Recipes from Avon Mill Deli 
 
A selection of our own winter recipes for you to try. Shop in our Deli for your key ingredients or may be grow and use your own, with seeds and plants from our Garden Centre.  
 
Chocolate Chestnut Cake 
435g tin unsweetened chestnut puree 
125g soft unsalted butter 
1 tsp vanilla extract 
1 tab dark rum 
6 large eggs, separated 
250g melted dark chocolate 
50g castor sugar 
25g muscovado sugar 
pinch of salt 
 
22cm springform tin, greased and lined 
 
Pre-heat oven to 180C/Gas mark 4 
Beat chestnut puree with butter 
Add vanilla rum, egg yolks and melted chocolate, blend well 
In another bowl, whisk the egg whites with the salt until foamy 
Add the castor sugar gradually to form stiffer glossy peaks then sprinkle the muscavado over and fold in 
Gently fold the egg whites into the chestnut mix 
Pour into the tin and bake for 45 minutes until the cake has risen and is firm on top 
Cool in the tin for 20 minutes and then turn onto a rack.■ 
 
Sweet Potato, Pumpkin & Ginger Soup 
450g sweet potatoes 
450g pumpkin 
55g butter 
1 large onion, sliced 
5cm piece root ginger, peeled & chopped 
1 tsp ground coriander 
860ml stock 
150ml double cream 
salt & pepper 
Coriander leaves to garnish 
 
Serves 4 
 
Peel & slice sweet potatoes 
Remove pumpkin skin, scrape away seeds and pulp/chop the flesh 
Melt butter in large saucepan. Add onion and fry over low heat until softened 
Add ginger and coriander and fry for few minutes 
Stir in the sweet potato and stock, season with salt & pepper & bring to boil 
Lower heat, partially cover and simmer for 20-30 mins until vegetables very soft 
Puree soup in a blender or food processor 
Poor back into the cleaned pan with the cream and reheat gently, without boiling 
Pour into warmed bowls and serve sprinkled with coriander.■ 
 
Chorizo al Jerez or Chorizo with Sherry 
200g chorizo suitable for cooking 
75ml fino sherry 
Olive oil 
 
Serves 4 
 
Cut chorizo into bite sized pieces 
Place frying pan over medium heat and add few drops of olive oil 
When pan starts to smoke, add chorizo and fry, turning quickly so both sides are crispy 
Add sherry and leave for few seconds for the alcohol to burn off 
Transfer to dish and serve immediately with lovely crusty bread 
 
Enjoy. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Avon Mill Garden Centre. Woodleigh Road . Loddiswell . Kingsbridge . Devon . TQ7 4DD  
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