Real skills with Lesego:

Jelly and custard

Serves 8 to 10

EASY

GREAT VALUE

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 1 hour, plus setting time

For the jelly: water 2½ cups caster sugar 75 g large oranges 2, zested gelatine 7 leaves (or 14 g powdered gelatine)

Woolworths sparkling ginger beer 1¼ cups blueberries 180 g

For the boozy stewed fruit: apricots 1 kg, stoned and halved dried cranberries 200 g sugar 180 g ground cinnamon ½t brandy 5T

Boudoir biscuits, for serving melted chocolate (I use dark chocolate, but you can use white or milk if you prefer), for serving

Woolworths vanilla bean custard, for serving

1 To make the jelly, bring 1¼ cups water, the caster sugar and orange zest to the boil in a saucepan. 2 Place the gelatine in a bowl of water to soften. If you’re using powdered gelatine, pour over enough water to cover it and let it soak. Add to the hot water-andsugar mixture and simmer until melted. Remove from the heat. 3 Add the remaining water and the ginger beer.

Don’t stir too much or the ginger beer will foam. 4 Pour into your chosen moulds until half full. Place the jelly into the freezer for a few minutes until slightly set. 5 Place some of the blueberries on top of the jelly and pour over a little more of the jelly mixture. Set in the freezer again. Top up the moulds with more jelly mixture (if there’s room, add more blueberries), then chill to set completely, about 4 hours. 6 To demould the jellies, dip the bottoms of the moulds in boiling hot water for a few seconds.

7 To make the boozy stewed fruit, combine all the ingredients in a large pan. Bring to a gentle boil and cook for 1 minute, stirring often. Cover and reduce the heat, then simmer for a further 15–20 minutes.

8 Uncover and check the thickness of the liquid. If it is still runny, increase the heat slightly and simmer until thickened, about 15 minutes. Cool and store in airtight containers in the fridge. 9 Dip the Boudoir biscuits into the melted chocolate and serve with the jelly and custard.

WINE: Woolworths Rooiberg Spumante Doux Sparkling Wine Non-Vintage