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A day with Eric Lanlard on P and O cruise ship Britannia

May 2, 2018 6 Comments Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized

Afternoon tea, P and O cruises, Eric Lanlard tea pic: Kerstin Rodgers/msmarmitelover
I was very impressed by patissier and TV presenter Eric Lanlard on the P and O cruise. He went out of his way to spend time with passengers and guests of his masterclasses and dinners. He was funny, charming, humble and knowledgeable. 
This was part of the culinary cruise series run by P and O. There are others with Marco Pierre White (I’ve heard he is equally as approachable), Atul Kochar, and wine expert Olly Smith. I’d highly recommend booking one of the masterclasses or the hosted dinner if you want to spend quality time with a famous chef. (Of course there are no women famous chefs).
We tried Eric’s afternoon tea in The Epicurean restaurant. This costs £75, similar to a London hotel, except you are next to a window overlooking a massive rolling ocean. 
The masterclass took place in probably the most beautiful cookery school in the world, on the top deck of the ship, surrounded by the Atlantic.
This is a job that Eric was born for – hailing from Brittany, he spent 18 months in the French navy, making patisserie for the captain, travelling around the world. He has a great affinity with the sea:

When I dream at night, I’m always back on that ship. 

On Britannia, crew expressed surprise that he is so interested in the workings of the ship. On request, he has been given tours of the engine room.  Eric told me that once he was invited to a special dinner in port, given by the Indian chefs, a kind of secret supper club, only available to a select few. I would love to be there!
Cooking on board, there is no open flame anywhere. There is a bakery where all the bread and cakes are made. The ovens are super fast, baking things in minutes. We used the same ovens in the cookery school. There can be disadvantages -see the cupcakes in the picture below? They got rapid baked at a steep wave-like angle because of the swaying of the boat. 
In the Masterclass, Eric showed us how to make lemon curd cupcakes with an Italian meringue topping, white chocolate cake pops and finally a salted caramel and apple souffle. 
That evening, at a very good dinner, supper club style in the cookery school,  Eric entertained us with gossip, stories and anecdotes. He is naturally amusing and charming, I can see why he was chosen to be on TV. At midnight, we were still chatting away!
He did mention one bit of juicy gossip: he was in the running to be the baking judge for the Great British Bake Off, but in the end they decided to go with Paul Hollywood because he was British!
Afternoon tea, P and O cruises, Eric Lanlard tea pic: Kerstin Rodgers/msmarmitelover
 P and O cruises, Eric Lanlard masterclass  pic: Kerstin Rodgers/msmarmitelover
 P and O cruises, Eric Lanlard masterclass  pic: Kerstin Rodgers/msmarmitelover
 P and O cruises, Eric Lanlard masterclass  pic: Kerstin Rodgers/msmarmitelover
 P and O cruises, Eric Lanlard masterclass  pic: Kerstin Rodgers/msmarmitelover
 P and O cruises, Eric Lanlard masterclass  pic: Kerstin Rodgers/msmarmitelover
 P and O cruises, Eric Lanlard masterclass  pic: Kerstin Rodgers/msmarmitelover
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msmarmitelover,  P and O cruises, Eric Lanlard masterclass  pic: Kerstin Rodgers/msmarmitelover
 I was invited as a guest of P and O cruises to Madeira and the Canary Islands.

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  1. Alison Cross

    May 2, 2018 at 9:15 am

    Italian meringue …… lemon custard ……. *drools* Also: you look FAB in that red gingham! <3

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    • Kerstin Rodgers aka MsMarmiteLover

      May 2, 2018 at 2:14 pm

      Ooh thanks Alison x

      Reply
  2. Miss Brodie

    May 2, 2018 at 4:33 pm

    Those scones look delightful and definitely worth sailing towards….

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    • Kerstin Rodgers aka MsMarmiteLover

      May 2, 2018 at 4:46 pm

      Eric's not bad either. x

      Reply
  3. Pasta Bites

    May 3, 2018 at 10:28 am

    Love it… and the bit of gossip on GBBO! ace

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    August 6, 2019 at 11:28 am

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Apple rose blossom tarts with rose jam. Rose Appl Apple rose blossom tarts with rose jam.  Rose Apple Blossom Tarts

Serves 8

Equipment: 
Microwave
Cupcake or muffin tin

I use a red-skinned apple to make these, to get a hint of blush at the edges of the ‘petals’.

Ingredients:
4 Pink Lady or Royal Gala apples, cored, cut into quarters, sliced thinly into half moons
1 lemon, squeezed
1 pack all butter readymade puff pastry 320g, on a roll, cut into 8 strips about 6 cms long
100g of melted butter
1/2 jar of rose jam
1 or 2 tbsp cinnamon or cardamom, ground 
Pinch maldon salt
2 or 3 tbsp icing sugar

Instructions

Prepare a bowl of acidulated water (cold water with lemon juice) to prevent browning.
Core the apples, and cut them in quarters. Slice thinly into half-moons (a mandolin is useful for this). 
Put them into a large bowl of cold water with the lemon.
Microwave the bowl of sliced apples for 5 minutes until soft enough to bend slightly but not cook them.
Preheat the oven to 180ºC.
Roll out the puff pastry. Divide into 8 sections by cutting the roll into quarters then halving each quarter. You will end up with 8 approximately 6cm strips.
Brush the strip with melted butter then paint with a layer of rose jam. You can then dust with either ground cinnamon or cardamom.
Lay the apple slices along the top of the pastry strip, overlapping them. Fold up the bottom half of the pastry strip to make an pleat with the skin side of the apple half moon poking over the top.
Roll up the folded pastry strips until they look like a rose made of apple at the top
Place ‘rose’ side up, in a buttered cupcake tin
Repeat until all are done and bake for 20 -30 minutes.
Using a tea strainer or small sieve, sprinkle with icing sugar.
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