Ingredients 100 gm Plain flour 2 Egg(s) 200 ml Milk 80 ml Water 2 Tbsp Butter Salt Method Put the flour and salt into a mixing bowl. Make a well in the flour and beat in the eggs one at a time. Then beat in the milk and water to make a batter. Immediately before using the batter, stir in the melted butter.
24 Sep 2023
Ingredients 110 gm Plain flour � tsp Salt 2 Egg(s) 280 ml Milk 2 Tbsp Vegetable oil Butter Sauce 140 ml Orange juice 1 Orange zest 2 Lemon(s), juice and zest 85 gm Butter 110 gm Granulated white sugar 3 Tbsp Brandy Method To make the pancake batter, sift flour and salt into a bowl. Make a well in the centre and add the eggs. Whisk, adding milk gradually to make a smooth batter.
24 Sep 2023
Ingredients 4 Egg white(s) 250 gm Caster sugar Salt 2 tsp Cornflour 1 tsp White wine vinegar Method Preheat the oven to 180�C. Line a flat baking sheet with baking parchment and draw a circle on it about 23cm in diameter. Whisk the eg whites and salt until they are holding firm peaks but not too stiff. Gently add the caster sugar a spoonful at a time still whisking until you have a bowl of satiny snowy meringue.
24 Sep 2023
Ingredients 500 ml Milk 50 gm Breadcrumbs 2 Egg yolk(s) � Tbsp Cocoa 1 Tbsp Granulated white sugar 25 gm Butter or margarine 40 gm Desiccated coconut 1 tsp Vanilla essence Meringue Topping 2 Egg white(s) 1 Tbsp Caster sugar Method Preheat the oven to 150�C. Put all the dry ingredients in a bowl. Heat the milk and pour it over the dry ingredients. Separate the eggs. Add the well-beaten yolks and vanilla essence to the bread mixture and stir well.
24 Sep 2023
Ingredients 65 gm Rice 2 pint Milk 4 Tbsp Granulated white sugar 1 Tbsp Butter or margarine Method Preheat the oven to 140�C. Put the rice and milk into a saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring to avoid sticking. Simmer until the rice is soft. Add the sugar to taste and the butter. Pour into a casserole dish and place in the oven and cook slowly until most of the liquid is absorbed.
24 Sep 2023
Ingredients 200 gm Plain flour 1� tsp Baking powder Salt 50 gm Butter or margarine 1 Egg(s) Milk or water Syrup 700 ml Water 200 gm Granulated white sugar 1 Tbsp Butter or margarine 1 Lemon juice 1 tsp Cinnamon Method Pre-heat the oven to 190�C. Rub the fat into the dry ingredients. Add the beaten egg and sufficient milk or water ot make a scone dough. Roll the dough to form a large rectangle about 1cm thick.
24 Sep 2023
Ingredients 2 Egg(s) 50 gm Caster sugar 1 tsp Vanilla essence 500 ml Double cream Praline 200 gm Granulated white sugar 4 Tbsp Water Mixed nuts Method To make the praline, dissolve the sugar in the water and then bring to the boil. Boil until the sugar turns caramel coloured (about 10 minutes). Stir in the toasted nuts and pour onto a greased baking tray and allow to set. Crush the praline into almost a powder.
24 Sep 2023
Ingredients 1 packet Sponge finger biscuits Sherry Raspberry jam 1 tin Tinned cherries Walnuts Custard 2 Tbsp Custard powder 570 ml Milk 1 Tbsp Granulated white sugar Topping 275 ml Double cream Method Make the custard following the instructions on the custard powder tin. Add a little cold milk to the custard once it is cooked to thin it a little. A sprinkle of sugar over the top will help to prevent a skin forming.
24 Sep 2023
Ingredients 100 gm Butter or margarine 100 gm Granulated white sugar 2 Egg(s) 150 gm Plain flour 1� tsp Baking powder 3 Tbsp Milk Method Cream the butter or margarine and sugar, then beat in the eggs. Add the dry ingredients and milk alternately. Pour into a greased pudding basin, cover with foil secured with string or a rubberband and steam for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Variation Fudge: Adjust the standard ingredients as follows:
24 Sep 2023
Ingredients 6 Tbsp Plain flour 2 Tbsp Granulated white sugar 3 Tbsp Mixed dried fruit 1 Tbsp Golden syrup 3 Tbsp Butter or margarine 1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda 200 ml Milk Salt Method Melt the butter or margarine, add the sugar, golden syrup and salt. Mix the bicarbonate of soda into the milk. Add the flour and milk to the butter and then add the fruit, mixing well. Pour the mixture into a greased pudding basin and cover with baking foil secured with string or a rubberband.
24 Sep 2023
Ingredients 110 gm Preserved ginger 175 gm Plain flour 2 tsp Baking powder 1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda � tsp Cinnamon � tsp Ground cloves 1 tsp Ground ginger 2 Egg(s) 75 gm Butter or margarine 110 gm Muscavado sugar 1 Tbsp Treacle 1 tsp Root ginger 175 gm Apple diced or sliced 175 ml Water Sauce 175 gm Brown sugar 110 gm Unsalted butter 2 Tbsp Brandy 4 Tbsp Ginger wine 2 Preserved ginger Method Pre-heat the oven to 180�C.
24 Sep 2023
Ingredients 4 Tbsp Plain flour 3 Tbsp Granulated white sugar 1 Tbsp Butter 1 l Milk 2 Egg(s) 2 tsp Vanilla essence Method Heat the oven to 150�C. Cream the butter and sugar and then add the flour. The amounts make this quite difficult but do the best you can. Bring the milk to a boil, taking care not to burn the milk and stir gradually into the flour mixture avoiding lumps.
24 Sep 2023