Ingredients 450 gm Plain flour 2 Egg(s) 6 tsp Baking powder 300 ml Milk Salt 2 Tbsp Butter 2 Tbsp Granulated white sugar Syrup 800 ml Water 800 gm Granulated white sugar Lemon juice Cinnamon Method Rub the butter into the dry ingredients. Make a dough with milk and egg - not too soft. Leave to stand overnight. Put the syrup ingredients into a saucepan and cook until thick. Leave to cool, then place in the fridge overnight.
24 Sep 2023
Ingredients 200 gm Butter or margarine 4 Egg(s) 200 ml Milk 400 gm Granulated white sugar 300 gm Plain flour 2 tsp Baking powder Method Pre-heat the oven to 185�C. Cream the butter and sugar. Add the well-beaten eggs. Fold in the sifted flour and baking powder alternately with the milk. Pour into a well-greased cake tin and bake for 1 to 1.5 hours.
24 Sep 2023
Ingredients 115 gm Polenta � tsp Baking powder 225 gm Butter 225 gm Caster sugar 225 gm Ground almonds 3 Egg(s) 2 Lemon zest 2 tsp Rosemary Syrup 2 Lemon juice 50 gm Caster sugar 50 ml Water Rosemary Method Preheat the oven to 170�C. Cream the butter and sugar until soft then beat in the ground almonds. Add the beaten eggs, then the lemon zest and finely chopped rosemary. Fold in the polenta and baking powder.
24 Sep 2023
Ingredients 225 gm Unsalted butter 225 gm Caster sugar 225 gm Ground almonds 1 tsp Vanilla essence 3 Egg(s) 2 Lemon(s), juice and zest 110 gm Polenta 1 tsp Baking powder 1 pinch Salt Method Pre-heat the oven to 160�C. Grease or line a cake tin. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the ground almonds and vanilla essence. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
24 Sep 2023
Ingredients 175 gm Icing sugar 125 gm Ground almonds 3 Egg white(s) 75 gm Caster sugar Method Pre-heat the oven to 160�C. Sift the ground almonds and icing sugar into a bowl. Whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt to soft peaks, then gradually whisk in the caster sugar until thick and glossy. Fold half the almond and icing sugar mixture into the meringue together with any flavouring or colouring and mix well.
24 Sep 2023
Ingredients 100 gm Plain flour Salt 1 tsp Baking powder 100 gm Butter or margarine 2 Egg yolk(s) 75 gm Caster sugar 125 ml Milk Filling 1� Tbsp Cornflour 2 Egg yolk(s) 500 ml Milk 2 Tbsp Granulated white sugar 2 Tbsp Double cream 1 Tbsp Marsala wine Meringue topping 2 Egg white(s) 3 Tbsp Caster sugar 1 tsp Cinnamon Method Pre-heat the oven to 200�C. For the cake base, cream the butter and sugar.
24 Sep 2023
Ingredients 150 gm Butter or margarine 50 gm Caster sugar 150 gm Plain flour 50 gm Custard powder Method Heat the oven to 120�C. Cream the butter and sugar. Add the dry ingredients and mix well. Form the dough into small balls (walnut-sized), place on a greased baking tray and flatten with a fork to make a biscuit. Bake for 15 minutes. Leave to cool. The biscuits will firm as they cool.
24 Sep 2023
Ingredients 2 Egg white(s) Salt 100 gm Caster sugar Method Preheat the oven to 120�C. Beat the egg whites until stiff (standing in peaks). Beat in the salt and most of the sugar, then fold in the remaining sugar. Bake until set and slightly brown. This will take between 30 minutes and 1 hour.
24 Sep 2023
Ingredients 100 gm Butter 150 gm Caster sugar 150 gm Plain flour 2 tsp Baking powder 2 Egg(s) 1 Orange zest 4 Tbsp Milk Topping 1 Orange juice 75 gm Caster sugar Method Preheat the oven to 175�C. Put all the cake ingredients in a bowl or food processor and mix well. Pour the mixture into a greased or lined cake or loaf tin. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
24 Sep 2023
Ingredients 400 gm Plain flour 6 tsp Baking powder 1 Tbsp Granulated white sugar 6 Tbsp Butter or margarine 1 tsp Salt 280 ml Milk Method Sift the flour, salt and baking powder. Add half the melted butter and sugar and mix to a smooth dough. Roll the dough to a thickness of 1/2 inch (10mm). Cut out rounds of dough with a 3 inch (75mm) cutter. Spread half each round with melted butter and fold over.
24 Sep 2023
Ingredients 15 gm Pistachio nuts 40 gm Strong white flour (bread) 40 gm Unsalted butter 40 gm Parmesan cheese Cayenne pepper Salt Black pepper Method Finely chop the unsalted pistachio nuts. Mix them in with all the other ingredients and rub in the fat to form a dough. Transfer the dough to a board and form into a sausage shape. Wrap it in cling film and put in the freezer for about 30 minutes or until required.
24 Sep 2023
Ingredients 100 gm Marshmallows 100 gm Rice Crispies 100 gm Butter 50 gm Chocolate 1 tsp Vanilla essence Method Melt the marshmallows and add the butter and chocolate. Add the rice crispies and vanilla essence. Press into a greased baking tray and leave to set. Cut into squares. Notes The chocolate can be omitted if preferred. If you prefer these sweeter, add 1 Tablespoon of golden syrup with the butter and chocolate.
24 Sep 2023