast evenly. Cook for a further 15 minutes with a generous drizzle of truffle honey to glaze.
    5. Steam your savoy cabbage and season with extra Truffle Dust and sea salt. Combine with the roasted vegetables and serve with a final pinch of Truffle Sea salt flakes.
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  5. Truffle Pizza

    Truffle Pizza

    Serves 4-8


    Ingredients 

    • Pizza dough
    • 650g 00 flour
    • 325ml warm water
    • 50ml milk
    • 7g Yeast
    • 1 tsp Sea Salt
    • 1 tbsp Olive Oil

    For the toppings

    • 100g Tomato pizza sauce
    • 150g Mozzarella
    • 1 tbsp White Truffle Oil
    • 4 chestnut Mushrooms, finely sliced
    • 1 tbsp Minced Black Truffle (optional)
    • 1 tbsp Black Truffle Oil
    • 1 tsp Thyme
    • Salt and Pepper to season

    Method

    1. Whisk your yeast into the warm milk and water and leave to start bubbling for 5 minutes. In a large mixer using a dough hook or by hand knead your flour, oil, yeasty water and salt for 10 mins until smooth. Form into a ball and leave covered to prove for 1-2 hours.
    2. Then knock back and divide into 6-8 small pizza dough balls. Prove for a further 45 mins.
    3. Preheat your pizza oven to 375˚C or domestic oven to 220˚C.
    4. Sauté your mushrooms with thyme, Truffle Mince and Black Truffle Oil.
    5. On a floured surface roll out your pizza bases and then transfer onto a peel with polenta to prevent sticking. Top with a ladle of tomato sauce and truffled mushrooms. Place some mozzarella balls in the gaps and bake for 2-3 mins in a wood fired pizza oven or 10-12 in a conventional oven.
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  6. Pear, Gorgonzola & Truffle Tart

    Pear, Gorgonzola and Truffle Tart

    Serves 2


    Ingredients 

    • 1 block of shortcrust pastry
    • 4 pears, thinly sliced
    • 175g Gorgonzola Dulce
    • 50g walnuts
    • 1 tbsp White Truffle Honey
    • 1/2 tbsp Truffle Salt

    Method

    1. Roll out your shortcrust pastry on a floured surface and blind bake in a 22cm tart case for 15-20 mins.
    2. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly. Layer with sliced pears in concentric circles. Then add lumps of Gorgonzola Dulce over the top dotted with walnuts. Season with Truffle Sea Salt and bake the tart for 15-20 mins at 180˚C.
    3. Remove from the oven and drizzle with a generous spoonful of White Truffle Honey. Return to bake for a final 8-10 mins until the top of the tart starts to caramelise.
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  7. Minced Black Truffle Pasta

    Minced Black Truffle Pasta

    Serves 2


    Ingredients

    • 250g fresh Trofie pasta
    • 500ml chicken stock
    • 50g grated parmesan
    • 50g butter
    • 1 tbsp Minced Black Truffle
    • 1 shallot, finely diced
    • 1 clove of garlic, diced
    • 1 tsp thyme

    Method

    1. Start by reducing your chicken stock for 20-25 mins in a saucepan until the volume has reduced by three quarters. Boil your pasta water ready in preparation to cook the pasta as per pack instructions.
    2. In a frying pan sauté your shallot and garlic in butter with thyme. Then once the onion is soft but not heavily caramelised add in your Minced Black Truffle and the reduced chicken stock. Simmer for 5 mins whilst you cook your fresh pasta.
    3. When the pasta is just cooked use a slotted spoon to transfer it to the sauce. Add parmesan and cook for 3-4 mins until the pasta is coated in a glossy, velvety truffle sauce. Serve with a glass of chianti and extra parmesan.
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  8. Truffle Cheese Toastie Canapés

    Truffle Cheese Toastie Canapés

    Serves 6


    Ingredients

    • Truffle Condiment Discovery Range
    • 3 slices of thick sliced white bread
    For the cheese sauce
    • 25g butter
    • 1 tbsp plain flour
    • 75 ml whole milk
    • 75 g grated gruyere cheese
    • 100g mozzarella
    • 1 egg yolk
    • 1 tsp mustard [Black Truffle Mustard]
    • Salt and pepper

    To serve:

    • Black Truffle Ketchup
    • White Truffle Honey
    • Flaked Black Truffle Sea Salt
    • Chopped chives [optional]

    Method

    1. Start by melting butter in a saucepan and then add the flour. Stir over a medium heat to form a roux base. Then slacken by adding milk and all of the cheese. Stir on a low heat for 5-6 mins to make a smooth, glossy cheese sauce. Remove from the heat and continuing to stir add mustard and a beaten egg yolk. Season to taste and allow to cool. .
    2. Lightly toast your bread and slice into toast fingers. Preheat your grill and then spread the cheese sauce over the toast.
    3. Grill for 2-3 mins on high heat until the cheese caramelises. Then transfer to a platter and drizzle with lots of Truffle Honey, A good pinch of...
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  9. Squash and Scallop Risotto

    Squash and Scallop Risotto

    Serves 2


    Ingredients

    • 12 MSC scallops

    • 120g risotto rice

    • 1 tsp Truffle sea salt

    • 1 tbsp olive oil

    • ½ roasted squash

    • 1 shallot, finely diced

    • 1 litre of fish stock

    • Pinch of saffron

    • 2 bay leaves

    Method

    1. Roast half a butternut squash with a little pinch of Truffle Sea salt for 35-40 mins at 180˚C until soft. Allow to cool slightly and blitz into a smooth paste in a food processor.
    2. In a sauté pan soften your shallot in a drizzle of oil and then add in your rice. Stir for 2 mins and then add your squash followed by a ladle of stock. Enrich your stock with some saffron and bay.
    3. Cook the risotto for 15-20 mins gradually adding stock and stirring until soft but retaining a little nutty bite. Meanwhile heat a non-stick frying pan and sear your scallops with a little oil. Cook the for no longer than 1 minute on each side so they are still a little springy to touch and then season generously with Truffle salt.
    4. Serve the warming risotto with scallops arranged on top.
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  10. Truffle Pâté Pasty

    Truffle Pâté Pasty

    Makes 4 


    Ingredients

    For the filling

    • 4 small potatoes, peeled and dice
    • 250g mushrooms, sliced
    • 100g blue cheese, crumbled
    • 1 shallot, finely diced
    • 2 cloves of garlic, diced
    • 25g butter
    • 1 tbsp Truffle Pate
    • 1 tbsp chopped tarragon
    • Sea salt and cracked black pepper

    For the pastry

    • 500g plain flour
    • 250g salted butter
    • 1 tbsp Black Truffle Pate
    • Cold water

    To serve

    • Black truffle Mustard
    • Black truffle Mayonnaise

    Method

    1. Make your pastry in advance by mixing diced cold butter with flour in a food processor until you reach a breadcrumb texture. Add in your Black Truffle pate and then gradually add water until you have a dough consistency. Form the shortcrust pastry into a ball, cover and leave in the fridge for 1-2 hours to rest.
    2. Sauté your shallot, garlic and mushroom with a small knob of butter until golden. Add chopped tarragon, Truffle Pate and season to taste. Mix in a bowl with potatoes and blue cheese.
    3. Roll out your pastry into 4—6 pasty rounds and then place a handful of filling into the centre of each.
    4. Fold over and crimp the pastry to seal in a rolling rope crimp. Glaze...
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