Month: January 2021

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Vanilla Fondant Recipe

Fondant is both liked and disliked for many reasons. Whilst the cake looks pretty with a fine finish there are plenty of people taking it off before they take a bite of the cake! Some say its too sweet, some say they hate the smell of it, some say its tasteless, for some its too thick, whilst there is also the bunch that looooves it! 

Here’s how to make a pleasant fondant flavoured with vanilla powder instead of the brown coloured liquid vanilla flavour keeping in mind that fondant is moisture sensitive and looks good when its pure white and clean. 

You will need:

*Mauri Gelatin   12g
*Water      120g
*Liquid glucose   70g
*Mauri Icing Sugar    1Kg
*Mauri Vanilla Powder   1/2 tsp.

Here’s how to:

  1. Dissolve gelatin in warm water. 
  2. Add liquid glucose and mix till dissolved.
  3. Mix icing sugar and vanilla powder together. 
  4. Add icing sugar/vanilla mixture step by step to the gelatin mixture and knead well. Super fine pure white icing sugar will give you fine texture and a clean white fondant.

You could find the Mauri vanilla powder at selected  Keells, SPAR, Cargills & Arpico supermarkets or contact the Mauri help line on +94765787878 suppose you need assistance.

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Vanilla liquid or Vanilla powder?

Vanilla Essence is an essential ingredient in any kitchen. In the local context, we are more familiar with the liquid than the powder. There are instances where the vanilla powder can be an excellent choice in use.

Water sensitive recipes like meringue and kisses where a small amount of liquid can decide success or failure of the final product.

Products cooked at high heat for a long time. Liquid flavours are heat sensitive and tend to evapourate at high heat. The vanilla powder would retain the flavor better.

Colour conscious recipes. The usual liquid vanilla flavor is brown in colour. Suppose you are aiming for a wedding white frosting the vanilla powder which is a whitish powder can contribute towards your goal.

Vanilla Sugar & Salts. Suppose you want to add a vanilla note to sprinkled goodies such as sugar cookies, doughnuts, nuts etc.

Dry powder mixes such as cake mixes, pan cake, waffle mixes or protein shakes that require dry ingredients with a flavour note, vanilla powder could be the best medium. 

The Mauri vanilla powder is available to purchase at selected Keells, SPAR, Cargills & Arpico supermarkets.

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Vanilla Rice Pudding Recipe

Thai Pongal is a festival for a bountiful harvest celebrated by Hindus. A pot of milk is boiled for prosperity and milk rice is prepared using the milk.

To join with the festivities here is our Mauri Vanilla Rice Pudding.

You will need

*Mauri vanilla powder   1/4 tsp.
*Maurimix whip topping powder   25g
*White raw rice   250g
*Water   400ml
*Fresh milk   300ml
*Brown sugar   125g
*Sultanas   75g
*Pinch of salt
*Cashew to garnish

Here’s how to

1. Cook washed rice with water for approximately 10 minutes in a thick bottom pan in medium fire.

2. Dissolve Maurimix whip topping powder with fresh milk and add into the rice along with a pinch of salt and Mauri vanilla powder. Keep stirring for 8-10 minutes in low fire, till rice absorbs the milk. 

3. Add sugar and raisins and continue to cook. Add sugar last to avoid sugar caramelization. 

4. Serve portions and garnish with cashew. 

The vanilla rice pudding can be enjoyed both hot or cold, for four persons with this recipe.

Mauri vanilla powder is available at Keells, Cargills, SPAR & Arpico supermarkets. 

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Fluffy Vanilla Pancakes – A quick breakfast fix!​

Ingredients & pre-mixes that are multi-purpose are keepers! It sure is a cost saving and reduces handling much kitchen inventory. Would you be excited your muffin pre-mixed flour could also make pancakes? We sure would be! Its a single bowl quick fix on a lazy day!

You will need:

* Maurimix Vanilla Muffin Mix 350g
* Flour 70g
* Egg 35g (less than 1 egg)
* Baking Powder 1 tsp.
* Mauri Vanilla Essence 1/2 tsp.
* Fresh Milk 560ml
* Mauri Blueberry Filling to garnish

Here’s how to:

1. Add dry ingredients into a bowl and whisk together.

2.Add egg, fresh milk & vanilla and whisk till all contents combine well.
3.Add some butter to a heated saucepan and pour a scoop of pancake batter to a circular shape and cook both sides till done.
4. Garnish and enjoy with Mauri Blueberry topping.