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Ching-He Huang shows you how to make perfectly crisp spring rolls. Rolling the spring rolls can be a bit tricky at first but worth the effort. Make them in advance and freeze them. They can be fried from frozen - just allow 1 more minute of frying time.

Vegetarian spring rolls

tbsp groundnut oil

tsp grated, peeled fresh root ginger

grams/3½oz fresh shiitake mushrooms

grams/3½oz tinned bamboo shoots,

grams/1¾oz tinned water chestnuts, drained, sliced into small strips

tbsp low-sodium, light soy sauce

tbsp Chinese five-spice powder

75 grams/2¾oz beansprouts, must be very fresh

spring onions, sliced lengthways

carrot, peeled,

oyster sauce or vegetarian oyster sauce

sesame oil

sea salt

white pepper

spring roll wrappers (15x15cm/6x6in square), frozen variety, defrosted (see tip)

egg,

peanut oil, for deep-frying

Thai sweet chilli sauce, to serve

Nadiya's pecan and clotted cream mini pies are the perfect size for your mid-morning cuppa. 

Pecan and cream pies

plain flour

salt

unsalted butter

free-range egg and 1 free-range egg yolk, lightly beaten

free-range eggs, plus 1 free-range egg, lightly beaten, for brushing

grams/1¾oz soft light brown sugar

grams/5½oz unsalted butter, softened

tbsp plain flour

tbsp full-fat milk

tsp vanilla extract

pecan nuts, roughly chopped

tub clotted cream

vegetable oil,

While undoubtedly you can make the best restaurant-style French fries by cooking frozen chips in an air fryer, you can also produce delicious chunky, chip-shop-style chips made entirely from scratch. Any potato will work but waxy varieties are best for this recipe, and if you have any leftover potatoes where the skins are starting to go soft these will taste almost exactly like they came from the local chippy. 

Air fryer chips

potatoes

olive oil

salt,

It’s hard to explain the precise nature of these: they are light, almost like doughnuts, but made of scented, sweet air rather than batter. Strictly speaking, you shouldn’t leave them to stand, once they’ve been made. But pleasurable though it is to eat them as soon as you can – once they’re out of the pan – I have found they’re fine for a while in a low oven. The contrast between outside and inside is lost rather, but not so much as you gain in the convenience of being able to make them ahead.

Sambuca kisses

free-range egg

100 grams/3½oz ricotta

grams/1½oz plain flour

tsp baking powder

tsp sambuca liqueur

tsp sugar

tsp grated orange zest

vegetable or corn oil,

It’s hard to explain the precise nature of these: they are light, almost like doughnuts, but made of scented, sweet air rather than batter. 

Strictly speaking, you shouldn’t leave them to stand once they’ve been made. But pleasurable though it is to eat them as soon as you can – once they’re out of the pan – I have found they’re fine for a while in a low oven. The contrast between outside and inside is lost rather, but not so much as you gain in the convenience of being able to make them ahead.

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