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FOOD & DRINK
from MK Pulse May 2022
Vegan pud’
Coconut rice pudding with papaya and lime
INGREDIENTS
70g short grain pudding rice 2 tbsp light brown soft sugar 400ml can reduced fat coconut milk 200ml unsweetened coconut drink (such as Rude Health) 1 Waitrose Perfectly Ripe Large Solo Papaya, peeled, deseeded and sliced ½ unwaxed lime, zest and juice
COCONUT TOPPING
10g desiccated coconut 1 tsp light brown soft sugar
Preparation time: 10 minutes plus standing Cooking time: 25 minutes Serves: 4
METHOD
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4. Put the rice, 2 tbsp sugar, coconut milk and coconut drink in a large saucepan. Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for about 20 minutes until the rice is soft and coated in a silky coconut sauce. Add a splash more coconut drink to loosen if necessary. Cover and set aside off the heat for 10 minutes.
2. For the coconut topping, toss together the desiccated coconut and sugar, then spread out on a small baking tray. Bake for 4-5 minutes until golden. Meanwhile, toss the papaya with the lime zest and juice. 3. Divide the pudding between bowls. Top with the papaya and scattered toasted coconut. Serve immediately.
COOK’S TIP
For a stronger cocount flavour, swap the brown sugar for coconut sugar.
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Founder Crispin Slee said: “It’s great to be back. We cannot wait. Summer in Towcester just isn’t the same without the festival.
He added: “The early bird tickets have been selling like hot cakes so people are obviously keen to see us back.
“Some of our regular traders have been able to adapt and hang on over the past two years but others have disappeared.
To mark the return of the event, children will go free. Mr Slee said: “After everything the country has been through, we want families to be able to treat themselves.”
Towcester Food Festival is a celebration for artisan food and drinks, with stalls ringing the racecourse in large, openfronted marquees.
There are also free chef demos, live music including a performance by Towcester Rock Choir, a street food market, cheese tasting sessions and kids' cookery classes, run by Rachel Wilson of Cookery Doodle Doo in Towcester.
Towcester Food Festival takes place on Saturday June 11 and Sunday June 12, opening at 10am on each day. Parking is free.
Tickets are now on sale. Please visit: towcesterfoodfestival.co.uk for more information.
Volunteers are needed to help stage the festival. In return, they get free tickets and a lunch voucher. Contact details are on the website.
Children go free as Towcester Food Festival returns!
Towcester Food Festival – the area’s biggest, summertime, gastronomic extravaganza – returns to Towcester Racecourse in June.
'Towcester Food Festival is a celebration for artisan food and drinks, with stalls ringing the racecourse'
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