Local Life - Wigan - December 2019

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Sally’s at The Star Inn was launched in 2007 in homage to landlord and chef Marti’s mother
Sally, who passed away in 1996. A great cook herself, it was Sally’s lifelong dream to have a
restaurant in her name, and Marti wanted to honour that promise when he took the reins of
The Star Inn at Roby Mill.
Hogmanay
Raspberry
Cranachan
Serves 2
Ingredients
Handful of oats
1 pint of double cream
100g castor sugar
Vanilla extract
Clear honey
1 orange
Whisky
1 punnet of raspberries
This is a very simple but effective dessert, traditionally using oats, cream and whisky
Method
Start by lightly toasting a handful of oats under a hot grill. When golden brown remove from under the grill
and leave to one side.
Whip together the double cream, adding the castor sugar to taste, a splash of vanilla extract, a capful of clear
honey, a little grated orange peel and a dash of whiskey.
Beat the ingredients together until just about whipped, add in the raspberries and the toasted oats and
continue to fold it through until stiff peaks form. A word of warning; be careful not to overwhip or the mixture
will curdle, and you’ll have to start again!
The raspberries will turn the mixture a light pink, so don’t worry here.
Put the mixture into a piping bag and pipe into suitable glasses and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Garnish with fresh raspberries, and shortbread for dipping.
Heavenly!