Glossary

Annatto

Annatto (achiote), commonly used in South American cooking, is a red seed with a mild earthy flavour. It is used in cooking for both colour and flavour and can also be used to dye fabric. It is sold as a pressed block. Commercially produced, annatto is used to give colour to cheese such as Cheshire and Leicester and also smoked fish such as mackerel and kippers.

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Flouring a cake tin

Try to use the same sort of fat as is used for the cake mixture. Smear the fat evenly all over the inside of the tin (making sure you get into the corners) using a piece of absorbent kitchen paper.

Glossary

Florets

Florets are the small, individual flower stems that make up the heads of vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower.

 
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